Darkwing Duck (Game Boy) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Capcom's 1993 license-based action-platformer for the Nintendo Game Boy, Darkwing Duck.
Darkwing Duck for the Game Boy is a US-exclusive handheld conversion of the excellent 1992 NES game starring the purple terror that flaps in the night. It's a run-and-gun platformer that is often (quite rightly) compared to Mega Man.
The terrorist group F.O.W.L. is once again making life miserable for the residents of Cape Canard, this time by committing a series of high profile robberies. It's up to Darkwing Duck to recover the loot and take down Steelbeak and his henchman in order to restore peace.
Darkwing wields a gas gun that can be equipped with the adapters you'll find strewn throughout the stages. The heavy gas sets off an explosion that sends zappy stuff across the floor (think Bubble Lead that flies in both directions), the thunder gas sends bolts of lightning flying diagonally up and down, and the arrow gas creates platforms on sheer vertical surfaces. You can choose the order that you tackle the stages in, so these power ups lend the game's structure a Mega Man vibe.
So does the moment-to-moment gameplay. Darkwing Duck has a smaller but better focused arsenal than Mega Man does, but most of the time you're running along, trading fire with enemies and leaping over bottomless pits. The ability to grab on to and hang from various fixtures in the background, as well as to lift your cape to deflect damage from enemy fire do, however, give Darkwing Duck its own unique feel.
The Game Boy conversion is pretty faithful to the NES original. There have been a few tweaks made to the level designs and enemy placements to ensure a smooth experience on the smaller screen and Darkwing feels a bit heavier here than in the console version, but otherwise the two feel about the same.
The same goes for the graphics and sound. The jazzy soundtrack is just as sweet here as it was on the console, and the graphics look pretty much the same, just in monochrome, and they're surprisingly clear on the Game Boy's screen for how dark the game tends to be.
Darkwing Duck isn't celebrated as much as some of Capcom's other Disney games, but its quality absolutely earns it a place alongside the company's better known classics.
*Recorded using a Retroarch shader to mimic the look of the original hardware.
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Let's get dangerous!

[@Dorian_Scott]

I think that catchphrase beats a lot of Scrooge McDuck phrases like *_"Spit on my spats!"_* or *_"Bless my bagpipes!"_*

[@NintendoComplete]

@@Dorian_Scott Bless me bagpipes is great, but yeah. I like DW's catchphrase better.

[@Des_Zee]

When there's trouble you call DW!!🤣

[@Gladson]

That emulador overlay is just perfect

[@leonardoyramm1856]

I know right!!!

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Capcom handled these licenses with such care, their Disney platformers were all fantastic. While not exactly groundbreaking, the Mega Man-based gameplay works well for DW and plays just as great as the NES version. Everyone's said it already, but I'd still be remiss if I didn't say Let's Get Dangerous!

[@jackwest3282]

I remember playing this back in the day and the nes version too, both were a lot of fun. Loved the cartoon too!

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

"I am the terror that flaps in the night, I am the creamed-spinach-colored game in a sea of bright-beautiful-colored competitors! I am Darkwing Duck on Game Boy!"

[@mariusamber3237]

I quite liked the NES version. Simple, fun and to the point; it is a bit short for my liking, but other than that, it's a good example of an early '90s platformer!

[@ZoeMuller80]

and its more colorful than gameboy lol

[@mariusamber3237]

@@ZoeMuller80 Hahah, that goes without saying. Sounds better, too! Generally, Capcom games are obviously better on NES, but sometimes the stage differences and whatnot make playing the GB version worth it still.

[@dddman9220]

thanks for upload this masterpiece

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Let's get dangerous

[@larrylaffer3246]

I am the terror that flaps in the night.

[@sammyyo461]

"I am the wrong number that wakes you up at three in the morning...."

[@Dorian_Scott]

😠 *_"Let's get... DANGEROUS!"_*

[@disneywitchywoman1512]

I play this game

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You finally made it to 200k! And deservingly so!

[@NintendoComplete]

Thanks! :) I don't think it's quite hit me yet, but it is pretty exciting.

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Near 200.000 subscribers, congratulations!😊👍💕🎮

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Thanks! :)

[@amso7169]

And here we are with 200,000!

[@joshuajames1246]

This is an underrated gem of a Disney game.. this wasn't as groundbreaking as capcom's finest works! But eh it's good enough

[@Retr0Dima]

Man, I love this shader.

[@mddifilippo89]

It’s so authentic it’s scary

[@beaniegee5129]

Classic!!

[@intersheett3754]

Childhood memories

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

When there's trouble you call DW.😂

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Happy 200K

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Tyvm! It's crazy :) haha I can hardly believe it.

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Congrats on 200k subs bro

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Thanks! :)

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Np

[@spencerthomas9384]

That's one hell of a shader, looks just like the real thing!

[@JadenMoon1475]

Now, it's probably the enemies - Those genies in the lamps, and the music playing in the background, but why on Earth does the Megavolt stage make me think of an AVGN video game??? It's like if Jim Cummings *(Always a Win!)* voiced Darkwing Duck for an AVGN style reaction: "What in the name of St. Canard are those blasted things?!? If Megavolt *Did* have henchmen, they certainly wouldn't be like those genie things!!"

[@GirlPower707]

I would appreciate it if they released the Nintendo version of this game for the Nintendo Switch online collection. I luved that game when it came out for my NES 29 years ago!

[@MimonJesus67]

I liked this game more than DuckTales

[@Dorian_Scott]

I don't think I've ever watched *_"Darkwing Duck"_* as a kid. Mainly *_"DuckTales"_* . It took me until the titular character's appearance in the 2017 *_"DuckTales"_* cartoon where I realized that I had to *_"... get dangerous"_* and see what I missed out on in the past. And I gotta say... how come it's great shows like this one, *_"Bonkers"_* , or *_"Gargoyles"_* that aren't talked about, yet people celebrate stuff like *_"Talespin"_* ?

[@ZoeMuller80]

what do you have against talespin

[@Dorian_Scott]

@@ZoeMuller80 I never thought it was as good as stuff like Chip & Dale or DuckTales. It's good, no doubt... just could've been better.

[@stoopidmansidiot]

I'm not actually sure if this version is "US-exclusive", because while wikipedia only lists a US release date, a european ROM has been floating around the net

[@the1ucidone]

I've totally asked you this before. But, I forgot about which one it was. Mind telling me which Shader you're using? I wanna use it so badly lol. The one I'm using doesn't look anything close to this. Thank you friend. :)

[@NintendoComplete]

It's the DMG shader.

[@the1ucidone]

@@NintendoComplete Finally I've got it set-up. Thanks man!

[@JohnSmith-sk6dg]

HAHAHA loved the show and this game

[@turkishpunisher6386]

Nice

[@beaniegee5129]

Awesome!!

[@danieleborlin6327]

This game isn't a us exclusive, it arrived in europe. I bought an italian cartridge recently.

[@nguyenang9324]

how to use thunder gas??? :((((

[@xRocketzFighterx]

God just thinking of going back to the old gameboy graphics is such a horrible idea. The game it self along with the NES original is hella dope af.

[@Bloodreign1]

Nothing wrong with Game Boy graphics, hell sprites hold up better than polygons do. Plus these games are infinitely more replayable than a lot of stuff out threre released in this day and age. I mean look at how many old games, and arcade games are seeing re-releases on the modern consoles, should tell you something.

[@HanNguyen-rk6hh]

This game is fun. Both NES (Famicon) and Gameboy are far more better than Turbogafx-16 (PC Engine) one.

[@NintendoComplete]

Yeah, that was hardly the Turbo's finest hour. Same with TaleSpin.

[@WispyBlueBricksGPX]

Another Disney game by Capcom, can you play the magical mirror starring mickey mouse

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Gameboy battery 🔋, game min 32...

[@NadrianATRS]

Somebody should mod this game and use Mega Man instead.

[@NinjaSchildpad]

I was gonna say ‘first’ But then I remembers I had a brain

[@ZoeMuller80]

i see what you did there

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Kiki's delivery service actors

[@Dorian_Scott]

Are we talking about the first dubbing of that movie, or the current one? I haven't saw the English dub of that movie in years.

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

@@Dorian_Scott what Disney dub

[@Dorian_Scott]

@@reubenguttenberg7405 I would guess the 1997 Buena Vista one that featured an all-star cast... and a wisecracking Jiji played by Phil Hartman. Both Darkwing Duck and that movie are a couple decades old, so I highly doubt that it's the 2010 one that was more faithful to the original Japanese version of the movie . Soundtrack and all.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@Dorian_Scott Ah, poor Phil Hartman. I still miss Troy McClure.

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Let's get dangerous!