The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck

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Master System US/EU JP
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: English English 日本語
Release Date RRP Code EU 1991-12 7072 EU (Classic) 1993 7072-50 DE 1991-12 DM 89.9589.95 7072 UK 1991-12 £32.9932.99 7072 UK (Limited) 199x AU 199x BR 199x 026130 KR 199x JP 1991-12-20 ¥3,8003,800 G-3309 US 1991-10 $39.9539.95 2404 EU 1991-12 2404 DE 1991 DM 89.9589.95 2404 UK 1991-12 £24.9924.99 2404 BR 1992-04 013560

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

Story

The evil witch Magica De Spell has stolen Scrooge McDuck's Number One Dime and kidnapped his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Donald Duck embarks on a mission, traveling around the world to save his three nephews and recover Scrooge's lucky dime.

Gameplay

The game is a platformer where the player controls Donald Duck. Donald walks with and and "ducks" with . He jumps with and swims with . He attacks with , using a Hammer or the Flying Disk (depending on which was last found). He enters doors with .

There are seven stages in all, which must be completed within a time limit. There are differences in stage layout and enemy positions between the Game Gear and Master System versions. The Master System game allows players to back track, but the Game Gear version does not. Collecting five stars in the Master System game gives players limited invulnerability, while the Game Gear version gives additional points. When hit by an enemy, Donald loses his weapon in the Master System version (which can be obtained again by finding a Hammer or Flying Disk item) but not the Game Gear version.

Items

In the Game Gear version, bonus items are pre-placed in the level. In the Master System version, they are obtained by defeating enemies.

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	They usually hold other items, but there is also an enemy that disguises as them.
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	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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	They are used as a weapon to attack the enemies from distance.
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	Gives you an extra player.
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	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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	Adds 500 points to your score.
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	Adds 1000 points to your score.

Stages

<div class="bobtransform" style="transform:scale(1,); transform-origin:0% 0%; !important;"> <div style="width:256px; height:px;"> 256px	The Northern Woods
	Beat a bear boss at the end and save Louie.
<div class="bobtransform" style="transform:scale(1,); transform-origin:0% 0%; !important;"> <div style="width:256px; height:px;"> 256px	The Great American Forest
	Rescue Dewey from a cage guarded by a big lion boss.
<div class="bobtransform" style="transform:scale(1,); transform-origin:0% 0%; !important;"> <div style="width:256px; height:px;"> 256px	The Andes Mountains
	Face two statues possessed by ancient spirits to free Huey.
<div class="bobtransform" style="transform:scale(1,); transform-origin:0% 0%; !important;"> <div style="width:256px; height:px;"> 256px	Stage 4 - The Tropical Isles
	Recover the first Lucky Dime beating a big tropical crow.
<div class="bobtransform" style="transform:scale(1,); transform-origin:0% 0%; !important;"> <div style="width:256px; height:px;"> 256px	The Pyramids
	The second Lucky Dime is guarded by a Egyptian crow boss, who is assisted by a giant enchanted snake.
<div class="bobtransform" style="transform:scale(1,); transform-origin:0% 0%; !important;"> <div style="width:256px; height:px;"> 256px	The South Pole
	Find the third Lucky Dime after beating a big crow that kicks ice cubes at you.
	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.

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

Anders and & Co. 1992 (DK)

Master System print advert in Supergame (BR) #15: "Outubro 1992" (1992-10-xx)

Master System print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Hobby Consolas (ES) #18: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

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

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Hobby Consolas (ES) #18: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
• Todo Sega (ES) #1: "Abril 1993" (1993-03-15)
• Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) #59: "Abril 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Print advert in Donald Duck (DK) #23: (1993-06-23)

Physical scans

Master System version

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Publication Version Score Console XS (UK) PAL 94 Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL 90 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) PAL 92 Game Mania (UK) PAL 92 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 84 Gamers (DE) PAL 73 Game Zone (UK) PAL 87 Hobby Consolas (ES) 80 Joystick (FR) PAL 90 Mega Force (FR) PAL 95 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 55 Mean Machines (UK) PAL 92 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 92 Player One (FR) PAL 70 Play Time (DE) 64 Sega Magazin (DE) PAL 96 Sega News (CZ) PAL 61 Sega Power (UK) PAL 95 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 94 Sega Pro (UK) 94 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 94 Sega Force (SE) 87 Sega Force (UK) PAL 78 Sega Master Force (UK) PAL 78 User (GR) PAL 72 Video Games (DE) 80

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The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck

Master System, EU
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Master System, EU (Classic Master System)
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Master System, UK (Limited Edition)
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Master System, BX†
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
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Master System, AU (Hotline sticker)
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Master System, AU (Wide hotline/NIAL stickers)
Cover
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Master System, BR
Cover
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Master System, BR (newer)
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Master System, KR
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Game Gear version

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Publication Version Score Ação Games (BR) 88 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 68 Console XS (UK) PAL 90 Computer & Video Games (UK) 90 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 89 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 63 Game Mania (UK) 91 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 72 Génération 4 (FR) 92 Hobby Consolas (ES) 84 Joystick (FR) 95 Mega Force (FR) PAL 85 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 92 Play Time (DE) 91 Power Play (DE) 79 Sega Magazin (DE) 85 Sega Power (UK) PAL 92 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 90 Sega Pro (UK) 93 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 93 Sega Force (UK) PAL 92 Sega Force (UK) PAL 93 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 63 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U 80

	85
Based on 24 reviews

The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck

Game Gear, JP
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Game Gear, US
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Game Gear, EU
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Game Gear, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

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