The game is set on the fictional Suthon Island. It is said to hold the power to protect the world from harm which it was protected by a large palm tree and watched over by the nature spirits in the island. Before the game the antagonist Omminus takes over the island in order to rule the world. As a result the palm tree begins the wither and the princess becomes ill. The leader of the nature spirits recalls an old legend about a hero using sacred pearls to restore the peace. He finds the treasure chest where the hero Zip resides. Zip and a friend from the neighboring Eesturn Island Pip set out to retrieve the pearls and defeat Omminus.