Happy Tree Friends Adventures is the very first game from the eponymous series created by Radel999 (or HTFMegaman). The playable characters in the game are from MondoMedia's Happy Tree Friends, while the enemies are from Super Mario Bros., Contra, and Wai Wai World.
Story[]
The titular tree friends are on their journey to rescue Giggles the chipmunk from Bowser.
Gameplay[]
The game itself is a basic 2D side-scrolling platform game, with HTF characters as the heroes, which includes Cuddles, Flaky, Petunia, and Nutty. Each character has their own ability, like Cuddles being the fastest shooter, Flaky being able to jump the highest, Petunia moving fast, and Nutty being slow and a low jumper. Before entering a level, the player will be given a chance to select a character for that level. The heroes start with 3 lives and 3 health points (hearts). Getting in contact with enemies and hazards will make them lose a health point. Losing all health points or falling into deep pits will make them lose a life. Lose all lives and the game is over.
The objective of the game is to go through levels and areas, defeating bosses (Bowser and his minions), and rescue Giggles from the hands of Bowser. Players will find and pick up crystals for points, hearts for recovery, and special flashing hearts for extra life. The tree friends can also shoot orbs to defeat enemies.
Controls[]
Note that the scheme described below uses the default key bindings as defined by The Games Factory/Multimedia Fusion.
- Arrow keys (left and right): Move
- Arrow keys (up and down): Select option on title screen
- Shift: Jump
- Control: Shoot
- Enter: Confirm selection
Characters[]
Playable characters[]
Supporting characters[]
Enemies[]
Name | Sprite | Description |
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Bundle | A slug-like alien lifeform. Moves around quickly in a circular pattern. | |
Cheep Cheep | A red fish normally found swimming in water. Swims back and forth in a zigzag pattern. Cannot be killed. | |
Fake Bowser | A blue Bowser-lookalike. Moves back and forth, faster than Hammer Bros. | |
Hammer Bro | A green biped, helmeted Koopa. Moves back and forth. | |
Lava Bubble | A fireball guardian of Bowser's territory. It jumps from lava (or any other flaming source), pipes, or bottomless pits, trying to hit the tree friends. Cannot be killed. | |
Koopa Paratroopa | A Koopa Troopa with wings. Green ones fly back and forth in a zigzag pattern, while red ones fly up and down. | |
Piranha Plant | A carnivorous plant. Static enemy. |
Bosses[]
- Iggy Koopa (World 1-3)
- Mouser (World 3-3)
- Jagger Froid (World 5-3)
- Giant Alien (World 7-2)
- Bowser (Worlds 2-3, 4-3, 6-3)
- Giga Bowser (World 7-3)
Items[]
1up Heart | 0 points | Rare | Gives an extra life. | |
Heart | 0 points | Uncommon | Gives an additional health point. | |
Jewel | 50 points | Very Common | - |
List of levels[]
World | Level | Setting | Enemies found |
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Forest | World 1-1 | Forest | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant |
World 1-2 | Forest | Cheep Cheep, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant | |
World 1-3 | Castle | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble, Piranha Plant, Iggy Koopa | |
Water Path | World 2-1 | Grassland | Cheep Cheep, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant |
World 2-2 | Grassland | Cheep Cheep, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant | |
World 2-3 | Ship | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Bowser | |
Dark Forest | World 3-1 | Forest | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble, Piranha Plant |
World 3-2 | Forest | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble | |
World 3-3 | Treehouse | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble, Piranha Plant, Mouser | |
Cloud Land | World 4-1 | Sky | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant |
World 4-2 | Cave | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa | |
World 4-3 | Sky | Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Bowser | |
Volcano | World 5-1 | Volcano | Fake Bowser, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble |
World 5-2 | Volcano | Fake Bowser, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa | |
World 5-3 | Space | Fake Bowser, Hammer Bro, Lava Bubble, Jagger Froid | |
Bowser's Spaceship | World 6-1 | Space | Cheep Cheep, Fake Bowser, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble, Piranha Plant |
World 6-2 | Space | Fake Bowser, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble | |
World 6-3 | Space | Fake Bowser, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Bowser | |
Bowser's Lair | World 7-1 | Cave | Bundle, Hammer Bro, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble |
World 7-2 | Cave | Bundle, Fake Bowser, Koopa Paratroopa, Lava Bubble, Giant Alien | |
World 7-3 | Cave | Giga Bowser |
Glitches[]
Collision glitches[]
As collision detection is poor in this game, it is possible to quickly lose health by standing over the same enemy or hazard and lose all momentum if the player collides with solid objects mid-jump or mid-fall, the latter of which causes the player to fall straight down with no way to steer their character.
Draw distance quirks[]
The way objects behave beyond the game's draw distance can result in various quirks. Bowser will not spit fire until most of his sprite is on-screen and orbs fired by tree friends will instantly disappear the moment they leave the screen. In case of Bowser, in a similar way to the multi-orb glitch, making his sprite fully shown on-screen may cause him to spit multiple fireballs in a spread shot before resuming his normal programming.
Objects over HUD[]
Certain non-background objects such as player characters are placed in a layer in front of the HUD's, so these tend to overlap the HUD whenever they pass it, easily shown whenever a tree friend dies from falling into a bottomless pit or when the player manages to fall right between the goal gates in World 4-2.
Wild orb directions[]
Due to the way the shooting mechanics were designed, orbs fired by the tree friends do not always follow the direction they are facing, easily changed by having them jump or fall. Sometimes, it is possible to shoot diagonally or briefly fire multiple orbs at the beginning of a level until the player moves from their starting spot.
References in later games[]
- Happy Tree Friends Adventures 2: A sequel to this game. Bowser is shown riding the only remaining head of the Giant Alien from this game's World 7-2 to kidnap Princess Allay. The core gameplay remains the same.
- Happy Tree Friends Adventures 3: The four playable characters plus Giggles and Toothy are the main protagonists, like in Happy Tree Friends Adventures 2. Bowser retains his villain role. Iggy makes his return as one of the bosses. The core gameplay remains the same.
- Happy Tree Friends Adventures 4: Similar to Happy Tree Friends Adventures 3.
- Happy Tree Friends Origins: The final time the tree friends' sprites are designed from Blood Money sprites.
- Happy Tree Friends Adventures Land: The Fake Bowsers make a return in one level dedicated to them, albeit appearing green rather than blue. Its World 8-3: The Room of Gore is also based on this game's final World.
- Happy Tree Friends Adventures Maker: Using the first scenery type, Wai Wai World 2's music (the one that plays in Worlds 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 4-1, and 4-3) can be heard as the player places objects in the Edit mode. It is also the course's background music.
- Happy Tree Friends Adventures RPG: The Fire Point: Iggy, Mouser, and Jagger Froid return as bosses.
Staff[]
Level designer[]
- R. Malinowski
Sound designer[]
- R. Malinowski
Graphic designer[]
- R. Malinowski
Level tester[]
- R. Malinowski
Programmer[]
- R. Malinowski
Soundtrack[]
In-Game Usage | Actual Song Name | Game of Origin | Game Publisher | Original Usage |
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Title Theme | "Opening" | Wai Wai World 2: S.o.S.!! Parsley Castle | Konami | Prologue (Part 1) |
Character Select | "Player Select" | Wai Wai World 2: S.o.S.!! Parsley Castle | Konami | Character Select |
Forest Theme | "Run, Rickie!" | Wai Wai World 2: S.o.S.!! Parsley Castle | Konami | Parsley City (World 1) |
Castle Theme | "Level 1 - Part 1" | Beauty and the Beast (NES) | Hudson Soft | Level 1 (Part 1) |
"Forest" | Zen - Intergalactic Ninja | Konami | Forest Stage | |
"Stage Theme 1" | King Kong 2: The Furious Megaton Punch | Konami | Level 1 | |
"The Cavern of Crud" | Zen - Intergalactic Ninja | Konami | Cave Stage | |
"Pride Rock" | The Lion King (Unlicensed NES) | Super Game | Pride Rock (Level 5) | |
"Zone J" | Chip 'n Dale - Rescue Rangers (NES) | Capcom | Zone J (Level 10) | |
"Final Battle: Vigo the Carpathian" | New Ghostbusters 2 | HAL Labratory | Final Boss Theme | |
Giant Alien Boss Theme | "Scary Alien...?" | Wai Wai World 2: S.o.S.!! Parsley Castle | Konami | Giant Alien Boss Theme |
"Boss" | Zen - Intergalactic Ninja | Konami | Boss Theme | |
"Final Boss" | Zen - Intergalactic Ninja | Konami | Final Boss Theme | |
Credits | "Ending" | Wai Wai World | Konami | Ending/Credits |
Level Clear | "Level Clear" | Tiny Toon Adventures (NES) | Konami | Level Clear |
World Clear | "Level Clear" | TwinBee 3 | Konami | Level Clear |
Life Lost | "Life Lost" | Beauty and the Beast (NES) | Hudson Soft | Life Lost |
Game Over | "Out of Time" | Alien 3 (NES) | LJN | Time Out/Game Over |
Final World Clear | "Round Clear" | Mighty Final Fight | Capcom | Level Clear |
Gallery[]
For this subject's image gallery, see Happy Tree Friends Adventures/Gallery.
Trivia[]
- This game is based on Super Mario Bros.
Goofs[]
- Flaky has ears, making her look like her prototype design. This error still appears until the third game of the series.
- Flaky's name is misspelled as "Flacky" in the character selection screen.
[edit] Happy Tree Friends Adventures | |
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Protagonists | |
Worlds | |
Forest • Water Path • Dark Forest • Cloud Land • Volcano • Bowser's Spaceship • Bowser's Lair | |
Items | |
Enemies | |
Bundle • Cheep Cheep • Fake Bowser • Hammer Bro • Lava Bubble • Koopa Paratroopa • Piranha Plant | |
Bosses | |
Bowser (Giga Bowser) • Giant Alien • Iggy Koopa • Jagger Froid • Mouser |
[edit] Happy Tree Friends Adventures games | |
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Main series | |
Happy Tree Friends Adventures • Happy Tree Friends Adventures 2 • Happy Tree Friends Adventures 3 • Happy Tree Friends Adventures 4 • Happy Tree Friends Adventures 5 • Happy Tree Friends Adventures 6 | |
Spin-offs | |
Happy Tree Friends Origins • Happy Tree Friends Adventures Game Boy • Happy Tree Friends Adventures Land • Happy Tree Friends Adventures Maker • Happy Tree Friends Adventures RPG: The Fire Point |