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Capcom Remastering DuckTales Game

Posted by Soulskill on from the hope-they-do-justice-to-the-moon-level-music dept.

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."

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  1. Life is like a hurricane by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here in Duckburg

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    1. Re:Life is like a hurricane by jones_supa · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ian McKellen - Ducktales

  2. Re:I enjoyed this game by Hatta · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's a Capcom platformer. The original was basically Mega Man with Duck Tales skins. That rules. Capcom has done pretty well with its retro-modern Mega Man games, so I expect this to be good as well.

    If you're looking for another decent NES platformer along these lines, I recommend Chip & Dales' Rescue Rangers. Two player is quite fun!

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  3. Duck Tales? by SCPRedMage · · Score: 4, Funny

    Woo-hoo!

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  4. Re:Sounds more like desperation to me by MindlessAutomata · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You didn't play this game back during the NES days, did you? This game was so good it's one of the few NES games I remember at all from my very early youth. A remake of a very old but very good game? This isn't nostalgia because of DuckTales per se, it's because this game was a shining gem of the console.

    The reason they are remaking old games is because there's a niche in the market for people that want to play games that played like older games, because game design has shifted since then, not necessarily for better or worse but because of the general trend over time. Point-and-click adventure games are also making a slight comeback (see TellTales's success on that front along with various indie groups). Look at how many Halo-esque or military FPSes are released these days and tell me that this isn't something of a breath of fresh air.

  5. Re:Fuck you Capcom, give us a Mega Man game... by Khyber · · Score: 3, Informative

    MegaMan X Street Fighter. 100% free on capcom-unity.

    You're welcome.

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