Adventure Island II
Adventure Island II is a 1991 platform game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sequel to Adventure Island and the second game in the series for the NES. While the first game was an adaptation of Sega's Wonder Boy, Adventure Island II is an original work, as were most of the subsequent Adventure Island games. A portable version was also released for the Game Boy in 1992, titled Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima II or Adventure Island outside of Japan.
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- Released
- 1991
- Developer
- Now Production
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 February 1991 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Now Production |
| Publisher | Hudson Soft |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1584331, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Adventure Island II? How long to beat it
Total play time for Adventure Island II is about 5.1 hours to do everything, and around 2.7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.7h | 39 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 3h | 4 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 5.1h | 3 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Adventure Island II sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Adventure Island II lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 45ahead of 4% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 27ahead of 70% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Adventure Island II
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Common questions about Adventure Island II
What platforms is Adventure Island II on?
Adventure Island II is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy. It first released in 1991.
Who made Adventure Island II?
Adventure Island II was developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft.
How long does it take to beat Adventure Island II?
about 2.7 hours for the main story, 3 hours with the main extras, 5.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.