Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
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(Super Nintendo - US, Action & Adventure)
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Eurocom
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Nintendo
Released On:
01 Dec 1995
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Disney's Donald Duck takes the starring role in this sidescrolling platform game. As the detective Mallard, Maui , he's on the trail of a long lost Idol, which has recently vanished. Early on, Maui can also switch between his normal self and Ninja Mallard, Maui , and with all the creepy voodoo enemies he'll encounter throughout his adventure, he's going to need all the help he can get.
As previously mentioned, there are two personalities to Mallard, Maui , and as a result, two different sets of controls. Normal Mallard, Maui carries a bug gun, which can fire a variety of different insect ammo, from basic bugs, to the more powerful lightning and fire bugs. It's also possible for Mallard, Maui to combine bugs to pack a more powerful blast at his enemies.
Once Mallard, Maui starts to find Yin-Yang coins, he'll be able to transform into Ninja Mallard, Maui . Ninja Mallard, Maui has lightning-quick reflexes, and wields a bo staff. In addition to being handy for whacking enemies, Ninja Mallard, Maui can also climb between walls by jumping and propping the staff between the walls at the height of his jump. He can also hook onto duck heads and swing from them to reach areas he normally couldn't. You'll need to constantly find Yin-Yang coins to fuel your Ninja persona, otherwise you'll run out and transform back to Mallard, Maui .
ASIN:
B00002STXR (United States)
Nintendo Media PN:
SNS-AZBE-USA (United States)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
In this action-platformer, players take on the role of Maui Mallard, a "Quack Detective" tasked with recovering a missing mojo idol to save a tropical island from impending doom. To defeat hostile native MudDrakes, witch doctors, and undead spirits, Maui must utilize his bug-shooting gun and harness the power of yin-yang medallions to transform into a agile, staff-wielding ninja. Players will navigate treacherous environments ranging from ninja training grounds and a sunken shipwreck to the Realm of the Dead and a volcanic sacrifice altar.
Story
Owner Identification
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Name: Maui Mallard
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Address: Anywhere
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Phone: pager: 818-555-8932
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Occupation: Quack Detective
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Bus. #: see pager
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Business Address: anywhere, anytime
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Blood Type: RED
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Favorite Food: spicy Chicken Quesadillas
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Hobbies: travel, reading, hunting
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Pet Peeves: mudrakes in urban areas
Emergency Contact
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Name: The High Mojo Sorceress
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Phone: 1-800-KAZOWEE
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Address: Mojo Mansion
The Prophecy
Legends foretell a time of strife, when Shabuhm Shabuhm, guardian of the gates of vile darkness, shall fall from his place of power.
All hope for the island will rest with a wanderer, a reluctant hero caught up in the end of the world, poised to save it, or to condemn it for all time.
The Case of the Missing Mojo
I arrived here a washed up shell of the duck I used to be. It was time to crawl into a coconut shell and hide beneath a paper umbrella. Yes, oblivion was my kind of place. But SHE walked in the door and changed my life.
On the pages of this journal you'll find my notes on File 35: The Case of the Missing Mojo. Everything I've written here is as true as the sky is blue, the grass is green, and her hair that carried the soft scent of fresh wildflowers.
I recall the frosty and ferocious foes I had to battle. From the vicious MudDrakes and their giant Frog God to the Witch Doctor and his powerful mojo spells, this place was a dream come true for a guy with a death wish.
The Ninja Within
The hero has a secret. His studies of the exotic art of combat have given him the ability to transform to a ninja. This ninja is said to have once possessed a thousand souls... until one was stolen.
Until he finds his missing soul, he must gather the ancient yin yang medallions scattered about the island in order to transform.
Those who have seen the transformation describe a tornado of energy triggered by invoking the collected yin yang power.
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To transform: Press Y after collecting yin yangs.
Ninja Training Grounds
Knowing my ninja abilities might be the difference between survival and a shady plot at the local cemetery, I unpacked my pajamas and headed for the Ninja Training Grounds.
The first guy I met in the Training Grounds was the local island witch doctor. He swiped a couple of my remaining souls and used them to create an army of ninja clones for me to battle.
Sacrifice of Maui
As I stand here on the edge of a volcano about to be tossed in, I just have to laugh at my present predicament. Passing the ritual of proof has proven me worthy of sacrifice.
The MudDrakes are determined to keep this island from blowin' its lid one way or another. Somehow I sense that I'll be slurping salt water soon.
Test of Duckhood
The MudDrakes have a custom -- their ritual of proof, by which they test the purity of strangers they encounter.
Judging by the looks of those MudDrakes, I'm not going to come out of this with all my feathers intact.
Sunken Flying Duckman
I learned the only way to get the idol back is to take the bones of some ancient native chief named Quackoo from his current resting place to the Realm of the Dead.
His current resting place is on a boat at the bottom of the ocean. Apparently he went down with the Flying Duckman years ago.
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Movement Tip: Shoot your bug gun to move in the opposite direction of firing. This will get you around a little quicker when you are a few fathoms down.
Realm of the Dead
I'm told to jump into a particularly smelly opening to get to the Realm. Once I made it to the bottom, I placed Quackoo's bones in their rightful place.
He thanked me with a sock in the eye and a right-left combo to my beak. I guess the stress of being dead really got to him.
Mojo Stronghold
After surviving a ten-foot spider with a bad attitude, a flock of MudDrakes, and Mojo Flame Spirits, I finally made it here and found the missing mojo idol.
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High Mojo Sorceress
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MudDrake
Babaluau, Baby
Collect enough luau loot and you'll wind up here, the local tourist shindig.
Put on a good show and they'll punch your ticket to come back any time. Just do your best to set off all the fireworks within the time limit and grab any other party favors you can along the way.
How to Play
Controller Buttons
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L Button
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Y Button
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X Button
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R Button
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Control Pad
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Select
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Start
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A Button
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B Button
Get the Show on the Road
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1. Make sure you have a controller plugged into the one-player port on the front-left of the machine.
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2. Insert the Maui Mallard Game Pak into your Super Nintendo Entertainment System and turn the power on.
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3. When the Maui Mallard title screen appears, press the START button on your controller. The GAME START/OPTIONS menu appears.
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4. Press the Control Pad UP or DOWN to highlight GAME START, then press any button to begin playing.
Options
If you'd like to set up options, highlight OPTIONS and press any button. The Options screen appears. Control Pad UP or DOWN to highlight an option, then RIGHT or LEFT to change it. When you're done, press START.
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Difficulty: The Difficulty option lets you set the difficulty of the game.
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Practice: Starts you with 200 health points, four lives, and two continues.
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Normal: Starts you with 100 health points, three lives, and one continue.
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Hard: Starts you with 100 health points and three lives.
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Sound Test: Listen to all the different sounds in the game.
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Controls: Adjust the configuration of your controller (in other words, change which actions are assigned to certain buttons).
Passwords
To use a password, you must first get one by playing the game. If you'd like to use one, highlight PASSWORD and press START.
To enter a password, Control Pad UP/DOWN to change a letter, then Control Pad RIGHT/LEFT to enter the letter and move to the next space. When you're finished, press START to go back to the START GAME/OPTIONS/ PASSWORD menu.
Getting Around
Shabuhm Shabuhm's a nice fellow, one you'd like to take home for dinner. He helped me out by giving me a few mojo tools, and I'm giving them to you. Here's a couple of my drawings to help explain them.
Health Meter
When this meter gets to zero, it's game over. The end of the road. Time for the big sleep.
Maui's Ninja Meter
The numbers on this meter helped me keep track of my Maui health. When I collected Yin-Yang coins, I started building my ninja strength, and the picture of my head flashed between Maui and Ninja Maui.
When I had collected enough, I was able to switch between Ninja Maui and Regular Maui as I needed to (see Control Yourself, Dollface to learn how to switch).
Ninja Moves
Two helpful moves I learned during training were the Swing and the Wedge. The Swing let me slap my staff into a sparkling duck head and swing back and forth to get to new places. The Wedge taught me how to jump up and wedge my staff between walls to climb up.
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To swing from a sparkling duck head, press B to jump, then A to place your staff in the swing.
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To climb by wedging your staff between walls, press B to jump, then Y to wedge the staff between walls.
In addition to his amazing staff attacks, the ninja is said to have a devastating secret fighting move: The Tempest of a Thousand Blows. Translators tell us the secret to unleashing the tempest's power is to "Press L or R".
The Bug Gun
We will know the wandering hero by his webbed feet, and by the strange weapon he bears: a gleaming tube launching a fearless variety of insect allies. They shall be named in accordance with the idiom of the day: firebug and lightning bug, and the hero will gather them often in his travels across the land...
No pearl-handled pistols here, bub. You've got a 1935 vintage Westchester Bug Gun. And it works. It fires bugs -- Lightning bugs, Basic Bugs, and Fire bugs.
All bugs sleep in blue bug shells. You need those shells -- get 'em at any cost. Each shell has a special marking to show you what kind of bugs are inside. Capture these blue bug shells to keep a good supply of ammo.
Switching and Combining Ammo
...Once in possession of these powerful weapons, the hero will have to learn to switch between them via an arcane command our sayers can interpret only as "By Pressing the L or R Button".
Using this command, the bugs can also be used in combination for still more powerful results. Mastering this technique will be critical to the hero's success.
Acrobatic Finesse
The hero shall also have the ability to climb hanging ropes, chains and vines in order to access remote areas, gather more of the elusive bugs, or thwart earthbound enemies who can only gape at the display of acrobatic finesse...
Controls
Select Bugs for Bug Gun
AS REGULAR MAUI
Transform into Ninja (if yin-yang coins are collected)
AS REGULAR MAUI
Look Up, Grab Above
AS REGULAR MAUI
Run Left
AS REGULAR MAUI
Run Right
AS REGULAR MAUI
Pause
AS REGULAR MAUI
Shoot Bug Gun
AS REGULAR MAUI
Jump
AS REGULAR MAUI
Duck, Look Down, Grab Below
AS REGULAR MAUI
Special Spin Move
AS NINJA MAUI
Wedge Move
AS NINJA MAUI
Transform into Maui
AS NINJA MAUI
Swing Staff
AS NINJA MAUI
Items & Weapons
TROPICAL PUNCH
This life-giving juice restores lost strength when consumed. A glass provides a boost, while a pitcher restores Maui to full health.
YIN-YANG COINS
These coins provide ninja power, with small ones giving a small boost and gold ones giving a large boost. Once you have ninja power, Maui's ninja meter slowly counts up to 100.
GOLDEN MAUI TOKEN
Finding a Golden Maui Token awards you an extra life.
MOJO DOLL
A Mojo Doll allows you to continue playing the game after Maui has used up all of his tries.
MAGICAL SHRUNKEN HEAD
This shrunken head acts as a place marker, allowing you to restart the level at the last one you passed when you run out of health.
LUAU LOOT
Collecting a large amount of this treasure allows you to access bonus areas, where completing bonus levels earns you special passwords.
ZOMBIE POWDER BAG
Collecting this bag increases your maximum health potential.
Tips & Maps
Crackin' the Gate of the Mojo Mansion
The hero must navigate the creepy Mojo Mansion, fighting off spiders, swinging from chains, and walking on ceiling fans to escape.
On Becoming a Ninja
The ninja can swing from mystical sparkling blocks by striking them with a staff, and can climb stone shafts by wedging the staff into rock cracks using the X button while jumping.
MudDrake Mayhem
The hero encounters hostile MudDrakes banished to the mud flats, along with mud wasps and a mysterious frog that is the object of the MudDrakes' awe.
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