Ball Maze · 1978
Shark Bay
Swim the pearl past hungry jaws
Bank a pearl around a coral reef while the jaws wait in the gaps.
A watery maze of coral walls and snapping traps. Bank the pearl round the reef and into the treasure chest.
About Shark Bay
Coral walls make the corridors curl, so the racing line is rarely straight. Snapping traps sit where you would naturally cut a corner, and the treasure chest at the end only counts if you still have the pearl.
How to play Shark Bay
Roll the bearing through each chamber and reach the treasure chest, collecting the gems on the way.
Controls
- · Tilt your phone to steer the bearing (allow motion access when asked).
- · Drag on the screen to tilt instead if motion is unavailable.
- · Tap Re-level to recentre the tilt.
Rules & scoring
- · Reaching the goal clears the chamber and moves you on.
- · Dropping into a hole costs one bearing — lose them all and the run ends.
- · Gems add bonus points, and your clear time is recorded.
Tips
- · Short, small tilts beat big swings.
Retro inspiration
Seaside amusements and shark panic put an awful lot of underwater artwork on pocket-game cases in the late seventies.
An original game made by The Pocket Arcade Club. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any historic toy manufacturer.
What you get
- · Installs to your home screen — no app store needed
- · Plays offline once installed
- · Original chiptune music and mechanical sound effects
- · Tilt and touch controls, one hand friendly
- · Zero adverts, zero tracking, zero in-app nonsense
- · Free updates and new chambers forever
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Shark Bay high scores
Reading the scoreboard…
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