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StarTropics · LUDEX

Browse StarTropics franchise

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Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

StarTropics

Release

Saturday, December 1, 1990

Player score

86/100

Platform families

1

Overview
Media
Universe & content
Game details
Reviews

Editorial overview

Inside StarTropics

What it is

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.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Action · Science fiction

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Connected releases

1

Game data from IGDB

Languages

1 supported

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7 assets

Screenshots & key art

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FranchiseStarTropicsEnter the franchise

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1 Bundle

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Bundles

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1 release

Bundle43NES Classic EditionNov 10, 2016Multi-item package

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Playtronic
Publisher
Nintendo R&D3
Developer
Locomotive Corporation
Developer
Nintendo
Publisher

Platforms

Wii
Gen 7
Wii U
Gen 8
Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 3

Release history

Dec 01, 1990Nintendo Entertainment System
Aug 20, 1992Nintendo Entertainment System
Jan 07, 2008Wii
Jan 11, 2008Wii
Jan 11, 2008Wii
Sep 03, 2015Wii U
May 26, 2016Wii U
1994Nintendo Entertainment System

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionSingle player

Tags

aliens
robots
dolphin
action-adventure
tropical
8-bit
pictographic level design

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4.3/5· 35 ratings

Details

Released: Saturday, December 1, 1990
Developers: Nintendo R&D3,Locomotive Corporation
Publishers: Playtronic,Nintendo
Franchise: StarTropics
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Modes: Single player
Languages: English
Also known as: StarTropics: A Test of Island Courage!, StarTropics: um teste de coragem!
In player libraries: 35

Platforms

Nintendo

Where to buy

Nintendo eShop

Links

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

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nes game pak - mmc6