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{{Infobox video game
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|title = The Adventures of Gilligan's Island
|title = The Adventures of Gilligan's Island
|image = [[File:GilligansIslandNESBoxArt.jpg|frameless|The Adventures of Gilligan's Island]]
|image = GilligansIslandNESBoxArt.jpg
|caption = Cover art
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|developer = [[Human Entertainment|Human Entertainment, Inc.]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
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The player controls the Skipper and is followed around by Gilligan, who is controlled by the computer.<ref name="mobygames"/>
The player controls the Skipper and is followed around by Gilligan, who is controlled by the computer.<ref name="mobygames"/>


The game's four levels are dotted with threats from creatures in addition to [[Headhunting|headhunter]]s and the surrounding terrain. Player have to wander around the island, collecting various objects, speaking with the other castaways (the millionaire, his wife, the Professor, and Mary Ann) and solving various puzzles.<ref name="mobygames"/> Players most also frequently rescue Gilligan, who frequently gets lost or stuck in things, the player has to pull him back with a rope or rescue him if he falls down one of many holes. The game has a [[Password (video games)|password]] feature for all four levels.
The game's four levels are dotted with threats from creatures in addition to [[Headhunting|headhunter]]s and the surrounding terrain. The player has to wander around the island, collecting various objects, speaking with the other castaways (the millionaire, his wife, the Professor, and Mary Ann) and solving various puzzles.<ref name="mobygames"/> Players most also frequently rescue Gilligan, who frequently gets lost or stuck in things, the player has to pull him back with a rope or rescue him if he falls down one of many holes. The game has a [[Password (video games)|password]] feature for all four levels.


Enemies deplete the [[Health (gaming)|player's life bar]] and there is also a time limit for each level.<ref name="mobygames"/> The Skipper can attack most of the game's enemies with a [[Punch (combat)|punch]] or a club. There are four bosses in the game (a gorilla, a large cannibal who is the leader of the headhunters, a large bear, and a [[Skeleton (undead)|skeleton]]).<ref name="wired">{{cite web | url = https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/09/gilligans-island-nes/| title = 8-Bit Gilligan’s Island a Three-Hour Torture | publisher = Wired| last=Kohler | first=Chris |date = 2009-09-11| accessdate = 2010-07-12}}</ref>
Enemies deplete the [[Health (gaming)|player's life bar]] and there is also a time limit for each level.<ref name="mobygames"/> The Skipper can attack most of the game's enemies with a [[Punch (combat)|punch]] or a club. There are four bosses in the game (a gorilla, a large cannibal who is the leader of the headhunters, a large bear, and a [[Skeleton (undead)|skeleton]]).<ref name="wired">{{cite web | url = https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/09/gilligans-island-nes/| title = 8-Bit Gilligan’s Island a Three-Hour Torture | publisher = Wired| last=Kohler | first=Chris |date = 2009-09-11| accessdate = 2010-07-12}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 24 September 2018

The Adventures of Gilligan's Island
File:GilligansIslandNESBoxArt.jpg
Cover art
Developer(s)Human Entertainment, Inc.[1]
Publisher(s)Bandai America, Inc.[1]
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Designer(s)Hiroyuki Itoh
Sun Shi Fai
Koo Wai San
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Composer(s)Masaki Hashimoto
Takahiro Wakuta[1]
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Platform(s)NES
Release
Genre(s)Action[1]
Strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

The Adventures of Gilligan's Island (also known as Gilligan's Island: The Video Game) is a single-player Nintendo Entertainment System video game by Bandai that is based on the 1960s sitcom of the same name.[2]

Gameplay[edit]

File:Gilligan's Island NES game screenshot.png
Gilligan and Skipper traverse one of the game's levels.

The player controls the Skipper and is followed around by Gilligan, who is controlled by the computer.[2]

The game's four levels are dotted with threats from creatures in addition to headhunters and the surrounding terrain. The player has to wander around the island, collecting various objects, speaking with the other castaways (the millionaire, his wife, the Professor, and Mary Ann) and solving various puzzles.[2] Players most also frequently rescue Gilligan, who frequently gets lost or stuck in things, the player has to pull him back with a rope or rescue him if he falls down one of many holes. The game has a password feature for all four levels.

Enemies deplete the player's life bar and there is also a time limit for each level.[2] The Skipper can attack most of the game's enemies with a punch or a club. There are four bosses in the game (a gorilla, a large cannibal who is the leader of the headhunters, a large bear, and a skeleton).[3]

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Additional release information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  3. Kohler, Chris (2009-09-11). "8-Bit Gilligan's Island a Three-Hour Torture". Wired. Retrieved 2010-07-12.

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