Adventure Island

Adventure Island

Aka: Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima II, 高橋名人の冒険島II
Console: Nintendo Game Boy
TV Standard: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Release Date: 1992-02-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: E - Everyone
Type: Platform
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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.

The game is a side scroller, 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.

Game Player of Adventure Island on Nintendo Game Boy
Controls - How to Play Adventure Island on Nintendo Game Boy

Generally, you can review the controls (keyboard) setting during each game in the screen before it starts. Use the arrow keys and “Z”, “X”, “A”, “S”, “Q”, “E” buttons to play, or customize yourself with your gamepad or keyboard.

KeyboardControls
← → ↑ ↓Directions for LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN
Enter ↵START
ShiftSELECT
ZA
XB
AX
SY
QL
ER