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{{multiframe|[[File:Game&Watch-Octopus.gif]] [[File:GWG4-Octopus Gameplay.PNG]]|size=240|align=right|''Octopus''{{'}}s Classic version (top) and Modern version (bottom) in ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''}}

'''''Octopus''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game originally released on July 16, 1981. It appears as a [[minigame]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''. ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' also has a [[microgame]] based on it, titled [[Game & Watch Octopus]].

Three scuba divers head for a treasure chest under the sea, guarded by the [[Octopus (character)|Octopus]]. The divers must be patient because the Octopus's arms are moving randomly. The player earns one [[point]] for every piece of treasure they grab and three points for returning the load to the boat. As the player progresses in the game, the Octopus's arms move faster. Game B is faster and more difficult. If the Octopus grabs a diver, the player gets a miss. At 200 and 500 points, any misses the player has are removed. When the player gets three misses, they receive a [[Game Over]].

{{multiple image|align=right|direction=vertical|width=160|image1=PeachGaWG.png|image2=G&WG Octopus Mario Peach Boat.png|footer=The Modern version of ''Octopus'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery''}}

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 twice as many points for every piece of treasure he brings to Peach. However, Mario gets slower as he grabs more treasure. To counter this, he can throw all of his treasure, which lightens his load and can stun one of the Octopus's arms for a brief time. Sometimes the Octopus squirts clouds of black ink, and if one hits Mario, he receives a miss. When Mario amasses 200, 500, and 700 points, a [[Lakitu]] appears and drops a [[1 UP Heart|heart]] for him to remove a miss. The Modern version also features music, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game. In ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'', the Octopus changes color each time the player gets 200 points.

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 the 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.

 

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

==External links==

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20210623033824/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/octopus.htm ''Octopus'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)

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