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Instruction booklet · April 1994

SOS

PlatformAdventure1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

In this game, the player controls one of several different playable characters onboard a passenger liner in the early 20th century when it hits a storm and capsizes. The player character must navigate the shifting ship's destroyed corridors and rescue and lead to safety as many passengers as possible, all while the ship gradually fills with water.

Specifications

Released
April 1994
Developer
Human Entertainment
Publisher
Vic Tokai
Players
1
Genre
Platform · Adventure
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Septentrion
Themes
Action · Survival · Drama · Sandbox · Educational · Open world
View
Side view

What the magazines said

8
7
7
7
7
EGM · five reviewers
9
8
7
8
Famitsu · four reviewers
Computer and Video Games
70%
Edge
7/10
GP
75%
GameFan
65%, 63%, 82%, 52%
GamesMaster
74%, 80%
Official Nintendo Magazine
68/100
Super Play
88%, 83%
Total!
(UK) 80%, 81%, (DE) 5+
Dengeki Super Famicom
7/10, 7/10, 7/10, 8/10
Hippon Super!
7/10
Marukatsu Super Famicom
8/10, 7/10, 8/10, 6/10
The Super Famicom
70/100
Super Gamer
88/100
BE KIND, REWINDApril 1994
#1 songThe SignAce of Base#1 albumThe SignAce of BaseAdmit one · #1 movieMajor League II$7,040,777 weekend
Vol. 4 · No. 137Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of April 1, 1994
Apr. 7

A deadheading Federal Express flight engineer attempts to hijack and intentionally crash Federal Express Flight 705, a cargo flight from Memphis, Tennessee to San Jose, California. The attempt is unsuccessful, resulting in severe injuries to the attempted hijacker and the 3 other pilots on board. The aircraft makes a successful emergency return landing in Memphis.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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