Super Troll Islands is an arcade platform game, based on the license of bright-haired toys known as Troll doll

Troll doll

Troll dolls, originally known as Leprechauns and also known as Dam dolls, Gonks, Wishniks, Treasure Trolls, and Norfins, became one of America's biggest toy fads from the autumn of 1963 through 1965...

s. Each scrolling level is initially shrouded in an animated "mist

Mist

Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the...

" until they are cleared by running around platforms and ladders in the correct order. A brightly-coloured background is revealed after the player makes the mist vanish into thin air.