Teardrop (Original)

Teardrop
Developer(s)	Hybrid Co.
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Genre(s)	Platformer, Puzzle
Release Date(s)	JP March 1st 1984 AU March 1st, 1988 US March 1st, 1987 EU June 1st, 1987
Mode(s)	Single Player
Media Included	NES Cartridge

Teardrop is a game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1984 and developed by Hybrid Co. It's a puzzle platformer featuring Teardrop Seaside in a quest to free Atlantica from Inferadness and his evil minions.

Plot

Teardrop is a hero with the power to transform into liquid, ice and steam who lives in Atlantica. However, Atlantica has ben attacked by Inferadness and his evil minions. Will Teardrop rescue and free Atlantica and his friends from the evil power of Inferadness? Or will he perish while trying?

Teardrop goes through five stages, battling one of Inferadness' minions in each one, until he reaches Inferadness' kingdom. In it, he finally battles Inferadness and frees Atlantica from the Sacred Flames.

Gameplay

The game has the control of a standard platformer. Teardrop can jump with B, shoot water with A, and change between water forms by pressing Select. The player can also move him by the cross-shaped D-Pad. Each form has his own controls, as they have different abilities.

The game is a puzzle platformer where logic is heavily involved in the beating of levels. Clever use of the water forms is needed, and, as the levels are certainly hard, it also requires a considerable amount of skill.

Water Forms

Sprite	Name	Abilities
	Oceanian	Jumping, running.
	Liquid	Walk, merge, jump, go through small paths.
	Ice	Freeze enemies, float.
	Steam	Fly.

Bosses

Sprite	Name	Abilities
	Shellacabre	Sliding, jumping, smashing.
	Vampyr	Flying, descending, grabbing.
	Firevolous	Burn, float, grab with tongue.
	Illusion Teardrop	Repeat Teardrop's moves.
	Snowless	Grab Teardrop, smash, attack, jump, roll.
	Inferadness	Throw fireballs, fly, teleportation, smashing, grabbing, summoning.