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''Quackshot: Starring [[Donald Duck]]'' is a platformer developed by [[Sega]] in 1991. It stars the titular Donald and his young nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie on an ''[[
Whilst in his Uncle Scrooge's library Donald stumbles on a treasure map belonging to King Garuzia, the ancient ruler of the Great Duck kingdom. Believing this will make him rich beyond his wildest dreams, he sets off with his nephews treasure hunting. Unknown to him however, Pete learns of his plans and set about following his every move in hopes of stealing his riches.
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* [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]: Transylvania has you make your way through [[Swamps Are Evil|an evil swamp]] to reach the castle.
* [[Build Like an Egyptian]]: Egypt and its pyramid dungeon containing the "Staff of Ra".
* [[The Cameo]]: [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Kaa]] appears as one of many snake mooks and [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Shere Khan]] as a boss fight in India. Goofy and Gyro Gearloose both provide the player with new weapons.
** In a certain area in Duckburg, you can see a blimp, with [[Mickey Mouse|Mickey's]] face on it, flying in the background.
* [[Capital City]]: Duckburg.
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* [[Minecart Madness]]
* [[Only Smart People May Pass]]: Several items require a bit of thought to get to. But not that much.
* [[The Problem
* [[Polar Bears and Penguins]]: Penguins in the North Pole.
* [[Red Herring]]: {{spoiler|The treasure turns out to be a statue. And to be honest such an ending would fit nicely with Donald's typical luck. Despite the players anguish. Fortunately there's one final twist}}.
* [[Shout-Out]]: ''[[
** The start screen (pictured above) is in the style of the ''Indiana Jones'' lettering.
** Donald's outfit is similar, sans pants of course.
** The Genesis/Mega Drive cover even had him [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|surrounded by snakes]].
** A minecarting & Maharajah's palace level much like in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
** The sought after diary that reveals the treasures location.
** Pete is dressed like the villain René Belloq from ''[[
** The final sequence before the last boss involves a scenario exactly like ''[[
** The Final Boss is a crusade Knight who looks a lot like the one guarding the grail.
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: The North Pole. Complete with [[Everything's Better
* [[Super Not-Drowning Skills]]: Sure Donald can't fly but he's still a duck that can handle a ''very'' long time under water in Dracula's castle. Making what would have been a frustrating section enjoyable.
* [[Temporary Platform]]: Certain enemies like floating blocks briefly become this when struck plungers. There's also the crumbling and burning away variants too.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Donald jumped a notch in this game. On the villain side of things ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Shere Khan]]'' of all creatures. ''[[Breath Weapon|Who actually breathes fire during his boss fight!]]'' Talk about conquering your fears and using them against your enemies.
* [[Treasure Map]]: King Garuzia's map sets the game in motion.
* [[Under the Sea]]: A booby trapped, spike ridden section of Dracula's castle makes up the obligatory underwater level. Dracula ''really'' didn't want people getting to him it seems.
* [[X Meets Y]]: [[Donald Duck]] ''[[X Meets Y|meets]]'' [[Indiana Jones
* [[You All Look Familiar]]: All of Pete's dog henchmen look like him, cousins maybe?
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