The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck | |
Developer: | Sega |
Publisher: | Sega |
Designer: | Emirin |
Released: | Game Gear Master System |
Genre: | Platform |
Modes: | Single-player |
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck, released in Japan as is a platform game released by Sega for the Game Gear and Master System in 1991. It features Donald Duck as the main character. Another game featuring Donald Duck for the Game Gear and Master System, Deep Duck Trouble, was released in 1993.
The game is a side-scrolling platformer. The gameplay follows the same pattern of Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, which was released for Sega consoles a year before, but unlike Mickey, Donald can attack enemies by hitting them with a hammer or throwing discs. He can also attack faster by collecting star items.
The game consists of seven stages: the Northern Woods, the Great American Forest, the Andes Mountains, the Tropical Isles, the Pyramids and the South Pole, followed finally by Magica's Castle.[1]
Despite the Master System and Game Gear being very similar systems, there are some differences between the two versions of the game:
The evil witch Magica De Spell has stolen Scrooge McDuck's Number One Dime and kidnapped his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Donald Duck embarks on a mission, traveling around the world to save his three nephews and recover Scrooge's lucky dime.
The UK version of The Lucky Dime Caper was sold in a limited edition box set[2] that included a Donald Duck-themed T-shirt and cassette tape with a selection of eight Disney music songs.[3]
In a 1992 review, Game Zone described the game as "A bit on the slow side maybe but nice graphics, just about the right level of challenge and a fair variety of gameplay make up for that".[4] In 1993, Sega Master Force stated "Although The Lucky Dime Caper