SNES/Super Famicom

Cutthroat Island

In this game you play the role of a pirate lady called Morgan who was given a piece of a map by her father before he died. In the game you set out to find more pieces of the map so that you can find the hidden treasure buried on Cutthroat Island. The gameplay involves you scrolling along the screen and sword fighting pirates and other scoundrels one on one with various different attacks. As you progress you unlock more combos. This game is based on the film by the same name.

Genre: Action
Year: 1995
Developer: Software Creations
Publisher: LJN
Players: 2

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Achievements

38 achievements · 324 total points

You'll Never Make It Out of Here Alive, Pirate! Make it out of there alive, pirate, and escape "His Majesty's Prison"
2 pts
You'll Never Make It Out of Here Without Getting Hit, Pirate! Make it out of "His Majesty's Prison" without getting hit
5 pts
Rocky Escape Successfully maneuver your cart across this treacherous path and beat "Quarry"
2 pts
Redcoat Roadkill Beat "Quarry" having run over all 14 Redcoats
5 pts
Merciful Marauders Beat "Quarry" without running over more than one Redcoat
10 pts
A Dirty Town Filled with Rude People Acquire the map from uncle Mordechai and beat "Spittalfield"
2 pts
A Dirty Town Filled with 1-ups Find the two hidden 1-ups in Spittalfield
2 pts
A Dirty Town Cleaned As Shaw, using the Brawling fighting style and without dying, defeat at least 50 enemies in Spittalfield. Do not enter the Tavern - you'll be trapped inside if you walk in
25 pts
Explosive Family Reunion As Morgan, defeat the second boss of "Spittalfield", your Uncle Mordechai, by throwing a bomb at him
25 pts
Get Out! Escape Spittalfield on your runaway carriage and beat "Carriage Chase"
3 pts
Get In! Beat "Carriage Chase" without losing a life
10 pts
You Again? Rough the Harbormaster up and beat "Harbour"
2 pts
You Again but There Are Restrictions Now? Using the Brawling fighting style, beat the Harbormaster without crouching or losing a life
10 pts
Mutiny on the Morning Star Quell Scully's rebellion and beat "Mutiny"
2 pts
Short-Lived Mutiny on the Morning Star Quell Scully's rebellion in under 1 minute and 40 seconds
25 pts
Marooned on Cutthroat Island Navigate the perils of the woods on Cutthroat Island and beat "Jungle"
3 pts
Marooned with a Very Well Hidden 1-up Find the very well hidden 1-up in "Jungle"
2 pts
Wait a Minute... If I Fall I Die? Make your way down the precipice and beat "Cliff" (first time)
5 pts
Wait a Minute... There's a Hidden 1-up Here? Find the hidden 1-up in "Cliff" (first time)
2 pts
Wait a Minute... I Cannot Die? As Morgan, navigate "Cliff" (first time) without dying
10 pts
It's a Platformer Now? Survive your way across the several bottomless pits and beat "Treasure Chamber"
5 pts
It's a Platformer Now AND It Has 8 1-ups? Find all 8 hidden 1-ups in "Treasure Chamber"
5 pts
Here We Go Again Descend the precipice again and beat "Cliff" (second time)
5 pts
Here We Go Again Finding Hidden 1-ups Find the 2 hidden 1-ups in "Cliff" (second time)
2 pts
Here We Go Again Descending the Cliff Without Dying As Shaw, navigate "Cliff" (second time) without dying
10 pts
Squaring up Against the Governor Fight to the death with Governor Ainslee and beat "Cove"
10 pts
Squaring up Against the Governor's Pet Beat "Cove" having killed governor Ainslee's pet before killing him
25 pts
Shaw's Freedom As Shaw, defeat Dawg and his men and beat the game
10 pts
Reclaiming the Morning Star As Morgan, defeat Dawg and his men and beat the game
10 pts
No Blade, No Problem Beat the game using the Brawling fighting style
10 pts
Sweepstakes Beat the game having collected all 5 hidden treasure chests to witness the secret "ending"
10 pts
Who Needs a Treasure Anyway? In a single session, accumulate 99999 points as Morgan or Shaw
50 pts
A Dirty and Rude Treasure Chest Find the first secret treasure chest
2 pts
A Treasure Chest Guarded by a Cat Find the second secret treasure chest
2 pts
A Top Secret Treasure Chest Find the third secret treasure chest
2 pts
A Very Risky Treasure Chest Find the fourth secret treasure chest
2 pts
A Treasure Chest That Is Closer than You Think Find the final secret treasure chest
2 pts
A Taste of His Own Medicine Find a giant hammer and give one of the large pirates a taste of their own medicine
10 pts

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Cutthroat Island frequently asked questions

How do I play Cutthroat Island online with a friend?

Cutthroat Island (SNES/Super Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Cutthroat Island on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Cutthroat Island in the SNES/Super Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Cutthroat Island netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Cutthroat Island have achievements?

Yes, Cutthroat Island has 38 achievements worth 324 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Cutthroat Island for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Cutthroat Island on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.