Little Red Hood
Encyclopedia
Little Red Hood is an unlicensed Taiwan
ese NES
video game by Thin Chen Enterprise
(as Sachen).
tale. In Little Red Hood, Red Hood must clear levels by going down staircases to find keys, and collecting fruit to allow the exit to appear.
Sachen included the game in multicart releases. Home Entertainment Suppliers
sold the game in Australia and used a cover of a blond Red Riding Hood kicking creatures instead of the cover of the East Asian Red Riding Hood and two wolves.
Being an unlicensed game, the developers had to bypass the 10NES
chip found in the standard console. Rather than using the Color Dreams
method of voltage spiking or reverse engineering the 10NES chip as Tengen
did, they instead included a slot on top of the cartridge, so a licensed NES game could bypass the chip, a method that would later be replicated by Color Dreams' successor, Wisdom Tree
, with their Super NES game Super Noah's Ark 3D. It is not necessary for the NES 2 top loading console, because the 10NES chip was not included.
The game is considered one of the worst NES
games ever made, and also one of the rarest, going for several hundred dollars on internet auctions.
There is a rumor that this game was stopped in programming soon after development began, but was later released anyway for quick money when Thin Chen Enterprise
were in desperate need of cash. The unfinished nature of the game is clear with the random appearing of steps, never being able to determine when the key would appear, having to take sometimes hours to complete a level, and the kick being useless except as a way to obtain fruit, since development stopped before enemies were programmed to take damage. At the end of the game the player is rewarded with a message saying "Oh!My dear little Red Hood! Thank you for your coming!" showing Red Hood running toward her grandmother.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
video game by Thin Chen Enterprise
Thin Chen Enterprise
Thin Chen Enterprise, also known as Sachen, was a Taiwanese company that developed several original games for the Nintendo Entertainment System , Mega Drive, Game Boy and other early cartridge-based handheld systems such as the Watara Supervision and Mega Duck...
(as Sachen).
Summary
Little Red Hood is loosely based on the Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
tale. In Little Red Hood, Red Hood must clear levels by going down staircases to find keys, and collecting fruit to allow the exit to appear.
Sachen included the game in multicart releases. Home Entertainment Suppliers
Home Entertainment Suppliers
Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty. Ltd. is an Australian company that distributes computer games and gaming equipment. HES offices are based in Riverwood, Sydney....
sold the game in Australia and used a cover of a blond Red Riding Hood kicking creatures instead of the cover of the East Asian Red Riding Hood and two wolves.
Being an unlicensed game, the developers had to bypass the 10NES
10NES
The 10NES system is a lock-out system designed for the American version of the Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. Various companies found ways to bypass the authorization chip.-Design:...
chip found in the standard console. Rather than using the Color Dreams
Color Dreams
Color Dreams was a company that developed video games for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System . While most companies that developed NES games obtained an official license from Nintendo to produce game cartridges, Color Dreams was unusual in that it developed NES games without an official license...
method of voltage spiking or reverse engineering the 10NES chip as Tengen
Tengen (company)
Tengen was a video game publisher and developer that was created by arcade game manufacturer Atari Games.-History:Atari had been split into two distinct companies. Atari Corporation was responsible for computer and console games and hardware and owned the rights to the Atari brand for these domains...
did, they instead included a slot on top of the cartridge, so a licensed NES game could bypass the chip, a method that would later be replicated by Color Dreams' successor, Wisdom Tree
Wisdom Tree
Wisdom Tree is an American manufacturer and distributor of unlicensed Christian video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PC, Mac, and Sega Genesis, headquartered in unincorporated Pima County, Tucson, Arizona, United States...
, with their Super NES game Super Noah's Ark 3D. It is not necessary for the NES 2 top loading console, because the 10NES chip was not included.
The game is considered one of the worst NES
Nes
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games ever made, and also one of the rarest, going for several hundred dollars on internet auctions.
There is a rumor that this game was stopped in programming soon after development began, but was later released anyway for quick money when Thin Chen Enterprise
Thin Chen Enterprise
Thin Chen Enterprise, also known as Sachen, was a Taiwanese company that developed several original games for the Nintendo Entertainment System , Mega Drive, Game Boy and other early cartridge-based handheld systems such as the Watara Supervision and Mega Duck...
were in desperate need of cash. The unfinished nature of the game is clear with the random appearing of steps, never being able to determine when the key would appear, having to take sometimes hours to complete a level, and the kick being useless except as a way to obtain fruit, since development stopped before enemies were programmed to take damage. At the end of the game the player is rewarded with a message saying "Oh!My dear little Red Hood! Thank you for your coming!" showing Red Hood running toward her grandmother.