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Waterworld came out for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995, developed by Ocean Software. It was part of that wave of games based on movies, a common sight on the SNES during that period. The game takes the film's premise of a flooded Earth and turns it into a side scrolling action platformer.

You control the Mariner, navigating a series of floating outposts and sunken structures. Your main goal is to rescue a girl from a group of raiders called the Smokers. You move screen by screen, using a spear for close combat and a dart gun for hitting distant enemies. A key part of the game is diving underwater to explore and find air pockets, which adds a constant time pressure to those sections. The pacing is often frantic, and the game is known for its challenging difficulty, especially with the precise platforming required. Playing it feels like a constant scramble for survival against both enemies and the environment.