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Donald Duck
Subseries of Disney
Donald Duck's Playground	1985
Donald's Alphabet Chase	1988
DuckTales (series)
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow	1996
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers	2000

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%WINDIR%\win.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/987410/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

win.ini is shared with other software (settings for this game are saved under a [COLDSHDW] heading).

Game progress is saved using passwords (given when each level is completed).

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Integer scaled from 320x200 to 640x400. GOG.com version nearest-neighbor scales the 640x400 to desktop resolution using nearest-neighbor scaling. No aspect ratio correction is necessary.^{[Note 3]}
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		2D game with pixel art sprites.
Windowed		Option for 640x400 or 1024x600.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen mode is always borderless in GOG.com version, but is stretched to desktop resolution.^[2] For best results, use a custom 16:10 resolution or use Lossless Scaling with window resolution set to 640x400.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Unable to link to KERNEL32.DLL error

Spoof QT_Thunk function^[3]
Download the patched `PMPRO62F.dll` and `WDIR62F.dll`. Move them to <path-to-game> and overwrite the original ones.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
WinG

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Mods

Mega Drive soundtrack mod

Replaces the soundtrack with the version from the Mega Drive/Genesis version. Also includes an optional replacement for the elevator sound effect, also taken from the Mega Drive version.

Designed for the GOG.com version. Retail users will need to obtain a winmm.dll .OGG wrapper separately.

System requirements

Windows 3.x
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	3.1 (MS-DOS 3.3), 95
Processor (CPU)	486Dx2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	256-color SVGA
Sound (audio device)	8-bit sound card	16-bit sound card
Controller		A gamepad or joystick is recommended
Other	2x speed CD-ROM drive

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	3D graphics card 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (987410) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ The game uses the same sprites as the Mega Drive version, which used a 320x224 resolution closer to 4:3.^[1]^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2019 May 20
I would venture to guess widescreen is true, comparing the sprites to the Mega Drive originals, which did not need aspect ratio correction. Also, it wouldn't have correction in windowed mode anyway.
↑ Resolution, aspect ratio, and output?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Disney Interactive's Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow Patch \ VOGONS

[gamedir-1] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (987410) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (987410) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[.22PAR.22-4] The game uses the same sprites as the Mega Drive version, which used a 320x224 resolution closer to 4:3.^[1]^{[citation needed]}

[3] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2019 May 20
I would venture to guess widescreen is true, comparing the sprites to the Mega Drive originals, which did not need aspect ratio correction. Also, it wouldn't have correction in windowed mode anyway.

[5] Resolution, aspect ratio, and output?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[6] Disney Interactive's Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow Patch \ VOGONS

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[2]

[3]

[1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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 |license      = commercial
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-{{Series|Donald Duck}}
-'''Key points'''
-{{++}} Enhanced port of the Mega Drive/Genesis version, with an expanded colour palate, higher quality sound effects, and Redbook CD Audio.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/maui_mallard_in_cold_shadow/which_version_is_this_based_on Which version is this based on?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
-{{ii}} Originally released as ''Donald in Maui Mallard'' outside North America.
 '''General information'''
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 |windowed notes             = Option for 640x400 or 1024x600.
 |borderless windowed        = true
-|borderless windowed notes  = Fullscreen mode is always borderless in GOG.com version, but is {{term|stretched}} to desktop resolution.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/maui_mallard_in_cold_shadow/resolution_aspect_ratio_and_output/post3 Resolution, aspect ratio, and output?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> For best results, use a [[Glossary:Custom resolution|custom 16:10 resolution]] or use {{store link|steam|993090|Lossless Scaling}} with window resolution set to 640x400.
+|borderless windowed notes  = Fullscreen mode is always borderless in GOG.com version, but is {{term|stretched}} to desktop resolution.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/maui_mallard_in_cold_shadow/resolution_aspect_ratio_and_output/post3|title=Resolution, aspect ratio, and output?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> For best results, use a [[Glossary:Custom resolution|custom 16:10 resolution]] or use {{store link|steam|993090|Lossless Scaling}} with window resolution set to 640x400.
 |anisotropic                = n/a
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
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+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
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+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 |red book cd audio        = true
 |red book cd audio notes  =
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 ====[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1304-maui-mallard-mega-drive-soundtrack-mod/ Mega Drive soundtrack mod]====
 {{ii}} Replaces the soundtrack with the version from the Mega Drive/Genesis version. Also includes an optional replacement for the elevator sound effect, also taken from the Mega Drive version.
-{{ii}} Designed for the GOG.com version. Retail users will need to obtain an {{file|winmm.dll}} .OGG wrapper separately.
+{{ii}} Designed for the GOG.com version. Retail users will need to obtain a {{file|winmm.dll}} .OGG wrapper separately.
 ==System requirements==

Developers

	Disney Interactive Studios
Release dates
Windows 3.x (Win32s)	September 30, 1996
Windows	September 30, 1996
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Art styles	Cartoon
Series	Donald Duck