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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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