Platform: Nintendo Game Boy
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Now Production Co., Ltd.
Publishers(s): Hudson Soft USA, Inc.
ReleaseDate: 1991-12-31
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Adventure Island
Adventure Island is a 1991 Game Boy side-scrolling action platformer video game developed by Now Production and released by Hudson Soft USA in the USA on December 31, 1991. In the South Pacific, Master Higgins lives peacefully wearing only a grass skirt and a cap. That is until the Evil Witch Doctor decides to capture the Princess Leilani and hold her as his own. It's up to Master Higgins to gather throwing axes, fireballs and skateboards in order to aid his noble quest. Master Higgins moves across the screen from left to right and finds his power-ups in giant eggs. This includes a skateboard which results in a great speed enhancement - until Master Higgins gets hit and loses his power. If he is not on a skateboard a hit means instant death. Another game mechanic is starvation which gets indicated through a meter which steadily decreases. If it hits zero the hero dies and the only way to fill it up is by collecting food on the way. Bosses await him at the end of levels, all the way to the Evil Witch Doctor himself.
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action | Platform
