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Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck

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Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck
Master System box art
Developer(s)Aspect
Publisher(s)Sega
Composer(s)Saori Kobayashi
Platform(s)Master System, Game Gear
ReleaseGame Gear
  • JP: December 17, 1993
  • NA: 1993
  • EU: January 1994[1]
Master System
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck[a] is a 1993 platform game developed by Aspect and published by Sega for the Game Gear and Master System. Players control Donald Duck on his journey to rescue his uncle, Scrooge McDuck, from a mysterious curse that has made him inflate like a balloon.

The gameplay consists of the player going through five 2D linear side-scrolling levels, each broken into two parts, where the goal is to reach A treasure at the end, while contending with obstacles, platforming challenges, enemies and bosses. Many of the gameplay mechanics have similarities to previous licensed Disney video games.

The game has received relatively positive reviews.

Gameplay

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Donald Duck, the player character, kicking a box at a python enemy in Jungle Stage Area 2. The upper left corner of the screen displays how many lives ("tries") the player has left. The bottom left corner displays how much health the player currently has.

Deep Duck Trouble is a 2D side-scrolling platform game in which the player controls Donald Duck, the protagonist of the game. The game is reminiscent of both DuckTales (video game) and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, as the two games share similar gameplay elements with the former. The players primary means of attacking enemies are by jumping on them, kicking a box or by getting a chilli-pepper power-up, which temporarily gives the ability to plow through all enemies. Certain boxes, modeled as a treasure chest, contain power-ups such as health-ups, items that increase your score or a chili pepper power-up.[citation needed]

The game has a total of five courses, with the final course needing to be unlocked by completing every course prior. The player selects their course through a level select on a map. The majority of gameplay takes place in 2D side-scrolling linear levels, containing obstacles and enemies, which involves the player traversing the stage by running, jumping, dodging or defeating enemies. Each level is split up in two areas, each a branching part of the same core stage.[2] The player starts the game with three lives (referred to in the game as tries), which are lost if Donald's health bar is fully depleted, and can be earned or regained through life-ups found sparingly throughout stages. If all the players lives are lost the game ends, although the player can choose to continue their game back on the level select screen by selecting "Continue".[citation needed]

Plot

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The plot of Deep Duck Trouble is detailed in the instruction booklet.[3] On an uncharted island a priceless golden amulet is hidden away. No one had found or knew the whereabouts of the island or the amulet until Scrooge McDuck came across an old map hidden in a book stating the location of both.[3] Scrooge set off on a treasure hunt where he found the amulet and brought it home with him. However, the amulet is secretly cursed so when he returned he had inflated like a balloon.[3] After seeing Scrooge's condition, Huey, Dewey and Louie call Donald for assistance. When Donald arrives he is informed about the problem from his nephews[4] and Scrooge who asks that he return the amulet to the island in order to undo the curse.[5] Donald accepts and before he sets off on his journey is given Scrooge's diary as a means of assistance.[3][6]

Release

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In 1999, Majesco re-released this game, under license from Sega, in the United States.

Reception

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The game has received "favorable" reviews, according to Sega Magazine.[1] They gave the Sega Master System version a 80% while they gave the Sega Game Gear version an 81%.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Known in Japan as The Four Treasures of Donald Duck (Japanese:ドナルドダックの4つの秘宝, Hepburn: Donald Duck no 4tsu no Hihō)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "SMS/GG Preview - Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck". Official Sega Magazine. No. 1. EMAP. January 1994. pp. 116–117.
  2. ^ a b "Test de Deep Duck Trouble starring Donald Duck sur MS par jeuxvideo.com". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). March 28, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck Game Gear Instruction Manual (PDF). 1993. p. 4.
  4. ^ Aspect (1993) Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (Game Gear). Sega. "Huey: Uncle Scrooge brought home a mysterious pendent from his latest treasure hunt. He got it from a shrine on an uninhabitable island and it put a curse on him!"
  5. ^ Aspect (1993) Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (Game Gear). Sega. "Uncle Scrooge: Donald, the pendant must be returned to its rightful place: Around the neck of a goddess statue inside the shrine. I need you to retrace my steps and break the curse!"
  6. ^ Aspect (1993) Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (Game Gear). Sega. "Uncle Scrooge: Now take my adventure diary. It will tell you everything you need to know about the island."
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