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Overview
Adventure Island is a 1991 Game Boy video game developed by Now Production and released by Hudson Soft USA in the USA on December 27, 1991. In the South Pacific, Master Higgins lives peacefully wearing only a grass skirt and a cap. That is until the Evil Witch Doctor decides to capture the Princess Leilani and hold her as his own. It's up to Master Higgins to gather throwing axes, fireballs and…
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Trivia & Facts
When the player's score reaches 50,000 points, 100,000 points, and 200,000 points, Higgins will receive an extra life.
Higgins starts off each life without the ability to attack and can only gain the ability to attack by picking up a stone axe, which can be found in specific spots in each stage.
The staff praised it for the fact that its challenge comes from quality level design and not low quality.
left|thumb|The first stage in the NES version Master Higgins (the player character) loses a life whenever he touches an enemy, an enemy's attack, a fire roast, or when he falls into a pitfall or a body of water.
The player also has a health gauge that starts out with 11 points, which gradually depletes over time or whenever Higgins trips on a rock in his path.
To replenish his health, Higgins can pick up fruit or a milk bottle and has a maximum health of up to 16 points.