StarTropics
Sign in to saveStarTropics is a 1990 action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Unlike most of Nintendo's games, it was never released in Japan, and was released only in North America and Europe. The story follows teenager Mike Jones as he embarks on a quest to rescue his uncle. Gameplay involves exploring settlements and navigating dungeons to progress.
Game details · 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.
- Released
- 1990
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D3, Locomotive Corporation
- Publisher
- Playtronic, Nintendo
Key facts
- Video game.title
- StarTropics
- Video game.image
- File:Startropics box.jpg
- Video game.caption
- North American box art
- Video game.developer
- Nintendo R&D3Locomotive Corporation
- Video game.publisher
- Nintendo
- Video game.director
- Genyo Takeda
- Video game.artist
- Makoto Wada
- Video game.programmer
- Masato Hatakeyama
- Video game.writer
- Genyo Takeda
- Video game.composer
- Yoshio Hirai
- Video game.series
- StarTropics
- Video game.platforms
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Video game.genre
- Action-adventure
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
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- publication date
- 1990-12-26
- name in kana
- スタートロピックス
- title
- Star Tropics
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StarTropics is a 1990 action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Unlike most of Nintendo's games, it was never released in Japan, and was released only in North America and Europe. The story follows teenager Mike Jones as he embarks on a quest to rescue his uncle. Gameplay involves exploring settlements and navigating dungeons to progress.
The game was produced, written and directed by Genyo Takeda of Nintendo Integrated Research & Development, who also developed the Punch-Out!! series. StarTropics was followed by a sequel, ''Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II, which was released in 1994.