Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996 (1996)

Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996 cover

Developer: Artdink
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Simulator

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A gentle, unhurried drift through quiet underwater scenery, exploring and nurturing rather than competing or fighting.

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About

An underwater exploration/"gardening" game and the first of several Japan-exclusive sequels to the original Aquanaut's Holiday. You are sent to explore an underwater world in a submarine and build an artificial reef for the sea life you discover to live in.

Screenshots

Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996 screenshot 1

Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996 screenshot 2

Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996 screenshot 3

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.