Disney's DuckTales: The Quest for Gold

Released1990

Commodore C64/128/MAX
Atari ST/STE
DOS
Amiga

About

A money-making strategy game. Become the MacDuck the richest duck on the world. Your goal in this game looks simple : Making money. But to do so, you have to manage your cash, make good investments and of course look for treasures with your animated friends. Versions: - Amiga/DOS features copy protection in the form of a unique password system. When the game is booted up, you must use a key script (located in the game manual) to translate symbols on the screen. If you fail, you are identified to the game as a Beagle Boy invader, and it will send the user back to the DOS prompt to try again or shutdown the pc on Amiga version, and there is no way to play the game without deciphering the code. In at least the Amiga version of the game, a flying saucer can rarely be seen during the flight sequence. The condition which triggers the event is not known. - A version of this game was advertised for the ZX Spectrum, but was later canceled. - Although marketing materials for an Apple II port exist, there is no evidence that this version was ever published or sold.

Developer: Incredible Technologies, Sierra On-Line
Publisher: Walt Disney Computer Software
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Themes: Action, Comedy, Kids
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Side view
IGDB rating: 70 / 100 (9 ratings)
Also known as: La Bande a Picsou: La Ruée Vers L'or, Duck Tails: The Quest for Gold, DuckTales Amiga, DuckTales MS-DOS, DuckTales Commodore 64, DuckTales Apple II, DuckTales Apple 2, DuckTales Atari, DuckTales: The Quest for Gold