Donald Duck's Playground is a computer game for the Commodore 64, based on the Walt Disney cartoon and comic book character Donald Duck. It was also ported to the IBM PCjr, Atari ST and Amiga. A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... The Commodore 64 is the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was commercially popular from 1985 to the early 1990s. ... Amiga is the name of a range of home/personal computers using the Motorola 68000 processor family, whose development started in 1982. ...

The player takes the role of Donald Duck, whose job is simply to earn as much money as possible. To do this, Donald can get himself a job in any of four different places: a greengrocer's, a railroad, a toy shop or an airport. Each job shift lasts from one to eight minutes, as the player wants, in which time Donald has to earn as much as he can. Various denominations of currency, one form of money Money is any good or token that functions as a medium of exchange that is socially and legally accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of debts. ... A greengrocer in central Milan with a sign in Milanese, the local dialect, claiming to be the oldest greengrocer of Milan (lortolán püŝee vêcc de Milan) A greengrocer is a retail trader in fruit and vegetables; that is, in green groceries. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail outlet that sells toys. ...

The jobs

Donald has a different task at each job. He earns a set amount for each part of his job; on the Intermediate level, these wages are doubled; on the Advanced level, these wages are tripled.

The greengrocer's 

Donald is responsible for sorting vegetables thrown to him from the back of a pick-up truck in three different boxes. One of the boxes is for watermelons, one is for pumpkins, and one is for cantaloupes. Each vegetable gets thrown at a randomly chosen distance. Donald has to catch it and put it in the correct box. Failing to catch the vegetable or putting it in the wrong box results in it being squashed and no money earned. Donald earns 1 cent for each vegetable correctly sorted.

The toy shop 

Donald is responsible for putting toys given to him from a conveyor belt in the correct place on a shelf. Every fifteen seconds or so, a train will pass on a nearby railroad. If the shelf is open at the time, the train will cause toys to drop from the shelf, losing money. Donald has to close the shelf for the time the train is coming. Donald earns 5 cents for each toy placed on the shelf.

The railroad 

Donald is at a switch console, responsible for putting switches on the tracks in the correct order, so that cargo trains can pick their cargo up from the correct city and deliver it to the correct city. Donald earns 15 cents for each delivery routed.

The airport 

Donald is responsible for sorting cargo given to him on a conveyor belt into the cargo vans for flights going to different airports across the United States. Each item of cargo bears the three-letter abbreviation of some U.S. airport. Donald has to throw it into a passing cargo van with the matching code. Near the end, the aeroplane leaves, and Donald has to stop sorting cargo. Donald earns 3 cents for each item sorted.

A plate of vegetables Vegetable is a culinary term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. ... Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ... Binomial name (Thunb. ... For the film, see Pumpkin (film). ... Trinomial name Cucumis melo cantalupensis Cucumis melo reticulatus Naudin. ... A teddy bear A toy is an object used in play. ... This article is about industrial conveyor belts. ... Shelf is a detail of furniture for storing items. ... It has been suggested that Local trains be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The playground

Donald can spend his hard-earned wages by buying various items such as ladders and swings for a playground for his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie to enjoy. Each item can be placed at a specific place on the playground. By going across the railroad, Donald can call up one of his nephews (in practice, the player character switches from Donald to his nephew), and he can then play on the playground. For other uses, see Ladder (disambiguation). ... A little girl playing on a swing A swing is a hanging seat in a playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing. ... Combination playground structure for small children; slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse A playground is an area designed for children to play freely. ... Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck are a trio of fictional ducks who appear in animated cartoons and comic books published by the Walt Disney Company. ...

External links

• Donald Duck's Playground at MobyGames
• Donald Duck's Playground at '80s DOS Games