is a Japan-exclusive Super Famicom fishing video game endorsed by the Japanese professional bass fisher Shigetaka Kashiwagi.

Summary

The object is to fish in a fictional lake in Japan and find as much black bass as possible and with as much weight as possible. Players must cast their fishing lures in the water in order to catch the fish swimming in the digitized body of water. Certain areas of the lake can be chosen and weather can also be a factor. When actually fishing, the player's virtual avatar can be seen casting a lure into the water. The fishing in the game is done from the morning hours to mid-afternoon. There are a variety of lures to choose from including sinkers and bobbers.

Shigetaka Kashiwagi's Top Water Bassing

Reception

On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 22 out of 40.

Shigetaka Kashiwagi's Top Water Bassing

References

1995 video games

Fishing video games

Japan-exclusive video games

Super Nintendo Entertainment System games

Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games

VAP (company) games

Video games based on real people

Video games developed in Japan

Cultural depictions of fishers

Cultural depictions of Japanese men

Single-player video games

Shigetaka Kashiwagi's Top Water Bassing