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3 | ''Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston'' is an AdventureGame released in 1992 for the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem. |
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5 | You take control of reporter Henry Morton Stanley , in search of Dr. Livingston. As the game goes on, Stanley will be collecting various weapons, keys, and powerups to help in his search in the Masza jungle. |
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7 | !!Tropes appearing in Stanley: The Search For Dr. Livingston |
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9 | * AdventurerOutfit: Stanley wears a safari outfit sans rifle. |
10 | * BlowGun: A ranged weapon for Stanley that is notably weak, but with infinite ammo. |
11 | * BottomlessPits: Unfortunately, these will instantly murder anything that'll fall in. |
12 | * CarryABigStick: One weapon Stanley can stumble across is a club to bludgeon enemies with. |
13 | * CriticalExistenceFailure: Stanley will keep fighting until his health is completely drained. |
14 | * EvilMask: One of the enemies Stanley will encounter, shooting 3 ways. |
15 | * FetchQuest: Stanley will have to fetch several items to various towns to be helped by the towns. |
16 | * FirstTown: Port Harken is where the adventure begins. |
17 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: An emergency weapon that can be upgraded [[spoiler: eventually to shoot giant fists into enemies faces for heavy damage, also being the only way to defeat the Alnuk.]] |
18 | * GiantSpider: One of the many enemies out to kill Stanley. They'll swoop down when Stanley goes to cross under. |
19 | * GrapplingHookPistol: Stanley will have to make good use of the graphnel to succeed in his journey. |
20 | * HelicopterPack: Stanley can make use of this to slow his falls to non-lethal velocities and catch any air currents. |
21 | * HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Livingstone David Livingstone and H.M. Stanley.]] |
22 | * IChooseToStay: Stanley says that to the ship captain at Port Harken, [[spoiler: yet Dr. Livingston stays at the floating island at the end.]] |
23 | * IdleAnimation: After a bit of waiting in a standing position, Stanley takes off his hat and wipes his eyebrow and puts it back on. |
24 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Stanley can use gemstones to [[DiscOneNuke excellent]] effect against enemies [[spoiler: and the Mortuk.]] |
25 | ** Stanley can also throw miniature fists at enemies if he finds them. |
26 | * ImprovisedWeapon: Stanley can make use of rocks to accost enemies. |
27 | * InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: Keys to the Kelka and Seals of Chitka serve as this to any Kelka. |
28 | * JungleJapes: A lot of the game will take place in the jungle, occasionally with a travel across a river or gate. |
29 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: One item Stanley can use is the shield, which is useful [[spoiler: for dealing with demons in one hit.]] |
30 | * MacheteMayhem: One other weapon Stanley can find to slice at foes. |
31 | * ManEatingPlant: One more enemy that will go to OneHitKill Stanley. |
32 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: [[spoiler: The Alnuks are these, wielding a sword, blow gun, bow, and spear.]] |
33 | * NobleSavage: There are natives, but they're not there to talk on the most part, but to kill Stanley. They usually drop weapons upon being defeated though. |
34 | * NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Poor Stanley will die if he falls too far without using his gyro copter in his backpack. |
35 | * OneHitKill: A few enemies can do this, including [[GiantSpider giant spiders]], boa constrictors, alligators, and man-eating plants! Even bottomless pits and spikes will do Stanley in instantly! |
36 | * OneUp: In the form of Stanley's head, these ''also'' top out Stanley's health! |
37 | * OurDemonsAreDifferent: They carry spears and are the ''toughest'' enemy in the game. [[spoiler: The shield will stop them cold upon running into them.]] |
38 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: The ghost warriors are there to guard the kelkas harmlessly until you give them a [[InterchangeableAntiMatterKeys key or seal]]. |
39 | * PoisonMushroom: The skulls are ''not'' to be picked up. |
40 | * PortTown: Port Harken is a Port. |
41 | * RuinsForRuinsSake: The Masza is filled with plenty of ruins to find items and goods. |
42 | * ShowsDamage: The [[EvilMask Evil Masks]] will lose feathers on the top to show how much health they have until they phase out. |
43 | * SmallTowns: There are a few small towns for Stanley to visit and help. |
44 | * TempleOfDoom: There are a couple temples to worry about, as well as Kelkas, which require a [[InterchangeableAntimatterKeys key to the Kelka or Seal of Chitka]] to bypass a ghost warrior |
45 | * [[TheManyDeathsOfYou The Many Deaths Of Stanley]]: Stanley can fall too far and land upon the ground, get cocooned by a GiantSpider, devoured by a Man-eating plant, torn apart by alligators, or just beaten to his death by the enemies. |
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