In Search of Dr. Riptide is an arcade developed by MindStorm Software, released 31 December 1994 on DOS.
What In Search of Dr. Riptide is
In Search of Dr. Riptide is an arcade game developed by MindStorm Software and released in 1994. It was published by Pack Media. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are Nick Nautilus, Secret Naval AgenT (S.N.A.T.) 1138. S.N.A.T. 1138 Mission Summary: You have been called into action to seek and destroy the undersea laboratory of Dr. Tiberius Riptide, a mad scientific outcast. You have been ordered to use any means necessary to put Dr. Riptide and his secret lab out of commission...for good. A JASON submersible will be issued to aid your search. The JASON's small, manageable size will make it an invaluable asset. Mission Background: Riptide was banished from the scientific community after he announced plans to construct devices of heinous mass destruction to the population of the world's oceans. Intelligence has reported that Riptide has finally…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
In Search of Dr. Riptide launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.
Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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