Bushnell created a second hidden subsidiary corporation, Horror Games—the previous being Kee Games—to help isolate Atari from a possible lawsuit.

[3] The player controls a deep-sea diver trying to catch small fish while avoiding a great white shark that is trying to eat him.

[5] The unrelated 1972 electromechanical arcade game Killer Shark from Sega was briefly featured in the movie Jaws.

The cabinet bezel uses blue and green colors, and portrays sharks swimming around along with a solitary swimmer.

[7] Shark Jaws is featured being played in the 1978 movie Piranha by supporting lead character Maggie McKeown portrayed by Heather Menzies-Urich.