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{{game infobox
|image=[[File:OctopusGame.png |250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Game & Watch:'''<br>July 16, 1981<br>'''Mini Classics:'''<br>1998
|genre=Platformer
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E}}
|modes=Single player
|platforms=[[Game & Watch]], [[Mini Classics]]
|media={{media|gaw=1}}
|input={{input|gaw=1}}
}}
'''''Octopus''''', known as '''''Mysteries of the Sea''''' and '''''Mysteries of the Deep''''' in the United Kingdom, is a [[Game & Watch]]
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▲'''''Octopus''''', known as '''''Mysteries of the Sea''''' and '''''Mysteries of the Deep''''' in the United Kingdom, is a [[Game & Watch]] title released as a part of the Wide Screen series on July 16, 1981.<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/octopus.htm ''Octopus'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref> In this game, the player must get as much gold as they can. However, they must watch out for the [[Octopus (character)|Octopus]] near the treasure, because if they touch its arms, they lose a life. Losing all three lives results in a [[Game Over]]. ''Octopus'' also appears as a [[minigame]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', and ''[[Game & Watch Collection#Sequel|Game & Watch Collection 2]]''. Also, in ''Game & Watch Collection 2'', one game combines this game with ''[[Parachute]]''.
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▲[[File:Octopus OC-22 Bell2.gif|thumb|left|The alarm baby octopus]]The alarm indicator of this game is a baby octopus that is located beside the time/score, and the baby octopus sounds a trumpet when the alarm goes off.
==Gameplay==
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[[File:G&WG_Classic_Octopus.png|thumb|left|The Classic version of ''Octopus'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery'']]
[[File:Game&Watch-Octopus.gif|thumb|right|The Classic version of ''Octopus'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'']]
Three scuba divers head for a treasure chest under the sea, guarded by the Octopus. The divers must be patient
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[[File:G&WG4 Octopus Green.png|thumb|right|240px|The Modern version of ''Octopus'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (green Octopus)]]
[[File:G&WG4 Octopus Blue.png|thumb|right|240px|The Modern version of ''Octopus'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (blue Octopus)]]
The gameplay in this version is largely the same, but the graphics are updated, and the divers are replaced by [[Mario]] down below and [[Princess Peach]] in the boat. In this version, Mario earns
In ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'', if the player selects the game yet does not actually start it, a humorous sequence is shown. Mario arrives with a bag of loot in one hand and a [[Game Boy Advance]] in another. However, he ends up surrounded by four octopus arms (two on each side) that are menacing him. Trapped, he then calls on a Lakitu to help him. He then grabs the fishing pole of Lakitu and, trying to hold on, is ultimately forced to drop his belongings, with a crown and gold objects falling out of the loot bag. Finally, each octopus arm retrieves a treasure, including the loot bag itself as well as the GBA.
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==Controls==
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====Classic version====
*{{button|gb|pad}} (up and left): Return
*{{button|gb|pad}} (down and right) and {{button|gb|A}}: Advance/Pick up
====Modern version====
*{{button|gb|pad}} (up and left): Return
*{{button|gb|pad}} (down and right) and {{button|gb|A}}: Advance/Pick up
*{{button|gb|B}}: Throw
===''Game & Watch Gallery 4''===
====Classic version====
*{{button|gba|pad}} (up and left): Return
*{{button|gba|pad}} (down and right) and {{button|gba|A}}:
====Modern version====
*{{button|gba|pad}} (up and left): Return
*{{button|gba|pad}} (down and right) and {{button|gba|A}}:
*{{button|gba|B}}:
==''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' sticker information==
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==Gallery==
===Modern version===
==== ''Game & Watch Gallery'' ====
<gallery>
G&WG_Modern_Octopus_Mario.png|[[Mario]]
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G&WG_Modern_Octopus_Lakitu.png|[[Lakitu]]
G&WG_Modern_Octopus_1UP_Heart.png|[[1 UP Heart]]
G&WG_Modern_Octopus_Treasure_Chest.png|[[Treasure chest]]
</gallery>
==== ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' ====
<gallery>
G&WG4 Modern Octopus 1UP Heart.png|1 UP Heart
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Clam.png|[[Clam]]
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Crown.png|[[Crown]]
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Fish.png|Green fish
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Fish2.png|Pink fish
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Game Boy Advance.png|[[Game Boy Advance]]
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Lakitu.png|Lakitu
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Mario.png|Mario
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Peach.png|Peach
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Treasure Chest.png|Treasure chest
G&WG4 Modern Octopus Treasure Pile.png|Treasure pile
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Mr. Game & Watch]]
==References==
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[[Category:1981 games]]
[[Category:Unlockables]]
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