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Deep Scan

Deep Scan is a 1979 submarine simulator video game developed and published by Sega for Japanese arcades; in North America, it was distributed by Sega/Gremlin. The player controls a battleship on the surface of the ocean attempting to destroy submarines below it, similar to games such as Periscope (1965), Sea Wolf (1976) and Depthcharge (1977). Some arcade cabinets also include Invinco, a Space Invaders clone released by Sega in 1979. A port to the Atari 2600 was published in 1983 as Sub-Scan.

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Deep Scan is a 1979 submarine simulator video game developed and published by Sega for Japanese arcades; in North America, it was distributed by Sega/Gremlin. The player controls a battleship on the surface of the ocean attempting to destroy submarines below it, similar to games such as Periscope (1965), Sea Wolf (1976) and Depthcharge (1977). Some arcade cabinets also include Invinco, a Space Invaders clone released by Sega in 1979. A port to the Atari 2600 was published in 1983 as Sub-Scan.

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  1. publication date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354683800

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