out to fight the terrorists responsible for the space colony's destruction. Development Journey to Silius was originally conceived as a game based on the 1984 film The Terminator. However, Sunsoft lost the license during development and as a result the plot and graphics were altered before release. The American version features a different design for the player character from the one used in the Japanese and European versions (which depict the main character in a futuristic armor and helmet, instead of having his head exposed). A pre-release build of the Japanese version, simply titled Rough, featured the same player character design used for the retail release of the American version. The soundtrack was composed by Naoki Kodaka. Most NES composers would use the digital channel for sampled drums and the other channels for melodic content, but for Journey to Silius, Kodaka, with the programming assistance of Nobuyuki Hara, Shinichi Seya, and Naohisa Morota used the digital channel for a sampled bassline, and the triangle channel for a kick drum. Ports Rough World was re-released in Japan in a two-in-one compilation for the PlayStation titled Memorial Series: Sunsoft Vol. 5, which also included Hebereke. On December 12, 2019, the game was ported to the Nintendo Switch for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Reception While the game itself never received wide acclaim in Western markets, the music has been widely praised and has been subject of numerous remixes, such as the video game music website OverClocked ReMix's "JURN3Y 2 51L1U5" project. Notes References External links Memorial * Series: Sunsoft Vol. 5 Official Website 1990 video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Post-apocalyptic video games Run and gun games Sunsoft games Video games about terrorism Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Naoki Kodaka Single-player video games Nintendo Switch Online games