May2016

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  50

  News North America Gets Both StarTropics Games for This Week's Wii U Download Update

  At last

  StarTropics is one of those franchises that saw its start on the NES and never really took off after that. Playing somewhat like a tropical version of The Legend of Zelda, StarTropics was something of a cult classic, made particularly famous for a letter which came with each copy that players had to dip in water to receive a secret message...

  • Thu 26th May 2016
  • Virtual Console
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Wii U eShop
  • StarTropics

November2015

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  18

  Wii U eShop / NES

  Review Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II

  Time for Mike to make his return

  For banana fans and island hoppers alike, the original StarTropics stands to this day as an under-appreciated classic of the NES library. It's the kind of imperfect gem that sadly went a little under the radar at the time of its release, but has endured as a cult favourite thanks in large part to its distinctive...

  • Thu 5th Nov 2015
  • Reviews
  • Wii U eShop
  • StarTropics
  • NES

September2015

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  39

  Wii U eShop / NES

  Review StarTropics

  Sun, sea, sand, and aliens

  Winter is slowly creeping up on us, so it's as good a time as ever to explore warmer climates and take your mind off of the bad weather. For some NES-filtered beams of sunshine, why not step into the shoes of young Mike Jones, an American kid who's headed for an alphabetic island on the tropical adventure of a lifetime?...

  • Wed 23rd Sep 2015
  • Wii U eShop
  • Reviews
  • StarTropics

December2008

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  10

  NES

  Review Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II

  Revenge of Zoda

  While the original StarTropics was a great game, it did have some nagging problems. In 1994, after the SNES was already out for 3 years in the US, Nintendo saw fit to finally make a sequel to one of the (sadly) most underrated games on the NES. But they didn't make it for the SNES - They actually made it for the NES as well! In...

  • Tue 30th Dec 2008
  • Virtual Console
  • Reviews
  • StarTropics

January2008

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  10

  NES

  Review StarTropics

  Embark on an extraordinary adventure

  On first sight, StarTropics looks eerily like Zelda (in fact, when you start it up, there's the same name entry screen!). So you might be thinking, what's all the fuss about? StarTropics is about a typical American teenager, Mike Jones, who heads to the tropics to meet his archaeologist uncle after receiving a...

  • Tue 8th Jan 2008
  • Virtual Console
  • Reviews
  • StarTropics