DuckTales Remastered is a platformer video game developed by WayForward Technologies. It's a remaster of the original DuckTales, developed by Capcom in 1989. Both the original and the remaster were published by Capcom, and the game is based on the Disney animated TV series of the same name. The remaster was enhanced and expanded by WayForward Technologies, and released on August 13, 2013 for Windows, Wii U, and PS3. The game was released for Xbox 360 on September 11, 2013. On April 1, 2015, the game was released for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. When I got home from school, DuckTales would be on. I watched a lot of DuckTales growing up. TaleSpin, DuckTales, and Darkwing Duck always played together when I came home from school, so watching them became somewhat ritualistic.
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DuckTales Remastered Gameplay
Like the original, the game is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Along with updated graphics and voice acting from the show's remaining cast, the game also had new features. The game's new features like saving and infinite continues are one of the reasons why it's easier in the remake than it was in the original version. With as many lives as you need, you no longer need to worry about messing up and having it be the last life with then having to start all the way at the beginning of the game.
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DuckTales Remastered Story
The game begins with the Beagle Boys raiding Scrooge's Money Bin and kidnapping Huey, Dewey, and Louie. After rescuing them, Scrooge defeats Big Time Beagle, who was trying to steal a painting containing a coded map that reveals the locations of five legendary treasures.
With Gyro Gearloose's help, Scrooge deciphers the map and sets out on a global adventure. He explores the Amazon jungle, Transylvania, African mines, the Himalayas, and the Moon. Each location holds a treasure, the Incan King's Scepter, the Coin of the Lost Realm, the Giant Diamond of the Inner-Earth, the Lost Crown of Genghis Khan, and the Green Cheese of Longevity.
Scrooge isn't the only one searching for these treasures. Flintheart Glomgold tries to steal the Crown and the Cheese, while Magica De Spell attempts to claim the Coin.
When Scrooge returns to the Money Bin, he finds his nephews captured again by the Beagle Boys, now working for Glomgold. Forced to surrender his treasures, Scrooge is then betrayed by Magica, who freezes everyone and reveals her plan to summon Count Dracula Duck using the treasures. She teleports the treasures and the nephews to Mount Vesuvius, demanding Scrooge's Number One Dime in exchange. At Vesuvius, Scrooge battles Dracula Duck and defeats Magica's scheme. With his nephews safe and the treasures saved, Scrooge returns home.
DuckTales Remastered Achievements
- Sink or Swim: Dive into the Money Bin
- Work Smarter Not Harder: Defeat Big Time Beagle using your noggin
- Superstitious Hocus Pocus: Collect the Coin of the Lost Realm
- Extravagant Housewares: Collect the Sceptre of the Incan King
- Where No Duck Has Gone Before: Collect the Green Cheese of Longevity
- Any Crash You Can Walk Away From: Collect the Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
- Garbage Collector: Collect the Giant Diamond of Inner Earth
- Luck o' the Ducks: Get back what Magica stole
- The Duck Who Would Be King: Collect $10,000,000
- Score to Settle: Scrooge doesn't take kindly to being swindled by statues
- Bless Me Bagpipes: Collect all the Heart Containers on Easy or Medium difficulty
- Tougher than the Toughies: Beat the game on Hard difficulty
- Smarter than the Smarties: Beat the game on Extreme difficulty
- Connoisseur of the Arts: Unlock all art in the Gallery
- Art Aficionado: Buy art in the gallery
- Look Ma, No Spats!: Enter the underground section of Amazon and climb up the other side using only the pogo jump
- A Few Gears Loose: Get to the secret gyro area in the clouds
- It's A Duck Blur: Defeat 5 enemies under the effect of 1 magic coin
- Healthy Appetite: Eat some of Mrs. Beakley's delicious treats
- Pogo A Go Go: Defeat 5 enemies in a row with pogo jump without touching the ground
DuckTales Remastered FAQs
Can you still buy DuckTales Remastered?
Yes. Capcom delisted DuckTales Remastered in August 2019, then relisted it on Steam, Xbox, Wii U, and PS3 in March 2020. The Android and iOS versions were removed and never returned.
How long does it take to beat DuckTales Remastered?
DuckTales Remastered takes around 6 to 8 hours to finish and complete on Xbox 360, depending on difficulty and how much art and treasure you collect.
Is DuckTales Remastered on Xbox Series X?
DuckTales Remastered runs on Xbox Series X and Series S through backward compatibility, since the Xbox 360 version is supported on modern Xbox hardware.
Who developed DuckTales Remastered?
WayForward Technologies developed DuckTales Remastered for Capcom, rebuilding the 1989 NES original with hand-drawn graphics and voice acting from the surviving DuckTales cast.
What are the treasures in DuckTales Remastered?
Scrooge McDuck hunts five treasures in DuckTales Remastered, the Sceptre of the Incan King, the Coin of the Lost Realm, the Giant Diamond of Inner Earth, the Lost Crown of Genghis Khan, and the Green Cheese of Longevity.
