Hudson's Adventure Island 1986

Is it still worth playing?

A platformer starring Master Higgins, released in Japan in September 1986 and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1988. His health runs on a clock. A gauge starts at 11 points and slowly drains, dropping further when he trips on a rock, and fruit or a milk bottle refills it, up to 16. Touching an enemy, an attack or a fire, or falling into a pit or water, costs a life outright. On top of that, extra lives come at 50,000, 100,000 and 200,000 points. Help is hidden along the way. A bee like fairy called Honey Girl gives about ten seconds of invincibility that kills enemies at a touch, and a hidden pot in each stage doubles the end of stage bonus. Running against health that keeps draining still makes every stage a race today.