CORBIE'S GAME BLOG

I've been a huge Adventure Island fan since I got the first Adventure Island game for my NES. Over the years, I've acquired just about every version of the game in existence, including the Gameboy renditions. But out of all of these different versions, there's one that really stands out the most as being the best of the bunch and that's the Turbo Grafx-16 version of New Adventure Island. Not only is it a beautiful game visually, it's also got a terrific and upbeat soundtrack to go along with it. The area where the game really stands out above the others is in the play control. It's tight and responsive and makes playing the game a sheer joy. New Adventure Island takes a very simple platformer and weaves it into one of the most enjoyable games you're likely to run across and one that you'll keep coming back to time and time again.

The premise behind New Adventure Island is simple. You basically run, jump, shoot, and skateboard your way through the games many perilous jungle levels in search of your missing bride. What makes the game challenging is the fact that you have to collect fruit in order to gain time points which you'll need in order to finish the level under the time limit. The bosses at the end of each area are also extremely impressive from a visual standpoint, and normally require some tricky maneauvering and shooting in order to defeat them. Bonk's Adventure might be considered the definitive Turbo Grafx-16 platformer, but it's Adventure Island that really steals the show as far as I'm concerned. If you love a great platformer and are looking for something extremely fun, track down a copy of New Adventure Island and see for yourself that there are terrific platformers out there besides the Super Mario games.