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Capcom Remastering DuckTales Game
jones_supa writes "Many Slashdotters are probably aware of the 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System platformer classic DuckTales (video, designed around the Disney cartoon series. Capcom announced today at their PAX East panel that they are resurrecting the beloved game. Developed by Wayforward and Capcom, DuckTales: Remastered is something of a remake based on the original version. The embedded video shows some solid back-to-basics platformer action. The game will be out this summer for Xbox Live, PSN, and Wii U."
One of the few lesser-known games I remember playing on my NES.
When does this happen in the movie?
Here in Duckburg
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...woah.....
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I was a little too old for the cartoon series at the time, but I really enjoyed the game none the less. It broke the rule I went by during that era:
Game based on move = bad
Movie Based on game = bad
It was usually true - though less solid now it's still a consideration.
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... and not a shitty fan game or a 3DS re-release. A real bona-fide brand-new Mega Man game. There, I said it.
This might actually get me to buy a current generation console.
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...seriously? An HD remake of the licensed Ducktales game? THAT'S Capcom's next step in their desperate grab for 90s nostalgia bucks that they seem to be stuck on? REALLY?
Look, maybe it's just that I somehow avoided contracting terminal child-of-the-90s syndrome, but... seriously, Capcom? You're just getting desperate now, aren't you?
I've loved Scrooge, Gyro Gearloose, and the Beagle Boys since Childhood, I'm not afraid to say... I guess that means I'm no spring rooster.
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I sure hope they make this available on Steam or some other PC game portal... TAKE ME MONEYS!!!
Woo-hoo!
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So other than the cool songs it had, does anyone really think Ducktales was some great game? I can only remember vague memories of it as a child, and while I liked it - I also liked just about any video game at the time.
Not that it's really doing to cost them a ton of money to make this, but I wonder if there wasn't another old classic they could have remastered that has more appeal than a game with a single (really good) memorable song.
Not sure why anyone would be interesting a weak platformer...but Brutal Doom, trust me you will thank me later. http://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
Count Duckula. One of the best little, short lived, gem cartoons of the era.
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games back then had great midi music.
battletoads arcade.
Lot's of mid to late 80's pinballs.
As well the 90's pinball games
The rest of the episodes on DVD. Same with Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, Tale Spin, etc.
What the fuck is a Duck blur?
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I hate reading unmatched parenthesis, like in the summary. Make me feel unbalanced for a little while.
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I've never seen a good movie based on a game.
Is Mortal Kombat on Netflix? Is Wreck-It Ralph, Disney's answer to the webcomic Kid Radd, coming to DVD any time soon?
However, the quality of games based on movies usually goes up as the time since the movie came out goes up.
But it gets confusing when a game is based on the early scripts of a movie while the movie is stuck in rewrite hell. Then you end up with Ecks vs. Sever. Decent games, horrible film.
What makes you think Disney would ask more for the rights to a game based on one of its cartoon characters (Scrooge McDuck) than it would for a game based on any of its other cartoon characters (Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, the Fantastic Four)?
I could never make out the last lines of the theme song for years! Thank you, Capcom!
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I thought Wayforward closed down after Gordon died.
God help them if the screw up the Moon Theme remastering...
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Ironically, your comment had a similar effect on the geeky part of my brain.
You'd apparently posted a "reply" to something SCPRedMage said, which confused me briefly- nothing in their comment bore any relation to what was quoted and "replied to". I couldn't see any hidden comments, so... WTF was up with the nesting?
Until I twigged that your comment *had* been posted in that position but had nothing to do with the "parent"- you were in fact quoting (and addressing) the summary, but hadn't posted it as a top-level reply.
Hmm. This would have absolutely *nothing* to do with the fact that posting your comment in its correct (top level, end of thread chronological) position would have been much less favourable to its prominence than as an off-topic "reply" to the highest-placed "leaf comment" in the thread... would it?
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Hmm. This would have absolutely *nothing* to do with the fact that posting your comment in its correct (top level, end of thread chronological) position would have been much less favourable to its prominence than as an off-topic "reply" to the highest-placed "leaf comment" in the thread... would it?
umm, duh? What's the point of making an awesome comment if it gets buried at the bottom and nobody reads it?
umm, duh? What's the point of making an awesome comment if it gets buried at the bottom and nobody reads it?
Er, yeah. Bad news if you think your comment was so damn "awesome" that it warranted that tedious attention grabbing... it wasn't. :-)
Basically, if everyone was as egotistical as you and followed the same trick every time, we'd end up- in effect- with strict chronological ordering and no nesting, which is a PITA to follow. As it would be if even a significant fraction of commenters did that (it'd still make the nesting near worthless).
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I remember my mom driving me halfway across the Chicago area to get this game. And then diving straight into it, having to be forced to go to bed that night. The next night I had a friend over, and I made it up to the last boss (Duckula, was it?... I mean, it was a vampire duck... so...), and I called the Nintendo Game Counselors about the game. They hadn't gotten to that point yet. I finally knew I was better than Seattle college students at that point at something (and the same thing happened when Chip n' Dale's Rescue Rangers came out the next year). Yeah, Capcom's Disney games were kinda easy, but REALLY fun.
All designs are brilliant until you add human nature to the equation. What we have here is a Tragedy of the Forums. Game theory curricula will eventually pick up on it.
Crusading against this widespread tactic will wear you out quickly. Perhaps you should start a campaign for automatic thread folding or something?
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It's a...duck blur!
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The song from the Moon is in the top 10 best NES songs on many lists. They need to make sure that they don't break it.
Capcom ruled NES music. The "SupraDarky" best video game music list has it at #40 - out of all systems' songs.
I hope Capcom is having IntiCreates make it.
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But awesome, I loved this game as a kid
The best iteration was the Amiga version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U60ad2wRYII
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Ironically, your comment had a similar effect on the geeky part of my brain.
You'd apparently posted a "reply" to something SCPRedMage said, which confused me briefly- nothing in their comment bore any relation to what was quoted and "replied to". I couldn't see any hidden comments, so... WTF was up with the nesting?
Until I twigged that your comment *had* been posted in that position but had nothing to do with the "parent"- you were in fact quoting (and addressing) the summary, but hadn't posted it as a top-level reply.
Hmm. This would have absolutely *nothing* to do with the fact that posting your comment in its correct (top level, end of thread chronological) position would have been much less favourable to its prominence than as an off-topic "reply" to the highest-placed "leaf comment" in the thread... would it?
Someone please rate this as "Funny" since the top-most leaf comment was "Woo-hoo!". It's pretty hilarious to call someone out for not directly replying to "Woo-hoo!"
It is literally the catchiest tune in existence.
Second place goes to Doug.
Third goes to the Gummi Bears.
OK, Time to make many DLCs. Launch two more retail versions of the game in the next months... HEY! Capcom has to pay a lot of licensing fees to Mr. Scrooge!
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