Happily Ever After (NES)
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Happily Ever After is an unreleased action game based on the film of the same name. It is rumored that the game was never released due to the numerous legal issues surrounding the film. However, this is unlikely, as Imagitec Design developed a SNES version of the game which was released a few years later.
In the game, the player takes on the role of Snow White, who is soon to be married to the unnamed Prince. However, Lord Maliss seeks revenge on Snow White, so he kidnaps the Prince to exact revenge. It is up to Snow White to rescue the Prince so they can live happily ever after.
It is unknown who developed the game, but it is believed to be either Atlus or SOFEL themselves.
Screenshots
Music
The game's soundtrack features 10 songs by Hirohiko Takayama. Some of the songs can get annoying, as they consist of short loops, including the boss theme. Also, interestingly, the Cabin Theme from Friday the 13th (NES) makes a reprise in this game as Stage Theme 3. It is unknown why Hirohiko reused this piece of music, but it could have been due to time constraints or because he thought the song fit in the game.
Hirohiko had to write his NES music the traditional way, in 6502 assembly language using hexadecimal numbers for note entries. He used Tsukasa Masuko's NES sound driver. If Atlus developed the game, it is possible Tsukasa helped out with the music.
Recording
# | Title | Composer | Length | Listen | Download |
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01 | Prologue | Hirohiko Takayama | 1:01 | Download | |
02 | Title Screen | Hirohiko Takayama | 1:09 | Download | |
03 | Map | Hirohiko Takayama | 1:01 | Download | |
04 | Stage Theme 1 | Hirohiko Takayama | 0:53 | Download | |
05 | Stage Theme 2 | Hirohiko Takayama | 0:29 | Download | |
06 | Stage Theme 3 | Hirohiko Takayama | 1:40 | Download | |
07 | Stage Theme 4 | Hirohiko Takayama | 0:44 | Download | |
08 | Stage Theme 5 | Hirohiko Takayama | 1:16 | Download | |
09 | Boss | Hirohiko Takayama | 0:36 | Download | |
10 | Ending | Hirohiko Takayama | 1:27 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper:
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Game Credits:
- Not Credited Composer: Hirohiko Takayama
- Not Credited Sound Driver: Tsukasa Masuko
(Source: Verification from composer; game lacks credits.)
The game does not have credits. However, Hirohiko listed a game called Snow Princess in his works. When the ROM for Happily Ever After was released online, he later confirmed that they are the same game. It is likely Snow Princess was meant to be the title in the Japanese release. However, the game wasn't released in Japan either.