Trying to find an NES game

[wayjurn]

I remember probably 8 or 9 years back that my friend had this NES game. I don't remember what it was called, but I sort of remember what it was about. You played a boy with a yoyo, and your father or grandfather was a scientist who owned this big island shaped like a crescent moon. The focus of the game was to explore caves and knock out all this undead creatures (I specifically remember an undead ostrich-type creature) with your yoyo and other weapons.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? What was the game called?

[whoreable]

you suck for forgeting the name of Startropics.

[The Unseen]

Startropics, this game is very underrated and unheard of

[Cap'n Crunch]

I have that game. It is good.

[Zomboid]

You brought back a 10 day old thread to say that?

[Zbu Manowar]

And to note the only reason it's forgotten is because it came out while the NES was giving the stage to the SNES. Only reason, really....kinda like a tropical Zelda, if you think about it.

[whoreable]

Actually startropics came out before the snes if i remeber right....now st2 was at the snes time.

[Zbu Manowar]

My bad....but it was either underadvertised or overshadowed by something else.

[whoreable]

hm... I actually remeber it being pretty popular :/ the first one that is.

[Les Waste]

Star Tropics was very popular. And it is, to this day, one of the best games ever. EVER