History YMMV / AdventureIsland

** The literal spiders (aka Zigmos) can make some of the later levels {{unwinnable}} if you lose your weapon. There's also those pesky frogs/Kellos. The literal GoddamnedBats can be particularly demonic when platform jumping. And the jumping swordfish come at you almost-nonstop in the later ocean levels.

** Also, when you see a red flower prominently sitting in the background, get ready to jump; it means a wolf is about to come running at you from behind, and they are ''fast''. You can be quicker and kill them, but it takes two hatchets to do the trick.

* DemonicSpiders: The literal spiders (aka Zigmos) can make some of the later levels {{unwinnable}} if you lose your weapon. There's also those pesky frogs/Kellos. The literal GoddamnedBats can be particularly demonic when platform jumping. And the jumping swordfish come at you almost-nonstop in the later ocean levels. Also, when you see a red flower prominently sitting in the background, get ready to jump; it means a wolf is about to come running at you from behind, and they are ''fast''.

* DemonicSpiders: The literal spiders (aka Zigmos) can make some of the later levels {{unwinnable}} if you lose your weapon. There's also those pesky frogs/Kellos. The literal GoddamnedBats can be particularly demonic when platform jumping. And the jumping swordfish come at you almost-nonstop in the later ocean levels.

* GuideDangIt: The success of button-mashing minigames in ''Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima IV'' depends on how much food you have in inventory before entering minigame.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Many of the tracks in ''Adventure Island II'' and ''III'' are both this and an EarWorm. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI1QVDiSSNw Some]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOv_vXi46E examples]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzceL12jbpA here]].

* DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound: Owing to the first game being [[NintendoHard incredibly difficult]], it's not hard to become weary of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK2pK45LgII lose-a-life jingle]] after you've died for the hundredth time.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel[=/=]EvenBetterSequel: The first game, while not a ''terrible'' game by any means, had borderline PlatformHell-levels of difficulty, and some questionable level design choices (such as the sparing appearance of any weapons) could make a number of levels (especially levels late in the game) {{Unwinnable}}. ''Adventure Island II'', however was made more reasonably difficult (while still NintendoHard), added new gameplay mechanics (such as the rideable dinosaurs), made it possible for Master Higgins to take more than one hit (when he's riding one of the aforementioned dinos), and basically expanded on the first game's good points. Then ''Adventure Island III'' further improved on ''II'' by upgrading the gameplay (such as making Higgins able to duck, for example) and improving the level design.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Owing to the first game being [[NintendoHard incredibly difficult]], it's not hard to become weary of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK2pK45LgII lose-a-life jingle]] after you've died for the hundredth time.

* ThatOneLevel: Although the whole world 8 in the first game is very hard, the world 8-3 is especially noteworthy due to a segment which requires pixel-perfect jumps and firing.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ''Super Adventure Island'' was soundtracked by Creator/YuzoKoshiro. Enough said.
** Many of the tracks in ''Adventure Island II'' and ''III'' are both this and an EarWorm. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI1QVDiSSNw Some]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOv_vXi46E examples]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzceL12jbpA here]].

* [[GoddamnedBats Goddamned Rocks]]. Bounce, bounce, bounce, die, throw your controller.
** And there are also bassers which are bats which often qualify too.

* MoralEventHorizon: Unlike other the villains, Dark Cloak doesn't kidnap Jeannie Jungle at all and turns her into stone, for ''[[ForTheEvulz laughs]]''. What a massive jerk!

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ''Super Adventure Island'' was soundtracked by YuzoKoshiro. Enough said.

* GuideDangIt: The success of button-mashing minigames in ''Adventure Island IV'' depends on how much food you have in inventory before entering minigame.

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: Made by the creator of ''WonderBoy'', and the first games are nearly identical.