Abducted Toad
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Abducted Toad was named Game of the Month in October 2014. |
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| Developer(s) | Friendly Dictator |
| Announce Date | December 8, 2011 |
| Release Date | October 4, 2014 |
| Genre | Platform |
| Players | 1 |
| Input | Standard keyboard |
| Medium | Game Maker |
| Platform | Windows |
| Status | Released |
Abducted Toad is an open source fangame by Friendly Dictator. It was a much anticipated game, with hype tracing back to December 2011 in the original forum thread. In 2013, the demo won the MFGG Awards category for "Best Setting". The game was finally released on October 2014. The final version of the game has received widespread praise from the MFGG community. On 2015, Friendly Dictator announced the sequel to Abducted Toad, which was simply named as Abducted Toad 2. It is currently on progress.
Contents
Story
Toad has been abducted by aliens! Now, with the help of a Purplian alien named Cappy that gives him the ability to attack with an electric aura, he must defeat the evil King Purplius!
Gameplay
The game plays similarly to the Mario platformers, but uses a four-chunk health system instead of power-ups. Cappy gives Toad the ability to create a deadly aura around him, which can attack most enemies and trigger switches. Like in Super Mario Bros 2, Toad can jump higher when ducking. Throughout the levels, Toad can collect Data Discs, which hold data of various characters in the game.
Levels
There are seven worlds, one of which is a bonus world unlocked after completing World 6. They have five levels each, excluding for world 6, which has four.
World 1
- Tutorial Area
- Rainy Cave Area
- Cloudy Treetop Area
- Ocean City Area
- Crumbling Castle Area
World 2
- Down Under Area
- Concrete Jungle Area
- Illusion Manor Area
- Bubble Volcano Area
- Windy Tower Area
World 3
- Glitch Data Area
- Frozen Factory Area
- Cloud Waterfall Area
- Desert Beach Area
- Forest Fortress Area
World 4
- Lava Mine Area
- Dark Woods Area
- Colossal Summit Area
- Icy Ship Area
- Flooded Fort Area
World 5
- Hot Cold Area
- Starhigh Islands Area
- Bomb Lake Area
- Ghost Galaxy Area
- Space Station Area
World 6
- Toad Town
- Princess Peach's Castle
- UFO Fleet Area
- Black Hole Area
World ?
- Fangames Galaxy Area
- Virtual Reality Area
- Purplain Colosseum Area
- Tower of Trials Area
- Ancient Airship Area
Discs
There is a total of 58 discs. Almost each level has at least one disc, in which each has different data.
- Goombler
- Molefish
- Magiku
- Eyeballer
- Thwall
- Blurp Sub
- King Purplius's Circle Machine
- Hurlbot
- Concrete Generator
- Drillium
- Podoboo
- Bubblestache
- Drillarry
- Nhost
- Giant Nhost
- Jellouncy
- Purplized Paratroopa
- Bithopper
- Iron Thwall
- Glitchler
- Dolpedo
- Bassquerade
- Bombullet
- Thweedle
- Cloud Machine
- Glooper
- Floaturret
- Purplized Wiggler
- Giant Podoboo
- Frenzy
- Eyebar
- Hydralrus
- Thwice
- Goomblossus
- Purplized Cheep-Cheep
- Spooko
- Demon Contraption
- Ceiling Bomber
- Giant Bombullet
- Scaleton
- Cannon
- King Purplius's Space Station
- Piranha Plant
- Infected Toad
- Princess Peach
- Friendly Dictator
- Singularity Core
- Cappy
- King Purplius
- The Aubergine
- Bowser
- Planet Purplius
- Mushroom World
- Mario
- Toad
- Singularity Core Guardian
- Purplius Core
- Mechashroom
Reception
Abducted Toad received positive reviews, most of which gave it a 10/10. They praised the different and creative level design gimmicks and the story, but criticized the fangame for some unfair level and game design. The game earned the Game of the Month award of October 2014. In the MFGG Awards of 2014, Abducted Toad tied with Mario Land: Minigame Mayhem for the "Best Game Overall" category.
Sequel
Abducted Toad 2 is still very early in development. Only two engine tests exist, because FD hasn't quite found the time or motivation to work on the game. One of these was showcased during NCFC 2015 He also wants to work on an indie game, called Bird Wizard, leading to clashing interests. All that exists of Bird Wizard so far is concept art, and FD has said that "AT2 MIGHT get finished eventually". The plot synopsis from the booth goes as follows:
| " | 5 years have passed since Toad and Cappy saved both the Mushroom Kingdom and Planet Purplius from the evil King Purplius, and ushered in a new era of peace between the two worlds. Now, along with Luigi, the Toad Brigade, Toadette, and 3 new purplians named Magenta, Perse, and Lavender, they set out on a scientific expedition into deep space. Unfortunately, things go wrong, and their ship ends up stranded in a distant system. However, they are not alone. They encounter a race of aliens called the Yellonials, who were forced to wander the universe after their home planet was conquered by King Purplius years earlier. Now they want one thing: revenge against the Purplians. They also meet a group called THE PURPLE KNIGHTS. These King Purplius loyalists fled into space after their plan to take over Planet Purplius failed miserably. As bumbling as they seem, they claim to have some sort of secret weapon up their sleeves! Can our heroes overcome these enemies and get back home? Find out in Abducted Toad 2! Coming whenever it's ready. | " |
— Friendly Dictator, NCFC 2015 | ||
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