WayForward dust off the NES cart with gorgeous hand-drawn visuals and fresh tunes by Jake Kaufman. Platforming keeps its quaint charm, the pogo cane stays a treat and Scrooge feels reborn like a fresh animated series.
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Platform game by WayForward and Capcom, November 2015. Scrooge McDuck and nephews revisit the classic NES worlds - Amazon, Transylvania, Himalayas, Moon Sea and Africa - in a visually remastered version. Preserved original golf cane platforming gameplay, cartoon character voices and additional content. HD remaster of the 1989 NES Duck Tales classic.
Disney DuckTales - Remastered review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Inherited from the NES classic, the famous Moon theme lends itself wonderfully to Game Boy chiptune, irresistibly rousing. Capcom's melodies, sparkling and catchy, match Scrooge's bouncing energy. This joyful music, etched into players' memory, remains an 8-bit classic.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Disney DuckTales - Remastered still worth playing in 2026?
A WayForward remaster of the NES classic, DuckTales Remastered entirely redraws Scrooge's adventure by hand, with painted backdrops, cutscenes and the original voices of the animated series. The pogo cane gameplay and the run through iconic levels stay faithful while gaining readability. The added dialogue sometimes slows the original's snappy pace. An excellent platformer for Disney nostalgics, fans of revisited NES games and the curious about WayForward's craft on Xbox 360.
