Cornshaq plays The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Today's Tom Sawyer gets high on you, the space he invades, he gets by on you.

Wizard of Oz wasn't the only thing that Seta has taken extreme liberties with. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer for NES also got that same treatment.

In this game, you play as Tom Sawyer, who has to rescue Becky from Injun Joe. Of course, this is all a dream, as Tom Sawyer falls asleep.

In case you're playing a two-player game, the second player will be Huckleberry Finn.

Stage 1

The game begins on a pirate ship.

You can throw rocks, but they have a quick, falling arc.

Jump over the barrels and mice, and throw rocks at the pirates.

Pick up the T's. 100 gives you an extra life. The four-digit number above the number of T's you've collected indicates how much time you've taken through the stage.

Wait for the pirates to pass by before climbing up or down a ladder, whenever applicable.

When fighting the giant mouse, stay near the bottom and avoid the soundwaves it shoots. Jump up and throw rocks until it dies.

You'll be seeing a couple of octopi. Take your time here so that you don't get pelted by their rocks.

When you reach an all-black section, you've reached the boss. The first boss is a giant octopus. Stand near the octopus, destroy or avoid the babies it launches at you, and keep throwing rocks at the giant octopus' eyes until you beat it. As long as you repeatedly throw rocks at it, it won't be able to hurt you.

When you beat a stage, you'll find out how fast you went, both for that stage and through all the stages in general. There are six stages in all.

Stage 2

You'll be riding on a raft down the river...and it's gonna get nasty.

Throw rocks at the logs and fish. You still have a limited range in these top-down raft stages, so be careful.

You can jump to avoid bridges and other low overheads, as well as the paddles that sweep back and forth in the water.

The heart gives you temporary invincibility. The slingshot gives you faster ammo that moves all the way to the other side of the screen.

Watch out for the whirlpools. Also watch out for the flogs that jump from one island to another.

The boys that are on land will throw rocks at you. Watch out for their projectiles, especially if you take the left path on the second fork.

The boss is a giant crocodile. To kill it, repeatedly throw rocks into its mouth between its front teeth. As long as you don't run into it, it can't hurt you. The mini-whirlpools it shoots out only push you back.

Stage 3

Here, you'll be dealing with the local wildlife. As long as you jump only when necessary and don't jump into any enemies, and stay low to the ground when you have the multiple platforms shortly after the beginning, you'll be able to get through this area pretty quickly.

The skull icon takes away all your T's.

Take the top path after jumping across the mushrooms. Ditto when jumping across the tree branches.

The boss is a giant gorilla. Throw a rock at his face, then throw another when it stops flashing. In case it throws the rock that will break apart, just stay to the right and you won't take damage. A few hits will do the giant gorilla in.

Stage 4

If the candles in the background shoot flames, just stand directly below them. The fire will not hurt you.

If you see the skeleton knight, keep attacking it until it dies. You shouldn't have too much to worry about.

The witch takes four hits to kill.

Take the top path when you reach the broken stairway near the end in order to avoid most of the enemies. Jump over the spider when it goes down.

The boss is a demon statue. Attack the orb on the trident. When it summons a devil, avoid the projectiles and tiny demons they create and throw rocks at the devil. After that, attack the orb on the trident again.

Stage 5

This stage is in the clouds. Watch out for the birds as well as the water droplets.

The clouds shoot four lightning bolts. Stand directly below them.

Keep running to the right to avoid the stars. Jump over the fireballs that shoot out of the volcanoes if you have to.

Watch out for the clouds that change into dragons, as those things will attack you.

To kill the guy flying around on the cloud, stand on the far left side of the cloud and throw a rock at him when he's lowered down. One hit will do him in.

Grabbing the balloon will turn it into a cloud. You can move in eight directions now. You'll face a blimp. Throw rocks at the cannons when they open, and take care of anything else that shoots at you.

Throw multiple rocks at the blimp engine to end the level.

Stage 6

Now for the cave.

You'll be zig-zagging down the cave.

Take your time on the top level so you can avoid the bats and scorpions. Run away from the bats that hang on the ceiling.

Watch out for the fish that jump out of the waterfall.

Keep running in the ice section to avoid all the spikes, as well as the snakes.

To beat the fire dragons, stand on the middle platforms and keep attacking until you destroy them all.

You'll then face Injun Joe on a dinosaur. Keep jumping and fire at him, and stay close to avoid the arrows. You'll be reunited with Becky, and the dinosaur will smile at you, too!

The end has Tom Sawyer waking up, with Injun Joe's feathers on his desk. Was this a dream? Who knows...?