Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a puzzle platform game for the Wii U. It was released on November 13, 2014 in Japan and is planned to be released on December 5, 2014 in North America; January 2, 2015 in Europe; and January 3, 2015 in Australia. The game is based on The Adventures of Captain Toad stages from Super Mario 3D World but features extensive depth and variety. This is the second game to have a Toad as the main protagonist, with the first game being Wario's Woods, released twenty years prior.

Story
Captain Toad and Toadette are out treasure hunting, climbing a structure to get a Power Star. They soon after notice feathers falling from the sky when Wingo, a large bird who's described as "a lover of all things shiny", grabs the star. Toadette attempts to retrieve it while Captain Toad is temporarily knocked over. Wingo makes off with both the star and Toadette—leaving the Captain on his own. Captain Toad must then go through levels collecting Power Stars to fight Wingo and save Toadette.

After a while, the Captain and Wingo duel in a dark tower over stormy skies. After Wingo is defeated, Toadette is rescued and they continue treasure hunting. However, Wingo, who remains unfinished, returns to kidnap Captain Toad this time, allowing Toadette to journey on a solo adventure. After another long journey, Toadette saves him, although this fight is "failed" as the Captain is promptly knocked far away, and Toadette recaptured.

The Captain awakes in a dark cave, where he finds another Power Star snatched away by Wingo. Toad pursues to a large mine. Meanwhile, Toadette escapes Wingo, adventures a bit, but is once again taken captive. Wingo then takes her to the same tower, while Captain Toad arrives. After a final fight, Wingo is defeated permanently, and the two Toads ride off in a minecart as the credits play.

After the credits, Captain Toad chases after a Green Star, leaving Toadette in the minecart. A scene very similar to Super Mario 3D World's (though with updated, slightly better graphics) opening plays, only the scene changes after Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach enter the pipe. The runaway Green Star falls into the pipe, and Captain Toad follows suit, setting the stage for Super Mario 3D World.

Gameplay
Captain Toad controls the same as in The Adventures of Captain Toad and cannot jump. He can pick plants from the ground which usually have coins or turnips but can sometimes have Diamonds. These plants can sometimes act similarly to Coin Blocks in Mario platformers, housing either a single coin or 10 coins that the player must pull in a time limit. The turnips can be thrown at enemies in a Super Mario Bros. 2 fashion. The camera can be rotated in any direction to view the stage at different angles. Each stage will also have 3 Diamonds, similar to Green Stars and a stamp to collect. Unlike The Adventures of Captain Toad, the levels have no time limit. Instead, the game keeps track the highest number of coins earned (in each level) and the time taken to complete each level. The main goal of the game is to reach the Power Star at one point of the stage.

The game is going to have amiibo functionality.

Supporting

 * Blue Toad
 * Yellow Toad
 * Green Toad
 * Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad
 * A mole-like species, which awards prizes when caught.

New

 * Flaptor
 * Piranha Sprout
 * Mud Trooper
 * Stumper
 * Mummy Toad

Bosses

 * Draggadon
 * Wingo
 * Gold Draggadon

Power-ups

 * Double Cherries
 * Super Mushrooms
 * Glowing Mushrooms

Stages
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will feature more than 70 stages (referred to as "mini-universes" ). The game is divided into various "episodes", with their own plots, as well as containing a number of different stages played as each character Each stage also features a challenge that can be completed for an extra bonus.

Episode 1
The Secret Is in the Stars
 * 1. Plucky Path Beginnings
 * 2. Walleye Tumble Temple
 * 3. Touchstone Trouble
 * 4. Mushroom Mesa

The Chase to Pyropuff Peak
 * 5. Double Cherry Palace
 * 6. Shy Guy Heights
 * 7. Spinwheel Library
 * 8. Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown
 * 9. Spinwheel Bullet Bill Base
 * 10. The King of Pyropuff Peak

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 * 11. Piranha Creeper Cove
 * 12. Briny Bowl Swimming Hole
 * 13. Turnip Cannon Jungle

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 * 14. Pop-Up Prairie Town
 * 15. Drop Road Dash
 * 16. Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion
 * 17. Blizzard on the Star Express

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 * 18. Wingo's Watchtower

Episode 2
The Captain Gets Toadnapped
 * 1. Chute Scoot Slopes
 * 2. Stumper Sneakaround
 * 3. Sundown Mine Cart Rundown
 * 4. Sinister Street Signs

Onward, Toadette!


 * 5. Floaty Fun Water Park
 * 6. Drift-Along Canyon
 * 7. Sliding Slab Shuffle
 * 8. Spooky Specters at Shadow Manor
 * 9. Draggadon's Revenge

Farewell, Pyropuff Peak


 * 10. Spinwheel Cog Ruins
 * 11. Windup Stairs
 * 12. Up 'n' Down Terrace
 * 13. Clear Pipe Puzzleplex

On the Trail of the Great Bird


 * 14. Midnight in the Wandering Woods
 * 15. A stage featuring various towers that magically raise and lower.
 * 16. A stage with blue lava and Bullet Bills
 * 17. A stage consisting of two sets of rotatable walls.

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 * 18. A stage where Toadette must progress through tower like areas by defeating all enemies in each tower.

Episode 3
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 * 1. Rolling Inferno
 * 2. A lava stage with seesaw platforms and Spikes
 * 3. Beep Block Sky Plaza
 * 4. A mining stage where Captain Toad must use the Super Pickaxe to get to the bottom.

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 * 5. A level with a rotating stump, Ant Troopers and a giant tree.
 * 6. A stage where Toadette must traverse a set of snow blocks, some of which break under her weight.
 * 7. A puzzle stage with many Conkdors
 * 8. A desert stage filled with P-switches.
 * 9. A swamp-themed minecart level.

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 * 10. A tall stairway level with Double Cherries and Flaptors.
 * 11. A sunset level with Snake Panels.
 * 12. A fortress with various Bullet Bills and Stone Brick Blocks
 * 13. A boss level against Gold Draggadon.

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 * 14. A dark ruins/cave level with Shy Guys.
 * 15. Razzle Dazzle Slider
 * 16. A swamp level with Double Cherries and clear pipe cannons.
 * 17. A second stage on the Star Express.
 * 18. A hexagonal tower filled with Magikoopas

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 * 19. A stage based on Donkey Kong
 * 20. A stage with rolling hills and clouds.
 * 21. A Ghost House with rising Poisonous Water
 * 22. A stage similar to Touchstone Trouble
 * 23. A level set on a group of rotating blocks that spin on real time.
 * 24. A japanese temple level with Spikes.
 * 25. A stage in space with Conkdors
 * 26. A level with Boost Pads and lava.
 * 27. A stage with rising lava.

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 * 28. The final battle against Wingo.

Bonus Levels
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 * 1. Super Bell Hill
 * 2. Conkdor Canyon
 * 3. Shadow Play Alley
 * 4. Clear Pipe Cruise
 * 5. Mushroom Mesa, except Toad now needs to gather the Toad Brigade to activate a lift to the star.
 * 6. The Japanese temple level, except Toad now needs to gather the Toad Brigade to activate a lift to the star.
 * 7. A lava stage from before, except Toad now needs to gather the Toad Brigade to activate a lift to the star.
 * 8. The hexagonal tower stage, except Toad now needs to gather the Toad Brigade to activate a lift to the star.

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 * 9. The Snake Panel level, except Toadette is now chased by a Shadow Toad.
 * 10. Drop Road Dash, except Toadette is now chased by a Shadow Toad.
 * 11. The King of Pyropuff Peak, except Toadette is now chased by a Shadow Toad.
 * 12. Episode 1's starting sequence, only Captain Toad must find a Gold Mushroom.
 * 13. Episode 2's starting sequence, only Captain Toad must find a Gold Mushroom.
 * 14. Episode 3's starting sequence, only Captain Toad must find a Gold Mushroom.

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 * 15. All Shadow Toad levels merged into a single, mystery box-like stage. The end features the iconic Thank You message.
 * 16. A pair of minigames involving the Super Pickaxe and Double Cherry
 * 17. A pair of minigames involving the Super Pickaxe and Double Cherry
 * 18. A pair of minigames involving the Super Pickaxe and Double Cherry

References to other games

 * Donkey Kong: The music that plays when using a Super Pickaxe is a remix of the theme that plays when Mario collects a Hammer in Donkey Kong; the way in which the pickaxe is swung is also a reference to the Hammer. There is also a stage based upon this game.
 * Super Mario Bros. 2: Turnips and sprouts on the ground return.
 * Super Mario World: Wingo has a feather on her hat that resembles the Cape Feather.
 * New Super Mario Bros.: This game's lava level music is partially covered.
 * Super Mario Galaxy: Captain Toad returns from his debut in this game.
 * Super Mario 3D Land: A cover version of this game's beach level music appears.
 * New Super Mario Bros. 2: The Gold Mushroom returns as a item.
 * Super Mario 3D World: This game is based on The Adventures of Captain Toad, first featured in this game. Many mechanics from this game return, as well as a cover versions of several tracks from this game. Super Bell Hill, Conkdor Canyon, Shadow-Play Alley and Clear Pipe Cruise have also been confirmed to be stages in this game. Also the intro from this game can be seen after the credits, revealing this game is a prequel.

amiibo
This game has been confirmed to include functionality with amiibo, Nintendo's series of NFC enabled figurines. However, the exact nature of this functionality has not yet been announced.