cessnaace's Blog - Port This Game To Atari #1: Sqoon

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Game: Sqoon
Developer: Home Data (Now known as Magical Company)
Publisher: Irem
Genre: Side-Scrolling Shooter

This game was released for the Famicom and NES (North America only), but would make a great game for either the 2600 or 7800 (I don't own a 5200, so I'm not going there). Porting this game would make a great project for somebody out there. Champ Games comes to mind, but perhaps their plate is full at the moment. Anywho, this game reminds me of Seaquest (barely).

Plot / Gameplay from Wikipedia
Aliens who rule the planet Neptune realize that they have run out of their primary source of nutrition, "man-ham livestock," and decide to invade Earth to feed off the humans. They melt the polar ice caps, causing entire continents to sink under the ocean. The General of the Earth Defense Army begs a pirate called Narikeen to strike back at the aliens with his submarine, Sqoon. Narikeen, being of an evil nature, laughs at the pleas of the general, but reluctantly agrees to exterminate the aliens.
However, in the Japanese version, the message came from the United States of America's Pentagon and the message says in Romaji:
SOS...SOS... OTOTOSEIJIN NO SHINRYAKU ARI KYSOKU NI KAIMEN JOSYOSERI SQOON SYUTSUGEKI SEYO KAITEI NI HEIWAO!
U.S.A. PENTAGON
The player is given Sqoon, a pink submarine, and must use it to destroy the aliens and rescue captured human survivors while trying to avoid coming into contact with enemies and running out of fuel. To accomplish this, Sqoon is equipped with missiles to attack enemies, and an ice ball bomb attack to destroy facilities and release captured humans. When Sqoon has reached its maximum capacity of nine humans, the player must discharge survivors onto an island which will then release power-ups and replenish fuel. Sqoon has a fuel supply which must be replenished every sixty seconds. Failure to do so results in the loss of a life.
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Japanese TV Commerical For Sqoon


Please.

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