NES Ducktales being "remastered" by wayforward

[Shadow]

well, seems like disney is learning from past mistakes and shapes up to be the great company everyone wants them to be... I just hope they treat the new Star Wars Movies right....

[retroguy]

I have no doubt they will. I remain convinced that a large part of the reason Lucas sold it to them is because he wanted to do more movies but didn't want to deal with constant complaining from all the so-called "fans". Evidence: As part of the new trilogy announcement, someone said they were working from a story outline by Lucas, so he's still very much involved. Now he just has the benefit of being able to say "Don't blame me! I didn't do it! They did!" It's win-win.

In any case, I absolutely love that the same day Disney announced they'd bought Lucasfilm, they released a new Disney World commercial that showed Vader and some Stormtroopers enjoying the rides, as if to rub it in the faces of the idiot fanboys who will moan and wail about this being the worst thing ever. I point and laugh at those people.

[BigusSchmuck]

I have no doubt they will. I remain convinced that a large part of the reason Lucas sold it to them is because he wanted to do more movies but didn't want to deal with constant complaining from all the so-called "fans". Evidence: As part of the new trilogy announcement, someone said they were working from a story outline by Lucas, so he's still very much involved. Now he just has the benefit of being able to say "Don't blame me! I didn't do it! They did!" It's win-win.

In any case, I absolutely love that the same day Disney announced they'd bought Lucasfilm, they released a new Disney World commercial that showed Vader and some Stormtroopers enjoying the rides, as if to rub it in the faces of the idiot fanboys who will moan and wail about this being the worst thing ever. I point and laugh at those people.

Just feel sorry for the poor bastard who dons the Jar Jar Binx outfit.

[retroguy]

Well, to be fair, Lucas did say at one point that Star Wars was at least partially intended to be a series of kids movies, so Jar Jar was likely included as a character who would appeal to kids. I've never had a problem with Jar Jar, personally. I think he's funny and the Clone Wars cartoon has made him a much more interesting character. Admittedly, I've only seen the first season, but there are a couple of episodes there (Bombad Jedi and The Gungan General) where the writers showed they can make him a competent ally while still being very much in character.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Man, I'm sure Virt is having a blast working on the music for such a classic game, I know I would!

[esteban]

I couldn't read this review (the premise irked me so):

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/08/ducktales-remastered-review-the-more-things-dont-change/

...so...skimming...foolishly reading an (irksome) caption or two, I stumble to the end...

THE UGLY:
Unforgiving checkpoint system is as "Nintendo Hard" as it was decades ago.



DuckTales is awesome on NES, but it was far too easy. This fellow, and everything he types, is now SUSPECT.

[Gillian Seed]

He's not the only one complaining about the difficultly. Man, people who only play modern games are a bunch of wusses. This game was easy and not just by NES standards. I think Capcom even made the original difficulty "EXTREME" which is just laughable. 

[lukester]

He's not the only one complaining about the difficultly. Man, people who only play modern games are a bunch of wusses. This game was easy and not just by NES standards. I think Capcom even made the original difficulty "EXTREME" which is just laughable. 

Nothing wrong with Modern games, though I don't play many. Donkey Kong Country Returns on Wii is a very fine plat-former, and extremely difficult at points (though you can buy tons of extra lives).

[TheClash603]

I am excited to give this game a try soon.  I was always able to blow through the NES game as a kid, I am curious to see if I still have the skillz.

[Gillian Seed]

He's not the only one complaining about the difficultly. Man, people who only play modern games are a bunch of wusses. This game was easy and not just by NES standards. I think Capcom even made the original difficulty "EXTREME" which is just laughable. 

Nothing wrong with Modern games, though I don't play many. Donkey Kong Country Returns on Wii is a very fine plat-former, and extremely difficult at points (though you can buy tons of extra lives).

Yeah and all the reviews complained about it's difficulty as well. It also could only achieve that difficulty while also having a stupid super guide in it.

[KingDrool]

I played through the new intro level and the Amazon level last night. The ONLY complaint I could register about this game is that it's a bit talky. Tons of dialog! But if I were to guess, I would say that Wayforward thought, "Hey, we've got the original voice cast here. Let's f*ckin' use 'em!" So with that in mind, it doesn't bother me too much. Beyond that, I can't understand why anybody would complain about this game. Especially the reviewers who claim to be big fans of the original.

Too hard? Pussies.

[esteban]

I played through the new intro level and the Amazon level last night. The ONLY complaint I could register about this game is that it's a bit talky. Tons of dialog! But if I were to guess, I would say that Wayforward thought, "Hey, we've got the original voice cast here. Let's f*ckin' use 'em!" So with that in mind, it doesn't bother me too much. Beyond that, I can't understand why anybody would complain about this game. Especially the reviewers who claim to be big fans of the original.

Too hard? Pussies.

Damn, the original voice actors? That's awesome.

[wildfruit]

I bought duck tales for my 8th or 9th birthday out of money i got
It was the first game i went and got myself out of a real independent video game shop (which almost do not exist in england anymore)
Was so happy

[ParanoiaDragon]

I played through the new intro level and the Amazon level last night. The ONLY complaint I could register about this game is that it's a bit talky. Tons of dialog! But if I were to guess, I would say that Wayforward thought, "Hey, we've got the original voice cast here. Let's f*ckin' use 'em!" So with that in mind, it doesn't bother me too much. Beyond that, I can't understand why anybody would complain about this game. Especially the reviewers who claim to be big fans of the original.

Too hard? Pussies.

Damn, the original voice actors? That's awesome.

Yup, there's only a few that I think aren't the originals.  Flintheart Glomgold, Fenton Crackshell, Gyro Gearloose aren't the originals.  Though to be fair, their OG VA's are gone.  Some of them sound just a little off, like Burger Beagle & Magica De Spell, but, then again, it's been over 20 years since the show.  Alan Young still sounds great as Scrooge!

[esteban]

I played through the new intro level and the Amazon level last night. The ONLY complaint I could register about this game is that it's a bit talky. Tons of dialog! But if I were to guess, I would say that Wayforward thought, "Hey, we've got the original voice cast here. Let's f*ckin' use 'em!" So with that in mind, it doesn't bother me too much. Beyond that, I can't understand why anybody would complain about this game. Especially the reviewers who claim to be big fans of the original.

Too hard? Pussies.

Damn, the original voice actors? That's awesome.

Yup, there's only a few that I think aren't the originals.  Flintheart Glomgold, Fenton Crackshell, Gyro Gearloose aren't the originals.  Though to be fair, their OG VA's are gone.  Some of them sound just a little off, like Burger Beagle & Magica De Spell, but, then again, it's been over 20 years since the show.  Alan Young still sounds great as Scrooge!

Scrooge is the most important. I always liked Magica De Spell, perfect voice for the character.

I gotta watch some more episodes on DVD with my daughter, but the quality between episodes isn't as great as I remember them to be. This isn't a problem for me, but it makes it a tougher sell for convincing my 9-year-old to trust me! Ha!