Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is an upcoming puzzle platform game for the Wii U planned to be released on November 13, 2014 in Japan; December 5, 2014 in North America; January 2, 2015 in Spain; January 2, 2015 in Europe; and January 3, 2015 in Australia. The game is based on The Adventures of Captain Toad stages from Super Mario 3D World but features extensive depth and variety. This is the second game to have a Toad as the main protagonist, with the first game being Wario's Woods, released twenty years prior.
Story
Captain Toad and Toadette are out treasure hunting, climbing a structure to get a Power Star. They soon after notice feathers falling from the sky when Wingo, a large bird who's described as "a lover of all things shiny", grabs the star. Toadette attempts to retrieve it while Captain Toad is temporarily knocked over. Wingo makes off with both the star and Toadette—leaving the Captain on his own. Captain Toad must then go through levels collecting Power Stars to fight Wingo and save Toadette.
After a while, the Captain and Wingo duel of in a dark tower over stormy skies. After Wingo is defeated, Toadette is rescued and they continue treasure hunting. However, Wingo, who remains unfinished, returns to kidnap Captain Toad this time, allowing Toadette to journey on a solo adventure. After another long journey, Toadette saves him, although this fight is "failed" as the Captain is promptly knocked far away, and Toadette recaptured.
The Captain awakes in a dark cave, where he finds another Power Star snatched away by Wingo. Toad pursues to a large mine. Meanwhile, Toadette escapes Wingo, adventures a bit, but is once again taken captive. Wingo then takes her to the same tower, while Captain Toad arrives. After a final fight, Wingo is defeated permanently, and the two Toads ride off in a minecart as the credits play.
After the credits, Captain Toad chases after a Green Star, leaving Toadette in the minecart. A scene identical to Super Mario 3D World's opening plays, only the scene changes after Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach enter the pipe. The runaway Green Star falls into the pipe, and Captain Toad follows suit.
Gameplay
Captain Toad controls the same as in The Adventures of Captain Toad and cannot jump. He can pick plants from the ground which usually have coins or turnips but can sometimes have Diamonds. These plants can sometimes act similarly to Coin Blocks in Mario platformers, housing either a single coin or 10 coins that the player must pull in a time limit. The turnips can be thrown at enemies in a Super Mario Bros. 2 fashion. The camera can be rotated in any direction to view the stage at different angles. Each stage will also have 3 diamonds, similar to Green Stars and a stamp to collect. Unlike The Adventures of Captain Toad, the levels have no time limit. The main goal of the game is to reach the Power Star at one point of the stage.
The game is going to have amiibo functionality.[1]
Characters
Playable
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| Captain Toad | Toadette |
Supporting
Enemies and obstacles
New
- Flaptor[2]
- Piranha Sprout[2]
- Mud Trooper[3] [2]
- Stumper
- A mole-like enemy.[4]
- A Mummified Toad that chases characters.
Returning
Bosses
Items and objects
Power-ups
Other
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Stages
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will feature more than 70 stages[2] (referred to as "mini-universes"[13]) The game is divided into various "episodes", with their own plots, as well as containing a number of different stages played as each character[7] Each stage also features a challenge that can be completed for an extra bonus.
Episode 1
The Secret Is in the Stars
The Chase to Pyropuff Peak
- 5. Double Cherry Palace[12]
- 6. Shy Guy Heights[13]
- 7. Spinwheel Library[13]
- 8. Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown[13]
Episode 2
The Captain Gets Toadnapped
- 1. Chute Scoot Slopes[2]
- 2. Stumper Sneakaround[14]
- 3. Sundown Mine Cart Rundown[14]
- 4. Sinister Street Signs[14]
Onward, Toadette!
- 5. Floaty Fun Water Park[14]
- 6. Drift-Along Canyon
- 7. Sliding Slab Shuffle[7]
- 8. Spooky Specters at Shadow Manor[7]
- 9. Draggadon's Revenge[7]
Farewell, Pyropuff Peak
- 10. Spinwheel Cog Ruins[7]
- 11. Windup Stairs[7]
- 12. Up 'n' Down Terrace[7]
- 13. Clear Pipe Puzzleplex[7]
On the Trail of the Great Bird
TBA
- The King of Pyropuff Peak[2]
- Bizzare Doors of Boo Mansion[2]
- Blizzard on the Star Express[2]
- Razzle-Dazzle Slider[2]
- Beep Block Sky Plaza[7]
- A stage outside of a tower with Piranha Plants, Magikoopas, and Clear Pipes. There is also a locked door.
- A water stage with swimming Goombas and Warp Pipes.
- A cave with Brick Blocks, Piranha Creepers, and a pickaxe that Captain Toad can use.
- A lava-themed level with narrow pathways and Boost Pads.[15]
- A water level with Cheep-Cheeps and multicolored pipes.[15]
- A jungle level with a Piranha Creeper[2]
- A level with a similar appearance to Mushy Monument: Mayday! featuring Blue Toad and a wooden tower.[2]
- A fortress-themed level with Missile Bills with sections that can presumably be rotated.[2]
- A train level featuring zombie-like enemies (the player can remove the cars from the train.)[2]
- A woods level featuring a patch of water with a platform that can launch the player higher up.[2]
- A cloud level featuring multiple rolling hills.[2]
- A western-themed stage.[2]
- A stage with Charvaarghs and rotating platforms.[2]
- A stage with sections of multiple colors.[2]
- A grass level with staircases and Double Cherries.[2]
- A woods-themed level featuring Piranha Creepers and a turnip cannon.[2]
- A Japanese temple level.[2]
- A stage featuring segments that shift back and forth.[2]
- A desert stage featuring many P-Switches.[2]
- A stage that rotates around on its own.[2]
- A fortress level that features blocks that can be moved with the Wii U GamePad.[2]
- A stage taking place on a mostly yellow platform with Para-Biddybuds.[2]
- A dark canyon level.[2]
- A stage featuring multiple levels and Conkdors.[2]
- A magic castle-themed level with towers that can be raised.[2]
- A stage featuring the Super Pickaxe which the player must use to tunnel into the ground by breaking blocks.[2]
- A desert stage featuring gear-shaped platforms that can be rotated.[16]
- A Ghost House-style level featuring the zombie enemies.[17]
- A ghost house stage taking place inside of the house.[17]
- A fortress stage featuring rising lava.[13]
- A stage featuring Fire Bros. with a pair of moving walls.[13]
- A stage with a path through a forest leading to a clearing.[13]
- A level set on a fortress with platforms that flip after Spikes drop spiked balls on them.[13]
- A minecart stage set in a forest.[13]
- A palace-themed level featuring Flip Panels.[13]
- A desert-themed stage featuring Goomba Towers and Bullet Bills.[13]
- A temple-themed level.[13]
- A maze-like level set in a poison swamp and sectioned off, each section featuring a Clear Pipe with a cannon.[13]
- A stage themed after Donkey Kong.[13]
- A Ghost House stage featuring Poisoned Water.[13]
- A stage set in space that rotates.[13]
- A tower level set over lava.[13]
- Super Bell Hill from Super Mario 3D World.[13]
- Shadow-Play Alley from Super Mario 3D World.[13]
- A level featuring clones of the player similar to Cosmic Clones.[13]
References to other games
- Donkey Kong: The music that plays when using a Super Pickaxe is a remix of the theme that plays when Mario collects a Hammer in Donkey Kong; the way in which the pickaxe is swung is also a reference to the Hammer. There is also a stage based upon this game.
- Super Mario Bros. 2: Turnips and sprouts on the ground return.
- Super Mario World: Wingo has a feather on her hat that resembles the Cape Feather.
- New Super Mario Bros.: This game's lava level music is partially covered.
- Super Mario Galaxy: Captain Toad returns from his debut in this game.
- Super Mario 3D Land: A cover version of this game's beach level music appears.
- "New Super Mario Bros. 2": The Gold Mushroom returns as a item.
- Super Mario 3D World: This game is based on The Adventures of Captain Toad, first featured in this game. Many mechanics from this game return, as well as a cover versions of several tracks from this game. Super Bell Hill and Shadow-Play Alley have also been confirmed to be stages in this game. Also the intro from this game can be seen after the credits.[18]
Gallery
Logo of the Game.
One of the bosses, Wingo.
Key artwork.
Names in other languages
amiibo
This article is about an upcoming product. Editors must cite sources for all contributions to this article. Edits that do not follow this standard may be reverted without notice.
This game has been confirmed to include functionality with amiibo, Nintendo's series of NFC enabled figurines[19]. However, the exact nature of this functionality has not yet been announced.
External links
References
- ^ http://e3.nintendo.com/amiibo/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Wii U - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Trailer. YouTube. Uploaded by Nintendo on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery - Play Nintendo. Nintendo. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ http://mariopartylegacy.com/2014/10/adorable-new-captain-toad-screenshots-released/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtgeJl6kd0
- ^ http://mariopartylegacy.com/2014/10/adorable-new-captain-toad-screenshots-released/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Hands-On Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- ^ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&nid=3557
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMuZ2GxdlI4
- ^ Official Japanese website. The mushroom is called 「無敵キノコ」 (muteki kinoko), which translates into "Invincibility Mushroom".
- ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/akbj/#/chara
- ^ a b c d Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Gameplay
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Direct) Trailer
- ^ a b c d Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Gameplay 2
- ^ a b https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7M3J7GHjMY
- ^ Official Nintendo website
- ^ a b King, Ashley (October 10, 2014). New Screenshots from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Wii U Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-jj1Kx5UA&list=UUfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GisRY6h100U
| Wii U games | |
|---|---|
| Super Mario franchise | New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016) |
| Donkey Kong franchise | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) |
| Yoshi franchise | Yoshi's Woolly World (2015) |
| Wario franchise | Game & Wario (2013) |
| Crossovers | Nintendo Land (2012) • Sonic Lost World (2013) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) • Skylanders: SuperChargers (2015) • Minecraft: Wii U Edition (2015) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) |
| Compilations | New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U (2013) • NES Remix Pack (2014) |
| Nintendo eShop | NES Remix (2013) • Dr. Luigi (2013) • NES Remix 2 (2014) • amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (2015) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016) • Virtual Console games (2013-2016) |
