The Hunt for Red October ROM

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The Hunt for Red October is a video game based on the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October. It was first released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Versions for the Game Boy and Super NES were subsequently released. The game featured deep sea combat, side-scrolling action, and cinematic sequences.

The object is to evade destruction and eliminate saboteurs. The caterpillar drive is particularly useful for quietly escaping the enemy. The Game Boy version offers the option to play as Ramius or the convoy commander of the Soviet Navy. It has eight stages, beginning in Greenland and ending on the Western Seaboard of the United States.

The fifth stage shows Greek architecture, an Easter egg where the lost city of Atlantis has been unknowingly discovered. As the convoy commander, the player’s mission is to sink the Red October, sparing no expense. As Ramius, the player’s mission is to make it to the United States. As such, the game had two different endings, as well as two losing endings.

If the Red October ran into too many traps, a losing scene would be shown of a torpedo making a direct hit on the submarine and saying “Game over; Red October”. If Ramius successfully evaded all assaults, a scene would be shown of the Red October firing a torpedo and saying “Game over; Convoy Commander”.