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Game

StarTropics

Released: Dec 1, 1990

Series:

StarTropics

Genres:

Puzzle Role-playing (RPG)

Themes:

Comedy Science fiction

Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Game Modes:

Single player

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Description from IGDB IGDB

Find out just how resourceful you can be in this classic game, with its mixture of adventure and RPG elements. Step into the shoes of Mike Jones, a teenage star pitcher from Seattle who has come to the tropics to visit his famous archeologist uncle, Dr. Jones. After being told that his uncle has been abducted, Mike begins a perilous quest in order to rescue him and figure out the mysterious plot behind his disappearance.

Wikipedia Description WIKIPEDIA

StarTropics is played from a 2D, top-down perspective, similar to role-playing games of the time. The game is divided into several chapters; in each chapter, players take control of the protagonist, Mike Jones, exploring various settlements and other areas of interest and interacting with non-player characters to obtain more information. The player is then usually tasked with locating the source of a local calamity or disturbance. In dungeons, the game switches to a closer view and introduces various obstacles and enemies, which the player must either navigate or destroy to progress. Mike primarily wields a yo-yo, which is renamed "star" in the Virtual Console release. As the player progresses, they unlock more weapons and tools, including several items influenced by American baseball. The original NES release of the game was packaged with a physical letter, which set up the story and was used in its plot. During gameplay, the player is prompted to dip the letter in water to reveal a hidden code (747), which is required to progress in the game. In response to questions from fans, the code was also published in Nintendo Power. In the Wii Virtual Console release, the letter was added to the electronic manual, which plays an animation of the letter being dipped in water before revealing the code. For the Nintendo Switch release, Nintendo provided the code on their official customer support website.

About StarTropics

StarTropics is a Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG) game released in 1990 developed by Locomotive Corporation, Nintendo R&D3 that offers Single player gameplay from a bird view / isometric perspective playable on Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U with 30 user ratings averaging 84.2/100. The game explores themes like Comedy, Science fiction. If you enjoy StarTropics, you might also like similar games in our database of 45,000+ titles.

Basic Info

Release Date: December 1, 1990

IGDB Rating: 84.2/100 (30)

Rating Count: 30

IGDB ID: 15901

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Additional Information

IGDB Rating: 84.2/100 (30 votes)

Release Date: December 1, 1990

IGDB ID: 15901

Series: StarTropics

Платформы 3

NES

Wii

WiiU

Genres 2

Puzzle Role-playing (RPG)

Themes 2

Comedy Science fiction

Player Perspectives 1

Bird view / Isometric

Game Modes 1

Single player

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Developers

Locomotive Corporation

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Nintendo R&D3

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Publishers

Nintendo

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Playtronic

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Keywords

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