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Hudson's Adventure Island

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First release
Sep 12, 1986
Genres
Adventure, Platform · Action
Platforms
Wii, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Family Computer

Hudson's Adventure Island, also known simply as Adventure Island and released in Japan as Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima, is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was first released in Japan for the Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986. It was later released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System on September 1988 and in the PAL region in 1992 under the title of Adventure Island Classic. Adventure Island is an adaptation of the arcade game Wonder Boy, originally published by Sega for developer Escape (now known as Westone Bit Entertainment). Adventure Island was followed by a series of sequels that were independently developed by Hudson Soft.

Also known as Приключенски остров, Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima, Adventure Island, Adventure Island Classic in the Pacific

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Storyline
The player controls Master Higgins, a young man who ventured to Adventure Island in the South Pacific after hearing that the Evil Witch Doctor kidnapped Princess Leilani. To rescue her, Higgins must survive a series of 32 stages. There are eight worlds called "areas", which are divided four stages or "rounds" each, which are further divided into four checkpoints. When the player reaches the fourth round of each area, he must confront a boss at the end to continue to the next area. The game is completed when the player saves the girl after defeating the eighth and final form of the evil lord.Read more

The player controls Master Higgins, a young man who ventured to Adventure Island in the South Pacific after hearing that the Evil Witch Doctor kidnapped Princess Leilani. To rescue her, Higgins must survive a series of 32 stages. There are eight worlds called "areas", which are divided four stages or "rounds" each, which are further divided into four checkpoints. When the player reaches the fourth round of each area, he must confront a boss at the end to continue to the next area. The game is completed when the player saves the girl after defeating the eighth and final form of the evil lord.

Release dates
Family Computer
Sep 12, 1986
Nintendo Entertainment System
Sep 1988
Nintendo Entertainment System
1992
All 13 release dates
Wii
Sep 03, 2007
Wii
Jan 15, 2008
Wii
Feb 22, 2008
Wii
Sep 16, 2008
Nintendo 3DS
Jul 13, 2011
Nintendo 3DS
Nov 03, 2011
Nintendo 3DS
Dec 01, 2011
Wii U
Jul 03, 2014
Wii U
Sep 11, 2014
Wii U
Sep 24, 2014
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
frog, fairy, bird, time limit, snake
… All 24, high score, bats, 8-bit, spider, pig, cat, damsel in distress, virtual console, snail, checkpoints, octopus, cheat code, moving platforms, auto-scrolling levels, crow, falling object, wii virtual console, nintendo 3ds virtual console, wii u virtual console
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IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026