DuckTales
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Designer(s)	Keiji Inafune (director) Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (composer)
Release date(s)	NES version NA September, 1989 JPN January 26, 1990 EU December 14, 1990 Game Boy version NA 1990 JPN September 21, 1990 EU 1990
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player
Platform(s)	NES, Game Boy
Media	1-megabit cartridge

DuckTales screenshot

DuckTales is a video game based on the Disney animated TV series of the same name. It was first released in the United States for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Capcom in 1989. In this game, Scrooge McDuck has to travel around the world and collect treasures in order to become the world's richest duck. The game was later ported to Game Boy. A completely different game was also released as DuckTales for a variety of personal computers in the early 1990s; that game is properly known as DuckTales: The Quest for Gold. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... 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Sequels and alternate versions

A sequel, DuckTales 2, followed in 1993. However, it didn't match the success of its predecessor or the popularity, as by that time, consumers were changing focus to the Super NES. Many dedicated NES players of the 1980s and early 1990s were not even aware there was a sequel to DuckTales. DuckTales 2 is a video game based on the TV Series DuckTales, and is a sequel to the original DuckTales game. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES (pronounced either as a word or acronym), is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ...

DuckTales was also known as La Bande à Picsou in the French NES version, after the popular TV program of the same name (the French version of the DuckTales cartoon). The Japanese Famicom release of the game was titled Wanpaku Duck Yume Bouken (literally "Naughty Ducks' Dream Adventure"). This article is on the animated series. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ...

DuckTales was later ported to the original Game Boy. That version features the same gameplay, music and levels, though due to the difference in technology, the sound and graphics are different. The layouts of the levels were also changed slightly, due to the lower screen resolution.

Music

As DuckTales became an item of nostalgia for many gamers, there arose a new point of interest: the game's soundtrack by composer Yoshihiro Sakaguchi. The soundtrack to the original NES game is still popular; one level's music in particular ("The Moon") seems to be one of the more notable video game compositions of the era. That particular song has been remade and covered by a wide range of underground and mainstream bands in all styles of music, ranging from rock and metal to dance. Remixes and renditions of "The Moon" were still being made as of 2006, alongside the game's other music, albeit to a lesser extent.

The music from "The Moon" was also included on a 2-CD compilation of some of the most popular NES music^{[citation needed]}.

Helpful characters

• Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby - They give Scrooge messages.
• Mrs. Bentina Beakly - She gives Scrooge some ice cream cones to restore his health.
• Launchpad McQuack - He flies Scrooge from the Duckburg HQ to the various lands in the game. Launchpad can also be found in four of the five lands, so Scrooge can fly back to Duckburg to bank some of the money earned.
• Gyro Gearloose - Sometimes, Gyro shows up after Launchpad is found and Scrooge can play through a bonus area in the clouds.
• Bubba the Caveduck - He gives Scrooge an extra hit point in the Himalayas.
• Gizmo Duck - He blasts through a wall for Scrooge if Scrooge has the remote control.

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Enemy characters

• Beagle Boys - They blend in with other small time Enemy Characters to stop Scrooge from finding the treasures. If they hit Scrooge on the Moon level they will steal his money.
• Magica De Spell - She's the boss of Transylvania.
• Flintheart Glomgold - He appears at the end to try to beat Scrooge to the treasure.
• Terra-Firmian King - boss in the African mines.
• Kronks - Enemies that appear on the moon level.

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Levels

The levels can be played in any order. Upon finishing all five, the player is directed back to Transylvania for the final boss fight.

• The Amazon – Scrooge makes his way through light forest and then climbs ropes to enter a temple, where the boss is found.
• Transylvania – A mazelike level set in a haunted mansion.
• African Mines – A sprawling system of underground catacombs.
• The Himalayas – Snowy surface trails give way to an underground ice cave. After Scrooge makes his way up and out of the cave, a series of floating ice platforms leads to the boss.
• The Moon – A huge alien spaceship hovers above the moon. Scrooge makes his way to its entrance, solves some basic puzzles inside, then descends to the surface once again and finds the boss underground.

External links

• DuckTales at MobyGames

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