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'''''DuckTales''''', known in Japan as '''''わんぱくダック夢冒険, Wanpaku Dakku Yume Boken, "Naughty Ducks Dream Adventures"''''', is a platform action adventure game created by [[Capcom]] and first released on the [[NES]] in 1989.
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'''''DuckTales''''', known in Japan as '''''わんぱくダック夢冒険, Wanpaku Dakku Yume Boken, "Naughty Ducks Dream Adventures"''''', is a platform action adventure game developed nad published by [[Capcom]] and first released on the [[NES]] in 1989.
  
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I remember being interested in this game because it was pretty popular in Nintendo advertising, and because I enjoyed the [[DuckTales|television show]]. However, nobody I knew owned the game at the time, so I didn't play it at the time. I tried it a few times in emulators, but didn't put much time into it until around 2010 and found it to be a delightful game.
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I remember being interested in this game because it was pretty popular in Nintendo advertising, and because I enjoyed the [[DuckTales|television show]]. However, nobody I knew owned the game, so I didn't play it at the time. I tried it a few times in emulators, but didn't put much effort into it until around 2010 when I played it properly and found it to be a delightful game.
  
 
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===Bad===
 
* With only 5 stages, the game is a bit on the short side. The designers elongate play time by forcing you to go through the same maps multiple times, but this is a cheap trick.
 
* With only 5 stages, the game is a bit on the short side. The designers elongate play time by forcing you to go through the same maps multiple times, but this is a cheap trick.
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* The mine cart riding portion is kind of annoying. It requires very accurate timing on a jump, and, if you succeed, Scrooge watches his Nephews fall to their death!
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* The mine cart riding portion is kind of annoying. It requires very accurate timing on a jump, and, if you succeed, Scrooge seems unperturbed at watching his Nephews fall to their death!
 
* The difficulty settings don't increase the complexity of the game, they just cause enemies to deal more damage. This is a lazy difficulty setting.
 
* The difficulty settings don't increase the complexity of the game, they just cause enemies to deal more damage. This is a lazy difficulty setting.
  

Revision as of 11:28, 22 September 2017

North American NES box.

DuckTales, known in Japan as わんぱくダック夢冒険, Wanpaku Dakku Yume Boken, "Naughty Ducks Dream Adventures", is a platform action adventure game developed nad published by Capcom and first released on the NES in 1989.

I remember being interested in this game because it was pretty popular in Nintendo advertising, and because I enjoyed the television show. However, nobody I knew owned the game, so I didn't play it at the time. I tried it a few times in emulators, but didn't put much effort into it until around 2010 when I played it properly and found it to be a delightful game.

Status

I do not own the game, but have beaten it on the NES on easy mode.

Review

  • Overall: 6/10
  • Best Version: NES

Good

  • The graphics are fantastic, and accurately depict the various DuckTales characters.
  • A lot of effort was made to include most of the DuckTales imagery, which rarely happens in a tie-in game.
  • Despite the game showing up on lists as being one of the easiest NES games on the platform, I think the game offers a pretty good challenge to a new player, and being able to increase the difficulty is a nice feature.
  • Each area has a fair amount of hidden rooms and treasures which adds to the replay value.

Bad

  • With only 5 stages, the game is a bit on the short side. The designers elongate play time by forcing you to go through the same maps multiple times, but this is a cheap trick.
  • The mine cart riding portion is kind of annoying. It requires very accurate timing on a jump, and, if you succeed, Scrooge seems unperturbed at watching his Nephews fall to their death!
  • The difficulty settings don't increase the complexity of the game, they just cause enemies to deal more damage. This is a lazy difficulty setting.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Box Art

  • The original NES box. The same art was used in all regions just with variations of the layout. I really like this art because it shows how Scrooge is only focused on obtaining wealth, even when his own life is in danger.

  • This is the Game Boy box art used by all regions except Japan. Scrooge here looks almost sinister, like you're being asked to accompany him to bury a body. The art is still great though, and depicts an adventure about the begin.

  • The Japanese Game Boy art is my least favorite. It has Scrooge staring off into space with the various other characters standing around in unrelated poses.

Documentation

  • Game manual.

Maps

  • The Amazon.

  • DuckTales - NES - Map - Transylavnia.png

    Transylavnia.

  • African Mines.

  • The Himalayas.

  • The Moon.

  • Bonus Area.

Links

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