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Adventure Island (franchise)
Adventure Island may refer to: Media * ''Adventure Island'' (film), a 1947 Paramount film starring Rory Calhoun and Rhonda Fleming * ''Adventure Island'' (TV series), an Australian children's television series * ''Adventure Island'' (video game), a 1986 side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft, beginning the series of the same name ** ''Adventure Island II'', a side-scrolling platformer for Game Boy and sequel to ''Adventure Island'' * '' Dragon's Curse'', a 1989 TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine video game released in Japan as ''Adventure Island'' Places * Adventure Island (amusement park), a theme park in Southend-on-Sea, UK * Adventure Island (water park), a theme park in Tampa, Florida, US See also * ''New Adventure Island'' * ''Super Adventure Island is a side-scrolling platform game by Hudson Soft released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and later re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console download service in 2011. It was the first ''Adventure Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island (film)
''Adventure Island'' is a 1947 American South Seas action/adventure film shot in Cinecolor and directed by Sam Newfield (using the pseudonym Peter Stewart) for Paramount Pictures' Pine-Thomas Productions. This marked one of the few times in which Newfield worked for a major studio. The film stars Rory Calhoun and Rhonda Fleming. This film is a remake of the silent film ''Ebb Tide'' (1922) and the film ''Ebb Tide'' (1937), all based on the 1894 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. Plot Three sailors and a woman roam an island ruled by a deadly tyrant. Cast * Rory Calhoun as Mr. Herrick * Rhonda Fleming as Faith Wishart * Paul Kelly as Capt. Donald Lochlin * John Abbott as Huish * Alan Napier as Attwater Production The film was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions, which specialized in low-budget action films. However, the budget for this film was larger than that of most Pine-Thomas productions. Rory Calhoun and Rhoda Fleming were b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island (TV Series)
''Adventure Island'' is an Australian television series for children which screened on the ABC from 11 September 1967 to 22 December 1972 (repeats of the 1969-1972 episodes ran from 1973 to 1976). It was jointly created by Godfrey Philipp, who produced the series, and actor-writer John-Michael Howson, who also co-starred in the show. It typically aired from Monday to Friday and each story would stretch across a full week, reaching a resolution on Friday.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 42 ''Adventure Island'' was a joint production of Godfrey Philipp Productions and the Australian Broadcasting Commission, pre-recorded on videotape at the ABC's studios in Ripponlea, Melbourne. It is believed to be the first program made by the ABC in collaboration with an outside production company. Production was usually five weeks ahead of broadcast. It was a pantomime-style series set in the kingdom of Diddley-Dum-Diddley. The show was hosted by Nancy Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island (video Game)
''Hudson's Adventure Island'', known as in Japan and also known as ''Adventure Island'', is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986. ''Adventure Island'' was released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 and in the PAL region in 1992. ''Adventure Island'' is an adaptation of the arcade game ''Wonder Boy (video game), Wonder Boy'', developed by Westone Bit Entertainment, Escape for Sega. ''Adventure Island'' was followed by a series of sequels with no connection to the ''Wonder Boy'' series. Plot The player controls Master Higgins (known as Master Wigins in the United Kingdom and as Takahashi Meijin in Japanese versions), a young man who ventured to Adventure Island in the South Pacific after hearing that the Evil Witch Doctor kidnapped Princess Tina. To rescue her, Higgins must survive a series of 32 stages. There are eight worlds cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island II
''Adventure Island II'' is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. It is the sequel to ''Adventure Island (video game), Adventure Island'' and the second game in the series for the NES. While the first game was an adaptation of Sega's ''Wonder Boy'' arcade game, ''Adventure Island II'' is an original work, as were most of the subsequent ''Adventure Island'' games. A portable version was also released for the Game Boy in 1992 in video gaming, 1992 titled ''Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima II'' or ''Adventure Island'' outside of Japan. Plot Master Higgins' girlfriend Tina, has just been kidnapped by the Evil Witch Doctor's persistent followers. Eight perilous islands are in control of the various monster minions, although four friendly dinosaurs will gladly ally themselves with those willing to brave the islands' dangers and defeat their common oppressors. Thinking of how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dragon's Trap
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island (amusement Park)
Adventure Island is a theme park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The site of the theme park flanks the north end of Southend Pier and has been a theme park since 1976 when the land now forming the west side of the park was purchased by the Miller family. The park used to be known as Peter Pan's Playground and later Peter Pan's Adventure Island before becoming Adventure Island. The site is owned and managed by Stockvale Limited. The park contains thirty six rides, retail outlets, and numerous catering outlets. History Adventure Island started out in 1918 as Sunken Gardens, a sea-side garden that in the 1920s installed a few children's rides. In 1976, the land to the west of the pier was purchased by the Miller family. They developed the amusement park on the site from the rudimentary original and the entire site was redeveloped extensively. In 1995 the park was vastly expanded when the land to the east of the pier was purchased to form part of the park. Complementing the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island (water Park)
Adventure Island is a water park located northeast of Tampa, Florida, across the street from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The park features of water rides, dining, and other attractions. The park opened on June 7, 1980, and is part of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Rides * Aruba Tuba * Calypso Coaster * Caribbean Corkscrew * Colossal Curl * Rapids Racer — ProSlide dueling racer with the world’s first dueling saucer section. * Riptide (4 individual slides) * Solar Vortex * Vanish Point (3 individual slides: 2 drop slides and 1 non-drop slide) * Wahoo Remix, formerly Wahoo Run Wahoo Run was a family water slide at Adventure Island in Tampa, Florida, operated by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment. The 600-foot-long ProSlide Mammoth River was mostly enclosed. Riders aboard three-person roundrafts pass through four waterfal .... The previous ProSlide Mammoth River with dark enclosed tunnels will now be lit with multi-color LED lights and augmented with sound. * Water Moccasin ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Adventure Island
is a side-scrolling platform game by Hudson Soft originally released for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 in 1992 and later re-released for the Virtual Console service in 2007 and the PlayStation Network in 2011. It is the fourth game in the '' Adventure Island'' series, released shortly after '' Super Adventure Island'' for the SNES, but before ''Adventure Island 3 is a side-scrolling platform game published by Hudson Soft that was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It is the third game in the '' Adventure Island'' released for the NES, following ''Adventure Island II''. Un ...'' for the NES. Plot While Master Higgins and Tina are leaving the church after getting married, a shadowy figure called Baron Bronsky and six of his underlings kidnap Tina and some of the island children. The player controls Higgins through six stages with four areas each (the fourth area being a boss battle) to rescue the children, and then finally defeat Baron Brons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Adventure Island
is a side-scrolling platform game by Hudson Soft released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and later re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console download service in 2011. It was the first ''Adventure Island'' game released for the SNES and came out between the releases of the NES games ''Adventure Island II'' and ''Adventure Island 3''. It was later followed by '' Super Adventure Island II''. The game's soundtrack was composed by Yuzo Koshiro. An unrelated game also titled was released for mobile phones between 2004 in Japan and 2005 in North America. It is a remake of '' Wonder Boy: Monster Land'', which was previously ported to the PC Engine by Hudson as ''Bikkuriman World''. Plot Over the course of his adventures, Master Higgins managed to maintain the peace and tranquility of his home, the mystical Adventure Island, and even earned the love and support of the local "Miss Jungle", the lovely Tina (erroneously called "Jeannie Jungle" in English materials). At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beginning
The Beginning may refer to: Film and television * "The Beginning" (''Eureka Seven'') * " The Beginning...", an episode of ''Gotham'' * "The Beginning" (''Red Dwarf'') * "The Beginning" (''Samurai Jack'') * "The Beginning" (''The X-Files'') * ''The Beginning'' (2007 film), a 2007 skateboarding film * ''The Beginning'' (TV series), a Chinese TV drama series * ''The Beginning'' (1970 film), a 1970 Soviet film * '' Baahubali: The Beginning'', a 2015 Indian film Music Albums * ''The Beginning'' (The Black Eyed Peas album) * ''The Beginning'' (Broiler album), Norwegian DJ and electronic music duo Broiler * ''The Beginning'' (Brooklyn Bounce album), German dance band Brooklyn Bounce * ''The Beginning'' (EP), a 2004 EP by The Features * ''The Beginning'' (Jandek album), 1999 * ''The Beginning'' (JYJ album), South Korean pop group JYJ * ''The Beginning'' (Kevin Borg album), Maltese pop singer Kevin Borg, 2009 * ''The Beginning'' (Mercyful Fate album), 1987 compilation * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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