Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

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

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 game is also planned to have amiibo functionality.

Playable

 * Captain Toad

Supporting

 * Blue Toad

Enemies

 * Biddybuds
 * Big Boos
 * Boos
 * Cat Bullet Bills
 * Cat Goombas
 * Charvaarghs
 * Cheep Cheeps
 * Goombas
 * Goomba Towers
 * Magikoopas
 * Para-Biddybuds
 * Piranha Creepers
 * Piranha Plants
 * Shy Guys
 * Walleyes
 * A new square stump enemy with spikes on its side which blocks the path it is on and moves sideways.
 * A new red bird enemy whose attack pattern is similar to Flaptacks.

Bosses

 * A dragon boss who lives in a volcano.

Items and objects

 * ? Blocks
 * 1-Up Mushrooms
 * Boost Pads
 * Brick Blocks
 * Cannons
 * Carts
 * Clear Pipes
 * Coins
 * Coin Stacks
 * Diamonds
 * Ladders
 * P-Switches
 * POW Blocks
 * Power Stars
 * Stamps
 * Super Mushrooms
 * Turnips
 * Warp Pipes
 * A pickaxe used to break Brick Blocks and defeat enemies
 * A spinnwheel which can be turned to spin obstactles, for example a bridge.

Stages

 * 1) Walleye Temple: Steal the Star!
 * 2) Minecart Summit: Throw the Turnips!
 * 3) Magma Mountain: Time to Climb!
 * 4) Mystery Mansion: Doorway Drama!
 * 5) The Star Express: Sneak Attack!
 * 6) Mushy Monument: Mayday!
 * 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.

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.
 * Super Mario Bros. 2: Turnips and sprouts on the ground return.
 * 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