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Game entry

Hudson's Adventure Island

1986 · Platformer, Action-adventure · NES, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U · Hudson Soft

GameForever voters place Hudson's Adventure Island no. 3,860 in the world ranking, with 1,416 ELO points and 37% of wins across 108 duels settled. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 16 out of 19 (1986).

World rank

no. 3,860

ELO score

1,416

Wins

37%

Duels played

108

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About Hudson's Adventure Island

Hudson's Adventure Island, also known simply as Adventure Island and released in Japan as Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima, is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was first released in Japan for the Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986. It was later released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System on September 1988 and in the PAL region in 1992 under the title of Adventure Island Classic.

Adventure Island is an adaptation of the arcade game Wonder Boy, originally published by Sega for developer Escape (now known as Westone Bit Entertainment). Adventure Island was followed by a series of sequels that were independently developed by Hudson Soft.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,416 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Hudson's Adventure Island sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,857 Omikron: The Nomad Soul 1,416
  2. 3,858 Xeodrifter 1,416
  3. 3,859 Dorfromantik 1,416
  4. 3,860 Hudson's Adventure Island 1,416
  5. 3,861 Giants: Citizen Kabuto 1,416
  6. 3,862 Final Fantasy IX 1,416
  7. 3,863 Medieval Dynasty 1,416

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The standing

Where Hudson's Adventure Island ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Hudson's Adventure Island stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 16 out of 19 (1986).

Where Hudson's Adventure Island ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,860 5,110
Platformer 475 621
1980s 106 154
1986 16 19

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