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Super Adventure Island

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Also known as
Takahashi Meijin no Daibōken Jima 高橋名人の大冒険島

A timed platformer where you race through levels, upgrade your boomerang, and battle bosses to rescue your petrified girlfriend.

Super Adventure Island was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1992. It is an original game in the Adventure Island series, not a port, so the original release year is also 1992.


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About Super Adventure Island

Super Adventure Island is a platform game set on the tropical island of Waku-Waku. The player controls Master Higgins, a caveman whose girlfriend has been turned to stone by an evil magician.

Gameplay involves navigating a series of timed, linear levels. Progression is challenging due to these time constraints, which discourage delay even when discovering treasures. The primary weapon is a boomerang that can be upgraded, and boss battles occur after completing several stages. A scoring system rewards faster level completion with bonus points.

Super Adventure Island Screenshots

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Title screen
Romance, romance...
Demo level
Starting the game
You can eat many things on your way, but watch the time limit
I don't need no balloons, pal!
This mean-looking spear-thrower is not enough to stop Master Higgins
If you fall into the water, you are dead
Hmm, it looks like jumping over the lava pit...
Taste my boomerang, you pesky candle!
Boss battle
This boss is history