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As promised, September will feature a couple modern games. This month we've got a couple shorties but goodies.

Join RFGen in playing DuckTales Remastered and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse!

Platforms
Steam
Wii U eShop
XBLA
PSN
PS3
NES (original)
Genesis (original)

Checkpoints

Achievements
DT1: The Duck Who Would Be King                    C1: World of Illusion
DT2: Work Smarter Not Harder                          C2: Quackshot
DT3: Sink or Swim                                             C3: Masters of Illusions*
DT4: It's A Duck Blur                                         C4: Castle Decor
DT5: Look Ma, No Spats!                                    C5: Masters of Illusion
DT6: Healthy Appetite                                        C6: Pretty Picture
DT7: Score to Settle                                           C7: Fortune Hunter
DT8: Extravagant Housewares                            C8: Money Bags
DT9: A Few Gears Loose                                     C9: Disillusioned*
DT10: Superstitious Hocus Pocus                        C10: Superbounce*
DT11: Garbage Collector                                     C11: Illusion Breaker*
DT12: Any Crash You Can Walk Away From         C12: Tick Tock
DT13: Where No Duck Has Gone Before               C13: Play the original Genesis game
DT14: Bless Me Bagpipes                                      C14: Collect all seven gems (see here (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=12543.msg184178#msg184178))
DT15: Pogo A Go Go
DT16: Luck o' the Ducks
DT17: Art Aficionado
DT18: The Duck Who Would Be King
DT19: Tougher than the Toughies
DT20: Connoisseur of the Arts
DT21: Play the original NES game

DTN1: Defeat all 5 bosses and collect their treasure
DTN2: Earn a full life bar (5 slots)
DTN3: Pass statue guardian without paying his fee (Amazon)
DTN4: Find the 2 hidden treasures
DTN5: Rescue Bubba
DTN6: Defeat Dracula Duck
DTN7: Collect over $8M in total treasure

Player List
Addicted
Fleach
GrayGhost81
SilentScythe
singlebanana(NES)

Updates
Aug 26: The original NES and Genesis versions of DuckTales and Castle of Illusion are acceptable formats for the Playthrough. They even tie in with a certain achievement.  ;)
Aug 27: Help Hungrymoose get the physical DuckTales Remastered! PM him if you'd like to buy his download code.
Sept 6: Castle of Illusion (Gen) achievements are the ones marked with an asterisks (*). Thanks Addicted!
Sept 18: DuckTales Remastered is getting an actual physical release  (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/09/18/duck-tales-remastered-physical-version-hits-shelves-on-november-12.aspx) (on a disc!) on November 12. Now Crabby can play too.

I'm in for the original NES version of Duck Tales. Haven't played through that one in a long time and it'll take like half an hour anyway!

I'll be in, for real this time!

Excellent, I'll do DuckTales NES and Castle of Illusion. There are a few possible achievements on the NES version of DT that I could suggest if you're interested, since I have played it a lot. Also, if anyone has a copy of DuckTales 2, I'd be down for running through that with them too.

I can do Duck Tales 2 through emulation if other people do it.

Started playing through the remake of Castle of Illusion. Made it to the library and stopped.

I hope everyone noticed that the original versions of these games are acceptable for the playthrough as well.

This weekend I'm going to give DuckTales a try. I'm excited to play my first HD remake game.

I can def do the original ducktales play through. I still need to buy a copy of castle of illusion for my sega

I'd love to play that remake and I really hope that it becomes available for download on the Wii at some point.....not banking on it.  I'm going to try and run through DuckTales (NES) this weekend and hopefully get a start on Castle of Illusion soon. Any achievements set for the latter?  I'd come up with some, but I've never played it.

Does anyone else sing a Long when they get to the moon stage to Brental Floss. "Duckssss,Ducks in Outer Space.... " ha

I have Castle of Illusion for my SMS/Genesis/GameGear, but I've never played it. Do the Remake achievements not mix with the SMS/Genesis/GameGear versions?  ;D

@Shadow & singlebanana: I know most of them don't mix, but I haven't finished the game yet. For example the achievement C12: Tick Tock refers to beating the time trial on a level. That feature isn't available on the original versions.

Below is a breakdown of the achievements for the remake. I have marked the ones that should apply to the Original Versions:

   World of Illusion   40
Collected all the Magic Playing Cards.   

   Quackshot   40
Collected all of Donald's Chili Peppers.   

*   Masters of Illusions   80
Defeated Mizrabel and rescued Minnie.   

   Castle Decor   20
Completed a Castle Statue.   

   Masters of Illusion   40
Completed all Castle Statues.   

   Pretty Picture   20
Unlocked a Castle Painting.   

   Fortune Hunter   20
Found 50% of all Magic Diamonds.    (There are 800 Magic Diamonds in the remake. No counter in the old versions)

   Money Bags   40
Found all the Magic Diamonds.   

*   Disillusioned   20
Broke the illusion of 75 enemies.    (AKA Defeat 75 enemies)

*   Superbounce   40
Bounced on 7 enemies in a row without touching the ground   

*   Illusion Breaker   20
Broke the illusion of 25 enemies with projectiles.    (AKA Defeat 25 enemies with projectiles(

   Tick Tock   20
Completed a stage in Time Attack mode.

Wow, that's a great help for those of us who are playing the Genesis version. Thank you.

@Addicted Thanks for those! I'll add them to the main post.

@Fleach & singlebanana: You're welcome. I would also suggest adding in achievements for each of the seven gems needed to reach the final boss.

If you can write something up I'll include those in the main post.

DuckTales on NES and Castle of Illusion on Genesis are 2 of my favorite games. They're on my wishlist. Looks like now is a perfect time to track them down on eBay.

I'm sure that someone here has copies for sale. Check the FS thread.

Here are some achievements for Castle of Illusion: (This was done with a Genesis Model 1 and an Castle of Illusion Cart)

1. - Defeat the first boss and obtain the red gem:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851835_zps764ff68a.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851835_zps764ff68a.jpg.html)

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851834_zpsacfd2359.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851834_zpsacfd2359.jpg.html)

2. Defeat the seconds boss and obtain the orange gem:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851837_zpsa20071c8.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851837_zpsa20071c8.jpg.html)

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851836_zpsbd3fe487.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851836_zpsbd3fe487.jpg.html)

3. Defeat the third boss and obtain the yellow gem:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851839_zps69e48879.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851839_zps69e48879.jpg.html)

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851838_zps87fbcd53.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851838_zps87fbcd53.jpg.html)

4. Obtain the green gem:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851841_zps50e0183a.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851841_zps50e0183a.jpg.html)

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851840_zpsde84b1f8.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851840_zpsde84b1f8.jpg.html)

5. Defeat the fourth boss and obtain the blue gem:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851843_zps2f84aa95.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851843_zps2f84aa95.jpg.html)

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851842_zps2e571d42.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851842_zps2e571d42.jpg.html)

6. Obtain the Indigo Gem:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851845_zps579edd34.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851845_zps579edd34.jpg.html)

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851844_zpsb6cbcaba.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851844_zpsb6cbcaba.jpg.html)

7. Defeat the fifth boss and obtain the violet gem:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851847_zps807bae40.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851847_zps807bae40.jpg.html)

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851846_zps245b3ed1.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851846_zps245b3ed1.jpg.html)

8. Defeat Mizrabel:

Spoiler (hover to show)

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851850_zps148c4efe.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851850_zps148c4efe.jpg.html)

Soon I'll dive back in to Ducktales:

[img width=700 height=437]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/duckdive_zpsdf2f9b89.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/duckdive_zpsdf2f9b89.jpg.html)

I played DuckTales Remastered last night and I kind of had mixed feelings. It was fun, but frustrating at times. I guess since it's a short game the major to finish is for the sense of accomplishment and overcoming the difficulty.

Come to think of it, that was probably the driving force behind a lot of people who finish NES games ;)

When Ducktails hits XBLA i will grab both of them and join in the festivities.
Usually i would wait for a reduction but i might as well grab them while everyone else is playing them for a change...

Finished the remake of Castle of Illusion. Starting DuckTales.

I hope to get started soon. Life has been throwing me some curve balls lately.

Here are the achievements I have completed for the Castle of Illusion Remake:

[img width=600 height=800]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851864_zps045aebf4.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851864_zps045aebf4.jpg.html)

By preordering the Castle of Illusion Remake from PSN you received the original Genesis version:

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851858_zpsbcd98230.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851858_zpsbcd98230.jpg.html)

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851853_zps8746bb88.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851853_zps8746bb88.jpg.html)

Here is the ending of the Genesis PSN preorder version:

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851860_zpsc2b9fa6f.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851860_zpsc2b9fa6f.jpg.html)

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851861_zpsc4a0ee7d.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851861_zpsc4a0ee7d.jpg.html)

[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851862_zpsf2b871b2.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851862_zpsf2b871b2.jpg.html)

Here's the Ducktales NES bypass paying money to proceed in the Amazon screen:

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[img width=700 height=525]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/cisco678/SEPT/SN851851_zps85201b43.jpg[/img] (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cisco678/media/SEPT/SN851851_zps85201b43.jpg.html)

Haven't played DuckTales probably since I was in college. A
Funny how much I remember about that game. Finished it tonight and earned all of the achievements. :)

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[img width=700 height=522]http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/necrom99/image_zps8ffa5f02.jpg[/img]

Finished DuckTales Remastered. It was torture at times but it's done. I found it to be pretty tough at certain parts. I'll post a picture of the end screen tonight.

[img width=700 height=525]http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o736/Fleach/20130910_224854_zps8f7173f2.jpg[/img] (http://s1340.photobucket.com/user/Fleach/media/20130910_224854_zps8f7173f2.jpg.html)

Seems like some of these games can be completed during one sitting. Anyway we can go ahead and start talking about some of these in the open, or do we want to wait for a certain cutoff date?

@Fleach:


Cutscenes?

Yeah the cutscenes were pretty dull and I got tired of them quickly. The torture actually came from the game being pretty challenging. Some boss fights were frustrating.

EDIT
I'm willing to discuss DuckTales if anyone is interested. Of those who played the original (or many NES games) did you think the remastered maintained feel of an 8-bit classic?

I hope this thread isn't dead.

Anyway, I thought I'd say the joyous news that DuckTales Remastered will receive a physical disc release in November. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/09/18/duck-tales-remastered-physical-version-hits-shelves-on-november-12.aspx

Damn Straight it will. You know, only a few days after the PS4 is released.

I know the timing is crummy but at least anti digital-only people can play it soon.

I really need to get back to DuckTales but life has been throwing a lot at me.

I still have to finish Puppeteer, Payday 2, X-Com the Bureau, Rayman Legends, God of War 3, and GTA V.

Glad to hear there is a physical release to DuckTales on the way.

There's also the new game (on steam) Vulgarr the Viking. The modeled it after Genesis action games:

[img width=488 height=717]http://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/volgarr-the-viking-cart-and-manual-demo1.jpg?w=488[/img]

I believe it's a flash drive in the shape of a Genesis cart. Website is here: http://www.volgarrtheviking.com/

Crabby will be very happy!
I'll grab a copy than too but still need a WiiU to play it on. Ha