QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

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QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

Quackshot Starring Donald Duck, called Quackshot: I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia Ou no Hihou or just I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia 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.

Gameplay

In the game the player controls Donald Duck, armed with a plunger, who travels across the world looking for treasure. C jumps, Down+C slides, B fires plungers and holding A while moving makes Donald run.

While the yellow default plunger can only stun enemies, later variants can also stick to walls and ceillings. Further weapons are a bubble shot (which can dissolve concrete) and a popcorn shooter (spreadshot).

Collecting chilly peppers puts Donald in a rage mode, granting temporary invincibility.

The game partially non-linear: special tools like the above mentioned weapons or other items need to be collected and used in order to fully explore and clear stages.

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: Guruzia Ou no Hihou for the Sega Saturn. A compilation of the two was also available in the form of The Disney Collection.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: QuackShot Starring Donald Duck/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №52, p92[2]
89 №122, p50-52[3]
92 №3, p46
100 №30, p56[4]
80 №31, p31
93 №40, p127-129[5]
94 №5, p36-39[6]
97 №4
97 №22, p140/141[7]
87 №2, p78[8]
89 №20, p65
82 №1, p20-23[9]
83 №16, p72-74[10]
95 №15, p50-53[11]
79
92 №28, p28/29
95 №3, p38/39[12]
93 №15, p71
94 №18, p66
92 №1/92, p32[13]
93 №1, p24-26[14]
Sega Mega Drive
91
Based on
21 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[15]
ACE (UK)
91
[16]
Ação Games (BR)
88
[17]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
75
[18]
Console XS (UK) PAL
95
[19]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[20]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
89
[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[21]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[22]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
80
[23]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
73
[24]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[25]
Game Mania (UK)
87
[26]
Game Power (IT)
92
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[4]
Gamers (DE)
73
[28]
Games-X (UK)
80
[29]
Génération 4 (FR)
93
[5]
Game Informer (US)
80
[30]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[31]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
94
[6]
Joypad (FR)
97
[32]
Joystick (FR)
97
[7]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
87
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
87
[33]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
82
[34]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[35]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
100
[36]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
82
[9]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
73
[37]
Micro News (FR)
95
[38]
Mean Machines (UK)
83
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
83
[39]
Player One (FR)
95
[11]
Play Time (DE)
92
[40]
Power Play (DE)
79
[41]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
92
[42]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
95
[12]
Sega Pro (UK)
93
[43]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[44]
Sega Force (SE)
92
[13]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
88
[45]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[46]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
64
[47]
User (GR) PAL
91
[48]
Video Games (DE)
80
[49]
Sega Mega Drive
84
Based on
47 reviews

QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

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Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, AU (silver)

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Mega Drive, BR
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Mega Drive, CA
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Mega Drive, AS

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References

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  2. File:ACE UK 52.pdf, page 92
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  6. 6.0 6.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf, page 36 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf_p36" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:Joystick FR 022.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 022.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:MDAG UK 02.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 02.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 20 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p20" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
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  12. 12.0 12.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 14.0 14.1 File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  15. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 182
  16. ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 92
  17. Ação Games, "Fevereiro 1992" (BR; 1992-02-xx), page 31
  18. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 80
  19. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  20. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 166
  21. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 22
  22. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 351
  23. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 223
  24. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 80
  25. Famitsu, "1991-12-27" (JP; 1991-12-13), page 41
  26. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  27. Game Power, "Febbraio 1992" (IT; 1992-0-xx), page 48
  28. Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 16
  29. Games-X, "21st-27th November 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 31
  30. Game Informer, "November/December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 33
  31. Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 90
  32. Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 74
  33. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  34. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 83
  35. Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
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  38. Micro News, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 172
  39. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  40. Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 20
  41. Power Play, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-xx), page 158
  42. Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 28
  43. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 67
  44. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  45. Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 119
  46. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  47. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 140
  48. User, "Ioúnios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49
  49. Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 24



Mouse Ears sprite Disney games for Sega systems/Published by Sega
Sega Mega Drive
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)
Sega Master System
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)
Sega Game Gear
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)
Sega Pico
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 Saturn
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)
Sega Dreamcast
Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack (2000)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Windows PC
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013)