The Japanese version of M.C. Kids under the title McDonaldland. Same surprisingly well-made platformer, same blocks to flip. For regional variant collectors of this surprising game.
Your verdict
Category
Platformer1 player3+
Description
Platformer featuring McDonald's characters exploring fantastical worlds to save Ronald. Published by Ocean, released in Europe in 1992. Ronald McDonald in side-scrolling view in colorful worlds. European version of the McDonaldland game on NES.
The France marking on this McDonaldland edition reflects Ocean's distribution cycle across the country, where the NES lived in the shadow of the SECAM Master System. No NTSC version exists, so any copy tagged for the French market belongs to the European PAL batch with thin local circulation. Scarcity rests on the regional spread of an advertising tie-in never reissued, sought by collectors of national variants.
Is McDonaldland still worth playing in 2026?
McDonaldland, alias M.C. Kids, is an Ocean platformer featuring the McDonald's characters in fantasy worlds to recover Ronald's magic bag. Beneath its advertising dressing hides a surprisingly polished platformer, with inventive level design built on picking up and throwing blocks, praised well beyond its promotional-game status. The pleasant handling and the variety of levels still hold up. For fans of overlooked NES platformers and pleasant surprises, it is a genuine gem, far from a mere marketing object.
