
Interact with object and enemies - (only on Tabletop and TV mode).Use pointer - (move) (only on Tabletop and TV mode).Run/pluck/throw - / / / (only on Handheld mode).Play Hide and Seek with Pixel Toad - Tap Pixel Toad on touch screen (only in level select menu).Use amiibo - Tap amiibo button on touch screen (only in level select menu).Tilt - Gyroscope (if enabled in-game) / Touch Screen / C-Stick.The Nintendo Switch version of the game can be played without the touch screen in Tabletop or TV mode and with the touch screen in Handheld mode. Any other amiibo can give Captain Toad 1-Up Mushrooms. In addition, the Wedding Mario, Peach, or Bowser amiibo unlock the Super Mario Odyssey-themed courses early in the game. The Toad amiibo now grants the player invincibility for a level, similar to the effects when scanning a Mario amiibo in Super Mario Odyssey, rather than to play Hide & Seek, which is instead unlocked by completing a level. "18 years on from Super Mario 64, Nintendo's designers are still going further in their exploration of the third dimension than almost anyone else," Oli wrote in Eurogamer's Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review.ĭownload links to get the demo are here for Nintendo Switch and here for 3DS.Like the Wii U version of the game, this game is compatible with amiibo. And next - please, Nintendo - can he be added to Smash Bros. Most recently, Captain Toad cameoed in Super Mario Odyssey. The lamp-headed Toad leader was first seen in Super Mario Galaxy, before becoming a playable character in Super Mario 3D World, from which Treasure Tracker spun-off.


Originally launched for Wii U, these new versions of the game add a fresh set of levels themed around Super Mario Odyssey, plus two-player co-op on Switch.ĭon't expect too much different in the demo - although hopefully its new releases can bring Captain Toad to new, non-Wii U owning audiences. The rotatable 3D puzzle platformer can be sampled via a free demo downloadable from each console's eShop, ahead of its full release on 13th July.


Nintendo's adorable Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is now available to try on its two new platforms: Nintendo Switch and 3DS.
