Super Off Road (SNES)

Super Off Road

Platform:	SNES
Year:	1991
Developer:	Software Creations

This is for the SNES version. For other versions, see Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road.

Super Off Road is one of the many 16-bit adaptations of the arcade game Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road. However, the game does not feature his endorsement and instead features Toyota trucks. The SNES version, like the Genesis version, was developed by England-based Software Creations, and produced by only a handful of staff members.

The game takes place in a bird's-eye view, with the entire track being visible on a single screen. The goal is to finish all of your laps first while competing against four other racers. You can buy upgrades for your car for each race such as the amount of nitros, top speed, and other upgrades to help your performance in each race. On the track, random money bags and nitros will appear that you can collect.

Screenshots

The title screen.

Entering a name.

Choosing powerups for a race.

The first race, Fandango.

Finishing first in the race.

The winner's circle.

Music

Super Off Road is the first SNES game to feature a soundtrack by the Follin brothers, so the listener can already expect a very good quality soundtrack. Most of the songs are original, but a couple of them appear to be based on the original arcade version by Sam Powell. The song Set Up features the "I Love What You Do For Me" jingle from the Toyota commercials from the 90's, but it is unknown who wrote the jingle. As it was the first Software Creations SNES game, it was the first to use their sound driver by Mike Webb. This may explain why the music is tuned approximately a ¼ step sharp.

The Genesis version, despite being developed by the same company, does not feature the Follins' score, and instead used the soundtrack from the arcade version, and was ported by Tony Williams.

Before he deactivated his Facebook page, Tim said that he only wrote the title music and Geoff Follin did the rest. According to Tim, the title music is based on a Guns 'N' Roses song.

The game appears to use the samples provided by Sony which in turn were provided to Nintendo. Among these samples is the infamous Slap Bass patch from the Korg M1, famous for its use in the Seinfeld Theme, and can be heard in Set Up and Game Over. Some of the other patches from Sony include the xylophone and Moog bass patches.

According to Tim Follin and other composers who used the same driver, the music was written in assembly language using hexadecimal numbers to define note pitch, length, and all other effects.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Download
01	Title Demo	Tim Follin	Tim Follin	2:16	Download
02	Name Screen	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	1:38	Download
03	Set Up	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	2:06	Download
04	Fandango	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	2:00	Download
05	Huevos Grande	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	1:42	Download
06	Sidewinder	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	1:45	Download
07	Big Dukes	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	1:52	Download
08	Redoubt-about	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	1:38	Download
09	Huevos Grande Rewind	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	1:24	Download
10	Sidewinder Rewind	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	2:11	Download
11	Blaster	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	2:08	Download
12	Goal	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	0:05	Download
13	Celebration	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	0:09	Download
14	Game Over	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	0:05	Download

Credits

Ripper:
Recorder: Doommaster1994
Game Credits
- music & effects: Geoff Follin credited as Geoff
- music & effects: Tim Follin
- additional programming: Mike Webb
- Uncredited Sound Driver: Stephen Ruddy

(Sources: USA, Japan, Europe)

The credits can be accessed by waiting at the title screen. They are the same in each version, with the only difference being the publisher. The sound driver programmer, Mike Webb, is also listed in the credits as a programmer.