"Extreme Escape: 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Doors" is produced by Chun Soft [Chunsoft] and 스파ク・チュンソフト, classified as an AVG. The release date is 2009-12-10, and platforms include Xbox Series X/S / Xbox One / PC / PS4 / PSV / iOS / NDS.
| Title of the work | Extreme Escape: 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Doors |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Extreme escape: 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors |
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2009-12-10 |
| Platform | Xbox Series X/S / Xbox One / PC / PS4 / PSV / iOS / NDS |
| Genre | AVG |
| Also known as | Zero Escape: The Nonary Games / Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors / Zero Escape 999 |
| Development | チュンソフト[CHUNSOFT]、スパイク・チュンソフト |
| Release | チュンソフト、Aksys Games、スパイク・チュンソフト |
| Script | Kotaro Uchikoshi (Tsukishio Steel) |
| Key animation | Kinu Nishimura |
| Music | Hosoe Shinji |
| External links to source records | https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/ / https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=13501 / https://vndb.org/v3112 |
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A game involving nine players
The protagonist and eight others are drawn into a forced game called Nonary Game, with the organizers appearing under the name Zero. Those trapped need to cooperate to open up the path ahead while judging who is trustworthy. The number of people, time, and door in the title focus the work's closed environment and the goal of escape.
The characters do not master all the rules or each other's pasts. The information players receive while reading dialogues affects their understanding of the next action; Escaping the current room and figuring out the cause of the entire incident are interconnected but not the same goal.
Text and room puzzles
"999" combines visual novel reading with escape room-style puzzles. There are clues to investigate and mechanisms to operate in the rooms; players need to use their observations to solve problems, rather than just making choices at story branches.
The puzzle segments force the characters to cooperate temporarily, but the dialogue still provides clues about events and companions. Choices leading to different directions change the situations that can be seen, and multiple experiences together fill in the unexplained parts of a single path.
NDS original and The Nonary Games
The original game was originally intended for Nintendo DS. Later, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games included 999 and Virtue's Last Reward in the same product, with both remaining standalone titles.
Spike Chunsoft's introduction to the collection emphasizes that "999" is HD processed in this version and includes Japanese and English voice acting. The 2017 release date, graphics, and sound specifications of the collection edition should be retained separately from the original NDS materials.
Items that are easily confused within the two works
The collection edition page introduces both games simultaneously; one system segment may not apply to both titles simultaneously. For example, the difficulty mode indicates that for Virtue's Last Reward, you can't just label it as a '999' feature just because it appears on the same product page.
The relationships between the characters' subsequent identities, complete motives, and endings in "999" are at the heart of the suspense. This page preserves the basic circumstances and versions of the nine escapes; detailed case analysis should be separated from the introduction.
Clues among the nine people
College student Junpei wakes up in an unfamiliar place, searching for an exit while sorting through information hidden by his companions. The steady Ichinomiya, the knowledgeable Nils, the impatient Santa, and the emotionally volatile Yotsuba each show different ways of handling things; Murasaki actively assists everyone, Seven excels at solving problems, Yashiro prioritizes his own escape, and Number 9 seems nervous and uneasy. Secondhand Character Profile Record Murasaki is Junpei's childhood acquaintance, and Yotsuba is Nils' younger sister.
Access control and grouping
The escape of the nine relies on a digital door and a wristband. According to the secondhand rules, if three to five people pass through the door, the sum of the selected wristbands must match the door number; Players must choose between companion combinations, clue information, and escape room puzzles.
Version range of dubbing and flowcharts
In 2017, the official Double Pack officially added complete Japanese-English audio and flowcharts for 999, allowing users to return to the read scene and select again. The official website separately lists sound effects, BGM sound quality, and image resolution enhancement; The nine cast members here belong to this version.
Nine years ago, experiments were conducted with kidnapped children
The latter part of the 2009 DS original revealed that nine years ago, the experiment divided eighteen children into sender and receiver groups, placing them at the Nevada facility and the passenger ship respectively. The report states only sixteen missing persons, as Aoi and Akane are orphans with no relatives to report the case. Seven once worked as a detective investigating cases and entering a ship to rescue people; Yashiro is the mother of one of the children, Nona.
Mistakenly identified the dead as a branch of Yotsuba
Ichinomiya was one of the masterminds behind the experiment, unable to recognize others' faces, so he mistakenly killed another person for Nils. Yotsuba believes her brother is dead in one branch, suspects Santa and Seven, and kills their companions; In the vault branch, the surviving Nils avenged his sister. In Akane's end, Junpei opens the coffin and reunites with Nils, who is locked inside.
Aoi, Akane, and the rescue of the furnace
Santa is Akane's older brother Aoi. The two arranged the Nonary Game in the present, leading Junpei into a situation where he could rescue Akane. Nine years ago, Akane was trapped in the furnace, observing the different branches Junpei had passed, which helped him grasp clues he hadn't yet found on his current route. The answer to the final Sudoku is sent back in time, allowing Qian to survive; What participants saw upon leaving was a research facility in the desert.
DS original soundtrack and CD quality versions
The SRIN-1069 original soundtrack, released on December 23, 2009, is a double CD with a total of 25 tracks. According to the label, all actual audio sources are resampled to CD quality during recording. The first disc ranges from "9hours, 9persons, 9doors" to "Quietus," and the second disc includes "Digital Root," "Morphogenetic Sorrow," and the final track "9years." The track-by-track data for this Tower edition credits the composition and arrangement of all 25 tracks to Shinji Hosoe.
Use the test tune to confirm the direction
Tayue chose Xijiang because he valued his experience crossing musical genres and adapting to different situations. Hosoe first submitted a test song, confirmed a shared sound impression with Uchikoshi, and then proceeded according to clear materials.
Related entries
- Subsequent entries in the series:Breaking the limit: zero-time dilemma
- Characters:Junpei (Extreme Escape)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Tatsuhisa Suzuki
- Characters:Ichinomiya (Extreme Escape, 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:The earth master is filial
- Characters:Nils (Extreme Escape: 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Takahiro Sakurai
- Characters:Santa (Extreme Escape, 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Kisho Taniyama
- Characters:Yotsuba (Extreme Escape, 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Yukari Tamura
- Characters:Akane (Extreme Escape)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Miyuki Sawashiro
- Characters:Seven (Extreme Escape, 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Kenta Miyake
- Characters:Yadai (Extreme Escape, 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Rie Tanaka
- Characters:Man No. 9 (Extreme Escape: 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- 2017 Double Pack Japanese voice actor:Nobuo Tobita
- Game System:999 digital root access control
- Related versions:999 2017 Double Pack version
- Characters:Nona (Extreme Escape: 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors)
- Included chapters:The Nonary Game experiment from nine years ago
- Included chapters:Burn the furnace and inscribe the last inscription on Sudoku
- Related Records:Extreme Escape: 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Doors Soundtrack (SRIN-1069)
- Related songs:9hours, 9persons, 9doors (999 physical original sound)
- Version of 'Extreme Escape 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Doors (SRIN-1069)' Composer:Hosoe Shinji
- Arrangement for the version of 'Extreme Escape 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Doors (SRIN-1069)':Hosoe Shinji
- Related songs:Unary Game (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Extreme Extrication (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Binary Game (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Riddle and Puzzle (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Ternary Game (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Foreboding (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Quaternary Game (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Recollection (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Quinary Game (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Trepidation (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Senary Game (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Quietus (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Imaginary (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Septenary Game (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Tranquility (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Tinderbox (999 physical soundtrack)
- Related songs:Eternitybox (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Who is Zero? (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Octal Game (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Nonary Game (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Chill and Rigor (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Related songs:Digital Root (999 Physical Original Sound)
- Related songs:Morphogenetic Sorrow (999 Physical Soundtrack)
- Related songs:9years (999 Physical Original Soundtrack)
- Music Production:Hosoe Shinji
- Composers who confirm sound direction through test tracks:Hosoe Shinji
References
- Bangumi work entry: Extreme Escape: 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Doors
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- Spike Chunsoft:The Nonary Games
- Aksys Zero Escape series official website 2015 archive
- Spike Chunsoft "Zero Escape Double Pack" official website
- English Wikipedia '999' characters and rules
- kawaraya: Complete the full text of the original 6th ending of '999' (2009).
- Tokiwa: 'Extreme Escape 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Gates' - Full Round-by-Round Gameplay
- SweepRecord: 999 dual CD playlist and actual machine resampling instructions
- Tower: SRIN-1069 Composes and arranges each track individually
- A musical interview between Shinji Hosoe and Kotaro Uchikoshi
- Spike Chunsoft: A product in a zero-hour dilemma
- SuperSweep: The career history of Shinji Hosoe and Ayako Saso
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