Famicom · 1989
Disney’s DuckTales
DuckTales sends Scrooge McDuck treasure hunting with a cane that doubles as a pogo stick and a tool for moving objects.
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About Disney’s DuckTales
DuckTales sends Scrooge McDuck treasure hunting with a cane that doubles as a pogo stick and a tool for moving objects.
Treasure routes built around a cane
Scrooge explores selectable locations in search of treasure. His cane provides both a bouncing attack and a way to strike objects, making it more than a standard jump button. Exploration and hidden valuables give a reason to inspect routes beyond the direct path to a boss.
Learn both uses of the cane
Treat the cane’s pogo bounce and its object strike as different tools. Practise keeping the bounce active before trying to cross enemies, then check whether an object in the route can be struck. Scrooge’s cane solves more than one kind of obstacle.
The original 8-bit treasure hunt
These notes describe the 8-bit game. DuckTales Remastered changes presentation and includes expanded sequences.
Background and mechanics: Wikipedia game reference.
Secret Codes & Cheats
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Hidden $10,000,000 Secret Ending
Finish the game with exactly $10,000,000 or $0 in total wealthAccumulating exactly $10,000,000 in accumulated cash through repeated stage exploration and hidden diamond treasures, or intentionally finishing with $0, triggers Scrooge McDuck’s secret epilogue scene.
Moon Stage Extra Health Capsule
Pogo jump across the ceiling in the lunar spaceshipIn the Moon stage, jump on top of the alien computer terminals and use the pogo bounce along the ceiling to discover a hidden passage containing an extra heart container.
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