The Hunt for Red October (1987 video game) The Hunt for Red October (1987 video game) The Hunt for Red October is a video game based on the book "The Hunt for Red October". It was released in 1987 and was available for the Atari ST, Amiga, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64 and IBM PC. A port for the Apple IIGS was released in 1989. The player must navigate the "Red October" towards U.S. waters while avoiding the Soviet Navy. The game is a combination of submarine simulator and strategy game. "Computer Gaming World" in 1988 described it as an excellent submarine simulator, controlled entirely by
The Hunt for Red October (film) at which point Ramius requests asylum for himself and his officers. "Red October" is suddenly attacked by "V. K. Konovalov", which has tracked them across the Atlantic. As the two Soviet subs maneuver, one of "Red October"s cooks, Loginov, an undercover KGB agent and the secret saboteur, opens fire. He fatally wounds first officer Vasily Borodin before retreating to the nuclear missile bay, pursued by Ryan and Ramius. Loginov shoots Ramius, wounding him, but Ryan kills Loginov before he can detonate a missile. Meanwhile, "Red October" makes evasive maneuvers with a diversion provided by "Dallas", causing "V. K. Konovalov" to