<s>
Hudson	O
's	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1988	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Escape	O
for	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
with	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Master	B-Application
Higgins	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Master	O
Wigins	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
as	O
Takahashi	O
Meijin	O
in	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
ventured	O
to	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
the	O
South	O
Pacific	O
after	O
hearing	O
that	O
the	O
Evil	O
Witch	O
Doctor	O
kidnapped	O
Princess	O
Tina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	B-Application
Higgins	I-Application
(	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
)	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
whenever	O
he	O
touches	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
attack	O
,	O
a	O
fire	O
roast	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
he	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
pitfall	O
or	O
a	O
body	O
of	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
game	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
partial	O
rights	O
to	O
which	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
obtained	O
from	O
developer	O
Escape	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Westone	O
Bit	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
had	O
already	O
signed	O
away	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
name	O
and	O
characters	O
to	O
Sega	O
,	O
so	O
Hudson	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
modeled	O
and	O
named	O
after	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
spokesman	O
Takahashi	O
Meijin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
western	O
version	O
of	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Takahashi	O
Meijin	O
character	O
was	O
renamed	O
Master	B-Application
Higgins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
adopted	O
an	O
action	O
RPG	O
system	O
for	O
its	O
sequels	O
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
)	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
sequels	O
stuck	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
also	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
port	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
sequels	O
to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
changing	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incidentally	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
(	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
adaptation	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
)	O
was	O
titled	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
adapted	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
are	O
currently	O
owned	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
who	O
absorbed	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
a	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
title	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
internationally	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
titled	O
Hudson	O
Selection	O
Volume	O
4	O
:	O
Takahashi	B-Application
Meijin	I-Application
no	I-Application
Bōken	I-Application
Jima	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
fourth	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
titled	O
Takahashi	B-Application
Meijin	I-Application
no	I-Application
Bōken	I-Application
Jima	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standalone	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
four	O
games	O
were	O
re-released	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titled	O
Hudson	O
Best	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
6	O
:	O
Bōken	O
Jima	O
Collection	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
NES	O
games	O
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Island	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Gacha	B-Application
wa	I-Application
shi	I-Application
Meijin	I-Application
no	I-Application
Bōken	I-Application
Jima	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
for	O
mobile	O
,	O
and	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
by	I-Application
Takahashi	I-Application
Meijin	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
for	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
Meijin	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
DreamMix	B-Application
TV	I-Application
World	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
Meijin	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	O
game	O
Gacha	O
Washi	O
Meijin	O
no	O
Bōken	O
Jima	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
cross-over	O
between	O
the	O
Gachapin	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
also	O
inspired	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
titled	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
TMS	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
1986	O
,	O
to	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
lasting	O
51	O
episodes	O
and	O
a	O
theatrical	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
involved	O
the	O
kidnapping	O
of	O
Takahashi	O
(	O
Master	B-Application
Higgins	I-Application
)	O
and	O
his	O
lady	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Hudson	O
character	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
