QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega CS2[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Hent Gruppen (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SMPS Z80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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QuackShot Starring Donald Duck, called QuackShot: I Love Donald Duck: Gurujia Ou no Hihou or just I Love Donald Duck: Gurujia Ou no Hihou (アイラブドナルドダック グルジア王の秘宝) in Japan, is a platform game released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. It is part of the series of Disney games Sega were allowed to publish for their console during the early 1990s.
Its 8-bit counterpart is The Lucky Dime Caper, released for the Sega Master System and Game Gear in the same year.
Contents
Story
While Donald is flipping through some books in Scrooge McDuck's library, a map falls out of a book relating to the treasure of King Garuzia, ruler of the Great Duck Kingdom in ancient times. The map leads to the location of the king's most prized possession, hidden in a secret place shortly before his death. Donald thinks this is his path to riches. Unfortunately, Big Bad Pete overhears and pursues Donald throughout the game hoping to steal the treasure.
Gameplay
QuackShot is a platform game in which the player controls Donald Duck, who travels across the world looking for treasure. Donald moves with and and crouches with . Holding while moving makes Donald run. He jumps with . He slides with +, which lets him move through narrow passageways or slip under enemies. enters doorways when standing in front of them. climbs ladders and descends ladders.
Donald is equipped with three firearms: a Plunger Gun (stuns enemies), a Popcorn Shooter (spreadshot), and a Bubble Shot (can dissolve concrete and ice blocks in certain levels). He fires the weapon with . He can fire while crouched with + or fire directly upward with +. He can also fire while jumping. The plunger gun has infinite ammunition but can only stun enemies; the other two weapons must be reloaded with item pick-ups. Later in the game, Donald acquires upgraded plungers that give him new capabilities.
Donald has a health bar with eight points, and he loses a point when he takes damage from an enemy. If he loses all of his health, he loses a life. He can replenish his health by collecting food items. He can also find extra lives and gains an extra life every 100,000 points.
The game is partially non-linear and requires backtracking at several points. Special tools like the above mentioned weapons or other items need to be collected and used in order to fully explore and clear levels. When Donald completes the first segment of a level, he usually requires a special item from another level to proceed to the next area. The player can pause the game with START to use special items or to call in the airplane if standing next to a flag beacon. The airplane is piloted by Donald's nephews Hewey, Dewey, and Louie and transports Donald to another level. When Donald returns to a level he has already visited, he restarts at the flag beacon rather than the beginning.
Weapons
Items
Ice Cream | |
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Restores one point of Donald's health. | |
Chicken | |
Fully restores Donald's health. | |
Money Bag | |
Awards the player bonus points. | |
Corn | |
Gives Donald five shots for the Popcorn Shooter, up to a maximum of 95. | |
Bubble Gum | |
Gives Donald five shots for the Bubble Gum Shooter, up to a maximum of 50. | |
Red Hot Chili Pepper | |
Increases Donald's "temper." After collecting five peppers, Donald engages his "Quack Attack," granting him temporary invincibility. | |
1-Up | |
Awards the player an extra life. |
Special Items
Hero Key | |
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Opens the Aztec Temple in Mexico. Given to Donald by the explorer after revisiting Duckburg. | |
Scroll | |
Provides the solution to the Riddle of the Sphinx. Use the "Look" option to inspect it. Given to Donald by Goofy in Mexico. | |
Sphinx Tear | |
Opens the pyramid in Egypt. Given to Donald after defeating the tiger in Mahajarah. | |
Scepter of Ra | |
Unfreezes the Viking Key in the South Pole. Obtained after solving the Riddle of the Sphinx in Egypt. | |
Viking Key | |
Used to enter the Viking Ship. Found frozen in ice in the South Pole. | |
Viking Diary | |
Contains the secret of how to locate the treasure. Found frozen in ice in the South Pole. |
Levels
Duckburg | |
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Mexico | |
Transylvania | |
Maharajah | |
Egypt | |
South Pole | |
Viking Ship | |
Hideout | |
The Island | |
History
Release
Two versions of the game exist, with the later ROM being considerably larger than the former due to a large block of padding added in the middle for unknown reasons.[9]
Legacy
In Japan, QuackShot was bundled with Castle of Illusion in Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Gurujia Ou no Hihou for the Sega Saturn. A compilation of the two was also available in the form of The Disney Collection.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | QuackShot Starring Donald Duck | QuackShot Starring Donald Duck |
English (US) | QuackShot Starring Donald Duck | QuackShot Starring Donald Duck |
Japanese | アイラブドナルドダック グルジア王の秘宝 | I Love Donald Duck: Gurujia Ou no Hihou |
Production credits
- Main article: QuackShot Starring Donald Duck/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: QuackShot Starring Donald Duck/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
84 | |
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Based on 47 reviews |
Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; black) |
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Mega Drive, AS† |
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Technical information
- Main article: QuackShot Starring Donald Duck/Technical information.
References
- ↑ @Mazin__ on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-29 05:05)
- ↑ File:Quackshot md jp cover.jpg
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- ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-02), page 23
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- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 29
- ↑ http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?s=&showtopic=20938&view=findpost&p=454591
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- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 166
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 22
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- ↑ Games-X, "21st-27th November 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 31
- ↑ Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 127
- ↑ Game Informer, "November/December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 33
- ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 90
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 74
- ↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 140
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 83
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
- ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 96
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 20
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ Micro News, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 172
- ↑ Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 72
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 20
- ↑ Power Play, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-xx), page 158
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 28
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 38
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- ↑ Sega Force, "1/92" (SE; 1992-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 24
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 119
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
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- ↑ User, "Ioúnios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49
- ↑ Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 24
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Main page | Comparisons | Maps | Credits | Hidden content | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Region coding | Technical information | Bootlegs |
Disney games for Sega systems/Published by Sega | |
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) | QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (1991) | World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (1992) | Goofy's Hysterical History Tour (1993) | The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie (1994) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1994) | Mickey Mania (1994) | Donald in Maui Mallard (1995) | The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (unreleased) | Mickey Mania 2 (unreleased) | Mickey Mouse: Private Eye (unreleased) | |
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990) | The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck (1991) | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1992) | Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1997) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1998) | |
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1991) | The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck (1991) | Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1993) | Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) | Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1994) | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1995) | |
Mickey no Yukai na Bouken (1993) | Donald no Obake Taiji (1993) | Mickey's Blast into the Past (1994) | Donald no TV Show (1995) | Mickey to Ooki na Furudokei (1996) | Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Stamp Rally (1996) | Tokyo Disneyland Toon Town Mickey no Boku wa Untenshu (1997) | Mickey to Utau Tori no Shima Minnie o Sagashite Waku Waku Daibouken! (1998) | Mickey no Boku wa Meitantei (2000) | Fishing Pico: Donald no Adventure Fishing (2000) | Tokyo DisneySea Mickey to Asobou! (2002) | |
Sega Ages I Love Mickey Mouse: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken/I Love Donald Duck: Gurujia Ou no Hihou (1998) | Maui Mallard and the Lost City Of Dread (unreleased) | |
Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack (2000) | |
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013) |
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