Editing Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

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{{about|the 2014 [[Wii U]] game|other uses|[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (disambiguation)]]}}
{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Captain Toad Treasure Tracker US box final.jpg|200px]]<br>North American box art
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Tokyo]]
|publisher=Nintendo
|release='''Original release:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|November 13, 2014|USA|December 5, 2014<ref name="CT:TT Release date announced">{{cite|url=www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/07/captain-toad-treasure-tracker-us-release-date-announced|author=Karmali, Luke|title=''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' US Release Date Announced|publisher=IGN|language=en-us|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>|Europe|January 2, 2015<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo UK|language=en-gb|url=youtu.be/MZ8T0u1n4Bc|title=Nintendo Direct Presentation - 05.11.2014|date=November 5, 2024|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|January 3, 2015<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|url=x.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/532099180559605760|title=#CaptainToad: Treasure Tracker arrives on #WiiU on 03/01. Yep, 3rd January! Trailer: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>youtube.com/watch?v=oKGpWtLt4tw&list=UUAGRhXIbnKPNVf1JvwafawQ|author=Nintendo of Australia|date=November 11, 2014|accessdate=July 2, 2024|publisher=Twitter}}</ref>|Italy|January 9, 2015<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/it-it/Notizie/2014/dicembre/Captain-Toad-Treasure-Tracker-data-di-lancio-posticipata-al-9-gennaio-943397.html|title=Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: data di lancio posticipata al 9 gennaio|date=December 12, 2014|publisher=Nintendo of Italy|language=it|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>}} '''amiibo bundle:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|March 26, 2015<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/hardware/amiibo/set/index.html|title=amiibo セット商品 {{!}} 任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>}}'''[[Nintendo Selects#Wii U|Nintendo Selects]]:'''<br>{{flag list|Europe|September 30, 2016}}
|languages={{languages|en_us=y|en_gb=y|fr_fr=y|fr_ca=y|es_es=y|es_latam=y|de=y|it=y|jp=y}}
|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle|Puzzle]], [[Genre#Platform|Platform]]
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|pegi=3|cero=A|acb=G|usk=6|gcam=7|fpb=pg|classind=L}}
|modes=Single player
|platforms=[[Wii U]]
|format={{format|wiiu=1|wiiudl=1}}
|input={{input|wiiu=1}}
|serials={{flag list|Japan|WUP-AKBJ-JPN}}
}}
'''''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''''' is a [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle]]-[[Genre#Platform games|platforming]] game for the [[Wii U]], and the prequel to ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. The game is based on [[Captain Toad's Adventures]] stages from ''Super Mario 3D World'', but features extensive depth and variety, and the game's plot revolves around [[Captain Toad]] and [[Toadette]] collecting [[Power Star]]s while attempting to stop a large, scavenging bird named [[Wingo]] from stealing them. This is the second game to have a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] as the main protagonist following ''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', released 20 years prior.

A [[Reissue#Ports|port]] of the [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|same name]] was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] on July 13, 2018.

==Story==
[[File:Captain toad intro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Wingo lifting Toadette and the Power Star.]]
[[Captain Toad]] and [[Toadette]] are out treasure hunting, climbing a structure to get a [[Power Star]]. They soon after notice feathers falling from the sky when [[Wingo]], a large bird who is described as "a lover of all things shiny", grabs the star. Toadette attempts to retrieve it while Captain Toad is temporarily knocked over. Wingo makes off with both the star and Toadette, leaving the Captain on his own. Captain Toad must then go through stages collecting Power Stars to reach Wingo and save Toadette.

Once Captain Toad reaches Wingo's fortress, they fight, and after Wingo is defeated, Toadette is rescued and they continue treasure hunting. However, Wingo returns to steal their treasure again and ends up capturing Captain Toad, allowing Toadette to journey on a solo adventure. After another long journey, Toadette saves him, although immediately afterward Wingo reappears, captures Toadette again and blows Captain Toad away.

The Captain awakes in a dark cave, where he finds another Power Star snatched away by Wingo. Toad pursues to a large mine. Meanwhile, Toadette escapes Wingo and goes off to reunite with Captain Toad, though is captured again soon after. Wingo then takes her to the same tower, while Captain Toad arrives. After a final fight, Wingo is truly defeated, and the two Toads ride off in a minecart as the credits play.

After the credits, Captain Toad notices a [[Green Star]] falling through the sky, and chases after it, leaving Toadette in the minecart. The opening scene of ''Super Mario 3D World'' plays, though after Mario and the others enter the [[Clear Pipe]] to chase [[Bowser]], the Green Star falls in as well, with Captain Toad climbing into the Clear Pipe to chase after it, leading into the events of ''Super Mario 3D World''.

==Gameplay==
[[Captain Toad]] controls similarly to The Adventures of Captain Toad, being unable to [[jump]]. However, he can instead pull on [[Pluck Patch]]es, patches of grass which can contain items such as [[coin]]s, power-ups, or [[turnip]]s, which can be thrown at enemies in a ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' fashion. The camera can be rotated in any direction to view the stage at different angles.

The main goal of the game is to reach the one [[Power Star]] in each stage; the player must do so by navigating each stage and solving puzzles to reach them. Unlike The Adventures of Captain Toad, the levels have no time limit and score feature. Instead, the game keeps track of the highest number of coins earned in each level and the time taken to complete each level. Each stage also has 3 [[Super Gem]]s (similar to the [[Green Star]]s of ''Super Mario 3D World'') to collect, as well as a bonus objective that appears after beating the stage, in which the player must clear the stage while performing a certain task (collecting a certain mushroom, taking no damage, defeating certain enemies, etc.).

===amiibo===
[[File:CTTT Amiibo function.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|A Pixel Toad.]]
The game received [[amiibo]] functionality in an update released in March 2015.<ref name="update support">{{cite|url=en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14467|title=How to Update ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo Support|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> Scanning the Toad amiibo takes the player into a game of Hide and Seek on the current stage, in which the player must find a hidden 8-bit Toad (called "[[Pixel Toad]]") by tapping it on the Wii U GamePad.<ref name="CTTT Wii U amiibo site">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20141230162608/http://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/line-up#/captain_toad|title=''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''|publisher=Nintendo of America|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> The player can only play the hide and seek game on a given stage after clearing it.

Tapping any other amiibo gives the player 1-Up Mushrooms,<ref name="CTTT Wii U amiibo site"></ref> though they can only give the player so many before they can no longer be used, and the player must wait to use them again.
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===Controls===
''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' can only be played using the Wii U GamePad.
*Move - {{button|wii|CCStickL}}
*Run/pluck/throw - {{button|wiiu|A}} / {{button|wiiu|B}} / {{button|wiiu|Y}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}}
*Spin - {{button|wii|CCStickL}} (rotate)
*Zoom in/out - {{button|wiiu|X}}
*Turn on/off headlamp - {{button|wiiu|Y}}
*Camera:
**Tilt - {{button|wii|CCStickR}} / {{button|wiiu|pad}} / {{button|wiiu|gamepad}} (tilt)
**Move 45 degrees - {{button|wiiu|L}} / {{button|wiiu|R}}
**Center - {{button|wii|CCStickR}} (press)
**Move behind player - {{button|wiiu|ZL}}
*Use amiibo - {{button|wiiu|NFC}} (only on menu)

==Characters==
===Playable characters===
<gallery>
Img-adventures-captain-toad.png|[[Captain Toad]]
Toadette CaptainToadTreasureTracker.png|[[Toadette]]
</gallery>

===Non-playable characters===
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|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
|-
|[[File:Toad-brigade model CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Toad Brigade]]
|The extended Toad Brigade return from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', here they consist of [[Hint Toad|a blue Toad with glasses]], [[Yellow Toad (Toad Brigade)|a sleepy yellow Toad]] and [[Banktoad]]. They make cameo in certain levels, and interact with Captain Toad or Toadette when either get near them.
|-
|[[File:Mole CTTT art.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mole (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Mole]]
|These little moles have pluckable stalks on their heads. They run from Captain Toad when he draws near. A mole rewards Mario with a coin, power-up, or other item when caught.
|-
|[[File:Main Crew Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Toad]]
|The playable characters from the main campaign in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. All four physically make cameos in the Bonus Episode, but Mario and Peach additionally appear on posters throughout the courses.
|-
|[[File:BowserAttack.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Sprixie Princesses|Green Sprixie Princess]] and [[Bowser]]
|The antagonist and final boss of ''Super Mario 3D World'', Bowser, kidnaps the Green Sprixie Princess at the beginning of the Bonus Episode. Taking her is what causes Mario and his friends to give chase, leaving a [[Clear Pipe]] behind that Captain Toad takes advantage of.
|}

==Enemies and obstacles==
===Enemies===
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|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Name
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable|Description
!colspan=2 class=unsortable|Courses
!rowspan=2|New
|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!width=8%|First
!width=8%|Last
|-
|data-sort-value=ShyR|[[File:ShyGuyCTTT artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Shy Guy]] (Red)
|Masked foes that walk along the ground. Shy Guys chase [[Captain Toad]] when he enters their line and sight. They are weak to all means of attack and are the most common enemies in the game. The red-robed Shy Guys walk along predetermined paths. They only deviate from them to chase Captain Toad. In [[dark]] courses, they give chases when he shines light on them from his headlamp.
|[[Plucky Pass Beginnings]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Mushroom Mesa!]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=ShyL|[[File:CTTT Screenshot Shy Guy (Light Blue).jpg|100x100px]]<br>Shy Guy (Light-Blue)
|The Light-blue Shy Guys are less recurring than the red ones. They remain standing in a single spot and periodically turn 90°. They move from their positioning to chase Captain Toad.
|[[Shy Guy Heights]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=W|[[File:Walleye CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Walleye]]
|[[Wallop]]-like enemies that try to block the player.
|[[Walleye Tumble Temple]]
|[[Razzle-Dazzle Slider]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Fla|[[File:Flaptor.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Flaptor]]
|Owl enemies that slam down whenever the player is under them. They can also be lured to slam down on other enemies, thus defeating them instead.
|[[Mushroom Mesa]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Bullet Bill Base!]]
|{{icon|new}}
|-
|data-sort-value=Pa|[[File:Para-BiddybudsCCTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Para-Biddybud]]
|A variant of Biddybuds that hover above the ground and fly in circles.
|[[Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown]]
|[[Mummy-Me on Drop-Road Dash]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bid|[[File:Biddybud SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Biddybud]]
|Ladybug enemies that walk in a specific pattern.
|[[Blizzard on the Star Express]]
|[[Biddybud Snow Stroll]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bulle|[[File:Bullet Bill SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Bullet Bill]]
|Bullets that shoot out of [[Bill Blaster]]s in a straight line.
|[[Spinwheel Bullet Bill Base]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Bullet Bill Base!]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bull's|[[File:Bull's-Eye Bill CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bull's-Eye Bill]]
|Bullet Bills that follow the player.
|[[Drift-Along Canyon]]
|[[Rock Block Badlands]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=PirC|[[File:Piranha Creeper SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Piranha Creeper]]
|Piranha Plant variants with long stems. They move around in a certain pattern and shorten their stems when attacked.
|[[Piranha Creeper Cove]]
|[[Stumper Sneakaround]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=PirS|[[File:CTTT Piranha Sprout.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Piranha Sprout]]
|Small, orange, [[Mole (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Mole]]-like Piranha Plants that can sprout out of the ground to spit [[bomb]]s at the player. After that, they bury back into the ground. They can be defeated by plucking them while they are buried. 
|[[Piranha Creeper Cove]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|{{icon|new}}
|-
|data-sort-value=PirP|[[File:Piranha Plant SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]
|Carnivorous plants that attack by attempting to bite the player.
|[[Mine Cart Sunset Rundown]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigP|[[File:Big Piranha Plant SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Piranha Plant]]
|Big Piranha Plants are a larger variant of Piranha Plant.
|colspan=2|[[Shadow-Play Alley]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=FirP|[[File:Fire Piranha Plant SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
|A variant of Piranha Plant that can shoot fireballs. 
|[[Shy Guy Shadow Den]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Che|[[File:Cheep Cheep SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Cheep Cheep]]
|Fish enemies that attack by swimming at the player.
|[[Briny Bowl Swimming Hole]]
|[[Floaty Fun Water Park]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Goomba|[[File:Goomba CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goomba]]
|Basic enemies that resemble brown mushrooms and attack by attempting to run into the player.
|[[Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=GoombaT|[[File:CTTT Screenshot Goomba Tower.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Goomba Tower]]
|Goomba Towers are stacks of Goombas.
|[[Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=I|[[File:SM3DW Swim Ring Goomba Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Innertube Goomba]]
|Goombas in inflatable rings are first found asleep floating on water until a player is close to them, which causes them to wake up and chase the player.
|colspan=2|[[Floaty Fun Water Park]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Ca|[[File:Cat Goomba Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cat Goomba]]
|Goombas with a cat appearance.
|colspan=2|[[Super Bell Hill]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bo|[[File:Boo SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Boo]]
|Ghost enemies that attack by floating toward the player. When looked at, they stop moving. 
|[[Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigB|[[File:Boo CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Boo]]
|A larger variant of Boo.
|[[Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion]]
|[[Ghost Gallery Gambit]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Pe|[[File:Peepa SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Peepa]]
|Boo-like enemies that move in a set pattern, blocking a path.
|[[Spooky Specters at Shadow Manor]]
|[[Ghost Gallery Gambit]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Charg|[[File:Chargin' Chuck Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Chargin' Chuck]]
|Large Koopas with football gear. They attack by charging at the player and ramming into them.
|[[Chute Scoot Slopes]]
|[[Fright Train Flight]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=H|[[File:Hammer Bro SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Hammer Bro]]
|Koopa enemies that attack by throwing hammers at the player.
|[[Drift-Along Canyon]]
|[[Battle Tower Blitz]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=FirB|[[File:Fire Bro SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Bro]]
|Koopa enemies that attack by throwing fireballs.
|[[Battle Tower Blitz]]
|[[Beep Block Sky Plaza]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Spi|[[File:Spike Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike]]
|Koopa enemies that throw spiked rollers.
|[[Windup Stairs]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Trick-Track Hall!]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=M|[[File:Mario Party Star Rush - Magikoopa.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magikoopa]]
|Enemies that fire spells to damage the player.
|[[Battle Tower Blitz]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Magikoopa Keep!]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=S|[[File:Stumper.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Stumper]]
|Brown, stump-like enemies with a wooden spike on three sides and a smiling face on the front. They are immune to all attacks, but the player can walk on the top of their stumps to pass by them.
|[[Stumper Sneakaround]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Magikoopa Keep!]]
|{{icon|new}}
|-
|data-sort-value=Mud|[[File:Mud Trooper.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mud Trooper]]
|Zombie-like enemies that slowly chase the player when they notice them. They can be defeated by landing on top of them, throwing a [[turnip]] at them, or using a [[Super Pickax]]. They can also be temporarily disabled using [[Captain Toad]]'s headlamp.
|[[Sinister Street Signs]]
|[[Fright Train Flight]]
|{{icon|new}}
|-
|data-sort-value=Fu|[[File:Fuzzy SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Fuzzy]]
|Black, furry creatures that function as obstacles.
|[[Clear Pipe Puzzleplex]]
|[[Shadow-Play Alley]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Charv|[[File:Charvaargh CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Charvaargh]]
|A dragon-like enemy that attacks the player by leaping out of the lava.
|[[Rolling Inferno]]
||[[Magma Road Marathon]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Co|[[File:Conkdor Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Conkdor]]
|Bird enemies that stay in place and slam down their beaks to attack once they spot the player. 
|[[Cagey Conkdor Caper]]
|[[Conkdor Canyon]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=A|[[File:Ant Trooper Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ant Trooper]]
|Purple ant-like enemies that attack by marching in groups.
|[[Stumpy Springs Sanctuary]]
|[[Razzle-Dazzle Slider]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=St|[[File:Stingby Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Stingby]]
|Bee-like enemies that attack by chasing the player and ramming into them.
|colspan=2|[[Conkdor Canyon]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bl|[[File:Blurker SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Blurker]]
|Pink block-like enemies that are found in groups blocking areas.
|colspan=2|[[Shadow-Play Alley]]
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Mum|[[File:Mummy-Me.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mummy-Me]]
|A type of enemy that resembles mummified [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. They act like [[Cosmic Clone]]s from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', mimicking the player's movements.
|[[Mummy-Me on Flip Panel Footpath]]
|[[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|{{icon|new}}
|}

===Obstacles===
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|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Name
!rowspan=2|Description
!colspan=2|Courses
|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!width=8%|First
!width=8%|Last
|-
|[[File:CTTT 1-9 Picture.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bill Blaster]]
|Cannons that shoot [[Bullet Bill]]s or [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s. They cannot be destroyed.
|[[Spinwheel Bullet Bill Base]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Bullet Bill Base!]]
|-
|[[File:CTTT 1-7 Picture.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Dark]]
|align=left|Blocks the player's view.
|[[Spinwheel Library]]
|[[Shy Guy Shadow Den]]
|-
|[[File:CTTT Draggadon'sRevenge.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lava]]
|align=left|Molten rock that can cause the player to instantly lose a life. Within [[volcano]]es, the lava [[lava tide|rises like the tide]].
|[[Spinwheel Bullet Bill Base]]
|[[Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak]]
|-
|[[File:CTTT DriftAlongCanyon.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison swamp]]
|align=left|A liquid hazard that can cause the player to instantly lose a life. In Ghost Gallery Gambit, the poison [[poison tide|rises]].
|[[Drift-Along Canyon]]
|[[Ghost Gallery Gambit]]
|-
|[[File:FloatingMine CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike ball (seed)|Spike ball]]
|Obstacles that are usually seen in clear pipes and block the way of the player.
|[[Clear Pipe Puzzleplex]]
|[[Clear Pipe Cruise]]
|-
|[[File:SpikedBall CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Ball|Spiked ball]]
|Obstacles that are thrown by Spikes.
|[[Seesaw Sizzle]]
|[[Retro Ramp-Up]]
|-
|[[File:No image.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spiked roller]]
|Obstacles that are thrown by Spikes.
|[[Windup Stairs]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Trick-Track Hall!]]
|-
|[[File:SpikeTrap CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Trap|Spikes]]
|align=left|A retractable pointy obstacle that damages the player.
|[[Trick-Track Hall]]
|[[Toad Brigade to Trick-Track Hall!]]
|-
|[[File:No image.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Volcanic debris]]
|Volcanic debris appear as molten lava falling from the sky.
|[[The King of Pyropuff Peak]]
|[[Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak]]
|}

===Bosses===
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|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Name
!rowspan=2|Description
!colspan=2|Courses
|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!width=8%|First
!width=8%|Last
|-
|data-sort-value=D|[[File:Draggadon.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Draggadon]]
|align=left|A large dragon that appears as the boss for The King of Pyropuff Peak, [[Draggadon's Revenge]], and Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak. In his battles, he spews fire. After defeating him in Draggadon's Revenge, Toadette can ride him on his head in the intermediate stage.
|[[The King of Pyropuff Peak]]
|[[Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak]]
|-
|data-sort-value=G|[[File:Gold Draggadon.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Gold Draggadon]]
|align=left|A golden variant of Draggadon that releases faster fireballs. He appears in Secret of the Golden Realm. Like Draggadon, Toadette can ride on him.
|colspan=2|[[Secret of the Golden Realm]]
|-
|data-sort-value=W|[[File:Wingo CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Wingo]]
|align=left|A gigantic bird that serves as the main antagonist of the game. In the story, he steals [[Captain Toad]] and Toadette's Power Star, and kidnaps Toadette. In Episode 2, he also kidnaps Captain Toad. He can be defeated by throwing giant turnips at him.
|[[Wingo's Watchtower]]
|[[Wingo's Double Trouble]]
|}

==Items and objects==
===Items===
These are collectibles, pickups, and health-restoring objects.
{|class="wikitable col2left" style="--bg:#fff5ee;--bg1:white;width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
|-
|[[File:Captain toad powerstar.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Power Star]]s
|Stars that appear at the end of the level.
|-
|[[File:Green Star Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Green Star]]s
|Green Stars are used to unlock some levels. There are only exclusive to the ''Super Mario 3D World'' levels.
|-
|[[File:Super-gem.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Gem]]s
|Super Gems are used to unlock some levels. There are three per level, and all must be collected for 100% game completion.
|-
|[[File:Coins CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin]]s
|Collecting 100 Coins grants Captain Toad an extra life. Some coins are [[coin pile|stacked together]] and reward the player with multiple coins all at once.
|-
|[[File:GoldMushroom CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Gold Mushroom]]s
|Mushrooms that reward the player coins.
|-
|[[File:1-Up Mushroom Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[1-Up Mushroom]]s
|When collected, 1-Up Mushrooms grant the player an extra life.
|-
|[[File:Key CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Key]]s
|Used to unlock doors.
|-
|[[File:KeyCoin CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Key Coin]]s
|When five Key Coins are collected, a [[Warp Box (With Key)]] turns into a regular [[Warp Box]].
|-
|[[File:Turnip.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Turnip]]s
|Vegetables found in pluck patches. It can be used to throw at enemies.
|-
|[[File:GiantTurnip CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Turnip|Giant Turnip]]s
|Large variants of Turnips.
|-
|data-sort-value=SuperP|[[File:Pickaxe CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Pickax]]es
|Temporarily allows the player to defeat any enemy and break [[Brick Block]]s.
|-
|[[File:Piranha Plant Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Potted Piranha Plant]]s
|A potted variation of Piranha Plant that the player can hold. They eat enemies they come in contact with and collect items.
|}

===Power-ups===
Items that transform Captain Toad's appearance and give him unique abilities.
{|class="wikitable col4left" style="--bg:#fff5ee;--bg1:white;width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!width=12% rowspan=2|Power-up
!width=20% colspan=2|Form
!rowspan=2|Description
|-
!width=10% style="background:#cc0000"|{{icon|CTTT-Captain}}
!width=10% style="background:#cc0000"|{{icon|CTTT-Toadette}}
|-
|N/A
|style="background:white"|[[File:CTTT Small Captain Toad.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Small Mario|Small Captain Toad]]
|style="background:white"|[[File:CTTT Small Toadette.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Small Mario|Small Toadette]]
|Small Captain Toad is his weakest form, as he loses a life if he takes damage in this form.
|-
|[[File:Super Mushroom Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100px]]<br>[[Super Mushroom]]
|style="background:white"|[[File:Img-adventures-captain-toad.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Mario (form)|Captain Toad]]
|style="background:white"|[[File:Toadette CaptainToadTreasureTracker.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Mario (form)|Toadette]]
|Turns the player into their [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]], and otherwise gives the user 10 coins.
|-
|[[File:Double Cherry Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100px]]<br>[[Double Cherry]]
|style="background:white"|[[File:CTTT Screenshot Double Captain Toad.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Double Mario|Double Captain Toad]]
|style="background:white"|[[File:CTTT Screenshot Double Toadette.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Double Mario|Double Toadette]]
|Creates a clone of the player that copies their movements.
|-
|[[File:Mysterious Mushroom Captain Toad.png|100px]]<br>[[Invincibility Mushroom]]
|style="background:white"|[[File:No image.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Invincible Mario|Invincible Captain Toad]]
|style="background:white"|[[File:No image.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Invincible Mario|Invincible Toadette]]
|Makes the player invincible for the entirety of a level.
|}

===Objects===
Objects are interactable elements of the environment that cannot be collected or worn by [[Mario]]. For objects that primarily function as obstructions or hazards, see [[#Obstacles|above]].
{|class="wikitable col2left" style="--bg:#fff5ee;--bg1:white;width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#cc0000"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#ff4433"|Trigger objects
|-
|[[File:PluckPatchAssist CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pluck Patch|Assist Pluck Patch]]
|This Pluck Patch appears only after [[Captain Toad]] has lost five [[extra life|lives]] within a level. Pulling one releases an [[Invincibility Mushroom]].
|-
|[[File:PSwitchorange CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[P Panel]]
|Orange panels that, when a group of them are all pressed simultaneously, release a Super Gem.
|-
|[[File:PSwitch CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[P Switch]]
|Switches that alter the layout of the stage, allowing the player to progress.
|-
|[[File:PluckPatch.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pluck Patch]]
|Plants that can be pulled, which releases various items and power-ups.
|-
|[[File:PullSwitch.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pull Switch]]
|Small blue levers that will raise a discrete block of the surrounding terrain once activated, enabling Captain Toad and Toadette to reach previously inaccessible heights.
|-
|[[File:WheelPanel CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spinwheel]]
|A wheel that rotates varies from a small portion of the level to a large section of the level.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#ff4433"|Blocks and containers
|-
|[[File:Question Block Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[? Block]]
|? Blocks contain power-ups or coins, which are released when the block is hit or ground-pounded.
|-
|[[File:Beep Block SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Blinking Block|Beep Block]]
|Platforms that appear and disappear at a time interval. The player must jump at the correct time to avoid falling.
|-
|[[File:Brick Block Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Brick Block]]
|Blocks that the player can destroy. They are usually empty, but may contain items.
|-
|[[File:DonutBlock CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Donut Block]]
|Platforms that slowly fall when stepped on.
|-
|[[File:POW Block Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Red POW Block]]
|Blocks that cause a shockwave that defeats all enemies and breaks all blocks on screen.
|-
|[[File:RockBlock CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Rock Block]]
|Gray Big Blocks that are more difficult to destroy.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#ff4433"|Platforms
|-
|[[File:DashPanel CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Dash Panel]]
|Pads that, when walked on, make the player travel at fast speeds for a short time.
|-
|[[File:FlipPanel CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Flip Panel (platform)|Flip Panel]]
|Form temporary pathways when activated.
|-
|[[File:MultiVator CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Multi-Vator]]
|Lifts that are activated when stood on by a certain number of characters.
|-
|[[File:SM3DW Propeller Platform.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Propeller Platform]]
|Lifts that, when the player blows into the mic, follow a predetermined path before returning to their starting point. These objects are replaced by Lifts in the [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]] of the game due to the system's lack of a mic.
|-
|[[File:CTTT 3-2 Luigi.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Seesaw]]
|A wide lift that tilts left or right depending on where Captain Toad walks.
|-
|[[File:CTTT TouchstoneTrouble.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Touchstone]]
|Platforms that change position when touched on the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]].
|-
|[[File:Rolling hill level CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Turning Floor]]
|Continually moving platforms that turn clockwise or counterclockwise, moving anything on them.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#ff4433"|Transportation objects
|-
|[[File:No image.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cannon]]
|Used to reach areas in various levels.
|-
|[[File:Clear Pipe Coins Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Clear Pipe]]
|A type of Warp Pipe that the player can enter one to travel from one place to another.
|-
|[[File:SM3DW Asset Model Door.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Warp Door|Door]]
|Doors that take the player to another portion of the level.
|-
|[[File:Door CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Key Door]]
|Doors that require a key.
|-
|[[File:Minecart CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mine Cart]]
|Carts that ride on rails and filled with turnips.
|-
|[[File:MysteryBox CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mystery Box]]
|Warp Boxes that warp the player to a bonus area.
|-
|[[File:WarpBox CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Warp Box]]
|When entered, Warp Boxes teleport the player to another area of a level. [[Warp Box (With Key)|Certain Warp Boxes]] only become accessible once the player has collected five [[Key Coin]]s.
|-
|[[File:PurplePipe CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Warp Pipe]]
|When entered, Warp Pipes teleport the player to another area of a level.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#ff4433"|Other objects
|-
|[[File:Captain Toad on ladder CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ladder]]
|Used to reach high areas.
|-
|[[File:Pixel Toad.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pixel Toad]]
|An [[8-bit character]] of [[Toad]]. Scanning a Toad [[amiibo]] causes the Pixel Toad to appear on screen and play Hide and Seek with the player.
|-
|[[File:TurnipCannon CTTT.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Turnip Cannon]]
|Fires turnips once activated.
|}

==Stages==
''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' features 79 stages (referred to as "mini-universes").<ref name="CT:TT Direct Trailer">{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=November 5th, 2014|title=Nintendo Direct 11.5.2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkXmABkDlNE|timestamp=“9:00”|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=March 7th, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Captain Toad must explore each maze-like mini-universe|author=Nintendo of America|date=Oct 10, 2014|title=Wii U - Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32nV2PKIv5Y|timestamp=“0:47”|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=March 7th, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=Oct 10, 2014|title=Wii U - Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Mini-Universes Galore Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hRmFa6KrRo|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=March 7th, 2025}}</ref> The game is divided into various "episodes," with their own plots, as well as containing a number of different stages played as each character. Each stage also features a challenge that can be completed for an extra bonus.

Waiting on the title screen for long enough will allow the player to play one of two stages that is an illusion. The first one has blocks in the shape of a [[Fire Flower]], but when the camera is turned they form a [[Super Star]]. The second one shows an image of [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] that appears to be sunken in, but is actually pointing outwards. These stages can be exited at any time.
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="5"|[[Episode 1]]
|-
![[File:CTTT Ep1 1.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep1 2.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep1 3.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep1 4.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep1 5.png|175px]]
|-
!The Secret Is in the Stars
!The Chase to Pyropuff Peak
!The Hunt for the Great Bird's Lair
!Onward, Captain Toad!
!Operation Rescue Toadette
|-
|1. [[Plucky Pass Beginnings]]
|5. [[Double Cherry Palace]]
|11. [[Piranha Creeper Cove]]
|14. [[Pop-Up Prairie Town]]
|18. [[Wingo's Watchtower]]
|-
|2. [[Walleye Tumble Temple]]
|6. [[Shy Guy Heights]]
|12. [[Briny Bowl Swimming Hole]]
|15. [[Drop-Road Dash]]
|
|-
|3. [[Touchstone Trouble]]
|7. [[Spinwheel Library]]
|13. [[Turnip Cannon Jungle]]
|16. [[Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion]]
|
|-
|4. [[Mushroom Mesa]]
|8. [[Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown]]
|
|17. [[Blizzard on the Star Express]]
|
|-
|
|9. [[Spinwheel Bullet Bill Base]]
|
|
|
|-
|
|10. [[The King of Pyropuff Peak]]
|
|
|
|}
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="5"|[[Episode 2]]
|-
![[File:CTTT Ep2 1.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep2 2.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep2 3.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep2 4.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep2 5.png|175px]]
|-
!The Captain Gets Toadnapped
!Onward, Toadette!
!Farewell, Pyropuff Peak
!On the Trail of the Great Bird
!Operation Rescue Captain Toad
|-
|1. [[Chute Scoot Slopes]]
|5. [[Floaty Fun Water Park]]
|10. [[Spinwheel Cog Ruins]]
|14. [[Midnight in the Wandering Woods]]
|18. [[Battle Tower Blitz]]
|-
|2. [[Stumper Sneakaround]]
|6. [[Drift-Along Canyon]]
|11. [[Windup Stairs]]
|15. [[Double Cherry Spires]]
|
|-
|3. [[Mine Cart Sunset Rundown]]
|7. [[Sliding Slab Shuffle]]
|12. [[Up 'n' Down Terrace]]
|16. [[Bullet Bill's Touchy Trials]]
|
|-
|4. [[Sinister Street Signs]]
|8. [[Spooky Specters at Shadow Manor]]
|13. [[Clear Pipe Puzzleplex]]
|17. [[Spinwheel Sky Fort]]
|
|-
|
|9. [[Draggadon's Revenge]]
|
|
|
|}
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="7"|[[Episode 3]]
|-
![[File:CTTT Ep3 1.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep3 2.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep3 3.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep3 4.png|175px]]
!colspan="2"|[[File:CTTT Ep3 5.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT Ep3 6.png|175px]]
|-
!The Search for Toadette
!The Search for Captain Toad
!Captain Toad's Trials
!Toadette's Tribulations
!colspan="2"| Reunited at Last?
!The Ultimate Treasure
|-
|1. [[Rolling Inferno]]
|5. [[Stumpy Springs Sanctuary]]
|10. [[Multi-Vator Mayhem]]
|14. [[Shy Guy Shadow Den]]
|19. [[Retro Ramp-Up]]
|24. [[Trick-Track Hall]]
|28. [[Wingo's Whackdown]]
|-
|2. [[Seesaw Sizzle]]
|6. [[Biddybud Snow Stroll]]
|11. [[Flip Panel Footpath]]
|15. [[Razzle-Dazzle Slider]]
|20. [[Twisty-Turny Planet]]
|25. [[Deep-Space Gyromajig]]
|
|-
|3. [[Beep Block Sky Plaza]]
|7. [[Cagey Conkdor Caper]]
|12. [[Rock Block Badlands]]
|16. [[Poison Canal Cannon Run]]
|21. [[Ghost Gallery Gambit]]
|26. [[Magma Road Marathon]]
|
|-
|4. [[Pickax Cave Plummet]]
|8. [[Up 'n' Down Desert]]
|13. [[Secret of the Golden Realm]]
|17. [[Fright Train Flight]]
|22. [[Touchstone Turmoil]]
|27. [[Scalding Scaffold Sinkhole]]
|
|-
|
|9. [[Mine Cart Ruins Rumble]]
|
|18. [[No Sleep at Magikoopa Keep]]
|23. [[Color Crate Carousel]]
|
|
|}
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="6"|[[Bonus Episode]]
|-
![[File:CTTT EpB 1.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT EpB 2.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT EpB 3.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT EpB 4.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT EpB 5.png|175px]]
![[File:CTTT EpB 6.png|175px]]
|-
!Expedition to the Sprixie Kingdom
!Toad Brigade, Move Out!
!Curse of the Mummy-Me!
!Memories of Our Adventures
!Keep On Tracking, Captain Toad!
!Unlimited Coins Galore
|-
|1. [[Super Bell Hill]]
|5. [[Toad Brigade to Mushroom Mesa!]]
|9. [[Mummy-Me on Flip Panel Footpath]]
|12. [[Episode 1 Prologue]]
|15. [[Mummy-Me Maze Forever]]
|16. [[Coins Galore]]
|-
|2. [[Conkdor Canyon]]
|6. [[Toad Brigade to Trick-Track Hall!]]
|10. [[Mummy-Me on Drop-Road Dash]]
|13. [[Episode 2 Prologue]]
|
|17. [[More Coins Galore]]
|-
|3. [[Shadow-Play Alley]]
|7. [[Toad Brigade to Bullet Bill Base!]]
|11. [[Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak]]
|14. [[Episode 3 Prologue]]
|
|18. [[Even More Coins Galore]]
|-
|4. [[Clear Pipe Cruise]]
|8. [[Toad Brigade to Magikoopa Keep!]]
|
|
|
|
|}

==Luigi and Rosalina Sightings==
{{main|List of Luigi and Rosalina sightings in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker}}
Like with ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' features [[8-bit character|Pixel Luigis]] hidden in various parts of the game, despite not being released in the [[Year of Luigi]]. In addition, a select few levels feature [[8-bit character|8-bit Rosalinas]] as well.

==Development==
The idea of ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' came to director Shinya Hiratake as a dream.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=RawmeatCowboy|date=November 14, 2014|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150501120351/https://www.gonintendo.com/s/241799-captain-toad-treasure-tracker-originally-starred-link-idea-was-initially-shot-down|title=''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' originally starred Link, idea was initially shot down|publisher=GoNintendo|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> It originally featured [[Link]] as the hero instead of Mario, as Mario not being able to jump would not make sense. Link would explore in a diorama-style in a tech demo presented to Shigeru Miyamoto. The idea was shot down, though Miyamoto realized a potential with the idea. It was included in ''Super Mario 3D World'', where Hiratake chose Captain Toad from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' because the heavy backpack would have prevented him from jumping. After ''Super Mario 3D World'' was released, Miyamoto encouraged production of a full game around the concept.<ref>{{cite|url=www.ndw.jp/post-529|date=July 21, 2018|title=『進め！キノピオ隊長』開発スタッフに訊く 発想探求ツアー！ （2015年1月号より）|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo DREAM WEB|accessdate=July 17, 2021}}</ref>

==Update history==
===Version 1.1.0===
The Wii U version of the game received an update on March 19, 2015, adding amiibo support to the game. An amiibo prompt was added to the menu screen by pressing {{button|wiiu|Plus}}, allowing players to scan the Toad amiibo to play Hide and Seek with [[Pixel Toad]], while any other amiibo give the player 1-Up Mushrooms.<ref name="update support"/>

==Reception==
''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' received generally positive reviews. Much of the praise was directed towards the limited focus on just Captain Toad and Toadette, as well as the game's concept, but minor criticism amounted to some technical issues and the designs of some levels. The game currently holds a score of 81 on Metacritic based on 78 reviews,<ref>{[cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/captain-toad-treasure-tracker|title=''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> as well as a score of 81.01% on GameRankings based on 54 reviews.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150220081538/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/805615-captain-toad-treasure-tracker/index.html|title=''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''|publisher=GameRankings|language=en|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

Marty Silva of IGN gave the game an 8.2/10, criticizing what he believed to be an over-reliance of the GamePad at times, stating "The problem here is that it's controlled both through the right stick and the GamePad's gyrosensor, and the sensor can't be turned off, so I found the camera spinning out of control whenever I moved my wrists. Also, if you're playing only off the GamePad, messages and touch-screen prompts have a tendency to pop up and really obscure your view at important moments." Otherwise, he was praising of the game, mostly to the charm, visuals, and sense of discovery.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Silva, Marty|url=www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/01/captain-toad-treasure-tracker-review|title=Review: ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''|date=December 1, 2014|publisher=IGN|accessdate=May 21, 2018}}</ref> Arthur Gies of Polygon gave the game of 8.5/10, and was similarly critical of camera issues, claiming they "transcended my crankiness and felt like actual problems", but praised the characters' "outrageous cuteness", remarking "Nintendo games explore their root mechanics thoroughly, finding fun through solid execution and exploration of the idea. Using that as a verb, ''Captain Toad'' Nintendos. It Nintendos hard."<ref>{{cite|author=Gies, Arthur|url=www.polygon.com/2014/12/1/7312633/captain-toad-treasure-tracker-review-wii-u|title=Review: ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''|date=December 1, 2014|publisher=Polygon|language=en|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> Chris Carter of Destructoid gave the game an 8/10, and was also similarly praising of the limited focus on Captain Toad and Toadette, stating "No other Mario characters are jumping out and stealing the spotlight here -- it's just the two aforementioned characters and their thirst for treasure that fuels the game." He was, however, critical of a few levels, and for what he opined as little to offer for players who did not like puzzle platformers.<ref>{{cite|author=Carter, Chris|language=en|url=www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-captain-toad-treasure-tracker|title=Review: ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%; text-align:center; background-color:silver;"|Reviews
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6;"
|Platform
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|[[Wii U]]
|Marty Sliva, [http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/01/captain-toad-treasure-tracker-review IGN]
|8.2/10
|align="left"|"''Treasure Tracker takes the core concept of Captain Toad and runs wild with it. It’s a smart, adorable puzzle game that presents some awesome locales and really rewards you for taking the time to unpack them. Despite the control issues and menu problems, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker proves that you can still be great without being Super.''"
|-
|Wii U
|Arthur Gies, [https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/1/7312633/captain-toad-treasure-tracker-review-wii-u Polygon]
|8.5/10
|align="left"|"''For anybody else, Captain Toad's weird little experiment would be an afterthought. But Nintendo's exercise in digging has found something pretty special — an action puzzle game that succeeds on charm and smarts, rather than reflexes and spectacle.''"
|-
|Wii U
|Chris Carter, [https://www.destructoid.com/review-captain-toad-treasure-tracker-284007.phtml Destructoid]
|8/10
|align="left"|"''Captain Toad is an experience that doesn't attempt to really wow you, but instead delivers consistent puzzle experiences at a rapid pace. There's more Nintendo could have done with it, but it is a puzzler in its purest form, and that will be more than enough for people who wanted more of the titular hero after playing the bonus games in 3D World.''"
|-
!colspan="4"style="background-color:silver; font-size:120%; text-align:center;"|Aggregators
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6;"
|colspan=2|Compiler
|colspan=2|Platform / Score
|-
|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:limegreen"|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/captain-toad-treasure-tracker 81]
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/805615-captain-toad-treasure-tracker/index.html 81.01%]
|}

==References to other games==
*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': The music that plays when using a Super Pickax is an arrangement of [[Hammer (theme)|the theme]] that plays when Mario collects a [[Hammer]] in ''Donkey Kong''; the way in which the pickaxe is swung is also a reference to the Hammer. [[Retro Ramp-Up]] is based on the [[25m|first level]] from this game.
*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'': The intro of the Retro Ramp-Up stage theme is an arrangement of the Game Start music from this game.
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': A cover of this game's underground theme is used in [[Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown]].
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': [[Turnip]]s and sprouts on the ground return, Shy Guys appear as basic enemies, and various buildings draw from the design of [[Wart]]'s castle.
**''[[Super Mario Advance]]'': Giant turnips can be used during the boss fights against Wingo.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': [[Wingo]] has a feather on his hat that is based on the [[Cape Feather]].<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20160428003856/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHivKowdGg|author=Hiratake|publisher=Miiverse|title=(translated) Miiverse post from Hiratake|date=February 16, 2015|retrieved=July 18, 2017|language=en}}</ref> During the fights against Wingo, Toadette will throw Toad a [[Super Mushroom]], similar to Peach in the final battle with Bowser. [[Key]]s have a close resemblance to the said item's in-game sprite, even lying horizontally.
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': When playing in a Coins Galore level, an arrangement of "[[Slider]]" from this game plays.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': This game's lava level music is partially covered in [[Drop-Road Dash]]'s background music.
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'': [[Captain Toad]] and the [[Toad Brigade]] return from their debut in this game, along with their [[The Toad Brigade|musical theme]]. Additionally, the [[Starshroom]] appears in the distance in Episode 1's Coins Galore if the player rotates the camera, and in the ending credits if the game is beaten twice.
*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'': A cover of this game's beach level theme appears. [[Flip Panel (platform)|Flip Panel]]s make a reappearance as well.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': The [[Gold Mushroom]] returns as an item.
*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'': ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' uses a modified engine based on this game. The core gameplay is based on Captain Toad's Adventures levels first featured in this game. Many mechanics from this game return, as well as covers of several musical themes from this game. Super Bell Hill, Conkdor Canyon, Shadow-Play Alley, and Clear Pipe Cruise return as stages. Also, a slightly re-animated version of the intro from this game can be seen after the credits, revealing that ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' is, in fact, a prequel to ''Super Mario 3D World''.

==References in later games==
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'': A costume of both Captain Toad and Toadette (in her gear from ''Treasure Tracker'') appear in an event level designed after this title. Music jingles and sound effects also return as further references.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'': Toadette often references her adventures in this game in her dialogue. Additionally, some of the battle cards that are unlocked by the Toad amiibo also use some of Captain Toad's artwork from ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''.
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'': Draggadon reappears in this title. After using the Basin Thing in [[Redpepper Volcano]], a bump comes out of its head, just like in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' after a rock falls on it. Also, when this happens, Mario can ride Draggadon as Captain Toad did in his game. At [[the Golden Coliseum]], a yellow [[Rescue Squad]] Toad says that the squad used "Toad treasure-tracking technology" to find the Bone.
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'': When encountering Captain Toad in the [[Lost Kingdom]], he mentions he was dropped by a [[Klepto|giant bird]], but a different bird than "[his] usual one," referencing his kidnapping by Wingo.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': "Plucky Pass Beginnings", the Toad Brigade theme, and "The King of Pyropuff Peak", Draggadon's battle theme, both appear in this game. Additionally, artwork of Captain Toad and Toadette are used for their [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirits]]. At Toadette's Explore area, she references the title by saying, "Choose up to four treasure trackers!"
*''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'': Hint Toad, Banktoad, and Yellow Toad are extra characters in the Captain Toad levels, wearing their outfits from ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''. Additionally, their level clear animation is similar to their level clear animation from the Toad Brigade levels in the [[Bonus Episode]].
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'': Toadette uses a Super Pickax in her special shot, the Super Pickax Stinger.

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Logo EN - Captain Toad Treasure Tracker.png|Logo of the game
Captain Toad TT artwork05.png|[[Captain Toad]]
Toadette CaptainToadTreasureTracker.png|[[Toadette]]
Pickaxe CTTT.png|[[Super Pickax]]
Wingo CTTT.png|[[Wingo]]
CTTT Illustration.png|Main visual
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=CTTT Main Theme.oga
|title1=Title theme
|file2=CTTT Coins Galore.oga
|title2=Coins Galore theme
}}

==Staff==
{{main|List of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker staff}}
Most of ''Super Mario 3D World''{{'}}s staff return, with Shinya Hiratake and Kenta Motokura leading game direction once again while [[Koichi Hayashida]] acts as producer for the first time. The main characters' voices are performed by [[Samantha Kelly]], and general game production is done by [[Satoru Iwata]] and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].

==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker pre-release and unused content}}

Several of the stages shown off during E3 2014 had different names than in the final game; for example, [[Mushroom Mesa]] was originally named "Mushy Monument: Mayday!". The box art was also changed during development. Several enemies such as Flaptors seen in the final game do not appear in the E3 demo.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=進め！キノピオ隊長 <ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/ajh9a/pc/index.html}}</ref>
|JpnR=Susume! Kinopio taichō
|JpnM=Onward! Captain Toad
}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=1}}
{{TCRF|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U)}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m91qkP5ZaN8 E3 trailer]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/akbj/#/top Official website]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20150329044142/http://captaintoad.nintendo.com// Official American English website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Captain-Toad-Treasure-Tracker-1348071.html Official British English website]
*[https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70070000004862.html Japanese paid additional content (Nintendo Switch)]

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