Treasure Master
| Treasure Master | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Software Creations[1] |
| Publisher(s) | American Softworks[1] |
| Composer(s) | Tim Follin |
| Platform(s) | NES |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | 2D action platformer[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Treasure Master is a video game released by American Softworks in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System as part of a contest involving MTV.
The contest
After the game's release in late 1991, players had until noon EST on April 11, 1992 to practice beating the game.[2] At this time, MTV revealed a secret password. By entering in this password and the game's serial number before beginning the game, players unlocked a secret sixth Prize World level. After this, players had until midnight to complete the entire game, including the Prize World. This prompted the game to reveal a 24-character code. By calling in to a special hotline with this code, players had a chance at winning one of 36,252 prizes.
Contest prizes
Two first-prize winners had their pick of:
- Fantasy Rock Concert
- Fantasy Sports Event
- Fantasy Audio/Video Room
- $10,000[3]
250 second-prize winners each won a Super NES. Up to 36,000 third-prize winners may have won an official poster-size winner's certificate.
Music
The game's music was composed by Tim Follin. The game's title screen music was actually a remix of the theme song to the Starsky and Hutch television series.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Treasure Master release information at GameFAQs
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Treasure Master information at MobyGames
- ↑ Game Players Nintendo Guide May 1992