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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (JP) is a puzzle game for the Wii U released 2014. The game expands on the concepts from the Captain Toad levels from Super Mario 3D World and adds more GamePad functionality.
Plot
While Captain Toad and Toadette are adventuring, a giant bird, Wingo, comes and grabs the power star they find. Toadette grabs it and gets taken away.
Gameplay
The gameplay is very similar to the Captain Toad levels in Super Mario 3D World. However, there are a few additions. The main goal now is to get a Power Star at the end of a level but there are 3 gems in a more roundabout path. There is also an additional challenge for each level. The player can also play as Toadette for certain levels. The touch blocks mechanic has been expanded into more puzzles as well as a rotating switch. There are turnips used à la Super Mario Bros. 2 to defeat enemies like Shy Guys. The mine-cart levels have the player aim with GamePad to fire turnips at enemies and gems. There are also boss levels.
Power-ups
- Turnip
- Super Pickaxe
- Double Cherry
Enemies
- Goomba
- Shy Guy
- Biddybud
- Flaptor
- Piranha Sprout
- Piranha Creepers
- Mud Trooper
- Bullet Bill
- Boo
- Spike
- Fire Bro
amiibo functionality
This game supports the Toad amiibo from the Super Mario series. Putting him on the NFC scanner will play a pixel toad in the level and the goal is to find it
Other amiibos scanned in will give extra lives.
Courses
There are over 70 courses in the game. Courses include:
Episode 1
- Plucky Pass Beginnings
- Walleye Tumble Temple
- Touchstone Trouble
- Mushroom Mesa
- Double Cherry Palace
- Shy Guy Heights
- Spinwheel Library
- Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown
- Spinwheel Bullet Bill Base
- King of Pyropuff Peak
- Piranha Creeper Cove
- Briny Bowl Swimming Hole
- Turnip Canyon Jungle
- Pop-Up Prairie Town
- Drop-Road Dash
- Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion
- Blizzard on the Star Express
Episode 2
- Chute Scoot Slopes
- Stumper Sneakaround
- Mine Cart Sunset Rundown
- Sinister Street Signs
- Floaty Fun Water Park
- Drift-Along Canyon
- Sliding Slab Shuffle
- Spooky Spectors at Shadow Manor
- Draggadon's Revenge
- Spinwheel Cog Ruins
- Windup Stairs
- Up 'n' Down Terrace
- Clear Pipe Puzzleplex
- Midnight in Wandering Woods
- Double Cherry Spires
- Bullet Bill's Touchy Trials
- Spinwheel Sky Fort
- Battle Tower Blitz
Episode 3
- Rolling Inferno
- Seesaw Sizzle
- Beep Block Sky Plaza
- Pickax Cave Plummet
- Stumpy Springs Sanctuary
- Biddybud Snow Stroll
- Cagey Conkdor Caper
- Up 'n' Down Desert
- Mine Cart Ruins Rumble
- Multi-Vator Mayhem
- Flip Panel Footpath
- Rock Block Badlands
- Secret of the Golden Realm
- Shy Guy Shadow Den
- Razzle-Dazzle Sliders
- Poison Canal Cannon Run
- Fright Train Flight
- No Sleep at Magikoopa Keep
- Retro Ramp-Up
- Twisty-Turny Planet
- Ghost Gallery Gambit
- Touchstone Turmoil
- Color Crate Carousel
- Trick-Track Hall
- Deep-Space Gyromajig
- Magma Road Marathon
- Scalding Scaffold Sinkhole
- Wingo's Whackdown
Bonus episode
This episode will either unlock from the start if there is a Super Mario 3D World save, or unlock after beating the 3 other episodes. The levels included are from 3D World but they only contain a green star.
- Super Bell Hill
- Conkdor Canyon
- Shadow-Play Alley
Development
The game originally started development as a Legend of Zelda game but, Nintendo rejected it. They were impressed by the dioramas though.
Reception
The game was received by critics decently well, scoring a Metacritic of 80 and a GameRankings of 80.36%.
In terms of sales, the game has performed decently for a low budget release, selling about 39,000 in its first week in Japan.
Trivia
- In each level, like Super Mario 3D World, there's a hidden pixel Luigi.
- On the title screen, there are two hidden levels showing visual tricks with perspective. One is a statue showing a flower and star and the other is a panel showing a Super Mario Bros. level.
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