Duck Tales
Speed Guide
Version: 1.0
By: Aiden Dunne (DarkAbyss)

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Version History:

September 25, 2004 - Submitted this Speed Guide to GameFAQs with the hopes of
                    it being accepted.

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Table of Contents:

I.    Introduction
II.   The Amazon
III.  Transylvania
IV.   African Mines
V.    The Himilayas
VI.   The Moon
VII.  Return to Transylvania
VIII. Final Words, Credits, and Additional Information
IX.   Legal Stuff

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I. Introduction

This is a guide that will help you complete Duck Tales for NES in the fastest
way possible. This is for people who have finished the game before and find it
relatively easy, but here are some general tips...


1) Dont pogo jump when you dont have to. It some spots it is faster if you walk
and most times pogo jumping could cause you to get hit easier, so stay off the
pogo unless needed!

2) Dont worry about getting hit by enemies. It may look sloppy but as long as
it's fast and you don't die, it works, right?

3) Avoid wasting time in the menus. When you turn on the game, instantly pick
a difficulty and a level. You should always be ready to pick the level,
especially in the transition to Mines, to Transylvania (for the key) and back
to the mines.

4) Avoid wasing time after you kill a boss. As soon as that boss is defeated
be ready to get the chest.

5) Avoid wasting time when you are scrolling through text that you have to go
through. Just jam the buttons to avoid wasting precious seconds.

6) Dont be afraid to try new things and experiment. Who knows, you could find
a better way to do this run or find a better way to complete a part you were
having difficulty with. Either way..

7) Have fun.

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II. The Amazon

This is the hardest level in the game, hands down, so you need to be especially
careful. When you start the level you have to make your way to the right. Jump
to the right, right from the start and jump on a gorrilla, and keep going.
When you come to split between an upper platform and a path to go under, always
take the top. Make your way across the level by jumping on snakes and bees.
Eventually you will get to a Vine that leads both up and down. When you reach
it, go up. When you hit the next screen hold up the entire time to avoid a hit
from the bee. When you get to the top, just walk left right away so the bee
flies over you. Then you make your way left across small platorms. Just jump
normally and/or jump off bees to get to the left side of the level. This is
where you take the vine up. As soon as you get to the next screen go directly
left. When you jump over the small block to the right of the vine, a boulder
suddenly drops and speeds after you. You must then walk away from it untill
you get to the spikey vines on the ground and then you pogo across them. You
then get to a square stone duck head which looks like the top of a totem poll.
After you pogo on the spikes, just keep holding over and you should pogo onto
it. This will make a treasure chest appear up and slightly left of this totem
poll. Pogo on the  chest and jump up the opening in the ceiling, holing up to
grab onto the vine which is up there. You must then climb up this vine, move
across the top and jump down the vine on the right, which will take you
straight to the boss. Convienient, eh?

Boss - Bouncing Statue

This boss is very straight foward. All you have to do is jump in it's head 5
times (Like most bosses). When you jump on it's head you should try to time
your next pogo attack exactly 3 seconds appart, when he stops blinking. All
you have to do is time your jumps and watch out for when he jumps high and
disrups your bouncing.

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III. Transylvania

When you start the level you must head right. Keep walking and jumping normally
through the level. Be sure to jump over Daisy Duck who is pointless in a speed
run. At the right side of the staires, after the block on the ground try to
pogo jump onto the Rope and climb up. Head right directly after the rope. You
walk across and run into the Mummy's ball, which you must hit with your pogo
before continuing on. You must then jump up to the top path and if you are
quick enough you can jump on the mummy's ball and the mummy's head without a
hit. After that you jump and climb up the Rope to the top floor of this
mansion, where you jump on the mummy's head to the right and walk through the
secret passage on the right wall. You then proceed to jump into the second
portal mirror. Just speed your way left, and at the end of this passage a ghost
will pop down, but down worry it's almost unavoidable in a speed run.
(Sometimes if you stick to the ground instead of jumping a lot, the ghost
doesn't appear). Walk into the boss' room.

Boss - The Witch (Magica)

This boss is annoying, but she's easy if you go about fighting her the right
way. All you have to do is to wait until she lands and jump over her, and onto
her back, avoiding the lightning which goes up, diagonal and straight from her.
If you jump around her right you shouldn't get hit. It will greatly help your
speed run (if you choose to do them) if Magica decides to fly low enough for
you to jump on her normally, without landing. Either way just jump on her
enough to kill her and collect your treasure.

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IV. African Mines

Just pogo jump down the staires to the right and run into one of the duck twin
that is standing in front of the locked door. You have to go back to
Transylvania to get the key.

In Transylvania, just walk to the right for one screen. You will see and top
platform with a portal mirror on it. Pogo jump up there and walk into the
mirror. Just jump up and pogo jump onto the oversized chest. Get the key and
walk into the left portal mirror. You are returned to the level select screen,
where you go back into the mines.

Just make your way right when you get back into the mines. Eventually you will
get to a Chain rope which you then jump down, but make sure you are holding
right. Once you drop to the right side of the chain, go right and you are met
by a large pit. Jump and pogo on the enemies which jump out of no where. It's a
pattern and very easy to get the hang off. After you jump at the last enemy,
make one jump on the small platform and jump to the large platform with the
oversized chest on it. Just skip the chest and jump down the whole with the
chain leading down. When you land, just head left untill you reach the boss.
Be sure to avoid the Bat at the beginning of the tunnel and the other monsters
on the ground.

Boss - Rolling Mine Man

Before you walk into the bosses little hallow, you should pogo jump so you will
be jumping as you enter, so you can spring foward and try to get an early hit
on him. If not, just wait in the middle. When he passes overheard, time a pogo
jump so it will come down and hit him just after he comes out of a ball. After
you hit him, get ready to jump. The way the boss goes is random, but jump to
be on the safe side. Just get your timed pogo jumps in and you should be fine.

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V. The Himalayas

Just move right on the linear path. Eventually you will get to jumping goats
which are extremely hard to dodge. Try to jump on them before getting hit and
drop down the first opening in the ground. You will fall three screens, before
you reach the last one, hold left, so you will land on the left tunnel. Make
your way left, without jumping, until you get to the spider. As soon as you get
to the spider he will drop and return to it's original position, after that
happens jump over the pit and pogo over the stack of boxes and continue. The
only thing you have to worry about is one hockey player a few screens over.
Eventually you will get to a black that is on the edge of a large pit. Jump
onto the top platform and climp up the rope. When you climb the rope, in the
next screen, a boulder will drop down. There is two ways to get around this,
one being a bit quicker. You could do it the normal way and jump to the left
to avoid it. Or you can take the hit and just hold up, climbing the rope to
the top. When you reach the top, just jump over the blocks of ice and jump on
the platform. Just jump across the ice blocks untill you reach the last one,
you should jump from the last one and into the small door way of snow.

Boss - Yeti

This boss will immediately jump to the middle of the screen. You then pogo on
his head. He will then jump to the left of the screen, where you do the same.
He will shake showballs down from the ceiling, dodge them. He will then jump
back to the middle, where you have to pogo on his head quickly, before he jumps
back to the right side. (See a pattern?) Just jump in his head, and avoid one
more batch of snow balls, then jump on his head one last time when he jumps to
the middle.

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VI. The Moon

Right off the start, land in a pogo and jump over the two enemies. You then
must proceed left, making sure to jump over/on all the enemies that will come
your way. You will then reach an opening in the UFO with a metal chain leading
up. You must jump and hold up and climb up the chain. You should then, when you
reach the end of the chain, jump off it (to the right) and pogo up to the other
chain which leads to the next floor. When you reach this floor, instantly go
left, jump on the space man (holding the pogo button afterwards fully) and jump
onto the ledge. If you dont do this a enemy will you slow you down for several
seconds. Just pogo to the next ledge and to the metal chain, which you should
pogo off a block and climb up it. This next part is annoying. You should jump
off the chain and pogo off a block, or the ground and jump on the enemy's head,
to your left. After doing that keep pogo jumping left until you reach a
treasure chest. Here's the tricky part, to avoid the enemy reappearing, you
must just barely pogo the chest to recieve the Key (Try not to go to far left,
if so the emeny will reappear). Head back down the pit with the chain on it.
You should be able to go right over to two ledges with no problem, and jump
back down the first pit wtih the chain. (Right here you will be on the platform
with a monster running back and forth under you to the left.) You should now
make your way right over the ledge and avoiding the monsters between them.
Eventually after a few pillars, you will get to another chain which leads up.
Avoid the enemy under it and climb up it. You will reach a another floor with
a ledge above you. Jump off the chain and pogo to the upper ledge, and climb
up the other chain. On this floor you just walk left and through the door. Just
jump on the right enemy and get the Remote Control. Head back and out of the
UFO (Go down, down, then left) When you reach the chain that leads down again,
climb down it instead of jumping down the pit. When you reach the bottom of the
chain, jump right to the ground. Jump over the small pit and pogo jump over the
few blocks that's there and approach the large pit. You should now time your
pogo jump to land on the platorm and pogo again to get over the monster. You
should then jump to the high ledge, to the lower one, between the enemies and
approach the wall to the right. Gizmo will then blow it up, and you then should
jump down it. Pogo left, and dodge the enemies untill you get to the door to
the boss' lair.

Boss - Lunar Rat

This boss is annoying just because he's quick and he jumps high randomly. All
of you have to do is wait for him to land/stop in the middle of the room and
pogo on his head. Make sure you time it right though, this boss can be annoying
due to it's speed.

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VII.  Return to Transylvania

(Copied exactly from the Transylvania section. It's the same way to the boss)

When you start the level you must head right. Keep walking and jumping normally
through the level. Be sure to jump over Daisy Duck who is pointless in a speed
run. At the right side of the staires, after the block on the ground try to
pogo jump onto the Rope and climb up. Head right directly after the rope. You
walk across and run into the Mummy's ball, which you must hit with your pogo
before continuing on. You must then jump up to the top path and if you are
quick enough you can jump on the mummy's ball and the mummy's head without a
hit. After that you jump and climb up the Rope to the top floor of this
mansion, where you jump on the mummy's head to the right and walk through the
secret passage on the right wall. You then proceed to jump into the second
portal mirror. Just speed your way left, and at the end of this passage a
ghost will pop down, but down worry it's almost unavoidable in a speed run.
(Sometimes if you stick to the ground instead of jumping a lot, the ghost
doesn't appear). Walk into the boss' room.

Boss - Dracula Duck

This is a tricky boss at first, but when you get the hang of it, it's a breeze.
You wait until he appears and sends out a bat. As soon as the bat goes to the
ground and comes back up to the same level as his feet. Jump up and pogo off
the bat and onto Dracula's head. Some times you will miss him because he fades
away to fast, but with some practise you will get this boss in no time.

After the boss you have to climb a rope to the treasure. Just climb up the
robe and get your prize.


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VIII. Final Words, Credits, and Additional Information

When doing speed runs for this game, most of the time the bosses take longer
than normal. If so, just reset, it's not worth wasting your time by getting a
bad random movement. (For example, if the Witch in Transylvania flys low off
the start, you can get two and maybe three easy hits off her before she lands)
One thing you must remember, and sometimes I forget and get frustrated. You
must stay calm, this is a fairly hard game especially to be doing a speed run
for. Just keep practicing and you should be flying through the game in no time.

Credits

William "Games Bill" Reynolds - This man has pretty much been the source of
most of my games and game knowledge. He was the person who sold me the NES I
have now and the Duck Tales I have now. Both used in the writing of this Guide.

Andrew Howell (Ah the 2nd) - He was the man who introduced me to GameFAQs,
which ended up being my favorite website. I have to thank him because if it
wasn't for him, I wouldn't be writing this right now. Andrew also proof reads
all of my work before submitting it. He is the master proof-reader.

Capcom/Disney - All the games that I have played by you guys have been gold.
Thanks for the years of game-play.

Random Insanity - The greatest board on all of GameFAQs. Especially Pikadeth's
Playhouse and all it's users for being the best spot on the net. (I would like
to single out Euphoria667 and Miserable Lament. Oh yeah, and Moth366 - Just
because)

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IX.   Legal Stuff

This is the section I have to write so people dont steal my work. But if anyone
actually would like to use my work on anything, like a website, just get in
contact with me. Most likely, I will let you use it.

[email protected]
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Copyright 2004 Aiden Dunne

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