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Quackshot - Sega Genesis Review
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Күн бұрынCastle of Illusion was a great game. Would Sega CS's follow up do it justice?
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Episode Notes:
1. Captured from the Mega SG.
2. There are 2 revisions of this game with radically different cart sizes. While both occupy just 4 megabits, Revision 1 is on a much larger cartridge.
3. I did enjoy a few tracks of the music, but overall just felt this was a weaker effort than Castle of Illusion.
4. This was also on the Sega Saturn bundled with Castle of Illusion. It was one of the Sega Ages releases only available in Japan.
5. I've always kinda wished Sega would remake this like they did Castle of Illusion. I mean the gameplay is better suited for a modern exploration game, even.
6. While Sega would publish a few more Genesis Disney titles after World of Illusion, none of them were done by Sega proper. They were contracts outside of Sega, or Sega purchased western developers.
7. The Game Gear and Master System saw their fair share of Disney titles. A number of them featured Donald Duck as well.
@NinjaNezumi 3 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe you don't like the music for this game!!! The tunes perfectly matched the stages!
@SegaLordX 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people feel the same as you do. I enjoyed a few of the tracks like Transylvania, but found most of them too short and with melodies I just didn’t enjoy.
@NinjaNezumi 3 жыл бұрын
@@SegaLordX That's ok, I will pray for you, and your heathenous ways :D ;) just teasin
@NinjaNezumi 3 жыл бұрын
@@SegaLordX In all seriousness I think I give a lot of leeway to the music and sound mixing, because the tracks and artwork were pushing the memory and processing as it is. They only had the basic channel for sound F/X while trying to handle the instrumentals. I think my favorite tracks are Transylvania, the archaeological ruins type music, the city and the middle eastern sounding one. There are a few tracks that aren't great tho.
@DeludedOne 3 жыл бұрын
I don't like some of the tracks, like the Temple and Maharaja's Palace themes. I loved the South Pole theme though, easily my favourite in the game.
@dukkemonterier3429 2 жыл бұрын
I know right? I literally have the first stage music on my head for decades! And I don't even remember the last time I played it.
@elgiacomo 3 жыл бұрын
Quackshot will always hold a special place in my heart. My mother found Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing too violent, so we returned it and bought Quackshot instead. Such a great game. And while the sound effects do indeed leave some to be desired, the soundtrack is overall excellent IMO.
@saturncrush 3 жыл бұрын
Sega’s in-house design team and Disney went together like Jordan and the Bulls.
@narcissprince6619 3 жыл бұрын
Quack shot was one of the forefathers of the metroidvania genre. One of my favorites of all time.
@jazza5564 3 жыл бұрын
I never thought of it as that kind of game but you're bloody right!
@ScottWozniak 3 жыл бұрын
I never found the music or audio in QuackShot to be lacking. I find it quite fitting! Love this game!
@GodzillasaurusJr 3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I bring this classic out to play through it (which is about once a year), I then proceed to unwittingly annoy my wife by humming the tunes for a couple of weeks.
@farhanshahab6414 3 жыл бұрын
I finish this game
@Winter-Bruin 3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I used to play this game over and over just to listen to the viking ship level music.
@chrisgillfillan1848 3 жыл бұрын
Some of my favorite sound and music from any Genesis game.
@roderickstockdale1678 3 жыл бұрын
Agree with that!
@PeteyPeeps01 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree! Viking ship and zipline track are incredible.
@Darkmage1293 3 жыл бұрын
It's funny to have a childhood that involved Contra Hard Corps and Quackshot. Such great extremes of how gunplay can be done.
@nomeaknat 3 жыл бұрын
Eff p
@madcow009 3 жыл бұрын
not funny, my father was killed by a duck with a plunger.
@SMS-iz9ud 3 жыл бұрын
@@madcow009 Not killed, only paralized for a couple of seconds.
@madcow009 3 жыл бұрын
@@SMS-iz9ud alright, fine. It was still traumatizing since he's a plumber.
@SuperKokuJin916 3 жыл бұрын
This was the second game I got with my Genesis that Christmas morning in 1992!! This was some of the most fun platforming with some puzzle elements thrown in! Those beautiful colorful graphics and fun music are still firmly cemented in my mind! This was my favorite of Sega's 16-bit Disney outings.
@cormano64 3 жыл бұрын
4:12 - "(...) happines in digital form". What a sentence. As an aspiring game designer, this has become my main goal from now on. Well said.
@cormano64 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best, most inventive and stimulating games on the Mega Drive library.
@elgatofelix8917 7 ай бұрын
Not really
@hamitpahpool1787 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when this first came out and playing it in a store - the graphics blew me away and I went home and told my brother "it was like playing a cartoon!"
@majorjoe23 3 жыл бұрын
This was one of the first games I bought for the Genesis.
@alecaquino4306 3 жыл бұрын
Same. It was the first game my sisters and I beat together. Took us all night to do but it was worth every minute!
@brux357 3 жыл бұрын
Me too! I just got a Genesis for the first time ever last year and this was the first game I beat on the system
@saturncrush 3 жыл бұрын
Same This was my favorite Disney game. Sega was a beast with the Disney material.
@majorjoe23 3 жыл бұрын
It’s kind of a proto-Metroidvania, though nowhere near as in depth as the genre would get.
@mxggo9046 3 жыл бұрын
@@alecaquino4306, is cool you guys beat it together! Always better to have someone along for the ride.
@kevine.1276 3 жыл бұрын
Quackshots soundtrack is so nostalgic.
@Winter-Bruin 3 жыл бұрын
That viking ship level music.
@jong2359 3 жыл бұрын
It is only nostalgic for me because I spent so much time playing Gameboy. Yeah.
@thenonexistinghero 3 жыл бұрын
I think the soundtrack's fine. The quality of the sound itself isn't that good, but there's a decent amount of songs with a nice melody.
@hiltwo 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite track is Transylvania :)
@HieroicDose 3 жыл бұрын
@@hiltwo For sure the best track.
@MrNelg19 3 жыл бұрын
This one remains one of my top 5 fav games for the Mega Drive, and one of my most fondest memories of playing on a Sega machine.
@timsohn7057 3 жыл бұрын
Man I forgot about this game and how good it was. Alot of Disney movies during this era were excellent.
@Mighty-VizioN 3 жыл бұрын
I was hoping that we got a 3D remake like Castle of illusion. By the same team. That was amazing.
@mikemahon4594 3 жыл бұрын
Next to Castle & World of Illusion, this was one of my favorite Genesis games!
@Lord_Deimos 3 жыл бұрын
I love Quackshot, hope they remake it someday.
@cormano64 3 жыл бұрын
Why remake it if the original is easily available and very much still great? I'd rather have a sequel that respects and expands upon the original while further exploring and enhancing its pixel art style instead of replacing it with cheaper CG for budgetary reasons.
@mxggo9046 3 жыл бұрын
@@cormano64 Sounds like a job for the community!
@ReinaHW 3 жыл бұрын
A remake was proposed to Disney, they turned it down because they felt it would be confusing for people who were enjoying the Ducktales remake. The screenshots were later used as an april fools joke.
@ll_spud 3 жыл бұрын
Well they do have Donald duck quackers on the game cube
@MikeHart72 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this game as well. I was actually disappointed when I finished it the first time
@Hyde119 3 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorite sega games!
@dire51 3 жыл бұрын
I remember coming home from my senior trip in high school (at Disney World for Grad Nite, no less) around 6 AM, and finding out that my brother had rented it the previous afternoon. I didn't get much sleep that day.
@RoyAuckloo 3 жыл бұрын
An absolute must have game, metroidvania and Indiana Jones lovers must play.
@roderickstockdale1678 3 жыл бұрын
Metroidvania?
@llpBR 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! It proves indiana Jones games could be so much better...
@DeludedOne 3 жыл бұрын
@@roderickstockdale1678 It actually can be considered a metroidvania of sorts. Very limited in that scope, but the concept is certainly there.
@roderickstockdale1678 3 жыл бұрын
DeludedOne what IS a metroidvania? It’s like you combined the names of Castlevania and Metroid!
@DeludedOne 3 жыл бұрын
@@roderickstockdale1678 From Wikipedia about what metroidvania games are like: "Metroidvania games feature a large interconnected world map the player can explore, though access to parts of the world is often limited by doors or other obstacles that can only be passed once the player has acquired special items, tools, weapons or abilities within the game. Acquiring such improvements can also aid the player in defeating more difficult enemies and locating shortcuts and secret areas, and often includes retracing one's steps across the map."
@RUOK2000 3 жыл бұрын
I could never get into this as a kid but now it really stands out. More like a puzzle game
@thegreathadoken6808 3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, Quackshot. NOW you're talkin' Pure nostalgia!
@KISSFan1977 3 жыл бұрын
This is still one of my favorite games to go back and play! Could not like this one fast enough!
@EduFirenze 3 жыл бұрын
As a sega kid this was my first introduction to metroidvania games, blew my mind as a kid that you could go back to levels and unlock new parts.
@CommandPromptGaming 3 жыл бұрын
as a 25 year old who plans on having children in the next few years, hearing that you get your daughter's input is so cool. been really enjoying your videos, man.
@thenonexistinghero 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone is different though, so it really depends on what type of games your kid likes. I wasn't one to shy away from a challenge when I was young or games being slightly more complex. But easy to pick up & play games are something most kids would enjoy by nature more, I guess. Not much different from adults, really.
@YacDiesel 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t have kids before you’re 30. Enjoy your youth and stack as much money as possible before having kids. Life will kick into overdrive once that 1st kid arrives.
@thenonexistinghero 3 жыл бұрын
@@YacDiesel I don't think that's good advice. Children aren't a bother, they're part of your life. It's not going to be good for them mentally if their parents pretend that having children means they gave up their own life. The advantage of having children at a younger age means that you can actually properly play with them and that they're gone before you're old and can't do anything anymore. If you're waiting until your 35's or 40's you won't have much of a life after they leave, so there are both advantages and downsides to it. Waiting too long is just as bad as having them too early.
@YacDiesel 3 жыл бұрын
@@thenonexistinghero I respectfully disagree. Having children when you are financially sound, especially as a man, gives you a better chance to provide that child with a more stable upbringing as you are in a better position to provide for them. Also, as an older parent, you have more wisdom to impart as you have more life experience. My father had me at 35 when he was done with his education, well into hjs career, and making six figures. He was in the best position to provide his children with an optimal life and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Now contrast that with some of my friends whose fathers had them when they were in their early to mid twenties and barely knew up from down... With respect, your outlook on when people should have children, regardless of whether they are in the best financial situation, is a large part as to why we have some of the problems in the 21st century. If people would hold off and sacrifice a bit before having kids, the world we live in today would be much better.
@YacDiesel 3 жыл бұрын
@@thenonexistinghero Furthermore, 30 is not waiting “too long” as a man to have children as you still have vitality at that age...in addition to being in a better financial position than the average 25 year old.
@fialhojacson 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these awesome material you've been relasing.
@Larry 3 жыл бұрын
I loved it as a kid, but the fact Sega's never re-released QuackShot in the West (but has with the other two games) is one of the reasons it's been rather overlooked. But Sonic really killed the future of Disney games, Sega didn't need to rely on someone else's property after Sonic's success.
@idraulinodevasconcelos4374 3 жыл бұрын
Well,they released it in the bundle with castle of illusion on the pal mega drive.
@bullfrogjay4383 3 жыл бұрын
This is why I love this channel, so many games I never even heard of on the Genny being reviewed. So awesome !
@Bloodyshinta1 3 жыл бұрын
I remember being surprised by the non linear gameplay and persistent level progress in this game, it was a lot deeper than most 2d platforming action titles at the time.
@victorlgcarvalho 3 жыл бұрын
I love this game. AND I also think the audio fits it very well... Most songs are catchy, and proper for the audience the game was intended.
@thecunninlynguist 3 жыл бұрын
Sega Disney games were mostly magical. So glad Disney allowed them to develop games with their characters
@cormano64 3 жыл бұрын
Quack Shot and World of Illusion are masterpieces of their time.
@worsel555 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore this game and I even have it for the Sega Saturn which is just the ROM on the disk.... *cough* but you wanna know the crazy thing? I have never beaten this game. 28 years or so now and still have yet to do it. ONE DAY!
@joehobbs3277 3 жыл бұрын
Quack shot I vividly remember always having a total breakdown every time I played it due to how many times you had to play each area but that was the simple fun of theese games that always gets you coming back
@bloodykenshiro8218 3 жыл бұрын
This and Lucky Dime Caper on the SMS were two of my favorites regarding Disney games. I definitely wish Quackshot became a franchise of sorts.
@jaredwhite200 3 жыл бұрын
A game I have a lot of fun memories with. I always enjoyed Quack Shot
@jacobrobertson2906 3 жыл бұрын
This is a really good looking game and that temper meter is a nice touch.
@bassage13 3 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would cover this one after Castle of Illusion. This was a great game that most people ignored. I got it for Christmas the year it was released. I loved it!
@trav8028 3 жыл бұрын
I remember being obsessed with this game when it first came out in '91. So fun & challenging
@brandonharding118 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I found this channel. As someone who grew up with the Genesis, Sega CD and Saturn, I really enjoy all of your videos.
@nyastclair8174 3 жыл бұрын
I remember kids talking about playing this game back in 1st grade in 1991. This and Kid Chameleon both had a lot of buzz in my school.
@jps6869 3 жыл бұрын
Good timing, just grabbed this game from local game store last Friday and was planning to play it tonight with my son. I showed him some footage from your review and he was fired up to try it out
@JorgeAraujo97 3 жыл бұрын
I remember staying up playing this game until 2-3am. I miss when 3AM was actually late.
@Doom0277 3 жыл бұрын
I never heard of this game until now. It looks as fun as the castle of illusion games
@danielrecommends 3 жыл бұрын
I missed out on all of these great games growing up. I'm going to have to find a way to play them.
@alucardvania986 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite megadrive games. I replay it every couple of years.
@wizballcommodore8466 3 жыл бұрын
Had it as a kid so it hits all my nostalgia buttons. Finally got it boxed at an opshop after years of looking.
@darylmoffat8057 3 жыл бұрын
Finally completed this game recently. Was a tough one as a kid! Still holds up really well
@nkb3324 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite rentals from Blockbuster. Loved the mechanic with the plunger.
@XenonXyanide 3 жыл бұрын
Strongly disagree with your opinion on the music 🤔 I would even say it's fairly impressive for the Mega Drive. Antarctica, and Transylvania are great chip tunes 👍 The Indian temple theme is a favourite one of mine.
@gartblaum 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, and IMHO musical subtlty does not matter so much back then for an 11-year old playing through the beautiful stages
@acecarrera1 3 жыл бұрын
My brother and I loved Quackshot for its Indiana Jones style presentation, and of course it didn't hurt that it was such a well made action adventure game.
@Retro-Fez 3 жыл бұрын
I love this game played it over and over back in 1991 still play it today never gets boring takes me back to being 18 again ❤️
@hmoham 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this game as a kid, and have fond memories playing it, It really is a shame this game gets overlooked compared to the other Disney titles.
@razorramon123 3 жыл бұрын
Always got stuck on this game as a kid but now I can completely appreciate it. Both this game, Castle of Illusion and World of Illusion are gems. Something about the sound effects are just so "Genesis" as well
@werdna_sir 3 жыл бұрын
As a fan of Carl Barks and Don Rosa, this game is one of my favourites.
@terrylodge4846 3 жыл бұрын
I always thought this game looked stunning back in the day. The Mega drive Sega/Disney days really were top tier.
@joaquimc9059 3 жыл бұрын
Man. This game brings back so many great memories.
@philiphowell6336 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this game as a kid, what a great platformer.
@bonesjackson81 3 жыл бұрын
Great game. Challenge is never cheap. Plus glad to see the best Disney character get the spotlight.
@JoeyJ0J0 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this game as a kid, shame it wasnt on the genesis mini
@Gladson 3 жыл бұрын
Man I love Quackshot, I think it's SO much better than Castle of Illusion. In fact, I think it's the best Disney game on a Sega console, period.
@ReaperCore15 3 жыл бұрын
This is a pure classic, loved it as a child, it was challenging but fun !
@80sGAMER 3 жыл бұрын
Are you even kidding me? Hearing that music again after 30 years brings me nostalgic tears of joy!
@SegaLordX 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, no nostalgia there for me. Just some average tunes.
@80sGAMER 3 жыл бұрын
@@SegaLordX Just. Wow.
@cwing1028 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite genesis games! I wish I could get a port of this game, I’d be happy even with that! Ps- I loved the music in the game, especially the temple music
@rondaleroi Жыл бұрын
The "Helpful Hardware Man" was left scratching his head when our six-year-old wanted (and got) a sink plunger for a toy. 😄
@ryancampbell955 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't get this game until the summer of 1995. I was 14 and played it all summer while on break. It's always been one of my favorite games on the Genesis and still break it out and give it a playthrough every now and again. Every time I hear the music, it brings back memories of that summer as a young teen playing this game often. It's definitely a classic and I, for one, will always love it's soundtrack.
@eliadefilho 3 жыл бұрын
I remember beating this game (and it's MasterSystem counterpart) back when I was a kid, and I held it alongside Castle of Illusion with the same high regard.
@augustrokkjr298 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great man. You are one of the reasons I started a gaming company with a retro section. Please keep it up! :-) Best regards from Denmark
@JamanoidusRex 3 жыл бұрын
This...is one of the best platformers ever. The power ups, the level design, the locations, the enemies, the music...everything was beautiful...I so wish they'd gone ahead with the remake. Maybe one day.
@kathleendelcourt8136 3 жыл бұрын
Quackshot was my second game on the console and still one of my favorites. Graphics were incredible for a 1991 release and its relative difficulty was quite welcome actually. Combined with the semi-open world it really helped to feel like you truly were an explorer on a dangerous but also fascinating adventure all around the world. I wouldn't be so harsh on the soundtrack, the rendition isn't the best but some tunes really fit the theme and work pretty well (I love the overall atmosphere inside the great pyramid for instance).
@mnomic8371 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely relished Quack Shot as a kid; I would go as far as saying it was the best Disney game. I actually love the simplicity of the audio and found it memorable, especially the desert scenes.
@ragantengblas 3 жыл бұрын
This was my first cartridge on my genesis, what a nostalgic feeling.
@philiphanan1493 3 жыл бұрын
I was literally thinking about this game as soon as I got off work today.
@jeremygregorio7472 2 жыл бұрын
I think this was the first game on the Sega Genesis that really blew me away. They gave me that same kind of jaw dropping feeling I got when I first saw Mario 64 or the NBA games on the Dreamcast.
@Alexinytown 3 жыл бұрын
Such an underrated game. Quackshot did a lot of things right.
@rodneyabrett 3 жыл бұрын
Man, those graphics were tight. No janky art at all. Really beautiful looking game.
@matttherrien9608 3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man! Hope you reach 100K soon.
@teknomax7883 3 жыл бұрын
I had this game as one of my first games after I bought my Genesis in mid 90's. My mum bought me this one alongside Tiny Toons and Robocop 3 (she didn't want any violent game... I was 14...the console came with UMK3 😅). I played the heck out of each one and I learned to love this game. I found myself going back every now and then, and I knew the stages layout by heart. Great game. Good that you made it justice.
@evomichel9900 3 жыл бұрын
The first game i ever beated. Such a joy to play it back them... oh times that wont come back. Now i'm all nostalgic. Ty for the review!
@alexroberto6353 3 жыл бұрын
My friend up the street had this game growing up. It was one of the first titles I picked up when I finally got a Genesis a few years back. The other games that he had were Ghostbusters, Shadow Dancer, Shadow Blasters, DJ Boy, Moonwalker and Shining in the Darkness. Ah Nostalgia!
@maiers 3 жыл бұрын
You're on fire with the uploads. Thank you
@alten2122 3 жыл бұрын
I have fond memories of this game that had been buried up until this moment. I had completely forgotten about it until seeing this video pop up.
@vasilas432 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome unforgettable music. Keeps cycling in my head for days after playing
@Fattydeposit 3 жыл бұрын
Quackshot's audio deserves more respect. A couple of the more.. atmospheric tunes certainly lack hummable hooks but I appreciate the efforts to render a more cinematic score.
@tommytucker83 2 жыл бұрын
This game is basically like a time warp to my childhood. It’s probably my favourite mega drive game, even above the Sonic games and I love those.
@LastSifu 3 жыл бұрын
Had a lot of fun with this game in the ‘90s.
@random_gamer_guy82 3 жыл бұрын
Probably one of my favourite games ever, I just wish there was a way or playing it on a recent console. Love this game!!! A must play
@vhsdog 3 жыл бұрын
Lost count on how many times I played this game. I love it so much
@ShapeyFiend 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this game. I like that its got the slightest hint of metroidvania to it but doesn't get bogged down in backtracking.
@TheBeird 3 жыл бұрын
A childhood fave!
@murenorocha 3 жыл бұрын
Quackshot was the first game I played on my japanese Mega Drive. It's very nostalgic to me, and now my 5 yo daughter plays it on the same console. Thanks for sharing!
@teh0wnz0r76 3 жыл бұрын
great vid, game needs more love. i replayed it a few months ago, still holds up.
@Dr.Dankies_21 Жыл бұрын
Remember playing this game with my brother when I was young. Cherished memories.
@PeteyPeeps01 3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for you to review Quackshot! Fantastic review and valid points. I will disagree with one thing; the music. I think it's fantastic, I still get goosebumps when I hear the Viking ship theme and the zipline over the city song. Incredible! Quackshot will forever be my favourite Sega Mega drive/Genesis game.
@Boogie_the_cat Жыл бұрын
The sounds that happen after collecting the 5th hot pepper are great. I had owned this years ago, and nostalgia had tinted my memories of the sound FX and some of the music (I still like 75% of its music), but that hot pepper rampage noise is as good as it ever was.
@david_cabrera 3 жыл бұрын
I remember being sick and not going to school and renting this. I basically stayed in bed all day and finished this in one shot, good times.
@NoSlow78 3 жыл бұрын
Donald's chunky full-diaper like bounciness is adorable and accurate. Loved it!
@ianhadlock2405 3 жыл бұрын
I remember getting my genesis mark 1 bundle at sams club for Christmas forever ago and it came with sonic and this game hard at first, but if you give it a chance it will impress you. Great review.
@_cocoalabs 3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciated this review! I do not agree with the assessment of the music. While not the best on the system, I find it a pleasing trip into nostalgia. The different tracks did give each of the stages additional atmosphere. I often fire up Audio Overload on the Mac to play the soundtracks from this game.
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