The Hunt for Red October (SNES)

The Hunt for Red October

Platform: SNES Year: 1993 Developer: RSP, Inc. Buy: Amazon

For other games in the series, see The Hunt for Red October.

The Hunt for Red October is a side-scroller that is loosely based on the movie of the same name. The player plays as the Red October submarine and must fight their way through the game. The game is very odd, as one of the boss battles involves battling a giant squid, which was not in the movie.

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Music

Most of the songs are classical pieces, mostly by Beethoven, and arranged to the SNES by John Spence. Most of the soundtrack consists of the various movements from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, including two different arrangements of Ode to Joy, and Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain. Though fitting to use classical pieces (especially Ode to Joy, as it was used in can be heard in the film, it also seems lazy to fill the game's soundtrack with classical music, or it's possible the composer was under time constraints. Nevertheless, the arrangements sound good in 16-bit form.

Spence used the Chip Level Designs music driver.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Hi-Tech Expressions	John Spence	John Spence	0:02		Download
02	The Red October	Ludwig van Beethoven	John Spence	0:53		Download
03	Dangerous Ocean	Ludwig van Beethoven	John Spence	2:37		Download
04	Under Attack	Modest Mussorgsky	John Spence	1:54		Download
05	Mission Accomplished!	John Spence	John Spence	0:03		Download
06	Staff Roll	Ludwig van Beethoven	John Spence	1:30		Download
07	Mission Failure	John Spence	John Spence	0:34		Download
08	Game Over	Ludwig van Beethoven	John Spence	0:55		Download

Credits

• Ripper: YK
• Recorder: Doommaster1994
• Game Credits:
  • Sound Effects and Support: Chris McBride
  • Music: John Spence
  • Sound Driver by: Chip Level Designs
  • Not Credited Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
  • Not Credited Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

(Sources: 1, 2, 3)

Game Rip

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Audio Devices

The game uses the S-SMP of the SNES. It uses Chip Level Designs' variation of Kankichi-kun.

Releases

Japan Title: レッドオクトーバー (Red October) Platform: Super Famicom Released: 1991-10-01 Publisher: Altron Corporation     USA Title: The Hunt for Red October Platform: SNES Released: 1993-01-?? Publisher: Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.     Brazil Title: Caçada ao Outubro Vermelho (The Hunt for Red October) Platform: SNES Released: 1993-12-01 Publisher: Playtronic Industrial Ltda.     EU Title: The Hunt for Red October Platform: SNES Released: 1993-??-?? Publisher: Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/hunt-for-red-october____ - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588378-the-hunt-for-red-october - GameFAQs
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October_(console_game) - Wikipedia

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