Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is an upcoming puzzle platform game for the Wii U planned to be released on November 13, 2014 in Japan, December 5, 2014 in North America, January 9, 2015 in Europe, and January 10, 2015 in Australia. The game is based off The Adventures of Captain Toad stages from Super Mario 3D World, but features extensive depth and variety.

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 whose 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.

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 appear to have no time limit. The main goal of the game is to reach the Power Star at one point of the stage.

The game is also planned to have amiibo functionality.

Playable

 * Captain Toad
 * Toadette (unlockable)

Supporting

 * Blue Toad
 * Yellow Toad
 * Green Toad

Enemies

 * Ant Troopers
 * Ball 'n' Chains
 * Biddybuds
 * Big Boos
 * Boos
 * Cat Bullet Bills
 * Cat Goombas
 * Chargin' Chucks
 * Charvaarghs
 * Cheep Cheeps
 * Conkdors
 * Fire Bros.
 * Flaptor: A new red bird enemy whose attack pattern is similar to Flaptacks.
 * Goombas
 * Goomba Towers
 * Hammer Bros.
 * Magikoopas
 * Missile Bills
 * Para-Biddybuds
 * Piranha Creepers
 * Piranha Plants
 * Piranha Sprout: A new enemy that spits seeds at the player.
 * Shy Guys
 * Spikes
 * Walleyes
 * A new square stump enemy with spikes on its side which blocks the path it is on and moves sideways.
 * A new ghost-like enemy that chases Captain Toad as a group.
 * A new mole-like enemy.

Bosses

 * A dragon boss who lives in a volcano.
 * Wingo: A large blue bird that wears a turban and has Power Star on its necklace. Wingo kidnaps Toadette and steals a Power Star at the beginning of the game, and is presumably a major antagonist.

Power-ups

 * Double Cherries
 * Super Mushrooms
 * Glowing Mushrooms

Other

 * ? Blocks
 * 1-Up Mushrooms
 * Beat Blocks
 * Boost Pads
 * Brick Blocks
 * Cannons
 * Carts
 * Clear Pipes
 * Coins
 * Coin Stacks
 * Diamonds
 * Donut Blocks
 * Ladders
 * Numbered platforms
 * P-Switches
 * POW Blocks
 * Power Stars
 * Pumps
 * Stamps
 * Turnips
 * Giant Turnips
 * Gold Mushrooms
 * Warp Pipes
 * Super Pickaxe
 * A spinwheel which can be turned to spin obstacles, for example a bridge.

Stages
There will be more than 70 stages in the game.
 * Walleye Temple: Steal the Star!
 * Minecart Summit: Throw the Turnips!
 * The King of Pyropuff Peak
 * Bizzare Doors of Boo Mansion
 * Blizzard on the Star Express
 * Mushy Monument: Mayday!
 * Chute Scope Slopes - A stage featuring slides.
 * Razzle-Dazzle Slider - A pinball-themed level.
 * A stage outside of a tower with Piranha Plants, Magikoopas, and Clear Pipes. There is a locked door.
 * A water stage with swimming Goombas and Warp Pipes.
 * A cave with Brick Blocks, Piranha Creepers, and a pickaxe that Captain Toad can use.
 * A garden with many Shy Guys and some Shy Guy hedges.
 * A lava-themed level with narrow pathways and Boost Pads.
 * A water level with Cheep-Cheeps and multicolored pipes.
 * A jungle level with a Piranha Creeper
 * A level with a similar appearance to Mushy Monument: Mayday! featuring the blue Toad and a wooden tower.
 * A fortress-themed level with Missile Bills.
 * A palace-like level featuring a hedge maze and the Double Cherry.
 * A train level featuring marching ghost-like enemies; the player can remove the cars from the train.
 * A woods level featuring a patch of water with a platform that can launch the player higher up.
 * A cloud level featuring multiple rolling hills.
 * A Ghost House level with bookcases the player can rotate with the GamePad.
 * A dark canyon level.
 * A stage featuring multiple levels and Conkdors.
 * A magic castle-themed level with towers that can be raised.
 * A stage featuring Beat Blocks.
 * A desert stage featuring gear-shaped platforms that can be rotated
 * A stage with a wedding - esque tower and hedge maze.
 * A spooky woods themed course with spiky Tree-Stump enemies

References to other games

 * Donkey Kong: Captain Toad uses the pick-axe object in a very similar manner to how Mario uses hammers in this game and uses the same sound effect.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Super Mario 3D World: This game is based on The Adventures of Captain Toad, first featured in this game. The games have a similar art style. The format on the top left of the screen is almost identical. Many mechanics from this game return, as well as a cover version of the main and haunted Captain Toad theme and the canyon music.

External link

 * E3 trailer
 * Official Japanese Website
 * Official North American Website