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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
** Cooper Smith is an irate family head who is upset because his wife is injured, but he isn't truly evil. He can be made to calm down, eventually.
** The man in the hallway whose little girl perished is shouty and belligerent because of his grief. Unless you play as Capris, you will eventually be able to win him over.
** Humphrey Craft (alias Richard Cane/Howard Smith) is a fugitive bank robber and stowaway who rescues Jack. He admits to murdering 3 people during a heist. In one ending, he offers to "find Jack's mother;" even though he knows she has perished, he wants to [[DeathEqualsRedemption die a hero and perhaps be redeemed]].
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* HateSink: Chief Engineer Ussar. He has no redeeming qualities and only exists to get in your way.
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* BadBoss: Ismay Carl Townsend, the owner of the ''Lady Crithania''. He orders the crew not to be sidetracked by the storm or deviate from the ship's schedule. Because of his recklessness, not enough precautions are taken, and the vast majority of the passengers die. In one ending, he draws a pistol from his coat and shoots Luke dead out of petty cowardice and envy.
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''SOS'', known in Japan as ''Septentrion'' (セプテントリオン), is {{Cinematic Platform|Game}} AdventureGame for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment and released in 1993. The U.S. version was released by Creator/VicTokai. Basically take ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'' and turn it into a side-scrolling platformer in the vein of classic ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' and this is what you'll end up with. The ''Lady Crithania'' capsizes during a storm and it's up to you to escape with your life. Along the way you will encounter other passengers and crew who you must try to rescue... [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential or not]]. You have to escape within [[TimedMission one real life hour]] or it's game over.

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''SOS'', known in Japan as ''Septentrion'' (セプテントリオン), is {{Cinematic Platform|Game}} AdventureGame for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment and released in 1993. The U.S. version was released by Creator/VicTokai. Basically take ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'' and turn it into a side-scrolling platformer in the vein of classic ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' and this is what you'll end up with. The ''Lady Crithania'' capsizes during a storm and it's up to you to escape with your life. Along the way you will encounter other passengers and crew who you must try to rescue... [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential or not]]. You have to escape within [[TimedMission one real life hour]] or it's game over.



There's also a Japan-only sequel, ''Septentrion: Out of the Blue'', which was released in 1999 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, but wasn't as well received due to the lack of the mechanics that made ''[=SOS=]'' stand out and throwing in a conspiracy into the mix.

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There's also a Japan-only sequel, ''Septentrion: Out of the Blue'', which was released in 1999 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, Platform/PlayStation, but wasn't as well received due to the lack of the mechanics that made ''[=SOS=]'' stand out and throwing in a conspiracy into the mix.

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** Miller Streissers, a bereaved parent (cannot be saved if you play as Capris)
** The dancer at the music hall who lost her husband (there is a bonus cutscene if you save the violinist beforehand and bring him as you talk to her)
** The restaurant waiter whose friends abandoned him
** Alan, the wireless operator who has injured his leg
** Sergeant John Rattler, a slightly obnoxious passenger who tells Capris a bad joke. You can catch him as he drops down from a ledge.



** The two girls near the barber shop; one has hit her head and cannot hear anything. You can save both of them, but it does take your character a while to figure out a solution.



** As Capris, you can let Sergeant John Rattler fall from the ledge without trying to catch him. He survives the fall, but he will be so appalled at your heartlessness that he will not join you.

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** As Capris, you can let Sergeant Sgt. John Rattler fall from the ledge without trying to catch him. He survives the fall, but he will be so appalled at your heartlessness that he will not join you.



*** [[spoiler: Redwin will not survive, at all, unless he saves Harry, Stella, and Jack plus enough passengers. If he abandons any of the three kids, he will be trapped in the sealed boiler room until he perishes.]]

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*** [[spoiler: Redwin will not survive, at all, unless he saves Harry, Stella, and Jack plus enough passengers. If he abandons any of the three kids, he will be trapped in the sealed boiler room until he perishes. If Redwin saves all 3 children but doesn't have enough passenger points, there will be a hole in the hull from the explosion, but Harry will sneak back down into the ship to look for his mother. Redwin will go after Harry, explain to him that his mother has passed away, and then send him back to the top of the boiler room. Meanwhile, two sailors from the ''Benjamin'' come to find the survivors. Stella urges them to wait, because Harry and Redwin are still supposed to come back. Eventually, Harry emerges without Redwin, and the sailors tell them they cannot wait anymore.]]

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Ismay Carl Townsend is the ship's owner, not the captain.


* FailedASpotCheck: Ussar and Henry will, if Luke is the player character, ask where the captain is. If you are going for the best ending with Luke (which means you have to rescue Captain Townsend), he will literally be ''right there'' behind Luke ''in the room with them'' and they apparently won't notice this.



** [[spoiler:If Luke escapes with Captain Townsend and at least 25 points of survivors, the captain congratulates him on a successful escape, but tells him that he won't live with the shame. When the captain attempts to shoot himself in the head, Luke knocks the pistol out of his hand and [[GetAholdOfYourselfMan slaps some sense into him before telling him that he has to move on and live to tell the story]].]]

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** [[spoiler:If Luke escapes with Captain Ismay Carl Townsend and at least 25 points of survivors, the captain his boss congratulates him on a successful escape, but tells him that he won't live with the shame. When the captain Townsend attempts to shoot himself in the head, Luke knocks the pistol out of his hand and [[GetAholdOfYourselfMan slaps some sense into him before telling him that he has to move on and live to tell the story]].]]



* OptionalCharacterScene: Marie/Mary and her mother. Jack Hamilton and his cousins. Luke Haines and Captain Ismay Carl Townsend. [[InconsistentSpelling Claiver/Kleiver]] Matthews and Barbara Sinclair. Capris Wisher and his stepsister Amy Markarson. There are a lot of them.

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* OptionalCharacterScene: Marie/Mary and her mother. Jack Hamilton and his cousins. Luke Haines and Captain Ismay Carl Townsend. [[InconsistentSpelling Claiver/Kleiver]] Matthews and Barbara Sinclair. Capris Wisher and his stepsister Amy Markarson. There are a lot of them.



* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:If Luke escapes with Captain Townsend but with less than 25 points of survivors, Luke realizes that he has to go back for more people, but the captain stops him, telling him that it's all over for him and that if the ship goes down, at least he will take Luke down with it, before fatally shooting him.]]

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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:If Luke escapes with Captain Mr. Townsend but with less than 25 points of survivors, Luke realizes that he has to go back for more people, but the captain his boss stops him, telling him that it's all over for him and that if the ship goes down, at least he will take Luke down with it, before fatally shooting him.]]

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* ChekhovsSkill:
** Jeffrey Howell is a medical doctor with years of experience. He has an advantage whenever he finds someone who has an injury or a chronic condition. He is very self assured and difficult people respect him.
** Redwin Gardner is a counselor. Like Dr. Howell, he is a distinguished gentleman who reasons well with difficult people.


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** Jeffrey Howell is a medical doctor with years of experience. He has an advantage whenever he finds someone who has an injury or a chronic condition. He is very self assured and difficult people respect him.
** Redwin Gardner is a counselor. Like Dr. Howell, he is a distinguished gentleman who reasons well with difficult people.
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*ChekhovsSkill:
** Jeffrey Howell is a medical doctor with years of experience. He has an advantage whenever he finds someone who has an injury or a chronic condition. He is very self assured and difficult people respect him.
** Redwin Gardner is a counselor. Like Dr. Howell, he is a distinguished gentleman who reasons well with difficult people.
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** The man who owns the ''Lady Crithania'', Ismay Carl Townsend, is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director and chairman of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.

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** The man who owns the ''Lady Crithania'', Ismay Carl Townsend, is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director and chairman of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.''UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic''.



** As Capris, you can let Sergeant John Rattler fall from the ledge, instead of trying to catch him. He survives the fall, but he will be so appalled at your heartlessness that he will not join you.

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** As Capris, you can let Sergeant John Rattler fall from the ledge, instead of ledge without trying to catch him. He survives the fall, but he will be so appalled at your heartlessness that he will not join you.
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* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Anna Tamaro wears a turquoise sailor shirt and black capri pants to show that she's not like other women, since she can perform as a nurse. Averted when she needs to be saved like everyone else. Although Capris does lampshade this if you're playing as him while talking to her:

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* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Anna Tamaro wears a turquoise sailor shirt and black capri pants to show that she's not like other women, women since she can perform as a nurse. Averted when she needs to be saved like everyone else. Although Capris does lampshade this if you're playing as him while talking to her:



** Ismay Carl Townsend, the man who owns the ''Lady Crithania'', is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director and chairman of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.

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** Ismay Carl Townsend, the The man who owns the ''Lady Crithania'', Ismay Carl Townsend, is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director and chairman of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.



*** [[spoiler: If Jeffrey leaves Adela behind, but takes other people with him, he will show remorse when the sailors from the ''Benjamin'' arrive and then try to go back down. They overpower him and forcibly drag him onto their ship. If Jeffrey escapes alone, he will give out from exhaustion at the end.]]

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*** [[spoiler: If Jeffrey leaves Adela behind, behind but takes other people with him, he will show remorse when the sailors from the ''Benjamin'' arrive and then try to go back down. They overpower him and forcibly drag him onto their ship. If Jeffrey escapes alone, he will give out from exhaustion at the end.]]
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** Ismay Carl Townsend is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director and chairman of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.

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** Ismay Carl Townsend Townsend, the man who owns the ''Lady Crithania'', is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director and chairman of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.
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*** [[spoiler: Luke will either get stuck in the sealed boiler room, or if he goes completely alone, two sailors from the ''Benjamin'' will ask if there are any more survivors besides him. He will say no, that he probably left some people behind who could have been saved. You are not counted as a survivor in either ending.]]

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*** [[spoiler: Unless he saves the ship's owner, Luke will either get stuck in the sealed boiler room, or if he goes completely alone, two sailors from the ''Benjamin'' will ask if there are any more survivors besides him. He will say no, that he probably left some people behind who could have been saved. You are not counted as a survivor in either ending.]]
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*** [[Spoiler:Capris will either be trapped in a sealed boiler room, or if he has enough points from bringing survivors, he himself will go back down into the ship to Amy. Both perish in the sinking.]]
*** [[Spoiler:Redwin will not survive, at all, unless he saves Harry, Stella, and Jack plus enough passengers. If he abandons any of the three kids, he will be trapped in the sealed boiler room until he perishes.]]
*** [[Spoiler:Luke will either get stuck in the sealed boiler room, or if he goes completely alone, two sailors from the ''Benjamin'' will ask if there are any more survivors besides him. He will say no, that he probably left some people behind who could have been saved. You are not counted as a survivor in either ending.]]
*** [[Spoiler:If Jeffrey leaves Adela behind, but takes other people with him, he will show remorse when the sailors from the ''Benjamin'' arrive and then try to go back down. They overpower him and forcibly drag him onto their ship. If Jeffrey escapes alone, he will give out from exhaustion at the end.]]

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*** [[Spoiler:Capris [[spoiler: Capris will either be trapped in a sealed boiler room, or if he has enough points from bringing survivors, he himself will go back down into the ship to Amy. Both perish in the sinking.]]
*** [[Spoiler:Redwin [[spoiler: Redwin will not survive, at all, unless he saves Harry, Stella, and Jack plus enough passengers. If he abandons any of the three kids, he will be trapped in the sealed boiler room until he perishes.]]
*** [[Spoiler:Luke [[spoiler: Luke will either get stuck in the sealed boiler room, or if he goes completely alone, two sailors from the ''Benjamin'' will ask if there are any more survivors besides him. He will say no, that he probably left some people behind who could have been saved. You are not counted as a survivor in either ending.]]
*** [[Spoiler:If [[spoiler: If Jeffrey leaves Adela behind, but takes other people with him, he will show remorse when the sailors from the ''Benjamin'' arrive and then try to go back down. They overpower him and forcibly drag him onto their ship. If Jeffrey escapes alone, he will give out from exhaustion at the end.]]

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* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: If you decide everyone for themselves, or only get your required passenger and rush to the end? You ''definitely'' get punished with a bad ending. Sometimes you [[WhatTheHellHero get called out by the characters]].

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* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: VideoGameCrueltyPotential:
** As Capris, you can let Sergeant John Rattler fall from the ledge, instead of trying to catch him. He survives the fall, but he will be so appalled at your heartlessness that he will not join you.
** You have the option of abandoning your required character(s), but there are consequences (see below).
* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment:
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If you decide everyone for themselves, or only get your required passenger and rush to the end? You ''definitely'' get punished with a bad ending. Sometimes you [[WhatTheHellHero get called out by the characters]].
** If you abandon your required character(s), you will not get the best ending. Specifically:
*** [[Spoiler:Capris will either be trapped in a sealed boiler room, or if he has enough points from bringing survivors, he himself will go back down into the ship to Amy. Both perish in the sinking.]]
*** [[Spoiler:Redwin will not survive, at all, unless he saves Harry, Stella, and Jack plus enough passengers. If he abandons any of the three kids, he will be trapped in the sealed boiler room until he perishes.]]
*** [[Spoiler:Luke will either get stuck in the sealed boiler room, or if he goes completely alone, two sailors from the ''Benjamin'' will ask if there are any more survivors besides him. He will say no, that he probably left some people behind who could have been saved. You are not counted as a survivor in either ending.]]
*** [[Spoiler:If Jeffrey leaves Adela behind, but takes other people with him, he will show remorse when the sailors from the ''Benjamin'' arrive and then try to go back down. They overpower him and forcibly drag him onto their ship. If Jeffrey escapes alone, he will give out from exhaustion at the end.]]

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* TheGambler:
** Redwin Gardner begins his story in the casino. He wins big and attracts the attention of a pretty woman.
** The fellow who loses to Redwin in the beginning is a possible survivor. He is very pessimistic and would prefer to gamble away his house than try to escape.



* TheGambler:
** Redwin Gardner begins his story in the casino. He wins big and attracts the attention of a pretty woman.
** The fellow who loses to Redwin in the beginning is a possible survivor. He is very pessimistic and would prefer to gamble away his house than try to escape.

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* TheGambler:
** Redwin Gardner begins his story in the casino. He wins big and attracts the attention of a pretty woman.
** The fellow who loses to Redwin in the beginning is a possible survivor. He is very pessimistic and would prefer to gamble away his house than try to escape.



* TheGambler:
** Redwin Gardner begins his story in the casino. He wins big and attracts the attention of a pretty woman.
** The fellow who loses to Redwin in the beginning is a possible survivor. He is very pessimistic and would prefer to gamble away his house than try to escape.
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** Redwin Gardner begins the game in the casino. He wins big and attracts the attention of a pretty woman.

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** Redwin Gardner begins the game his story in the casino. He wins big and attracts the attention of a pretty woman.
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* TheGambler:
** Redwin Gardner begins the game in the casino. He wins big and attracts the attention of a pretty woman.
** The fellow who loses to Redwin in the beginning is a possible survivor. He is very pessimistic and would prefer to gamble away his house than try to escape.
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** [[spoiler:In one of Capris' endings, Amy will try to kill herself because she thinks that he really meant to abandon her by leaving her alone in the room.]]

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** [[spoiler:In one of Capris' endings, Amy will try to kill herself because she thinks that he really meant to abandon her by leaving her alone in the room. Capris talks her out of it, eventually.]]

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* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler:If Luke escapes with Captain Townsend and at least 25 points of survivors, the captain congratulates him on a successful escape, but tells him that he won't live with the shame. When the captain attempts to shoot himself in the head, Luke knocks the pistol out of his hand and [[GetAholdOfYourselfMan slaps some sense into him before telling him that he has to move on and live to tell the story]].]]

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* InterruptedSuicide: InterruptedSuicide:
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[[spoiler:If Luke escapes with Captain Townsend and at least 25 points of survivors, the captain congratulates him on a successful escape, but tells him that he won't live with the shame. When the captain attempts to shoot himself in the head, Luke knocks the pistol out of his hand and [[GetAholdOfYourselfMan slaps some sense into him before telling him that he has to move on and live to tell the story]].]]
** [[spoiler:In one of Capris' endings, Amy will try to kill herself because she thinks that he really meant to abandon her by leaving her alone in the room.
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* LargeHam: Redwin at times.

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Redwin at times.times.
** The dude with the violin.
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** The ship's resident doctor is in grave condition. He cannot move, at all. As he dies, he encourages his nurse, Anna, to go with you and escape.

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* AlmostDeadGuy: When playing as Redwin Gardner, you'll come across Ms. Adams (Harry and Stella's mother), who is dying of terrible injuries from a fall in the ballroom. She tells you to save Harry and Stella before expiring.

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When playing as Redwin Gardner, you'll come across Ms. Adams (Harry and Stella's mother), who is dying of terrible injuries from a fall in the ballroom. She tells you to save Harry and Stella before expiring.expiring.
** Paddock Saribate, the sailor in the control room, is critically injured. Eventually, he loses his sight and hearing before falling into a coma.
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** Ismay Carl Townsend is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the president of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.

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* ShoutOut: In the Japanese version, Brian Dexter, one of the possible rescuable survivors, is probably a reference to Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead singer of Music/TheOffspring.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Ismay Carl Townsend is a reference to J. Bruce Ismay, the president of the White Star Line who survived the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic''.
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In the Japanese version, Brian Dexter, one of the possible rescuable survivors, is probably a reference to Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead singer of Music/TheOffspring.
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* OptionalCharacterScene: Marie/Mary and her mother. Jack Hamilton and his cousins. Luke Haines and Captain Ismay Carl Townsend. [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Claiver/Kleiver]] Matthews and Barbara Sinclair. Capris Wisher and his stepsister Amy Markarson. There are a lot of them.

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* OptionalCharacterScene: Marie/Mary and her mother. Jack Hamilton and his cousins. Luke Haines and Captain Ismay Carl Townsend. [[SpellMyNameWithAnS [[InconsistentSpelling Claiver/Kleiver]] Matthews and Barbara Sinclair. Capris Wisher and his stepsister Amy Markarson. There are a lot of them.

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* InconsistentSpelling: One of the survivors is spelled as "Claiver Matthews" in-game, but ends up as "Kleiver" in the credits.
** Same goes for Luke Haines, as his surname is misspelled as "Heinz" in the credits.
** And Henry Abrahams' assistant... was it "Ussar" or "Ursar" or "Ussarr"?



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: One of the survivors is spelled as "Claiver Matthews" in-game, but ends up as "Kleiver" in the credits.
** Same goes for Luke Haines, as his surname is misspelled as "Heinz" in the credits.
** And Henry Abrahams' assistant... was it "Ussar" or "Ursar" or "Ussarr"?
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's true! They do send out an SOS.]]

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''SOS'', known in Japan as ''Septentrion'' (セプテントリオン), is {{Cinematic Platform|Game}} AdventureGame for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment and released in 1993. Known as ''Septentrion'' in Japan, the U.S. version was released by Creator/VicTokai. Basically take ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'' and turn it into a side-scrolling platformer and this is what you'll end up with. The ''Lady Crithania'' capsizes during a storm and it's up to you to escape with your life. Along the way you will encounter other passengers and crew who you must try to rescue... [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential or not]]. You have to escape within [[TimedMission one real life hour]] or it's game over.

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''SOS'', known in Japan as ''Septentrion'' (セプテントリオン), is {{Cinematic Platform|Game}} AdventureGame for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment and released in 1993. Known as ''Septentrion'' in Japan, the The U.S. version was released by Creator/VicTokai. Basically take ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'' and turn it into a side-scrolling platformer in the vein of classic ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' and this is what you'll end up with. The ''Lady Crithania'' capsizes during a storm and it's up to you to escape with your life. Along the way you will encounter other passengers and crew who you must try to rescue... [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential or not]]. You have to escape within [[TimedMission one real life hour]] or it's game over.



* {{Bowdlerise}}: The localization made the ship's bar inaccessible (and two people inside (Brian Dexter and Anthony Paines) unable to be rescued later on as a result). Redwin's minor alcoholism was removed from his character, and his job status as a minister in the Japanese version was changed to him being a counselor.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The localization made the ship's bar inaccessible (and two people inside (Brian inside, Brian Dexter and Anthony Paines) Paines, unable to be rescued later on as a result). Redwin's minor alcoholism was removed from his character, and his job status as a minister in the Japanese version was changed to him being a counselor.



* TheNameIsBondJamesBond: Sergant John Rattler will introduce himself in this manner if you saved him as Capris.

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* TheNameIsBondJamesBond: Sergant Sergeant John Rattler will introduce himself in this manner if you saved him as Capris.

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* FailedASpotCheck: Ussar and Henry will, if Luke is the player character, ask where the captain is. If you are going for the best ending with Luke (which means you have to rescue Captain Townsend), he will literally be ''right there'' behind Luke ''in the room with them'' and they apparently won't notice this.



** A good way to get through the Boiler room without having to [[EscortMission escort the passengers]]? Just go to the end and let yourself get hit by a hazard. This causes the passengers to teleport right behind you so you can easily take them out.

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** A good way to get through the Boiler room without having to [[EscortMission escort the passengers]]? Just go to the end and let yourself get hit by a hazard. This causes the passengers to teleport right behind you so you can easily take escort them out.
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If all this sounds familiar, games such as ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireDragonQuarter'', and ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'' draw heavy inspiration from this game and expand on its ideas. The most apparent is that losing the game or getting a bad ending is entirely possible and all too easy. However, this allows players to replay the game with more information than you had before and can lead to better playthroughs and endings, where the meat of ''SOS''[='=]s depth lies.

The game was hardly advertised at the time and not very popular. However, it's a very innovative spin on the SurvivalHorror genre, especially for its time, and is worth a look at at the very least. There's also a Japan-only sequel, ''Septentrion: Out of the Blue'', which was released in 1999 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, but wasn't as well received due to the lack of the mechanics that made ''[=SOS=]'' stand out and throwing in a conspiracy into the mix.

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If all this sounds familiar, The game was hardly advertised at the time and not very popular. However, its innovative approach to the SurvivalHorror genre influenced later games such as ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireDragonQuarter'', and ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'' draw heavy inspiration from this game and ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'', that expand on its ideas. The most apparent is that losing the game or getting a bad ending is entirely possible and all too easy. However, this allows players to replay the game with more information than you had before and can lead to better playthroughs and endings, where the meat of ''SOS''[='=]s depth lies.

The game was hardly advertised at the time and not very popular. However, it's a very innovative spin on the SurvivalHorror genre, especially for its time, and is worth a look at at the very least. There's also a Japan-only sequel, ''Septentrion: Out of the Blue'', which was released in 1999 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, but wasn't as well received due to the lack of the mechanics that made ''[=SOS=]'' stand out and throwing in a conspiracy into the mix.
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* BittersweetEnding: Depending on who your character is and who else you rescue (if any), you don't always end up surviving even after you “get out”, though some other people may survive. If you see the ending picture have a dark red sky, you've got a bittersweet ending.

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* BittersweetEnding: Depending on who your character is and who else you rescue (if any), you don't always end up surviving even after you “get out”, "get out", though some other people may survive. If you see that the ending picture have has a dark red blue sky, you've got a bittersweet ending.

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