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Trolls on Treasure Island NES cartridge, the unlicensed 1992 puzzle game from American Video Entertainment. Collect every treasure by matching your troll’s color, using attitude converters to switch. Built on Dudes with Attitude. Loose cartridge only, no box or manual. Ships within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | AVE |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Trolls on Treasure Island NES is an unlicensed puzzle game developed and published by American Video Entertainment (AVE) in 1992. You guide a troll through each level and collect every treasure. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
The game was made by the father and daughter team of Michael and Camberley Crick. They also made Dudes with Attitude, AVE's 1990 puzzle game. Trolls on Treasure Island plays exactly the same as Dudes with Attitude, but the player controls a troll instead of a face-like "Dude". Dudes with Attitude itself was later officially re-released on the Famicom, even though the original was unlicensed.
The goal in each level is to collect all the treasures without being killed by obstacles. Color is the key rule. You can only pick up a treasure if you are the same color as it. To change color, you run over cup-like objects called attitude converters. Wikipedia compares the play to the game Diamonds.
The game started life as a true sequel called Dudes With Attitude II. It was meant for AVE's Maxivision 30 multicart. When that compilation was cut from 30 games to 15, the sequel was dropped from it and became Trolls on Treasure Island instead.
AVE made unlicensed games for the NES, which means Nintendo did not approve or license them. AVE developed only two games itself: Dudes with Attitude and Trolls on Treasure Island. In 1991 AVE sued Nintendo for $105 million, claiming its lockout technology broke antitrust laws. The case was settled in 1994 under a secrecy order.
Play the original, Dudes With Attitude, or another AVE puzzle cart, Tiles of Fate. Browse all NES games, or read about American Video Entertainment on Wikipedia.
Is Trolls on Treasure Island a licensed Nintendo game?
No. It is an unlicensed NES game from American Video Entertainment.
Who made it?
Michael Crick and his daughter Camberley. On Dudes with Attitude, Cam did the design and Michael did the programming, and that game took four months to make.
How do you play?
Collect every treasure in a level. You can only grab treasures that match your color, so you change color with attitude converters.
Is it related to Dudes with Attitude?
Yes. It plays exactly the same, with a troll in place of the Dude. It began as Dudes With Attitude II.
Does this AVE Trolls on Treasure Island cartridge come with a box?
No. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
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Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Five Stars
It’s a cool little kids game that I really enjoyed a lot thank’s a million !!!
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Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
clever, fun challenging
cute game, collecting gems and puzzley aspects