My Played Video Games Review: Super Adventure Island for the Super Nintendo
Super Adventure Island is a side-scrolling platform game by Hudson Soft released for the Super Nintendo/Super Famicom in 1992. It was the first Adventure Island game on the SNES. All previous Super Adventure Island games were released on The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
I had to play this one because I kind of dig the first ones on the NES.
The Story
Master Higgins is back for the Super Nintendo. His hot girlfriend, Jeannie Jungle, has been turned into stone by the evil Dark Cloak. Now he must defeat the scores of guardian animals and monsters that protect the Dark Cloak.
Join Master Higgins on his high-flying skateboard. Speed through underground caves in a wild mine car ride! Go from sunny shores to the belly of a whale beast - all in search of his final battle with the evil magician, Dark Cloak!
The Graphics and Sound
The visuals are better than most SNES games. The game is colorful. It is all drawn with a lighthearted, cartoony attitude. Everything is of great quality and pleasing to the eye. Super Adventure Island has its own unique style, but it manages to give the best of the Mario games some competition.
The music is one of the best on a Super Nintendo game. The first level has this bombastic island beat that is just catchy enough that is memorable. The water levels have hip-hop beats that ''fit'' the water theme, and the Boss music is nicely charged up for the fight. The sound effects, ranging from scratches, and throwing stone axes to stock platform effects for collecting items throughout the levels are perfect.
The Gameplay
The gameplay is the same old style with a few variations. Again, Higgins must go through each level while collecting fruit to keep an ever-decreasing energy bar as high as possible. If the energy bar ever goes out, Higgins loses a life and you start the level again Also, Higgins is a bit thin-skinned and will die if an enemy touches him. If he is riding the skateboard with pads and body armor- then he can take one extra hit only. This makes the game tough but fair and the axes and boomerangs are more than enough to deal with the enemies. These weapons can power up as you collect more of them, eventually resulting in flaming axes or boomerangs.
Replay value is not that good. It is a rather short game, and there is really only one way to play through it. You can do your best to score extra points as you play, or just challenge yourself. And since it is so short, it is rather easy to get in several playthroughs.
My Verdict
Super Adventure Island is a wacky, short, and fun game to play. If you are a platforming games fan, I would recommend that you go ahead and give it a try. Just have fun playing!
Play it on the venerable Super Nintendo/Super Famicom or play it on a damn good emulator.
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