History VideoGame / CaptainToadTreasureTracker

Originally released for Wii U, the game has been ported to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2018, both ports having replaced the ''Mario 3D World'' levels with content based on the kingdoms of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''. {{DLC}} for the Switch version was released in March 2019 with more levels, and a free update (also Switch-exclusive) implementing full two-character co-op play was released on February 13, 2019.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: [[spoiler:After Toadette is freed from Wingo, she falls into the bird's treasure hoard headfirst and gets stuck. Toad then has to pull her out like a turnip.]]

* EdibleBludgeon: The turnips from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' (U.S.) make a reappearance as one of the very few means for Captain Toad to attack enemies.

* EpisodicGame: The game itself uses an episodic structure, with five episodes total, one of which is a DLC. Episode 1 stars Captain Toad, Episode 2 stars Toadette, and Episode 3 features both of them while wrapping up the story. Episode 4 contains several bonus levels, including the ''3D World'' ones (on Wii U) and ''Odyssey'' ones (on 3DS and Switch), and the fifth and final episode (also known as "Special Episode") is a Switch-exclusive {{DLC}} that comes with a new plot and levels.

* FakeLongevity: In this game, the player must not only collect all three super gems, but must complete a secondary objective as well...which isn't revealed until after completing the stage the first time. Some stages actually have to be played twice in order to fully complete them, as they require a separate approach from one that will allow you to get the collectibles. Unless you're using a guide (or are extremely lucky), the player will likely have to otherwise play many levels twice in order to [[HundredPercentCompletion fully complete it]]. (While for most levels, you could also collect everything and then die to start over, tackle the objective on that run, and complete the level, because gems are saved, it's a waste of lives.)

* FreezeFrameBonus: If you look closely during the cutscene in Captain Toad's Trials, you can see a spire or two rising from Peach's Castle. This was removed in the 3DS/Switch port.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: [[spoiler:Half of the "Sprixie Kingdom" levels are also levels where Captain Toad would've also appeared as an NPC in within the main game. True enough, the levels end in those spots. This trope comes in when one realizes Captain Toad was cowering within those levels due to the circumstances involved (Being attacked by a Conkdor in Conkdor Cavern, Cowering at the site of Bowser's silhouette within Shadow-Play Alley).]]

* MesACrowd: The Double Cherry Powerup duplicates Captain Toad/ Toadette for there to be two of either character, who will move identically to you. Part of the puzzle of these missions is to get to the end with you and the clone intact.

** The Nintendo 3DS and Switch ports replace the ''3D World''-inspired levels with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' inspired levels instead, which can be unlocked automatically by using the Toys/{{amiibo}} made for ''Odyssey''.

* OldSaveBonus: On the Wii U Version, If you have ''Super Mario 3D World'' save data, the first chapter of the Bonus Episode will be unlocked automatically.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Idling on the main menu, or simply pressing the pipe icon will take you to different room or small level, each with an odd visual gimmick, with Captain Toad, Toadette, and the Toad Brigade just laying around. One such room is a trippy 3D corridor image that changes perspective when you move the play area's perspective (As you may imagine, this is especially trippy on the [=3DS=] port), while another is an anamorphic statue of a star that, when you rotate the playable space, turns into a fire flower.

* CheckpointStarvation: Applies to the game as a whole. There are no checkpoints anywhere except in the two levels where face Wingo, Battle Tower Blitz, and the port-exclusive Downtown, Uptown. Given that the majority of the levels are small or short and have one distinct area each, this is pretty understandable.

* MarketBasedTitle: In Japan, the game is called "Susume! Captain Kinopio" ("Onward! Captain Kinopio"[[note]]Kinopio is Toad's Japanese name[[/note]])

* DummiedOut: Unusually, instead of the developers porting the VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld inspired levels onto the 3DS and Switch ports, the game instead just replaces them with VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey inspired levels instead for seemingly no other reason than to promote the latter game. The levels don't exist in the ports, but [[https://tcrf.net/Captain_Toad:_Treasure_Tracker_(Nintendo_Switch)/Unused_Levels_Part_1#3D_World_Bonus_Levels 3D World objects can still be found in the Switch port.]]