Prehistoric Isle: Difference between revisions

Content added Content deleted

Inline

Latest revision as of 14:20, 18 December 2023

A series of arcade Shoot'em-Up games by SNK. Basically a side scroller shooter with Dinosaurs!

The first game Prehistoric Isle in 1930 is set on an island in The Bermuda Triangle: the player controls a biplane, blasting hordes of prehistoric creatures, while aquiring power-ups in the form of a device that rotates around his craft blocking enemy shots and providing different modes of fire.

The sequel Prehistoric Isle 2 is set in modern times when dinosaurs invade a city: this time, the player controls a helicopter and includes the mechanic of rescuing civilians.

Tropes used in Prehistoric Isle include:

Absurdly Spacious Sewer: In the sequel's first level, so spacious that helicopters can fly through with space to spare.
Dem Bones: One boss in the sequel is a reanimated dinosaur skeleton, the first game also features zombie pteranodons.
Derelict Graveyard: The second part of Level 4 in the first game.
Dinosaurs Are Dragons: What's a T. rex doing at the bottom of a volcano? And why it breathes fire?
Everything's Better with Dinosaurs: And how!
Giant Space Flea From Nowhere: In the first game, the first boss of Level 3: "Unknown Dinosaur"; in the second game, the final boss: a giant sea creature... thing.
Jungle Japes
Lost World: The first game is set on one.
Nintendo Hard: You will die. A lot.
Organic Technology: The final boss of the sequel, which is a living squid-shaped-spaceship. No, not like that one.
Prehistoria
Ribcage Ridge: In both games.
Shoot the Shaggy Dog: The ending of the first game: after defeating the final boss, the 2 player controlled biplanes fly off from the isle and dock with a larger plane, the pilots report their story and say that they must report their findings to their country. Immediately after, the plane is swarmed by pteranodons and explodes. The final coda says the the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle continues...
Stock Dinosaurs: Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex serve as boss encounters in the first game.
Underground Level/Lethal Lava Land: Level 5 of the first game.
Under the Sea: Level 4 of the first game.
A Winner Is You: While the first game ends with Shoot the Shaggy Dog as explained below, the sequel ends with the words ALL STAGES CLEARED. The epic final boss fight makes up for it though.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{trope}}
+{{work}}
-A series of arcade Shot'em-Up games by [[SNK]]. Basically a side scroller shooter with Dinosaurs!
+A series of arcade Shoot'em-Up games by [[Shin Nihon Kikaku|SNK]]. Basically a side scroller shooter with Dinosaurs!
-The first game, ''Prehistoric Isle in 1930'' is set on an island in [[The Bermuda Triangle]], the player controls a biplane, blasting hordes of prehistoric creatures, while aquiring power-ups in the form of a device that rotates around his craft blocking enemy shots and providing different modes of fire.
+The first game ''Prehistoric Isle in 1930'' is set on an island in [[The Bermuda Triangle]]: the player controls a biplane, blasting hordes of prehistoric creatures, while aquiring power-ups in the form of a device that rotates around his craft blocking enemy shots and providing different modes of fire.
-The sequel, ''Prehistoric Isle 2'' is set in modern times when dinosaurs invade a city, this time the player controls a helicopter and includes the mechanic of rescuing civilians.
+The sequel ''Prehistoric Isle 2'' is set in modern times when dinosaurs invade a city: this time, the player controls a helicopter and includes the mechanic of rescuing civilians.
 ----
+{{tropelist}}
-=== Tropes: ===
 * [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: In the sequel's first level, so spacious that helicopters can fly through with space to spare.
-* [[A Winner Is You]]: While the  {{spoiler|first game ends with [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]] as explained below}}, the sequel  {{spoiler|ends with the words ALL STAGES CLEARED. The epic final boss fight makes up for it, though.}}
-* [[Derelict Graveyard]]: The second part of stage 4 in the first game.
 * [[Dem Bones]]: One boss in the sequel is a reanimated dinosaur skeleton, the first game also features ''zombie'' pteranodons.
+* [[Derelict Graveyard]]: The second part of Level 4 in the first game.
 * [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]]: What's a T. rex doing at the bottom of a volcano? And why it breathes fire?
+* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: And how!
-* [[Epileptic Trees]]: Supposedly, The pilot is [[Fatal Fury|Billy]] [[The King of Fighters|Kane]]'s father.
+* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: In the first game, the first boss of Level 3: "Unknown Dinosaur"; in the second game, the final boss: a giant sea creature... thing.
-* [[Everythings Better With Dinosaurs]]: And how!
-* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: In the first game, the first boss of level 3: "Unknown Dinosaur", in the second game the final boss, a giant sea creature... thing.
-* [[Goddamned Bats]]: Goddamned pteranodons, goddamned giant bats, goddamned cavemen, goddamned jellyfish... and so on.
 * [[Jungle Japes]]
 * [[Lost World]]: The first game is set on one.
@@ Line 22: / Line 19: @@
 * [[Prehistoria]]
 * [[Ribcage Ridge]]: In both games.
-* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: The ending of the first game,  {{spoiler|after defeating the final boss the 2 player controlled biplanes fly off from the isle and dock with a larger plane, the pilots report their story and say that they must report their findings to their country, immediately after, the plane is swarmed by pteranodons and explodes. The final coda says the the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle continues...}}
+* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: The ending of the first game: {{spoiler|after defeating the final boss, the 2 player controlled biplanes fly off from the isle and dock with a larger plane, the pilots report their story and say that they must report their findings to their country. Immediately after, the plane is swarmed by pteranodons and explodes. The final coda says the the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle continues}}...
 * [[Stock Dinosaurs]]: Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus and [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] serve as boss encounters in the first game.
-* [[Underground Level]] / [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Level 5 of the first game.
+* [[Underground Level]]/[[Lethal Lava Land]]: Level 5 of the first game.
 * [[Under the Sea]]: Level 4 of the first game.
+* [[A Winner Is You]]: While the {{spoiler|first game ends with [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]] as explained below}}, the sequel {{spoiler|ends with the words ALL STAGES CLEARED. The epic final boss fight makes up for it though}}.
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:SNK]]
+[[Category:Shin Nihon Kikaku]]
 [[Category:Neo Geo]]
-[[Category:Shoot Em Up]]
+[[Category:PlayStation 3]]
 [[Category:Horizontal Scrolling Shooter]]
+[[Category:Arcade Game]]
 [[Category:Prehistoric Isle]]
-[[Category:Trope]]
+[[Category:Shoot'Em Up]]