Overview and Gameplay
Scrooge McDuck travels from the Amazon to the Moon in search of five valuable treasures. Capcom’s acclaimed NES platformer lets players choose destinations from a map, explore branching stages, uncover secret rooms, collect diamonds, and defeat a boss guarding each main treasure.
Scrooge’s cane gives the game its distinctive rhythm. He can bounce across hazards and enemies, smash containers, and strike nearby objects. Keys and other special items connect certain stages, while optional treasures and fortune-based endings reward careful exploration.
Controls And Mechanics
- Movement: Walk, steer through jumps, and climb ropes, chains, or vines with the directional pad.
- Jumping: Press A, holding it for extra height.
- Cane: Press B toward an object to swing the cane. While airborne after a downward jump input, use B to begin and maintain a pogo bounce.
- Items: Ice cream and cake restore health, Scrooge dolls grant extra lives, and magic coins provide temporary invulnerability.
- Secret: Pressing Select while standing still restores health at a cost of three million dollars.
Version Notes
This North American NTSC edition uses English text and offers Easy, Normal, and Difficult settings. The Japanese Famicom release was titled Wanpaku Duck Yume Bōken.
Release And Credits
- Release: September 1989
- Developer and publisher: Capcom
- Players: One
