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Episode 19
DuckTales is Capcom's best selling game for the NES, and this is the company that brought us big hits like Mega Man, or Ghosts N' Goblins! None of those sold as many copies as DuckTales!
So how did Capcom take this Disney Afternoon cartoon, and turn it into one of the NES's biggest hits? We'll find out in today's video!
In this game, there are actually THREE different endings you can get depending on how much money you collect. That's why we're doing the BIG MONEY RUN! We'll be searching ever nook and cranny for every last diamond and hidden treasure! We'll get over 10 Million dollars without ever using Launch Pad! Also in today's video:
* How to find over 10 MILLION dollars in treasure! Get that high score!
* The SECRET for adding an extra $325,000 to your total in EVERY level!
* Strategies for getting ALL THREE endings, including the very difficult ZERO DOLLAR ENDING!
* How to find TONS of EXTRA LIVES so you'll never get a Game Over!
* A SECRET TRICK to skip the game's most difficult level!
* Where to find HIDDEN ITEMS to increase your maximum health!
* How to defeat EVERY boss, including MULTIPLE strategies for fighting Dracula Duck!
* The SECRET to finding the game's HIDDEN Bonus Stage, AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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[@keithknight6745]

Man that moon stage is still one of the best songs in gaming history

[@olivierl.anklebab2624]

That song is an absolute banger.

[@Gebraldo420]

It has earned it's place in Internet History

[@DefendYoungstown]

It's pretty much why you have to _unlock_ The Moon on Remastered. WayForward built that nostalgia anticipation, then paid it off by improving on perfection.

[@asdfoio]

yup

[@pretendtobenormal8064]

Sorry to be pedantic, but without lyrics, a piece of music cannot be a song.

[@MSOGameShow]

I actually like the zero dollar ending the best. Even without all his money, Scrooge still admits (or at least implies) that as long as he has his nephews he's the richest duck in the world. I know it's the same for all the endings, but it carries more meaning with this particular ending.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Totally agree - I'm really glad they didn't leave it out!

[@CalaveraSancho]

Too bad he left them in that minecart in Africa... well, I guess he always knows where to find them!

[@captainnintendo]

I can't help but chuckle at the whole tombstone cross censoring because here in Denmark, the names of Scrooge's nephews happens to be "Rip, Rap & Rup" so when I played this game as a kid that didn't speak any English, all I could think of was that Huey must have been killed and these were his tombstones xD So much for toning down the grim content xD

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

🤣🤣🤣 I had no idea they called them Rip Rap and Rup in Denmark - that's really interesting!

[@markfulgham5836]

This explains the mine cart incident.........

[@DrSwiftkiller]

Here is a map showing the names of Donald Duck's nephews in various european languages: www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/m4dgi1/names_of_donald_ducks_nephews_in_various_european/

[@PauluzP]

I grew up watching them in the us and later in the netherlands overthere they call them kwik kwek and kwak lol

[@devorezz]

Been darn near 30 years since I started playing ducktales and I never knew you could hit select to heal yourself. Wooooow, I might've actually beaten it as a kid if I knew. Love this channel, keep up the great work!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks! they should totally tell you that in the instructions manual - its a cool mechanic, and makes gathering money have more of a purpose.

[@greenposay3993]

Same ! What the hell

[@MizfitZer0]

Yep. I doubt any kids knew to do this at all. NES games were insanely cryptic but that is why we love them. Years later we are still finding secrets in the games we thought we knew inside out and beat multiple times growing up

[@simonfarre4907]

I never knew that either and I thought people thought this game was super easy? But it is crazy to hear this that healing was possible and this was one of the first games i ever played 😂

[@hpholland]

Costs a lot of money though!

[@lh8vd69]

Mate, you're playing through my childhood. Subscribed 👍

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks for the sub!!

[@senseicorey9979]

Same here. Great channel

[@infinitumblack]

I played this game basically until it broke, and I’m only just now learning that select can heal you?! Whaaaaaaaaaaaat???!

[@gunsandmoses8670]

Bro I beat this game Soo many times as a kid and never knew that either. Maybe cause I never had a manual. IDK. But my friends who we used to borrow games of of never told me neither and we always talked about secrets on the school yard. I'm just as blown away as you. Select to restore your health??? I would have beat this in a day as a kid.

[@Nick-jb4xi]

As a kid, Ducktales was the first game I owned that no one else did. I played it over and over, and got VERY good at it. It BLEW MY MIND when I got the "good ending" for the first time! I had no idea it was there, I was just trying to get my best score. ...my mom was not impressed.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Ha ha, i would constantly be asking my mom to take pictures of the screen after i beat a game. She'd get pictures developed and it would be all screen pics, lol

[@KornPop96]

You guys had moms growing up?

[@wesleyoldham4222]

I don't know what's cooler. The fact that the Moon Theme is in the Ducktales reboot, or the fact that the CC actually says "humming Moon Theme from DuckTales NES video game."

[@Vespyr_]

I was always so impressed by this game, starting from having the entire intro song with no interruptions or cinematic. Like, the song itself was enough, bridge and all.

[@luckyj.ferguson6308]

I wanted Chip & Dale for Christmas and ended up with Ducktales. I wanted that because it was two player optional but this was a pretty addictive second. Thanks for the flashback.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Chip N Dale is one of the best 2 player games on the system. Capcom was knocking it out of the park with these

[@ObsessedCollector]

"Scrooge LOOSES fortune" LOL Love the misspellings in NES games

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Me too! They probably figured almost nobody would see that screen anyways!

[@nevertell7629]

Gizmo duck is by far my most favorite duck tales character

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Yeah, he was awesome!

[@lennybrewster4673]

What was the secret word that transformed him into gizmo duck? No internet searches! Edit : nevermind. A dude below already said it in the comments lol

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

I'm 43 years old right now and I still have the entire theme song for DuckTales memorized lol Blathering Blatherskite

[@lilcherryblossom]

I have fond memories of watching my sister playing this game. It was almost like a Saturday morning ritual on top of our cartoons. I thought she knew every trick there was to this one, but you sir have certainly proven otherwise! Well played!

[@Uncle-Jay]

We really don't get classics like this any more.

[@senseimatt3097]

I like how the duck, "Transforms into a bird." LOL 11:45

[@gwgux]

One of my favorite games from my childhood! Easy by NES standards, but still great fun. After finding the best ending after multiple playthroughs, I kept replaying it to see if there was yet another ending beyond the pile of gold at the end when I was a kid. Capcom knew what they were doing with that, they knew how to keep me hooked on it. What I didn't know was that I had to go the opposite direction to try and finish the game with $0. I didn't even know about buying health so I never would've thought to try and get it down to $0.

[@shunt5001]

My childhood!! LOVED THIS GAME!!! Everything Capcom makes turns to GOLD!!! Even 30+ years later

[@TripleT706]

I still play DuckTales and Chip 'N Dale to this day. Those games are downright fun.

[@Koshea69]

Blathering Blatherskite that was a good video, to be honest I never knew there were different endings based on money either, eventually just stopped collecting money and tried to get through the levels. What a neat little gimmick for this unique little game I'm learning many years later

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

In the Nintendo Power magazine for this game it mentioned that there were 3 endings, but as a kid I just assumed they meant the slight differences when you finish on the three different difficulties. I'd have never guessed a Zero money ending was even possible!

[@skycptn8819]

I was an RPG fan as a very young kid in the 1980s. But, my neighborhood friend always had these games. I wouldn't have fallen in love with games like this if it wasn't for him. While I played the original Dragon Warrior (Quest), Final Fantasy, Zelda, Faxanadu, Crystalis, Castlevania, etc...he played the movie/cartoon games. He showed me the tricks of these fun games, especially Duck Tales. Thank you for the memories, Brad!

[@krisfrederick5001]

One of the best rentals as a kid. I will now dive in my memory Money Bin!

[@Danarchy3]

Beat this game so many times and never stopped to wonder if Glomgold could actually beat me to the treasure at the end

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

He can... but only if you just have no idea what's going on. In the remake, they actually put a tricky rope course at the end, which I've definitely messed up and lost on!

[@brockhard3555]

I purposely let him win and it made me fight Dracula again. I remember playing this about 17 years ago and I died at Dracula Duck. It was one of the most intense gaming moments of my life, if only I knew I could have hit select to refill my health!

[@dustinkahn3632]

Very 👍

[@johnforhan7087]

Even though bough I can practically beat this game in my sleep, I loved watching this!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks, John! I usually do really difficult games, but I had a lot to say about this easier one.

[@drunknpoet]

My kids make me replay your intro. They are freaking rolling over here, and they always do a collective "AWWW!" everytime your dog is on screen. Keep up the good work. I have a few game for a wish list: The Wizardry series The Ultima series The Final Fantasy series The Dragon Warrior series Crystalis Chrono Trigger River City Ransom Marble Madness Deadly Towers

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Those Wizardry games were hard!! You'd take one wrong step and couldn't go back the way you came! I'll definitely put it on my list! Thanks for watching!

[@TheGodshatter]

Crystalis is such a good game. Very under the radar too. Also, I loved loved love river city ransom. And have the first 4 dragon quest/warrior games. 4 being my favorite!

[@ternuraternurin68]

Something I really love about the remaster is not only it completely changes the boss fights making them more challenging, but it also adds tons of cutscenes which tell us all about the storyline. It gives a reason to both 35:15 and 37:45 which we wouldn't have known without it. So, pretty cool!

[@JeffreyD44]

Your channel has brought me childhood joy. I loved this game. Thank you for all these videos.

[@Rob_Morrison_GB]

I keep watching this over and over. Such fond memories! Also i remember Count Duckula as well :D

[@alexrompen805]

This is such an awesome game... lots of fond memories playing it

[@drphdrain]

The first NES game I ever beat as a kid. Nice!

[@McGravyboat]

16:28 After jumping across, but before the spider, you can go up the hole in the ceiling for more treasure (hold up to climb the rope).

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I found out about that one after I made this video, never knew about it before - interestingly, that room doesn't appear on the map, so it must have been added late into development. Very cool!

[@DCOWBOYS4LIFE]

I realize you have a lot of subs, but you need more. I love the commentary you give, very informative, and the history of the game at the start of the video. Maybe I'm just showing my age, but I've played tons of PS4 games, but I still love the NES, SNES, N64, and PS1 and 2 games better. With emulators you'd think more people around my age (born in 85) would be playing what they grew up with like I do, or kids going back playing what there parents grew up on. When I'm needing to figure out something I've forgotten or something I never beat growing up I always go to your channel first to see if you've got a video for it. My 2 favorite things growing up was pro wrestling and TMNT, but I still can't beat the first NES game. Watching your video I can get to the final stage, but those flying guys always get me. Lol I've got there with all 4 turtles with each having scrolls and still can't beat it. The van stage I just keep going in the building with the scrolls. But I couldn't get past that level let alone even make it to Shredder without your video. I have beat this, but never got over the 10 million mark. Great channel. Have you thought about adding like some videos for N64? I realize it would take longer, but I would love to see you do Mario 64. By the way Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays since I don't know when or if you'll see this.

[@MacGyver_Lamb]

I love watching your videos with my 6 year old son. NES bonding time.

[@markhollas7585]

When I was young I never noticed the similarities between Mega Man(Rock Man) but wow, they used the same platform. Love the slow slide into the boss room

[@Jopo1226]

I never understood what was so special about Transylvania that you are required to see it 3 times.

[@cammy85]

37:40. Dracula Duck didn't steal the treasures from you. As you see at the end, that was a group effort from Glomgold and Magica. DD was a trap conjured by Magica.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Oh, so Magica made Dracula? That kinda makes sense!

[@cammy85]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames It didn't make sense to me until seeing the Ducktales Remastered game. But here, at least it makes sense since she's suddenly with Glomgold at the end of the game. On another note; the final level isn't in Transylvania again, but at Magica's hideout on Mt. Vesuvius and Glomgold and Scrooge have to team up to stop her and then it's revealed they were worling together the whole time. She didn't "make" him. She just summoned him or resurrected. Like I said, Ducktales Remastered does a better job.

[@piotrtoborek2442]

Glamgold wanted all the money except Lucky Dime promised to Magica - that's why they teamed up

[@mikc3261]

A well-made video. So much nostalgia, u deserve more views and subs

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you!! I really appreciate it.

[@AndrewO83]

My mind is always blown in every video about all the stuff I missed as a kid. Can't wait until your retro game walkthroughs extend to N64 and GameCube!

[@Deadite8593]

The mirrors in the transylvania level confused the heck out of me as a kid. Love these videos, thanks for helping me knock another one off the childhood list

[@Pants69]

I remember this as one of the only games I was able to beat on the NES when I was a kid. Very easy compared to other games. And I never knew about the healing for money! Thanks for the info! Love your channel.

[@7Zealot]

36:40 "Alright laddie, now give me a good, swift kick!"

[@spiffywonderboy]

I've seen a couple of playthroughs of Ducktales on KZbin and nobody ever goes into the secret room in the Himalayas that you can get into at around 16:29 in this video. If you pogo up through the gap in the ceiling there and go as far left as you can and then jump and press up to climb the rope, there's a room with some extra diamonds and a 1up. You can just barely see the rope above the ceiling at 16:36.

[@TheWaterdog6]

Thats some mind blowing level of secrets. I know its likely a programing error, but I would like to think the developers decided to reward the players for pulling off that last second bomb disarming scene.

[@cturner9884]

@ can beat video games as a huge gamer ever since I was a kid every game you've shown I have I've played struggle with as well some easier some harder than others I greatly appreciate your efforts your research your skill to show us the correct way to complete a difficult game I found your message very useful and helpful thank you so much for your effort subscribing to your channel was the best move ever honestly I think you legitly replace strategy guides

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Ohhh that sweet sweet moon music. Who on Earth would wanna skip that?!

[@videopowergaming5346]

Great video. I love this game!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks! This was always one of my favorites

[@bgajdek]

Nice Count Duckula reference. Ketchup…. What about the old Danger Mouse? Anyone remember Banana Man???

[@ClintonKE]

16:53 "there isn't a lot of extra money over here just $20k, so it may not be worth it to go this way, but its more money we're getting it." Man you just sounded perfectly like Uncle Scrooge there without even trying.

[@exodous02]

This is the ONE game I don't need your video for, lol. I can get both endings with no death. This and MM 3 I have muscle memory for. We owned this game and it is one of my fav on the NES. I loved the show as well, it was by far the weekly Disney cartoon ever made. I didn't know about the zero dollar ending though, have to try that out.

[@caslaBBalsac]

11:50 You CAN hit magica on her medium height flights. You have to time it for the bottom of her arcs, so it's not safe, but it works and is useful for speedruns.

[@HylianFox3]

I love the implication that H, D & L all go plummeting into a mineshaft on that cart...

[@Fauntleroy.]

Wow! I never knew about the Gyro Gearloose bonus stage!

[@barryallen1035]

@U Can Beat Video Games BTW... I beat Duck Tales and Duck Tales 2 back in the day when it was first released. My best friend up the street from me had both Duck Tales games. SO fun to play.

[@doubleas2380]

For those of you who are a little bit bothered by his voice like I am, you can set the speed to 1.25x and it makes the videos so much better. I absolutely love the content please keep making more of these

[@zebunker]

Haha

[@ObsessedCollector]

"Blatherin Blatherskytes!" Loved when Fenton said that to become Gizmo

[@brockhard3555]

Actually, at the end, he is not the richest Duck in the world. He used his entire fortune to hunt for these 5 treasures so all his previous money is gone but he still has the 5 treasures he just found to rebuild his empire. Thanks for the walkthrough!

[@timothy790110]

She's called Magica de Hex in Sweden, I prefer that. The nephews are called "Knatte, Fjatte and Tjatte", and as a collective are known as "Knattarna" (The little ones)

[@kyleh1127]

That lunar theme though! I believe that's what the kids call a 'banger'. One of the best tracks in video games, unquantified, like I'd put it top 3 of all time, maybe even #1

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I totally agree! Amazing track

[@youwish1135]

Great video man. Lots of effort into all your stuff. Enjoyed watching it and learnt some things

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you so much! I do put a lot of effort into making these, but I enjoy it.

[@johnmichaud5887]

I Played This Game. & Beat All Three Modes Of Game Play. & Even Found All Of The Secrets That The Guy Was Pointing Out. I Liked The Game

[@nicolemonrue]

I've never played the original...but i do have the remastered one and that one is awesome. Its like playing the actual cartoon

[@Bhamloud47]

These are great videos. Among the best walkthroughs I’ve seen.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks, Scott!!

[@Klikoderat]

My little brother and I once got the ending with the crown, and we never could figure out how that happened. Great video, I will like and subscribe for great fortune.

[@39zack]

This is one of my favorite games and I payed it a ton of times since it first released and I still did not know you could restore health with 3 mill 😮

[@johnlewisbrooks]

'Don't make me push ALL of my buttons!' Gizmoduck

[@deathkilleraw.o.w3244]

Was nice to see this game again played and beat at the age of 6 on Gameboy and was the greatest car ride savior.

[@Superb_Owl80]

I remember getting this game as a kid. BUT there was a power outage when we got home with the game, so I had to wait until the outage was fixed before I could play it. I was an angry young man.

[@yogidemis8513]

I remember renting Ducktales, I remember I was bummed that they were out of another game and I grabbed DT and was disappointed on the way home until I started to play and it turned out I had a lot of fun playing this game. Seeing this takes me back. Can't believe that was 32 years ago. Time flies!!

[@MegaHoro]

Scrooge's insatiable greed seems to be putting his family in danger

[@DrCrazyEvil]

Enjoyed it a lot, didn't actually remember the different endings. I've been speedrunning ducktales trying to get rank 50 under on the afternoon collection one of my favorite games of all time. Great video man.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks!! I don't think I realized the Disney Afternoon collection had leaderboards. That sound fun!

[@DrCrazyEvil]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames got rank 89 after two days of playing bot too shabby 😅 gotta be more consistent on moon level and transylvania though otherwise frame perfect on the others almost

[@breathstealer5486]

You missed the secret cash of treasures in the Himalayas, it's above the hockey skaters. You go up into the ceiling and you'll see a small dot that's a rope

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Everybody keeps telling me about this missing treasure in the Himalayas, but you're the first one that can actually tell me the location. If it exists, it's definitely not on the map. I'll have to jump back in to the game and check out that spot. Maybe the developers added it late - the maps definitely seem to be based on an early build.

[@whitty9877]

the amazon stage layout is still engraved in my mind

[@ultra_marcus]

Thanks for helping me beat Duck Tails

[@nahumgardner]

The object you use to save bubba looks like an unbranded Mega Man energy tank.

[@jacobebsen1]

You have to be the same dude that does the MRE meals keep up the work bro

[@exodous02]

36:11 The Moon is the most difficult level? I never thought so, it has the best music track(besides the intro) but I never though of it as difficult.

[@raymondmeyers8983]

Loved this game but had no problem beating it.

[@jesusgarciajr.182]

That “bowled” in the Himalaya stage is actually a character from season 1 episode 53 of the cartoon. They were the creatures that made earthquakes happen under Duckburg. If you look real close I believe you can make out it’s features.

[@jesusgarciajr.182]

On second thought, maybe not.

[@nesX07]

It's funny when your talking to someone about really awesome nes games and your Like dude.... Ducktales!

[@jackp.3605]

WTF I didn't know you could spend your money to refill health!!! How many years!

[@JoseLHernandezJ]

Those arent the nephews at the mine cart, those are miners, i think they explain it in remastered, also you missed a secret at the Himalayas theres a hidden tunnel above the hockey players that takes you to a hidden room.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I finally found that hidden treasure room - a couple people told me it existed, but none of them could tell me where it was. Your tip really helped. You have to go up on the room to right of the hockey player area, near the spiders, walk along the ceiling then there's a rope to climb up. There's a 1-Up in there, pretty sweet! They must have added that room late into development because its not on the map! I'm fairly sure the maps are based on an early build that they sent out to video game journalists, but I'm surprised they'd add an entire room so late in development.

[@JoseLHernandezJ]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames i know that games layouts like the back of my hand...except for that press down to earn life that you taught me thanks, although ive never need it it.....i wonder if it works on Remastered.

[@allfodas]

7:27 "DUCK under this ghost"

[@michaellake2184]

At about 33:20 you can pogostick those octopus and see if they drop diamonds, then climb up the rope and pogo back down to immediately pogo jump them again. It is another way to exceed 10m coins, but you may have to let your time run out a few time.

[@marshalmathers5669]

43:24 I guess technically Scrooge did "loose" his fortune to collect the five treasurers.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I suppose so!

[@JohnStewart-bk6uz]

Had to smash the sub button. Great content man! Love your voice and your research/knowledge is top notch. Cheers!

[@merrimac290]

Finishing the game with $0 is actually more impressive than finishing with 10 million.

[@i33th4x]

Your channel is awesome. Idk if you played it, but Secret of Mana is a fun one

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodUnclePete]

If you are using an emulator to play the game, the countdown timer trick does work. I made a save state at 3 seconds and kept on trying, it can be done, but U Can Beat Video Games is right on the money, you have to practice it. Using the save state was key to my success. Cheers!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Oh, that's a great way to practice! One of the hardest tricks I've performed for the channel

[@renolta1365]

I find it funny when you say this is one of the easier games you cover, I'm having a heck of a time. Finished Mega Man 2 and Punch out first time. No continues and no passcodes makes this game pretty tough in my opinion.

[@BunnyslippersEUC]

Revisiting Transylvania multiple times, you could stock up lives. That's how I did it.

[@sh1sh1maru]

So much nostalgia! This made me want to get The Disney Afternoon Collection, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available in my region (Japan). What a shame. I'll need to hook up some older hardware then.

[@MizfitZer0]

I want to know if any kid ever figured out how to get the best ending or the worst ending or if they ever happened to stumble across them by complete accident... both of those endings seem insanely obscure to get without some sort of guide. I beat this game many times as a kid but i only ever got the regular ending with scrooge celebrating in front of the best of fold

[@gwgux]

As a kid I just liked playing this game so after multiple times through it and getting more and more money I did eventually find the best ending by chance. I then played it again a few more times and realized what the cut off amount was for it. I never found the worst ending as a kid though.

[@big_red01027]

Bless me bagpipes, what an awesome run!

[@mevb]

You forgot to mention Gyro Gearloose and Gizmoduck when you counted the characters from the show.

[@asunachan9999]

Luv'd old, classic cartoon DT, the game.. and hey, even the latest reboot was good. Surprised to find out that there were multiple endings to the game. Multiple endings weren't a big of a thing back in the day. 🦆🤙❤️🇵🇭

[@chanceneck8072]

35:45 omg, that's supposed to be a piece of CHEESE? I always thought it was a little miniature house.... 🙈

[@djcrimmy]

my all time favorite game

[@Araneus21]

Good thing there's Duck Tales 2 also for the NES, with it's own share of secrets

[@Galliao]

38:15 A very ghostly bat

[@TheTenCentStory]

awwwww, I got a golden retriever also. They are the best dogs.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

He's a really good boy!