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The 1989 release of Ducktales provided a memorable platforming experience and the team behind this re-release remembers that original game and enhances it for this generation. From hand-drawn sprites, remasteres music and sound, original vocal talent and expanded levels - it brings back everything you remember and gives it a modern twist.

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03/11/2015 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Re-Masterpiece

Capcom has always had a reputation of driving concepts into the ground. However, for a brief period of time in the NES era, the company also had a reputation for being the one and only developer capable of creating legitimately good licensed games based on Disney intellectual properties. One of those good games, released in the Autumn of 1989, was “DuckTales,” based on the animated adventures of Scrooge McDuck and company.

Fast forward to 2013, and Capcom suddenly and out-of-nowhere decided to set one of their development teams, WayForward, to the task of remastering “DuckTales” for every current-gen platform. Why would Capcom do this? The “DuckTales” TV show, which was one of my favorite shows as a kid, has been off the air since 1990, with no current resurgence in popular...

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