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'''''Parachute''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game released as a part of the Wide Screen series on June 19, 1981.<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/parachute.htm ''Parachute'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref> It was the first game in the Wide Screen series. The goal of the game is to catch parachutists before they land in shark-infested waters. The game is featured in the [[Museum|Gallery Corner]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''. It later appeared in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', and ''[[Game & Watch Collection|Game & Watch Collection 2]]''. In ''Game & Watch Collection 2'', there is also a game that combines this game with ''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''.

 

[[File:Parachute PR-21 Bell ontest.png|thumb|left|The alarm monkey]]The alarm indicator of this game is a monkey that is located under the time/score, and the monkey swings a bell when the alarm goes off.

 

==Gameplay==

[[File:Game & Watch Gallery 2 Parachute Classic.png|frame|right|The Classic version of ''Parachute'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'']]

The player controls a rowboat and has to catch smaller people parachuting out of a helicopter. Every parachutist the player catches is worth a point. As the player progresses in the game, more parachutists will appear, and they will eventually fall faster. If the player does not catch one, a shark lurking below will catch the person, and the player will get a miss. At 200 and 500 points, any misses the player has will be removed. When the player gets three misses, they receive a [[Game Over]]. In Game B, some parachutists get stuck in a tree.

 

===Modern version===

[[File:GaWG2 Parachute Game Boy Color.png|thumb|right|The Modern version of ''Parachute'' ([[Game Boy Color]])]]

''Parachute'' was remade with an updated "Modern" version for ''Game & Watch Gallery 2''. In this version, [[Mario]] controls the boat, trying to catch [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, and [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jrs.]] as they parachute from a [[airship|flying ship]]. The parachuting characters open their parachutes at different times: The Toads open them immediately after jumping out of the ship; the Yoshis open them either immediately, mid-fall, or at the last minute; and the Donkey Kong Jrs. open them at the last minute. If a parachuting character falls into a [[cannon]], it will be blasted back out. If a parachuting character falls into the water, a [[Cheep Cheep]] will attempt to eat it; eventually, a [[Fishin' Lakitu]] will reel the fallen parachutist out of the water and place that character on dry land. Every 100 points, three [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s will come out of the flying ship: one that contains a [[Boo|Boo Buddy]] (which will shoot [[Bob-omb]]s from the cannon), one that contains a [[Super Star]] (for five bonus points), and one that contains nothing. If Mario catches a Bob-omb, he will jump into the water, and the player will get a miss. The number of shots goes up based on how many points the player has (100 = one shot, 200 = two shots, 300 = three shots, etc.). If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 points, three [[Magic Ball]]s will come out of the flying ship, one containing a [[1 UP Heart|heart]] to remove a miss. Unlike in the Classic version, music is featured, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.

 

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