Donald Duck Advance
(GameBoy Advance - JP, Platformer)
Developed by:
Ubisoft
Published by:
Ubisoft
Released On:
15 Nov 2001
Search the ends of the world to find and defeat Merlock, rescue Daisy and harness the energy spheres needed to activate Gyro's time machine. *Prevent the quackiest of all heroes from losing his cool and exploding into a laughable frenzy *Master action-packed gameplay through 18 pluse-pounding levels *Play a game that minics a cartoon with vivid graphics wacky characters and zany sound effects
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Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
In this adventure game, players control Donald Duck as he travels around the globe to gather power for Gyro Gearloose's teleporter. The objective is to boost the device's capabilities so Donald can successfully beam into the secret temple of the villainous magician Merlock. Ultimately, the player must rescue the captured reporter Daisy from her dire predicament.
Story
THE DUCKBURG NEWS: SPECIAL EDITION
FAMOUS REPORTER DAISY DISAPPEARS!
June 5 - The famous reporter, Daisy, was reported missing yesterday after the transmission of her most daring career report was inexplicably interrupted. To everyone's amazement, Daisy had succeeded in getting into the secret temple of Merlock, the terrible magician.
Yesterday morning, millions of television viewers were watching her live report on the local network. Unfortunately, just as Daisy was about to show the fearful Merlock in his temple for the first time, catastrophe struck: Merlock discovered her.
The picture broke up and no one knows what has become of Daisy. The population is dismayed.
Rumor has it that the illustrious Donald Duck is hot on the trail to rescue Daisy. We hope to have more details soon.
THE DUCKBURG NEWS: SPECIAL EDITION
DONALD DUCK TO RESCUE DAISY!
June 6 - The now illustrious and impetuous Donald Duck has undertaken a perilous journey around the world to rescue Daisy. Our newspaper learned of this while interviewing Gyro Gearloose, a personal friend of both Daisy and Donald Duck.
Thanks to one of Gyro's inventions, Donald will be able to be teleported across the world, and right into Merlock's temple to save Daisy.
Here's what Gyro Gearloose had to say to us:
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"My teleporter will be able to send Donald to Merlock's temple, no problem.
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But first, we have to make it more powerful.
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That's why Donald is going around the world.
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I can't tell you anything more than that..."
Remember that Daisy has been missing for 2 days. Everything points to her being taken prisoner by the horrifying Merlock. The whole world has their fingers crossed in the hope that the unfailing Donald Duck can save her in time.
More details in our next editions.
Featured Images
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Daisy, the famous journalist reported missing.
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Donald Duck, in a picture taken for "Our Heroes" magazine.
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The inventor, Gyro Gearloose, in "The Dictionary of Great Thinkers".
Controls
L Button
Enter/exit Watch Mode
R Button
Run / Stop running
Control Pad (hold β or β)
Walk
Control Pad (hold ββ or ββ)
Crawl
Control Pad (hold β or β)
Climb
A Button
Jump
B Button
Attack
Start
Pause Menu
Select
Show/Hide the User Interface
How to Play
Main Goal
Survive the levels in all 4 worlds to rescue Daisy from the diabolical Merlock. You must be brave, quick, and strong.
Magic Books
Open the Magic Books throughout the worlds to charge the Energy Spheres. A timer is attached to the Magic Book, located on top of the screen.
Be sure to collect the Energy Sphere before the time runs out, or you'll have to open the Magic Book again.
Energy Spheres
Merlock has scattered the Teleporter's energy spheres around each of the worlds (3 per level). You have to get all 3 energy spheres of a level to be able to Teleport to the next level.
Gyro-Gamma-Tubal-Teleport
Use the Gyro-Gamma-Tubal-Teleporter to travel from one world into the next, and ultimately, to find Merlock.
After the main objective, Daisy is safe, but Merlock is still free. To find him, Donald has to use Gyro's new invention, the Gyro-Gama-Tubal-Teleport.
Secondary Goal
To test your skills, collect all the stars in each level, including those from enemies. Each time you are successful, you will receive a piece of a photo.
Collect all 16 pieces of the photo to view a special photo in the Gallery.
Main Menu
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New Game: Start a new adventure.
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Continue: Leads you to the Password Menu, which allows you to continue a previous game by entering a password.
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Demo: Shows a demonstration on how to play the game.
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Option: Leads you to the Options Menu, in which you can switch the Sound FX and Music On or Off.
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Gallery: Shows the pieces of the photo you have collected, to show off your skills. Each time you collect all of the stars in a level, you will receive a piece of photo. Collect all 16 pieces of the photo to view a special photo of Daisy in the Gallery.
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Credits: Lists the Team Members that created Disney's Donald Duck Advance.
Input Password
Select the letter you want using the Control Pad.
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Validate with the A Button (the highlight will shift one position to the right, so you can choose the next letter).
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Cancel with the B Button (the highlight will shift one position to the left, so you can choose the correct letter). Once you have entered your password (wherever the highlight is), press Start.
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If the password is correct, you will start playing.
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If the password is not correct, the Invalid Password page is displayed. Press any key to go back to the Password Menu and enter the password again.
Option
Use β and β to select the option you wish to customize (the selected one is highlighted yellow). Use β and β to switch the options On or Off.
Confirm by pressing the A Button. Cancel (or go back to the Main Menu) by pressing the B Button.
The Interface
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State Meter: Indicates Donald's mood.
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Life Counter: Shows the number of lives remaining.
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Magic Book: Appears only when the book is opened.
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Timer: Indicates time left for the Magic Book to be open.
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Energy Spheres: Shows the number of Energy Spheres collected.
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Star Counter: Counts the number of stars collected.
Note: 100 Stars = One Extra Life
Donald's Moods
Happy
This is Donald's normal state. You have to keep him happy as long as you can.
Hit Point: 2
Angry
Be careful! Donald is Angry because he has been hit once. If he is hit another time, he will lose a life.
Hit point: 1
Berserk
When Donald is hit, he becomes berserk and is invincible for 3 seconds.
Items & Weapons
Gyro-Gamma-Tubal-Teleport
Sends Donald to the next level when 3 energy spheres are active.
Energy Sphere
Three active energy spheres activate the teleport.
Magic Book
Open the book to charge the related energy sphere.
Checkpoint
When Donald loses a life, he will restart at this point in the level.
Milkshake
Improves Donald's mood and gives him 1 extra hit point when he is angry.
Extra Life
Gives Donald 1 more life.
Yellow Star
100 of these give Donald 1 extra life and lead you in the right direction.
Blue Star
Gives Donald 5 yellow stars.
Red Star
Gives Donald 10 yellow stars.
Enemies & Characters
DONALD DUCK
Donald is impatient, aggressive, and has a bad temper, but he is a devoted and sincere friend who will go to the ends of the earth to help others, especially when trying to save Daisy.
DAISY
Daisy is an outstanding and respected reporter who is a perfectionist, determined to get the news scoop of the century by sneaking into the temple of the terrible magician, Merlock.
GYRO GEARLOOSE
Gyro likes to believe he invented everything; although his inventions often look strange and unreliable, they work, and he serves as a trusted guide and ally to Donald using the Gyro-Gamma-Tubal-Teleport.
MERLOCK
Merlock is an evil and unscrupulous magician who dreams of taking over the world, using the awesome magic powers from a jewel around his neck while living in an ancient, nearly impossible to find temple.
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