N2O: Nitrous Oxide
Encyclopedia
N2O: Nitrous Oxide is a tunnel shooter (similar to the 1980 hit Tempest) notably featuring a soundtrack composed by the popular American electronic music
duo, The Crystal Method
. The soundtrack was heavily used to promote the game, and the audio tracks from the game are in Red Book audio format
so that the game CD can be played on a non-console Compact Disc player
.
" coins, mushroom shields, and other psychedelic
ally-themed weapon power-ups. As more and more insects are shot the game increases speed. N2O: Nitrous Oxide has been noted for its aesthetics and for having smoothly seamless but fast-paced gameplay. It has been suggested that the game is similar in presentation to a Crystal Method
concert and that the game is best played at high volume and in total darkness to maximize the "intense and dynamic" effects of data flashers and strobes. The superior audio capacities of television
s (especially those attached to home theater
systems) over typical computer systems has been suggested as one of the advantages to restricting the game to the console market and not releasing it as a PC game.
supplies the music with tracks from their debut album, Vegas:
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
duo, The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
. The soundtrack was heavily used to promote the game, and the audio tracks from the game are in Red Book audio format
Red Book (audio CD standard)
Red Book is the standard for audio CDs . It is named after one of the Rainbow Books, a series of books that contain the technical specifications for all CD and CD-ROM formats.The first edition of the Red Book was released in 1980 by Philips and Sony; it was adopted by the Digital Audio Disc...
so that the game CD can be played on a non-console Compact Disc player
Compact disc player
A Compact Disc player , or CD player, is an electronic device that plays audio Compact Discs. CD players are often a part of home stereo systems, car audio systems, and personal computers. They are also manufactured as portable devices...
.
Plot
- From the instruction manual:
Gameplay
N2O: Nitrous Oxide takes the form of a tube shooter in which the player shoots insects while collecting "EMethylenedioxymethamphetamine
MDMA is an entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of drugs. In popular culture, MDMA has become widely known as "ecstasy" , usually referring to its street pill form, although this term may also include the presence of possible adulterants...
" coins, mushroom shields, and other psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
ally-themed weapon power-ups. As more and more insects are shot the game increases speed. N2O: Nitrous Oxide has been noted for its aesthetics and for having smoothly seamless but fast-paced gameplay. It has been suggested that the game is similar in presentation to a Crystal Method
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
concert and that the game is best played at high volume and in total darkness to maximize the "intense and dynamic" effects of data flashers and strobes. The superior audio capacities of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
s (especially those attached to home theater
Home cinema
Home cinema, also commonly called home theater, are home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood with the help of video and audio equipment in a private home....
systems) over typical computer systems has been suggested as one of the advantages to restricting the game to the console market and not releasing it as a PC game.
Soundtrack
The Crystal MethodThe Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
supplies the music with tracks from their debut album, Vegas:
- Trip Like I Do
- Busy Child
- Vapor Trail
- Keep Hope Alive
- Now Is The Time - Industrial Cloud Mix
- Cherry Twist
- Busy Child - Uberzone Mix
- Comin' Back - Front BC's Comin' Twice Remix
- She's My Pusher
- Keep Hope Alive - AK1200 Mix