Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a puzzle platform game for the Wii U. It was released on November 13, 2014 in Japan and on December 5, 2014 in North America; and it is planned to be released on January 2, 2015 in Europe, January 3, 2015 in Australia, and January 9, 2015 in Italy. 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 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. The opening scene of Super Mario 3D World (though with updated, slightly better graphics) plays, only the scene changes after Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach enter the pipe; the runaway Green Star falls into the pipe, with Captain Toad climbing into the clear pipe to chase after it, setting the stage for Super Mario 3D World.
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 Super Gems. 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 also has 3 Super Gems (similar to Green Stars) to collect. Unlike The Adventures of Captain Toad, the levels have no time limit. Instead, the game keeps track of the highest number of coins earned in each level and the time taken to complete each level. The main goal of the game is to reach the one Power Star in each stage. After a stage is completed, an objective will appear which is required for 100 percent. This objective can be finding a certain mushroom, defeating certain enemies, etc.
The game intends to include amiibo functionality.[1]
Characters
Playable
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| Captain Toad | Toadette |
Supporting
Other
- Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad
- Bowser
- Green Sprixie Princess
- A mole-like species, which awards prizes when caught.[3]
Enemies and obstacles
New
Returning
Bosses
Items and objects
Power-ups
Other
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Stages
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker features 74 stages (referred to as "mini-universes"[15]). The game is divided into various "episodes", with their own plots, as well as containing a number of different stages played as each character[8] Each stage also features a challenge that can be completed for an extra bonus.
References to other games
- Donkey Kong: The music that plays when using a Super Pickax 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. During the fights against Wingo, Toadette will throw Toad a Super Mushroom, similar to Peach in the final Bowser battle.
- Super Mario 64: When playing in a Coins Galore level, a remix of the slide theme of this game plays.
- 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 an 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 cover versions of several tracks from this game. Super Bell Hill, Conkdor Canyon, Shadow-Play Alley, and Clear Pipe Cruise return as stages. Also, the intro from this game can be seen after the credits, revealing that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is, in fact, a prequel to Super Mario 3D World.[16]
Gallery
Logo of the Game.
One of the bosses, Wingo.
Key artwork.
amiibo
This game has been confirmed to include functionality with amiibo, Nintendo's series of NFC enabled figurines.[17] However, upon the release of the game, it does not have any indication that it has amiibo support, neither on the box nor in the game itself. Despite this, amiibo support has been confirmed be added at a later date through an update in 2015.[18]
Development
The idea of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker came to director Shinya Hiratake as a dream.[19] It originally featured Link as the hero instead of Mario, as Mario not being able to jump would not make sense. Link would explore in a diorama-style in a tech demo presented to Shigeru Miyamoto. The idea was shot down, though Miyamoto realized a potential with the idea. It was included in Super Mario 3D World, where Hiratake chose Captain Toad because the heavy backpack would have prevented him from jumping. After Super Mario 3D World came out, Miyamoto encouraged production of a full game around the concept.
Names in other languages
External links
- E3 trailer
- Official Japanese Website
- Official North American Website
- Official United Kingdom Website
References
- ^ http://e3.nintendo.com/amiibo/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Wii U - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Trailer. YouTube. Uploaded by Nintendo on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ http://mariopartylegacy.com/2014/10/adorable-new-captain-toad-screenshots-released/
- ^ The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery - Play Nintendo. Nintendo. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ Official Site - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Wii U. Nintendo. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtgeJl6kd0
- ^ http://mariopartylegacy.com/2014/10/adorable-new-captain-toad-screenshots-released/
- ^ a b 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
- ^ [1]
- ^ Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Gameplay
- ^ Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Direct) Trailer
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-jj1Kx5UA&list=UUfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GisRY6h100U
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTG_IQfraUk&feature=youtu.be&t=1m27s
- ^ GoNintendo: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker originally starred Link, idea was initially shot down. Retrieved at December 12, 2014
| 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) |
