S.O.S: Sink or Swim
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(Super Nintendo - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Zeppelin Games
Published_By:
Titus
Released On:
01 Jan 1996
S.O.S: Sink or Swim is a classic action-adventure game released for the Super Nintendo console on January 31, 1996. The story follows the journey of three children who are trapped in an underwater cave system after their boat sinks. With no food or oxygen, they must work together to survive and find a way out.
Gameplay involves exploring the underwater caves, solving puzzles, and fighting off hostile creatures such as sharks and octopuses. Players can collect power-ups like scuba gear and water tanks to increase their health and oxygen levels. The game requires strategy and quick thinking to navigate through the treacherous waters and avoid deadly traps.
Part #:
SNS-9J (USA)
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Extracted from the original game manual
In this action-rescue game, players control Kevin, a heroic sea rescue worker piloting a tiny submarine to save the passengers of the sinking SS Lucifer. Navigating the ship's flooded and hazardous engine rooms, players must dodge bursting steam pipes and malfunctioning machinery to guide the panicked survivors to safety. To win, you must quickly assess each flooded hold and use Kevin's abilities to help the passengers reach the escape hatches before the rising waters consume them.
Story
The Story
The SS Lucifer, complete with its crew of dim-witted passengers, has been badly damaged by an iceberg off the coast of Greenland. When he hears the news on his small isolated Sea Rescue Station, Kevin immediately springs into action, climbing aboard his tiny submarine, which is equipped for this type of mission.
The passengers have gathered in the engine rooms in an attempt to escape from the fires raging all over the ship. Pistons have gone haywire and pipes have burst, spouting scalding steam everywhere... and - oh yes - there's the small matter of 70,000 gallons of ice-cold sea-water pouring in through the hull faster than the pumps can handle. Of course, Kevin could save his own skin, but he's not that kind of hero...
Game Object
Through the escape hatches, the helpless passengers have taken refuge in the SS Lucifer's sealed holds. Although they are in a blind panic, they still have a strong survival instinct, and at every possible opportunity, they climb the ladders to get away from the rapidly-rising water.
As Kevin, you must quickly assess the situation in this part of the hold, and use all of your considerable abilities to help the passengers reach the escape hatch.
Controls
Control Pad Right
Move right
Control Pad Left
Move left
Control Pad Up
Climb up ladders or crawl along pipes if you're close enough
Control Pad Down
Climb down ladders or down the pipes you're crawling along
Start
Pause
Start + Select
Start again at the beginning of the level. Be careful! You lose a life each time.
A Button
Drop a bomb
B Button
Jump
X Button
Release the dinghy
Y Button
Operate switches, collect available objects such as oxygen bottles, or, when Kevin is crawling along a pipe, seal the leaks and prevent escaping steam from burning the passengers.
Tips & Maps
Password
At the completion of each of the five levels, you will be given a password that can be used to start the game from where you left off. To enter it, select 'ENTER PASSWORD' at the beginning of the game, use the control pad and Button B to select characters, and select 'END' when completed.
How to Play
Rescuing Passengers
Passengers that fall from platforms into the freezing water filling the hold become "Drowners". It is essential that they be rescued before they become "Angels" and leave this earthly planet forever. They are unable to save themselves, so Kevin has to use one of two alternatives to rescue them.
Oxygen Bottles
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Conveniently placed throughout the SS Lucifer for exactly this type of emergency.
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Kevin must smash the glass by pressing the Y Button to drop the bottles into the water.
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"Drowners" can then pick them up and release the pressure to blast off to safety on the next level.
Rescue Dinghy
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Appears when you press the X Button.
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Nearby swimmers can climb aboard the dinghy and paddle to a safe place.
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Only one dinghy is available per level.
Mission Requirements
The number of passengers to be saved may be inferior to the number of passengers on the screen. This means that you can sacrifice a few, or else win a bonus by saving some extra.
If you lose more passengers than your mission allows, you will have to start again at the beginning of the level. In this case, the game screen goes dark to warn you of your failure.
Completing the Level
Once all the passengers have left the level and are saved, Kevin can leave by his own safety exit. Press the Y Button to move on to the next level.
Items & Weapons
Bombs
Bombs are ideal for blasting crates and blowing up blocked doors. Very useful for getting rid of anything that gets in your way!
Burst steam pipes
Be careful not to get in the way of a jet of steam, it can melt anything. To avoid accidents, Kevin will have to climb onto the pipe (control pad Up), crawl along and seal the pipe with a joint (Y Button).
Switches
There are a number of objects which are operated by switch - for example hydraulic bridges, electro-magnets, super-springs and conveyer belts. To use these objects, position Kevin in front of the switch and press the Y button.
Electro-magnets
They can be used to lift objects and move them around. Position them above the object you want, press the Y button and the control pad UP to pick up the object, and the control pad DOWN to drop it.
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