Line #21 VideoGame/MarvelLand


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3	Marvel Land is a 1989 PlatformGame by Creator/{{Namco}}.
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5	The game takes place in the land of Coni, where all the different and fantastic races live together in harmony. In the middle of the land lies a mountain named "Peace", where the land's greatest attraction the titular Marvel Land sits. The Park attracts Conians around the land for its fun rides and attractions.
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7	Things were generally smooth, until the wicked King Mole took control of the Underdwellers and set out to conquer the entire land and rule it for himself. No longer satisfied just ruling the Underworld. He captured and imprisoned the land's four fairy guardians, including the Princess Wondra within crystals.
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9	King Mole's conquest of Marvel Land reached the ears of Prince Paco (Prince Talmit), a Dragon-kid, who immediately springs into action to stop Mole and save the day.
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11	The game is a standard 2D platformer. You control Prince Paco on his quest to save Marvel Land. The game spans of sixteen stages, split across four worlds which contain four levels in each. Paco has access to useful powerups, such as clones of himself that he can swing to defeat enemies, dash boots that make Paco run faster, and dragon wings that allow him to jump higher as well as slow his fall. At the end of every round, Paco battles King Moles' minions in weird and wacky minigames.
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13	The game was ported to the ''UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis'' in 1991, and the setting of the game would be visited during ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone2''.
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15	Has nothing whatsoever to do with [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse that]] ''[[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel]]'' or ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} that]]'' Marvel.
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17	!! This game contains examples of:
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19	* AmusementPark: Marvel Land, The general setting.
20	* AmusementParkOfDoom: Marvel Land has become quite perilous thanks to King Mole and his goons.
21	* BigBad: The Evil King Mole has captured Marvel Land for his own.
22	* TheCameo: Various cameos of other Namco characters appear in the bonus stages. Among them [[VideoGame/PacMan Pac-Man]], the Pookas from ''VideoGame/DigDug'', [[VideoGame/{{Mappy}} Mappy]], and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfValkyrie Valkyrie]].
23	* DamselInDistress: The three fairies as well as Princess Wondra have to be rescued.
24	* DubNameChange: Prince Paco becomes Prince Talmit in the English Version.
25	* FairySexy: The fairy girls are fairly attractive with skimpy clothes.
26	* HalfHumanHybrid: Prince Paco is a half-human, half-dragon dude.
27	* MarketBasedTitle: The game was called ''Talmit's Adventure'' in the European release.
28	* OneHitPointWonder: Paco, like most platform game heroes, is fragile. He's taken out in one hit.
29	* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Fairy girls are in charge of different sectors of Marvel Land that need to be rescued. And Wondra is a fairy princess.
30	* PointOfNoContinues: In the final section, where Talmit is escorting Wondra out of Mole’s lair, you have only one life, as the rest are exchanged for points before the section. Lose and you’ll have to start the whole game from the beginning.
31	* SaveThePrincess: The general mission

Context VideoGame / MarvelLand