QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

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QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega CS2
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR)
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-12-20 ¥4,8004,800 G-4054 US 1991-12-19 1023 EU 1991-12 1023 PT 199x MDJ1023 UK 1991-12 £39.9939.99 1023 SE (Rental) 199x AU 199x CA 199x BR 199x KR 199x GM4023JG AS 199x

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.

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

Pause menu

Calling the airplane

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

	Yellow Plunger
	Stuns enemies for a duration. Unlimited ammunition.
	Red Plunger
	Upgrade that can stick to walls, providing a temporary platform that enables Donald to climb up walls.
	Green Plunger
	Upgrade that can stick to birds, which Donald can grab to be carried over expanses. Donald can control the bird with and while holding the plunger.
	Popcorn Shooter
	A spreadshot that can defeat enemies. Shoots five shots at once. Limited ammunition.
	Bubble Gum Shooter
	Shoots bubbles that can dissolve concrete and ice blocks in certain levels. Limited ammunition.

Items

	Ice Cream
	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
	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
	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.

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

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
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

FI advert (1992)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-01: "January 1992" (1991-12-07)

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #5: "Febrero 1992" (1992-0x-xx)

Print advert in Sega Force (SE) #1992-01: "1/92" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Ação Games (BR) #10: "Fevereiro 1992" (1992-02-xx)
also published in:

• Supergame (BR) #8: "Março 1992" (1992-03-xx)
• Supergame (BR) #10: "Maio 1992" (1992-05-xx)

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QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

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Technical information

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