DuckTales (computer game)
| DuckTales | |
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| Logo on the game box by DuckTales | |
| Original title | わ ん ぱ く ダ ッ ク 夢 冒 険 |
| transcription | Wanpaku Duck yume bouken |
| Studio | Capcom |
| Publisher | Capcom |
| Senior Developer |
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| composer | Hiroshige Tonomura |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
NES: September 14, 1989 January 26, 1990 December 14, 1990 Game Boy: September 21, 1990 November 1990 1991   |
| platform | NES , Game Boy |
| genre | Action adventure |
| Game mode | Single player |
| medium | Plug-in module / module |
| language | Japanese, English |
DuckTales is a Jump 'n' Run - video game from Capcom . It is based on the television series DuckTales from Disney . The game first appeared in the United States in September 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System , and a port for the Game Boy first appeared in Japan on September 21, 1990. The game sold over 3 million copies and received consistently positive reviews.
A sequel called DuckTales 2 was released in 1993 for NES and Game Boy . In 2013, a revised new edition of the game for the PC , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and Wii U was released . A port of this revised version was released for mobile devices in 2015 .
Gameplay
DuckTales is a classic 2D - Jump 'n' Run with the use of side-scrolling . The player moves as Dagobert Duck running and jumping through different levels. In doing so, he defeats opponents and collects items such as ice cream cones (give the player a life back), cakes (complete healing), small crystals (give the player $ 2,000), large crystals (give the player $ 10,000), red-colored crystals (give the player 50,000 Dollars), hidden treasures (giving the player $ 1,000,000) and some more.
As a weapon, the player has a pogo stick . By pressing the B button (Game Boy) or pressing the B button and simultaneously pressing the lower button of the control pad on the NES controller , Dagobert uses it as a jump aid in order to be able to jump higher and thus get to higher places can. In addition, opponents can be defeated with the pogo stick by jumping on them with the player or otherwise damaging them, for example by throwing blocks by simultaneously pressing the right or left button and the B button Opponent throws. If the player jumps on an obstacle with the pogo stick, it is destroyed.
The game is divided into five different levels : Amazonia , Transylvania , the African mines, the Himalayas and the moon , whereby the player can decide in which order he will tackle the levels. At the end of each level the player has to defeat a boss who needs a particularly high number of hits to be defeated. In African mines and the moon a so-called hidden treasure (can each hidden treasure ) are found, brings each one million points the player when gathering (a gold ring in African mines and a gold mirror on the moon). You can also speak to Quack, the break pilot, once in each level, who will bring the player back to the level selection screen if desired. This has the advantage that all money collected in the level is transferred to Scrooge's account and the player can play the level again to potentially collect more money. If the player on the moon agrees that Quack should bring Dagobert back to the level screen, the player reaches a kind of special level in which he walks on clouds and can collect as many crystals until he falls off.
The player starts with three hearts, of which, depending on the level of difficulty, either one (difficult and normal) or two (easy) opposing hits are necessary for the player to lose one. The only other difference between the levels of difficulty is that there are fewer healing and invincibility items on Difficult. In Transylvania and the Himalayas one heart part each, which increases the number of hearts by one unit, can be found.
reception
| Contemporary | ||
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| publication | Rating | version |
| Mean Machines | 90% | NES |
| Nintendo Power | 3.75 / 5 | GB |
| Retrospective | ||
| publication | Rating | year |
| nintendolife | 9/10 | 2010 |
| Honest gamers | 5/5 | 2007 |
Contemporary reception
Mean Machines magazine's Matt Regan praised DuckTales for its graphics, especially the great animation of the main character. However, he criticized the lack of a checkpoint system .
“Duck Tales contains some of the most exciting graphics I've seen on the Nintendo [Entertainment System]. [...] The action is pitched just about right, and the three difficulty levels add a great deal of playability to the game. My only gripe is that when Scrooge dies, you are sent right back to the beginning of the level - no matter how close to the end you are. [...] The control can be a little on the awkward side, especially when trying to get Scrooge to bounce. However I recommend this game highly - it's well worth purchasing. "
“DuckTales has some of the best graphics I've ever seen on Nintendo [entertainment system]. [...] The game is just right action packed, and the difficulty levels add a lot of playability to the game. My only criticism is that if Dagobert Duck dies, you will be sent straight back to the beginning of the level - no matter how close you got to the end. [...] The controls are sometimes a bit awkward, especially when you try to jump with Dagobert. Still, I highly recommend this game - it's worth the price. "
Mean Machines' Julian Rignall praised DuckTales as an "excellent arcade adventure game, with exceptional graphics and very tough and demanding game mechanics."
Club Nintendo magazine praises DuckTales as a fun game for all ages:
“'DuckTales' is great - loads of fun combined with comic graphics: a game in which only Disney characters shine as the main characters. Young and old get their money's worth. "
Retrospective reception
The game received an average rating of 95% on GameRankings .
Bryan Griffin of the game website nintendolife wrote of DuckTales in a review published in 2010:
“The gameplay is unique and extremely fun, the presentation is excellent, and the characters you know and love are intact […]. Uncle Scrooge is just as cranky and loveable now as he was twenty years ago, and this would be an instant buy should it ever come to the Virtual Console. The game is kept from a perfect score by its easy boss battles and relatively short length, but it's still one of the best examples of an excellent licensed game around. "
“The game mechanics are unique and fun, the presentation is excellent, and the well-known and loved characters are as you know them […]. Scrooge McDuck is just as eccentric and lovable as he was 20 years ago, and I would buy this game the instant it hit the Virtual Console . The game doesn't get a perfect rating because of its easy boss fights and short playing time, but it's still a perfect example of a licensed game. "
The game appeared on various leaderboards. IGN placed the game at number 10 among the best NES games of all time. GamesRadar ranked the game # 16 in the best NES games of all time.
Sales
The game sold 3.1 million times in its entire life. Of these, the NES version sold 1.67 million times and the Game Boy version 1.43 million times. Both games are Capcom's best-selling games on their respective platforms.
Continuations and new editions
DuckTales 2
DuckTales 2 was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in June 1993. The game is a continuation of DuckTales , which is based on the sequence and theme of the first part. A port for the Game Boy was released that same year.
Like its predecessor, DuckTales 2 was developed and published by Capcom.
DuckTales Remastered
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| Studio | WayForward | ||
| Publisher | Capcom | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
August 13, 2013 PC August 13, 2013 PS3 August 14, 2013 Wii U August 15, 2013 360 September 11, 2013 Mobile April 2, 2015 |
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| platform | PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii U , Windows , iOS , Android , Windows Phone | ||
| genre | Action adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
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Audio : English Text : including German, Japanese, English |
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DuckTales Remastered was developed by WayForward and first released for PC by Capcom on August 13, 2013. This new edition offers improved graphics with high-resolution, hand-drawn textures. The frame rate is 60 frames per second.
The level and game design are based on the original game. In addition, a heart part can now be found in every level. Among other things, an introductory level and a museum have been added, in which the game progress can be viewed. The characters were set to music in English by the original speakers.
The game was developed by WayForward and was first announced during PAX East 2013, a video game fair in Boston. The game was released on August 13, 2013 Steam and on the following days for the PlayStation 3 and Wii U . The Xbox 360 version was released on September 11, 2013. On April 2, a mobile version of the game developed by Disney Interactive was released for iOS , Android and the Windows Phone .
A retail version for the PlayStation 3, Wii U and Xbox 360 version was released on November 12, 2013 exclusively in the USA. A retail version for the PC was released on November 15, 2013, also in Europe.
Duck Tales Remastered received mostly good ratings. The PlayStation 3 version of the game on Metacritic achieved a Metascore of 75. The PS3 version of the game received 71.22% on GameRankings .
The player can now decide for himself whether he must press the B button or the B button and down at the same time to activate the pogo stick.
Regardless of this option, like the original, the game also offers three levels of difficulty.
Trivia
The game has three different endings:
If after finishing the game there is a sum of 0 dollars, Dagobert cries.
If there is an amount of money between 0 dollars and 10 million dollars at the end of the game, Dagobert jumps up next to a treasure chest at the end of the game.
If there is at least 10 million dollars in money after the game has ended, Dagobert is on a pile of money.
If you press the Select button while Scrooge is standing still, his life meter can be completely refilled at a cost of 3 million dollars.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ imdb.com cast and team from DuckTales , accessed on August 12, 2018 (English).
- ↑ imdb.com DuckTales release dates , accessed August 12, 2018.
- ↑ gamesdatabase.org user manual from DuckTales as PDF , accessed on August 18, 2018 (English).
- ^ A b c Julian Rignall: DuckTales Review . In: Mean Machines . No. 6, March 1991, pp. 16-18. (English); MeanMachines Archive
- ^ Nintendo of America: Disney's DuckTales . In: Nintendo Power . No. 18, November-December 1990, pp. 40-42. (English); Internet Archive
- ↑ a b Bryan Griffin: DuckTales Review (NES) , In: nintendolife.com ; dated October 29, 2010, accessed on September 3, 2018.
- ↑ Jason Venter: Duck Tales (NES) review , In: HonestGamers.com ; dated September 15, 2007, accessed on September 3, 2018.
- ↑ Nintendo: Disney`s DuckTales . In: Club Nintendo , No. 12, 1991 p. 25; Internet Archive
- ↑ Disney's DuckTales , In: gamerankings.com ; accessed on August 19, 2018.
- ↑ ign.com List of the best NES games ranked 10. Duck Tales accessed on August 19, 2018 (English)
- ↑ gamesradar.com Best NES Games of All Time , accessed on August 19, 2018.
- ↑ Tom Bramwell: SFII SNES is Capcom's best-selling game , In: Eurogamer.net ; dated May 27, 2008, accessed on August 19, 2018.
- ↑ 4Players.de test of DuckTales Remaster , accessed on August 13, 2018.
- ↑ playerone.com Capcom Announces Duck Tales Remastered , accessed on August 14, 2018.
- ↑ Andre Linken: DuckTales Remastered - retail version of the Jump & Run announced , In: GamePro.de ; dated September 19, 2013, accessed on August 22, 2018.
- ↑ playerone.de DuckTales Remastered: Retail version for the PC , accessed on August 22, 2018.
- ↑ Metacritic.com Disney DuckTales Remastered PlayStation 3 , accessed September 10, 2018.
- ↑ gamerankings.com Disney's DuckTales Remastered for PS3 , accessed on September 10, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e Did you Know NES Duck Tales Had 3 Endings? Retrieved January 14, 2020 .