The game mechanics are unique in that instead of just running and jumping to the right to reach a goal, you must carefully follow paths and actually rotate the world in 3D view to be able to keep track of where Toad is going. Getting 100 coins adds an extra Toad life to your game. If he doesn’t find a mushroom to become large again, running into an enemy again means that level is over.Īgain, similar to Mario Brothers, there are coins located all over in the open, and hidden in plants you need to pick and caves.

Similar to Mario Brothers, If Toad is caught by an enemy, the first time he ‘shrinks’ a bit.

Various types of paths and traversable land and water are full of items and tools used to collect coins or disburse adversaries or blow up walls to gain access to otherwise hidden areas. With over 80 levels of diverse and increasingly complex ‘lands’ to explore to find gems, defeat or avoid enemies and discover the all important coins to add extra lives, this game is one of the best.Įach level consists of a 3D, rotatable world, in which the goal is usually to locate 3 gems and finally a big star in order to complete the level. I have been a fan of most Nintendo games, especially in the ‘Mario World’ for decades.Ĭaptain Toad:Treasure Tracker is a welcome departure from the 2D platform and party games. Excellent game to teach puzzle solving and orientation in 3D space while being extremely engaging addictive.

Free version of toad