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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Nintendo EAD Tokyo

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A puzzle-platformer starring Captain Toad and Toadette, who explore compact stages to collect Power Stars and gems. Players rotate the camera to uncover routes and secrets while guiding characters who cannot jump.

Art style

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Nintendo EAD Tokyo) is a stylized 3D and diorama game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading and bloom. The palette is vibrant.

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release
Original release · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
Developer
Nintendo EAD Tokyo, 1-UP Studio
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2014-11-13 Japan, Wii U
2014-12-05 North America, Wii U
2015-01-02 Europe, Wii U
2015-01-03 Australia, Wii U
Platforms
Wii U
Also known as
進め！キノピオ隊長 (Japan)
Credits
Yuri Adachi Artist (reported by Wikipedia)
Daiki Nishioka Artist (reported by Wikipedia)
Keisuke Okubo Artist (reported by Wikipedia)
Kenta Motokura Director (reported by Wikipedia)
Shinya Hiratake Director (reported by Wikipedia)
Koichi Hayashida Producer (reported by Wikipedia)
Links
official · nintendo · wikipedia · mobygames

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