Hook (NES)
Hook |
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Developer: Painting by Numbers This game has hidden development-related text. |
A game based on the 1991 action film starring Robin Williams.
Contents
Hidden Text
This game shares the same music driver library that many other NES Ocean Software games used. As a result, there's a hidden version and copyright string hidden at ROM address 0x187C:
MUSIC DRIVER V1.0 (C)JONATHAN DUNN & OCEAN SOFTWARE
Ending Sequence and Free Map
Press Right, Up, Up, Down, Down, Right, Left, Up at the title screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Now press Select to view the ending sequence or start a new game, select a destination on the map, then press B to go there instantly without level completion.
Regional Differences
High Scores
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The Japanese version of the game allows for more characters to be input than the international versions, presumably due to the shortened text. As a result, it also reveals the full names of the developers; Mark Rogers (マーク・ロジャース), Chris Kerry (クリス・ケリー), Steve Kerry (スティーブ・ケリー) and Jon Beard (ジョン・ベアード).
Credits
The Japanese version lists the developer credits in katakana (most likely making this the very first video game to have English developers' names in Japanese) and adds a missing credit for Matthew Cannon, the game's sound composer, which was left out of the US and European versions for some reason, most likely because his name couldn't fit on the screen because of the large text.
US/Europe | Japan |
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Below is a translation of the Japanese text:
Japanese Credits | English Translation |
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ペインティング ナンバーズ |
Painting Numbers |
コード マーク・ロジャース クリス・ケリー |
Code Mark Rogers Chris Kerry |
アート スティーブ・ケリー ジョン・ベアード |
Art Steve Kerry Jon Beard |
サウンド マシュー・キャノン |
Sound Matthew Cannon |
The Peter Pan series
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NES | Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates |
Game Boy Advance | Peter Pan: The Motion Picture Event |
Hook | |
Arcade | Hook |
NES | Hook |
Genesis | Hook |
Sega CD | Hook |
Game Gear | Hook |
Sega Master System | Hook |
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