QuackShot Starring Donald Duck is a platformer developed and published by Sega for the Genesis. It came out in 1991, reaching Europe in December 1991 and Japan on 20 December 1991. Emiko Yamamoto directed it, Shigenori Kamiya composed the music, and Sega showed it at the 1991 Consumer Electronics Show in May.
Inspired by the Indiana Jones films, the game sends Donald on a treasure hunt around the world. Each level has an overland section, which can be visited in any order, and a dungeon. Donald's gun fires plungers, popcorn or bubble gum; the plunger later works as a temporary platform or sticks to a bird to carry him further, and chilli peppers trigger a temporary invincible quack attack.
In 1996 the game was paired with Castle of Illusion on the Disney Collection cartridge, and in 1998 Japan got the Sega Saturn compilation Sega Ages: I Love Mickey Mouse with the same pairing.12
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | QuackShot Starring Donald DuckWikipedia gives November 1991, TCRF gives 19 December 1991 | Genesis | 1991 | Sega | 1 |
| JP | アイラブドナルドダック グルジア王の秘宝Ai Rabu Donarudo Dakku Gurujia-ō no Hihō | Genesis | Dec 20, 1991 | Sega | 1 |
| EU | QuackShot Starring Donald Duck | Genesis | December 1991 | Sega | 1 |
| WW | The Disney CollectionCartridge bundled with Castle of Illusion | Genesis | 1996 | Sega | 1 |
| JP | SEGA AGES アイラブミッキーマウス ふしぎのお城大冒険 / アイラブドナルドダック グルジア王の秘宝Sega Ages: I Love Mickey Mouse, bundled with Castle of Illusion | Saturn | Oct 15, 1998 | Sega | 1 |
Also known as: QuackShot1アイラブドナルドダック グルジア王の秘宝 JP1Ai Rabu Donarudo Dakku Gurujia-ō no Hihō JP1QuackShot グルジア王の秘宝 JP1I Love Donald Duck: The Treasure of King Garuzia JP1
Box art by region
NA QuackShot Starring Donald Duck 
EU QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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TitleMega Drive (JP)
In Japan the game is usually called I Love Donald Duck: The Treasure of King Garuzia, but the Japanese title screen, box and manual actually say QuackShot: The Treasure of King Garuzia.1
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TextMega Drive (all regions)
One cartridge serves every region: the game switches between Japanese and English text depending on the console it runs on.2
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Bug fixRev 01
In the original revision, pressing Right in the sound test skips to Mexico instead of Duckburg; Revision 01 fixes the bug.2
Reception
Critics praised the graphics, music and puzzles but criticized the difficulty, the controls and the lack of speech samples. Sega Pro gave 95/100 and Computer and Video Games 89/100, while Famitsu's four reviewers each gave 6/10. It was the top-selling Mega Drive game in the UK on release.1
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