Antarctic Adventure

The Penguin(Penta), MUST reach to the each base,it is not common car racing game. And have to avoid obstacle(Sea Lion, hole in the ice), music is very cute. And have perspective!

• • Published by: Konami, Home Entertainment Suppliers

  • Developed by: Konami

  • Designer: Hideo Kojima(Of Metal Gear fame)

  • Platform:MSX,NES,ColecoVision, GameBoy, Game Boy Color, Virtual Console

  • Year Released:1983

• Significant Contributors to Game Development:

  • Genre: Racing

  • Other Games in Series: Penguin Adventure(1986), Yume Penguin Monogatari(1991)

History

Konami release 'Antarctic Adventure' for Famicom at 1983 . After, few years, release several series for MSX version. Antarctic Adventure was very common game to kid. These days, some of the people who became adult still remember this game.

Game Design Elements

Gameplay

Have to reach to each base before times up, and avoid the obstacle(Sea Lion, hole in the ice). In this game most important item is the Flashing flag.

When penta get flag, propeller is appear on his head, so he can fly(speed up, boost up, high jump). Normal flag, fish is helping the penta's lonely trip.This game goal is how to get the many item as soon as possible and reach to the destination with limited time.

Also, there is obstacle for Penta, Sea Lion(walrus) which suddenly appear from the ice surface and bloak penta's way. And penta have to becareful ponds, crevice too. If two big hole appear, use the double jump.

Obstacles

-ponds:

Small ponds of water collect on the surface of the ice. They jump be jumped or avoided. If you hit them, your speed will be reduced to 0.

-Crevice:

Wide breaks in the ice that must be jumped or side stepped. Because of their width, it is easier to jump them, but they sometimes occur back to back. Either jump early enough to jump the second one, or jump late enough to clear them both with one jump. If you do not clear the crevice, you will fall in it and grab the edge. You must tap the button to jump out of it and continue.

-Sea Lion(W

alurs): Some ponds contain Walruses who rise out of the water whenever they hear penguins approaching. Walrus inhabited ponds cannot be jumped over and must be avoided completely.

Collectible Items

-Fish:

Fish occasionally jump out of ponds as you pass by. Collect them for bonus points.

-Flags:

Flags occur intermittently along the ice. Collect them for bonus points.

-Flashing Flags:

A flashing flag is worth 1000 points, and grants the penguin a propeller hat power-up.

Controls

Plot

Penta have to reach each country base(10 base).

Australia-> France ->Australia->New Zealand->Antarctic->USA->Argentina->USA->United Kingdom->Japan

Characters

Penta Is the main character in the Antarctic Adventure, later his son pentarou became a mascot of through the 1980s.

Art

Visual & Sound is very simple but, when you play that game, sky have different color and cloud is moving and map perspective and environment is changing. And musci is very cute.

Listen stage Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJNe7kcwe1E

References

http://www.giantbomb.com/antarctic-adventure/61-4670/

http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Antarctic_Adventure

Links

• • Game play video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSzQI1Raf0s

  • Game play video2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzOpPYmcAKI

  • Game play video3(clearing the game in 12minutes):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYy31XAXd0&feature=related

  • Download the Game:http://www.coolrom.com/roms/nes/1010/Antarctic_Adventures.php