NES Longplay [602] Hudson's Adventure Island III

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Played by: Reinc
Master Higgins' girlfriend Tina (erroneously called "Jeannie Jungle" in English materials) is kidnapped once again, this time by a mysterious flying saucer. With the help of his prehistoric pals, Higgins must once again travel through eight different islands and go after the aliens keeping Tina hostage.
Adventure Island 3, known in Japan as Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima Suri ("Great Takahashi's Adventure Island III" ) is a side-scrolling platform game published by Hudson Soft. The gameplay and the design haven't much changed since Adventure Island II: there is a world map, you can choose items before starting a level, the levels themselves are quite short. You perform standard adventure island activities: ride various types of dinosaurs, throw boomerangs at snails, birds, snakes, and skulls, collect grapes and apples, jump over stones, and of course, ride your old trusty skateboard. This time, Higgins can now crouch. However, he loses the ability to backtrack. Unlike the previous game, the boss does not move to a different stage when the player loses a life. The inventory system from the second NES game is still present, but this time he has eight items to choose from instead of just five. Higgins now has five mounts. The other new items include a boomerang weapon that can be used as an alternative from Higgins' traditional stone axe weapon, and a crystal that provides Higgins with protection from a single attack. Like in the previous game, riding a mount speeds up your hunger bar depletion.
There are now different hidden rooms as well, such as treasure rooms where Higgins can choose a new power-up, a surfing bonus round, a springboard bonus round, a room containing a crystal (with an option to continue the level or skip it), and a room with the option of skipping a boss (which will also skip the stage) or not.
About mounts:
1) Red Taylor (spade): He breathes a long-range fireball - it can destroy rocks and boulders. He has the ability to walk on lava and poisoned water.
2) Blue Taylor (heart): Has a rapid low short-range attack, which can destroy rocks and boulders. Doesn't slip on ice. Has the fastest running speed.
3) Classy (diamond): The only dinosaur who can survive in water. Can travel on land too, but is slower there. Can go through bubbles. Has no attack, but you can throw hammers and boomerangs from its back.
4) Don-Don (clover): Can fly . Doesn't gain momentum on land. Attacks by dropping rocks, which cannot destroy rocks and boulders.
5) Poley (star): Has a continuous melee attack. Doesn't sink in a quicksand.
Transition between stages is not randomized anymore. Additional stages are accessed through shortcuts, so completing all stages in one go is still impossible. The level design is more variable now. The graphics were improved to look more 3D, and are generally more detailed. Bosses are more variable in their behavior and abilities, too. Movement is faster and more fluid than ever. All this makes Adventure Island III the ultimate Adventure Island game.
I make a single playthrough of the game and show all level designs and try to show all secrets I run into. Night version of Desolation was skipped, but it's not a different level design, just a different background. -
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[@cualquiercosaax]

one of the most underrated franchise ever... this game must be on the top 10 best games of NES

[@MsPrimeKnight]

agreed

[@milutinndv]

Underrated? In my place this game was considered the best. After this SMB3.

[@robmanabat7447]

agree

[@bifftannen2062]

This is a Sega master System title named Wonder Boy. It's a Sega franchise that got a name change on Nintendo 2 years later.

[@TheRisingTide89]

The nostalgia dose is a bit too strong, you are a bit disillusioned

[@bat-amgalanbat-erdene2621]

Man, as a kid who was like 7yo, I loved this game. Mostly because I love dinosaurs and thought it was sooo cool. I've been searching for the name of this game for almost 20 years now lol. Finally found it!

[@ankitgoswami2358]

me also bro this is favourite game in childhood

[@viniciusalvesespiritosanto1537]

Same here lol. So nostalgic

[@gamermemer433]

Same here 🫠🫠🫠

[@utkarsh.saxena]

The player has got serious skills

[@GabrielGcbs]

One of the best games I've ever played!

[@MattRoszak]

I need to give this game another go, I don't think I ever managed to beat it as a kid.

[@LEOCUJIA]

My favorite game! I still play it in 2017!

[@GauravSharma-bt9ld]

elmarron3980 (LeoCujia) Me too mate. You just can't get enough of it.

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

1:13 This game made me realize that heaven is the best place to go surfing while catching fruits.

[@monos33]

Early Hudson games were uniques and creatives. Lots of memories here!

[@jayden6538]

the adventure island series is quite nostalgic for many people... even if most of the people who played the games outside of america or japan played unlicensed hacked versions.

[@stormxjp]

so the triceratops is basically SONIC ……

[@namk19]

Except you can ride him and he’s green

[@daviddr9319]

Este juego tiene de los mejores graficos que hubo para NES.

[@dianacortes5066]

2020 NOSTALGIA.❤

[@Aguz25]

To play this game some early 90s sunday was a special thing. It took you to fantasy worlds, amazing for a kid.

[@anuragdabral10]

I played this game as pikachu version. . And now when i watch this vid. It bought memories back. . *Nostalgic*

[@natalironaldo]

Great skills. You make it look so easy.

[@hanishGupta]

this, mighty final fight and 3 eyes boy games were my favourite. completed all 3

[@islamdjaid5453]

i was looking for longtime finally

[@GokuMcDuck]

Take me back to those times Please.

[@Everydayforestgardening]

One of my favourite game of childhood final saw the ending 😂❤️🌄🇮🇳

[@hyperrk2954]

Also from india.aaj ind looose vs pak...kyu yaar.🤬

[@hyperrk2954]

Aaj Asia Cup ka match tha ... ind vs pak

[@asmaalam1295]

I always play Super mario, island 3. Even in the mobile version. Never get bored. I am someone who finished Super mario and Island 3 back in 2010. My friends used to called me game queen in our areas. Still I do watch tutorials no metter how old I am!

[@-smileingbread-754]

I love how all names in the credit are cute nickname.

[@badabingbadaboom9251]

Cute dinos

[@rogerstalder7184]

9:21 damn this overworld Music 🤣 just gave me chills haha düdüru düdürü dü dü dü

[@akiandromeda]

36:58 ULTRA COMBO!

[@digiblader1]

Anyone think this is basically a continuation of Adventure Island 2? Lots of recycling--especially with the music.

[@bartek8309]

@Gregory I never played AI2 on my famiclone, only AI1 and AI3 so yeah

[@MiguelOrtizCamilo]

At México is called "El capulinita"

[@SeriousGranade]

Man, this is an actual blast to the past for me, I used to play this game a lot when I was a kid and I still did not have my own PC.

[@jeisonpicado1380]

El juego 🎮 noventero de islander recuerdo cuando lo jugaba ahora lo miro aqui en youtube 😄

[@sedalf]

At the Moment, he died in this Game, I realized... THE PLAYER IS HUMAN xD Never played AI3. I played AI2 and loved it. Thanks for the longplay

[@Seiko180]

this game is just more of the same from the previous game, it just have a few new features

[@playermaniaco]

que recuerdos tengo con este juego

[@Scopie33]

Very nice graphics for the Nes this is a great version of wonder boy

[@ZeriousErnand]

I like this game but those levels are hard specially for the fattest part near the skull boss

[@m3rc3b0ss8]

36:58 38:06 41:51 45:37 Top 10 Anime Betrayals SO SORRY! 😂😂😂😂😂💝💝💝

[@15KHz]

This game now can be edited with the Agave rom editor for Adventure Island 3 which can be downloaded in romhacking dot net in utils section (I made that editor)

[@1.9.8.4.]

Great series Adventure Island on Nes .

[@leonardrou]

the palm trees are complete the same as used in Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991

[@dieinfire920]

Excellent gameplay!! But I’m surprised you didn’t find any of the secret entrance inside the lava cavern stages. In fact the 1st one is in stage 1-2 if my memory serves me right.

[@moonjassal2930]

Give me back that time

[@jeddvillaspin3379]

This one is more forgiving than the first part..

[@ikagura]

The entire serie is complicated! (between wonder boy, monster world and adventure island)(the names changes between japan and the rest of the world too)

[@leo197777]

+Icare Dragon's curse & Dragon's trap too(PcEngine&Sega mastersystem for me the best at all) are in the party but i can see difference in one eyeshot. Although it's sure for name the first,second,third,fourth and fifth doesn't in order dated release,may seem confuse.

[@harrymason5087]

The Palmtrees in this game look similar to Green Hills Palmtrees in Sonic 1

[@xkobar608]

This game is good

[@lesnyleszek4191]

Bro you're good as hell...

[@abhishekpal7658]

My most favourite game 🎮

[@simplyben2278]

2:41 if u go under that platform u can float cuz of that dino. And u can shoot a hole in the wall. And u can go inside

[@NMNMJ]

Very cute dragons.

[@TASTYdope-Beats]

Best game ever made for nes

[@ustaadbabbumaan1220]

miss u so much

[@ivosuajj]

This game is awesome!

[@ferrum7709]

38:10 lol

[@JADSON-]

Simplesmente o melhor jogo nada minha infância

[@geancarlos6938]

Cara quando eu era criança eu achava que tava jogando mario kkkkk, ficava preto e branco pra mim, hoje que descobri que o nome do game é outro, me deu uma nostalgia danada cada vez que eu escutei os efeitos sonoros nesse video

[@muhammadfarhan6487]

at first,i was not so good playing this game,since i consider that this one is tough.but after learning about how to use those dino at right place,i finished this game on many occasion..but frequently,i finished a lot earlier from the amount of time that i estimated,considering i took "short cut" in almost every area from 1 to 8..but still,a great game..not so tough since the dinos are there to help,not like that ultra freaking damn fucking Adventure Island 1 where you are all on yourself,armed with axe and skateboard (LOL) to confront all of those damn bosses.....

[@Reinc]

Yeah, normally a playthrough of this game takes much less time, but I wanted to show as many levels as possible.

[@andresjoseruedatello6509]

This was so hard when I first tried it...

[@Kooooottttt2012]

Best game of this series

[@bifftannen2062]

This is Wonder Boy on the Sega Master System that came out 2 years earlier.

[@SureshKumar-fk6id]

I think this game should be in top

[@STRAW-HAT-]

Nostalgia 😭

[@bartek8309]

38:09-38:11 Chill bro :P

[@mjoe1111211]

37:09 first death. Damn

[@_space_cat_]

Why the hell there is a single black pixel at the center of bonfire sprite

[@kinitsan]

This game and super mario bros are the reason why i took engineering dayum 😂

[@pferreira1983]

This game is probably the best clone of Wonderboy 3 ever made.

[@pepomega]

Well, its not a clone, its very different.

[@mrjab6313]

Este juego especificamente el mundo de hielo y su jefe fueron mi nemesis de niño pero lo pude vencer hace ya un par de años.

[@GypsyEncounters]

Took me years to figure out what this darn game was called

[@yeickyeigarcia4407]

azzzz que tiempos que buen video man

[@KoeHaine]

I never clear this game, you so GGWP

[@Mika9VS7777]

My childhood

[@stevendudley5687]

You gotta collect that fruit or you will die!

[@nongdeaw8490]

Adventure Island 4 please!!!

[@jondeiconic2552]

Yes. Do the 4th one

[@bifftannen2062]

This game is actually called Wonder Boy and came out on the Sega Master System 2 years earlier.

[@LizNaturallyful]

Hay este juego versión Android así sea con emulador?

[@stray-phantom496]

🧡

[@spiderjuan412]

El Capulinita 3

[@captainquyet7313]

Please fix gold medal for level 4. Or, someone that has gotten it, please post how. adventure island on hudgames

[@Tabbimura]

I stop playing after third boss. I usually got tired from playing.

[@samppakoivula9977]

mario meets golden axe...

[@sakibqureshi2138]

How to play this game in android in ppsspp app

[@miguelyantaschanca1947]

41:49 Ahi debieron poner otra música

[@angelomust1636]

You should accept thats you kept the dino thats fly for pass the level more easy 😂😂😂 if no i did it

[@kelenbeazar1934]

6-6 here. God I can't make it.

[@smalltake7984]

Can you send me link of this nes game

[@mellowmood9]

It's literally on the internet. Just search "game name" nes rom download

[@muhammadfarhan6487]

even this one is easier than the first one lol😂

[@johneygd]

I like this game but am very disappointed that theres no world map screen and no egg selection stage like in adventure island 2,why hudson removed this is beyond me. but other then that,it's a great game. And BTW great walktrough!!!

[@Jeansowaty]

The minigame removal is good because it was tedious and only gives you stupid points. If it gave you powerups that'd be neat.

[@johneygd]

@@Jeansowaty but it could give an extra life if you are lucky,so to me that mini game was well worth it.

[@Jeansowaty]

@@johneygd Another issue of AI2 was the fact that the maximum of lives you could keep was just 9. In AI3, this was updated to a whopping 99 lives! However I believe the amount of other side-content and ways to get 1ups in AI3 makes up for it. To be fair, I love both games equally, I grew up playing AI2 and AI3 just seems more like a DLC to it. Kinda like how SMB2j was to SMB1. Great games :)

[@johneygd]

@@Jeansowaty ahaa oke that’s pretty interesting note: BTW ,did you know that in tiny toon adventure 1, you can also only can get a maximum of 9 lives (actually 10 since 0 also counts as an extra life).

[@Jeansowaty]

@@johneygd Yeah I remember playing this game, actually the bootleg called Super Bros. 6/Mario 6 :)

[@akkykalra775]

Please send me link of this game please

[@rmzCrush]

More like world of long ads

[@ModernVarietyTV]

Very hard!

[@rellik187redrum]

which I was back in 92 again

[@janmejayyadav809]

it's go:):3:)(::'(

[@fnafstarker]

She looks from me

[@joshuajames1246]

the last of the adventure island games if I'm not mistaken

[@haseo8244]

Yes it is they didn't made anymore

[@ikagura]

There was 2 games on the snes

[@katsujinken10]

Aside from the SNES, TG-16 and I think Wiiware entries, there still a fourth for famicom that didn't get localized for NES

[@scorpiondeathlock980]

There is Adventure Island 4, for NES

[@ikagura]

And a wiiware game too

[@nicolf3823]

Imperdonable, te falto en la pantalla 2 fabricar y entrar en el agujero, pordias conseguir otras cosas

[@汪立雯-u3b]

台灣

[@joseluisbautista8782]

Aguien de 2022

[@haseo8244]

Finally

[@kimanhle9134]

I’m going with them to 102 and get a new house and then go get them and get the kids to get the kids for sure and go to get them for me and 🤩 for sure what do you want to go game

[@neetuyadav720]

seminar33

[@miguelyantaschanca1947]

38:09 ,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@neetuyadav720]

x600

[@wmdvalkyrie6144]

กูเคยเล่นชอบมากๆๆๆๆ

[@turbohusque]

I never understood or could tolerate the bullshit gameplay mechanic of your life constantly going down for no fucking reason. That's like playing Castlevania when your life slowly drops no matter what. Without that bullshittery, these games could have been incredible.

[@bunnyfreakz]

It's not life, It's hunger. That's why you get fruits, meat and whatever is that to fill back the meter.