The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck

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The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
7072
Sega Master System
EU
(Classic)
7072-50
Sega Master System
UK
(Limited)
Sega Master System
BR
026130
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥3,8003,800 G-3309
Sega Game Gear
US
$39.9539.95[6] 2404
Sega Game Gear
EU
2404
Sega Game Gear
BR
013560

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The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck, called Donald Duck no Lucky Dime (ドナルドダックのラッキーダイム) in Japan, is a platform game developed for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in 1991. As the name suggests, it stars Donald Duck, who must travel across seven levels save his three nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie from the evil Magica De Spell, as well as the "Lucky Dimes" stolen by her.

The game was released at the same time as Quackshot, and is often considered to be the Master System alternative of that game as a result. Both have Donald travel to various points on the globe, though The Lucky Dime Caper arms Donald with a hammer (a flying disk can also be acquired during the game) and the ability to jump on enemies' heads rather than relying on plungers. The stories are also very different.

A limited edition box set was sold in the UK, which included a music cassette tape featuring songs from various Disney films, a Donald Duck t-shirt and a Land of Illusion poster.

The Game Gear version of the game has different map screen and a more polished introduction sequence, but aside from this (and the smaller resolution) it is essentially the same game.

The Lucky Dime Caper was followed by Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck, which was also released for the Master System and Game Gear.

Gameplay

The Lucky Dime Caper is a typical platformer, where Left and Right moves your character to the respective direction, Up is used to get through doors and Down "ducks". 2 is assigned for jumping, underwater 22222 makes you afloat; and 1 attacks. You can throw the Flying Disk up by holding Up then press 1.

There are seven stages in all, which must be completed within a time limit.

Stages

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Stage 1 - The Northern Woods
Beat a bear boss at the end and save Louie.

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Stage 2 - The Great American Forest
Rescue Dewey from a cage guarded by a big lion boss.

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Stage 3 - The Andes Mountains
Face two statues possessed by ancient spirits to free Huey.

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Stage 4 - The Tropical Isles
Recover the first Lucky Dime beating a big tropical crow.

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Stage 5 - The Pyramids
The second Lucky Dime is guarded by a Egyptian crow boss, who is assisted by a giant enchanted snake.

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Stage 6 - The South Pole
Find the third Lucky Dime after beating a big crow that kicks ice cubes at you.

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Stage 7 - Magica's Castle
The final battle, for the fourth and last Lucky Dime, is against the evil Magica De Spell in her castle, that is full of skeletons and ghosts.

Items

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Treasure Boxes
They usually hold other items, but there is also an enemy that disguises as them.
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Hammer
If you lose the Hammer during the game, or get it replaced by the Flying Disks, you can get it back.
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Flying Disks
They are used as a weapon to attack the enemies from distance.
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1Up
Gives you an extra player.
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Stars
Each star makes you attack faster, both with the Hammer and the Flying Disks. Grabbing a fifth star makes you invincible for a few seconds and reset the stars' count.
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Small Gems (yellow)
Adds 500 points to your score.
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Large Gems (blue)
Adds 1000 points to your score.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
English (US) The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
Japanese ドナルドダックのラッキーダイム Donald Duck no Lucky Dime

Magazine articles

Main article: The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Master System print advert in Supergame (BR) #15: "Outubro 1992" (1992-10-xx)
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Master System print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Game Gear print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-01: "January 1992" (1991-12-07)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 [11]
92 [12]
72 [13]
87 №5, p53
80 [14]
90 [15]
92 [16]
92 [17]
55 №47, p38-39
70 [18]
87 [19]
78 [20]
95 [21]
100 [22]
94 [23]
94 №15, p72-73
78 [24]
Sega Master System
85
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Console XS (UK) PAL
94
[25]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
90
[1]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) PAL
92
[12]
Game Mania (UK) PAL
92
[26]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[27]
Gamers (DE) PAL
73
[28]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
87
[29]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
80
[30]
Joystick (FR) PAL
90
[15]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
95
[31]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
55
[32]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
92
[33]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
92
[17]
Player One (FR) PAL
70
[34]
Play Time (DE)
64
[35]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
96
[3]
Sega News (CZ) PAL
61
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
95
[37]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[38]
Sega Pro (UK)
94
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[40]
Sega Force (SE)
87
[19]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
78
[41]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
78
[20]
User (GR) PAL
72
[42]
Video Games (DE)
80
[43]
Sega Master System
84
Based on
26 reviews

The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck

Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
LuckyDimeCaperSMSEUManual7L.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
(Classic Master System)
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, UK (Limited Edition)
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Cover
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Cart
LuckyDimeCaperSMSUKManual.pdf
Manual
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Cassette cover
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Cassette cover (back)
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Cassette
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T-Shirt
Master System, AU
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, BR
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Cover
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Cart
TLDC SMS BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, BR (newer)
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Cover
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Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 [44]
84 [45]
92 [46]
95 [47]
91 [48]
92 [49]
90 [50]
93 №15, p75
92 [24]
93 [51]
Sega Game Gear
91
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
88
[52]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[53]
Console XS (UK) PAL
90
[54]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[55]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
89
[56]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[57]
Game Mania (UK)
91
[48]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
72
[6]
Génération 4 (FR)
92
[46]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
84
[58]
Joystick (FR)
95
[47]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
85
[59]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
92
[60]
Play Time (DE)
91
[61]
Power Play (DE)
79
[62]
Sega Magazin (DE)
85
[3]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
92
[49]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[50]
Sega Pro (UK)
93
[63]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[64]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
92
[41]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[51]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[65]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[66]
Sega Game Gear
85
Based on
24 reviews

The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Luckydimecaper gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, BR
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Cover
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Cart
TLDC GG BR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 a1710f13
MD5 653f10042a5ee5854ccf971456641a4d
SHA-1 a08815d27e431f0bee70b4ebfb870a3196c2a732
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1991-05-28 Page
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 2d98bd87
MD5 d2930d3316e293700d2cedc4125cb9a3
SHA-1 ee70ac64973775adc2063a8cdff203965f2e7e1d
256kB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 07a7815a
MD5 78a7964b341ccc4379a837ee998805c7
SHA-1 5cc5caa887a63c580c1e3ff344a4b0ade643f24b
256kB Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-15), page 54
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sega Force, "Februrary 1992" (UK; 1992-01-23), page 79
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 52
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 20
  5. Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
  6. 6.0 6.1 GamePro, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 72
  7. Supergame, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 49
  8. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
  9. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
  10. Todo Sega, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-03-15), page 2
  11. Computer & Video Games, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-15), page 54-56 (54)
  12. 12.0 12.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 133
  13. GamePro, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 70 (72)
  14. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 62-63 (54)
  15. 15.0 15.1 Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 145
  16. Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 76-78 (76)
  17. 17.0 17.1 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
  18. Player One, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 70-71 (70)
  19. 19.0 19.1 Sega Force, "3/93" (SE; 1993-05-13), page 25
  20. 20.0 20.1 Sega Master Force, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 11
  21. Sega Power, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 24-27 (24)
  22. Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 100
  23. Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 30-31 (30)
  24. 24.0 24.1 Sega Force, "Februrary 1992" (UK; 1992-01-23), page 78-79 (78)
  25. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
  26. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  27. GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 100
  28. Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 18
  29. Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 53
  30. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 54
  31. Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 90
  32. Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 38
  33. Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 76
  34. Player One, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  35. Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 90
  36. Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 35
  37. Sega Power, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 24
  38. Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 30
  39. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 68
  40. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  41. 41.0 41.1 Sega Force, "Februrary 1992" (UK; 1992-01-23), page 78
  42. User, "Ioúnios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88
  43. Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 35
  44. Computer & Video Games, "January 1992 (Go! Issue 3)" (UK; 1991-12-15), page 18-19 (18)
  45. GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 72 (100)
  46. 46.0 46.1 Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 155
  47. 47.0 47.1 Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 158
  48. 48.0 48.1 Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
  49. 49.0 49.1 Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 48
  50. 50.0 50.1 Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 31
  51. 51.0 51.1 Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 75
  52. Ação Games, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 42
  53. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 83
  54. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
  55. Computer & Video Games, "January 1992 (Go! Issue 3)" (UK; 1991-12-15), page 18
  56. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 166
  57. Famitsu, "1991-12-27" (JP; 1991-12-13), page 43
  58. Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  59. Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 42
  60. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  61. Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 94
  62. Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 144
  63. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 71
  64. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  65. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  66. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 64


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Sega Master System
Prototypes: 1991-05-28



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: Guruzia 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)