<s>
StarTropics	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Genyo	O
Takeda	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Integrated	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
StarTropics	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Zoda	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
:	I-Application
StarTropics	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarTropics	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
alongside	O
29	O
other	O
games	O
)	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
/	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
15-year-old	O
Mike	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
,	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
baseball	B-Application
team	O
captain	O
from	O
Seattle	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
visit	O
his	O
uncle	O
,	O
an	O
archaeologist	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Steven	O
Jones	O
,	O
at	O
his	O
laboratory	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
C-Island	O
in	O
the	O
South	O
Seas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chief	O
of	O
Coralcola	O
gives	O
Mike	O
a	O
special	O
yo-yo	B-Operating_System
to	O
defend	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Jones	O
's	O
robot	O
Nav-Com	O
permits	O
Mike	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
uncle	O
's	O
submarine	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
isles	O
of	O
the	O
South	O
Seas	O
,	O
Mike	O
encounters	O
monsters	O
,	O
labyrinths	O
,	O
quirky	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
intelligent	O
animals	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
talking	O
parrot	B-Language
and	O
a	O
mother	O
dolphin	B-Application
looking	O
for	O
her	O
son	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
lost	O
uncle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
escape	O
pod	O
contained	O
three	O
magic	O
cubes	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
aliens	O
 '	O
leader	O
Zoda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infiltrating	O
their	O
spaceship	O
,	O
Mike	O
recovers	O
the	O
three	O
cubes	O
and	O
confronts	O
Zoda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
defeats	O
Zoda	B-Application
and	O
then	O
escapes	O
as	O
the	O
spaceship	O
self-destructs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarTropics	B-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
2D	O
,	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
that	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
yo-yo	B-Operating_System
serves	O
as	O
Mike	O
's	O
primary	O
weapon	O
(	O
renamed	O
"	O
star	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
,	O
other	O
weapons	O
and	O
tools	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
that	O
will	O
aid	O
in	O
Mike	O
's	O
journey	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
items	O
influenced	O
by	O
American	B-Application
baseball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
questions	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
letter	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
manual	O
,	O
which	O
instead	O
plays	O
an	O
animation	O
of	O
the	O
letter	O
being	O
dipped	O
in	O
water	O
before	O
revealing	O
the	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
replaced	O
this	O
with	O
an	O
explanation	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
dip	O
an	O
insert-letter	O
in	O
water	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
submerged	O
letter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
digital	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
letter	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
any	O
legitimate	O
way	O
for	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
puzzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Christopher	O
Michael	O
Baker	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
derivative	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
"	O
very	O
much	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
praised	O
the	O
creative	O
gameplay	O
of	O
StarTropics	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
natural	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
issue	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
had	O
12	O
staff	O
members	O
vote	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
placed	O
StarTropics	B-Application
at	O
64th	O
place	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
