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Jan 30th, 2025

This album was replaced by a different version on Jan 30th, 2025

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Extending some songs.



Jan 30th, 2025

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The game is a side-scrolling platform game, similar to Super Mario Bros., but unlike in that game, it is possible to scroll in both directions on the screen in Atlantis no Nazo rather than just the right-hand direction. However, the somewhat choppy physics of Atlantis no Nazo, its one-hit deaths, and its multiple pathways make it much more challenging than Super Mario Bros.
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Atlantis no Nazo (loosely translated to "The Mystery of Atlantis") is an action-adventure platformer developed and published by SunSoft for the Family Computer, exclusively in Japan, on April 17, 1986.

In Atlantis no Nazo, players assume the role of Wynn, a young adventurer who sets out through the mystical island of Atlantis, which has risen from the ocean depths, to acquire treasure and rescue his missing master. Along the way, he must fend off enemies using an endless number of dynamite, perform tricky platforming jumps, acquire new power-up items, and find the correct path between the 100 "zones". It is later revealed that the main antagonist is the evil emperor Zavira, who aims to revive the empire of Atlantis for himself.

The game is known for its non-linear level progression, as different doors and hidden "warp" areas lead Wynn to differently-numbered zones, potentially leading him backwards. Many of the hidden warps are only accessible through nonsensical means, such as throwing dynamite into hidden spaces, falling into certain pits, or having Wynn blow himself up on certain spots. Some of these zones are detrimental to the player, such as some zones (57 and 94) flashing colors repeatedly (potentially causing photosensitive epilepsy) and one zone (42, the infamous "BLACK HOLE!" zone) being an inescapable pit. Three zones (55, 59, and 84) are inaccessible without cheat codes.

In 2001, the game was ported to two compilations: Ultra 2000 Sunsoft Classic Games 1 (for the PC) and Memorial Series SunSoft Vol. 2 (for the PlayStation). It was also digitally released as a Virtual Console title for the Wii (on December 2, 2008), Nintendo 3DS (on October 2, 2013), and Wii U (on April 22, 2015), added to the Nintendo Switch Online service on February 19, 2020, and included in the 2016 Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer mini-console. All of these releases were exclusive to Japan, some of which remove the strobe light effect in certain zones.

A prototype localization of the game was unraveled decades later, revealing that it was to be published by Activision under the name Super Pitfall II, as a sequel to the unrelated game Super Pitfall. Along with some minor localization changes, it also changes certain zones (such as having Zone 42 warping to Zone 29 when the player has one life remaining, and the hidden Final Zone granting every power-up).

japanese game and usa game


Jul 21st, 2024

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Alternative Titles:
Super Pitfall II (Unreleased)
アトランチスの謎
Alternative Titles:
The Mystery of Atlantis
Super Pitfall II (Prototype)
アトランチスの謎


Jan 14th, 2024

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Description:
The game is a side-scrolling platform game, similar to Super Mario Bros., but unlike in that game, it is possible to scroll in both directions on the screen in Atlantis no Nazo rather than just the right-hand direction. However, the somewhat choppy physics of Atlantis no Nazo, its one-hit deaths, and its multiple pathways make it much more challenging than Super Mario Bros.


Feb 28th, 2023

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Platforms:
3DS
Family Computer
NES
PS1
Switch
Wii U
Platforms:
Family Computer
NES


Feb 20th, 2023

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Alternative Titles:
Super Pitfall II
アトランチスの謎
Alternative Titles:
Super Pitfall II (Unreleased)
アトランチスの謎
Platforms:
Family Computer
NES
Platforms:
3DS
Family Computer
NES
PS1
Switch
Wii U


Dec 19th, 2022

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Platforms:
NES
Platforms:
Family Computer
NES


Dec 5th, 2022

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Alternative Titles:
アトランチスの謎
Alternative Titles:
Super Pitfall II
アトランチスの謎
Publishers:
Sunsoft
Publishers:
Activision
Sunsoft


Sep 14th, 2022

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Alternative Titles:
アトランチスの謎
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Developers:
Sunsoft
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Publishers:
Sunsoft