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Startropics

Platform : Nintendo NES
4.6 out of 5 stars 28 customer reviews

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  • ASIN: B00004SVYI
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 4 x 10 inches ; 5 ounces
  • Media: Video Game
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,984 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
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  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Startropics, for those unfamiliar with this great game, is pretty much of the linear RPG type with some challenging puzzles thrown in the mix. You are Mike, who has just arrived at Coralcola to visit your uncle, Dr. J. You find out that he has been kidnapped and only you can save him.

Mike goes through the game equipped with a yo-yo. It proves to be a powerful tool, and it only gets stronger further into the game. You will most likely encounter some frustrating puzzles that seemingly have no solution, but have patience with this game. It is worth it when you figure it out. You will be tasked with conquering undergroung tunnels full of monsters, a haunted graveyard and more. Overall there is enough to do to take many hours away from your life.

This is my personal favorite NES game of all time, along with Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, and if I could rate it higher than 5 stars I would. It was everything a game should be and I had a lot of fun (and frustration) playing this game. This is an essential title for NES owners, and can usually be found for cheap (under 10 bucks). Give it a try, I doubt you will be disappointed!
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In StarTropics, you assume the role of Seattle teenager Mike Jones. For the summer, you're visiting your uncle Steve (the world famous Dr. Jones) on Coralcola, the beautiful Pacific island where he's doing his research. But when you arrive, you find that "Dr. J" (as the natives call him) has been kidnapped! The island shaman places you under the mystical protection of the Southern Cross, and Chief Coralcola gives you the legendary island weapon...a yo-yo?! With only these and your wits, so begins your journey to rescue your uncle...
This is one heck of a fun game for the Nintendo Entertainment System! The graphics are good for the time (1990) and hold up even today. The music is all very good; cheerfully tropical in some cases, dark and foreboding in others. The gameplay manages to strike the balance of being not too easy that you can beat it in five minutes, but neither is it so hard you never finish it.
StarTropics is packed from beginning to end with plenty of humor ("Where are you from? Americola?"). It also has plot twist after plot twist, especially in the last three chapters of the game, and it branches off in directions you'd never imagine.
Highest possible recommendation!
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This is a great game I still play. Once again as I do in most reviews I will say that this game does alos have a great soundtrack for a NES game. Here is the sotry, you land on an island, being a teenager, on this island is Dr.Jones' laboratory. But the thing is he isn't there, the chief of the village breaks the news to you that your uncle Dr.Jones has been abducted, well yeah it's pretty obvious you have to go looking for him. On your journey you will encounter many strange and evil creatures, your weapon? A yoyo! This yoyo was given to you by the chief of the village. This is a very fun game, at the end of the game is where it starts to get challenging, well the whole game is challenging but expect it to get harder and harder. This is a game I think everyone who is still playing NES, collects NES games or plans to go all retro to get. This is in my books one of the best NES games ever!
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I had this game growing up and unfortunately traded it in my teenage years at a local gamestore. I repurchased an unopened one because someone was selling it for 20 bucks years ago before Nintendo had it up on the virtual console. Thank you to whoever gave me that awesome deal because you made a collector very happy.
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This game is just such a classic. I remember first playing it as a child in my pj's at my grandma's house and being enraptured with the story line and game play. Having bought it and played it again as an adult it still holds up as being one of the best games you can get for your collection. The story line is detailed and entertaining in a way that makes you care about the characters and what your mission in the game is about. Game play is easy to learn, but doesn't by any means make this an easy game. It is littered with puzzles that will drive you mad and enemies that will take you out with no mercy. This I believe is what makes it such an addicting game to play, and why it is still a fun game to play even all these years later. If you have an NES gaming system and have never played this game, you are missing out and need to add this game to your collection! I am very happy to have this game in my collection as a reminder of the good times I had as a kid playing this game and look forward to being able to play it for many years to come.
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Purchased from Sosa games, the item arrived with a large crack in the case slightly hidden by the label. Not sure if it was intentionally sold with that knowledge of a cracked there or not but highly unpleased. Also, it was very dirty. Attempting to get a replacement through them now. **EDIT** So, after messing with this game for a few minutes today, I was able to get it working and the game plays without a hitch! Very happy now after being disappointed yesterday with it's arrival. Although the cartridge is cracked, which still bothers me, I don't have any other complaints. I never played this game when I was younger but after reading multiple reviews, I wanted to give it a try. So far, I really like it.
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