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(Frankly, considering the extensive list of Disney Interactive games that are using the Disney Interactive subsidiary as publisher rather than the simplified "Disney" moniker (very few of them), it's easier to stick this game with that one rather than changing absolutely all the Disney games to reflect that simplification (which is odd anyway).) |
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{{++}} 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> | {{++}} 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 Cold Shadow'' outside North America.<!--This is the international title used back in the day by the game outside North America. The modern digital releases now use the North American title worldwide--> | + | {{ii}} Originally released as ''Donald in Cold Shadow'' outside North America.<!--This is the international title used back in the day by the game outside North America. The modern digital releases now use the North American title worldwide-->{{cn|Wikipedia and MobyGames give no indication that there was ever an international release of the PC version, let alone a version using this title. The console versions were called Donald in Maui Mallad, however....}} |
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
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| Developers | |
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| Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows 3.x (Win32s) | September 30, 1996 |
| Windows | September 30, 1996 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Series | Donald Duck |
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| Donald Duck | |
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| 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 |
Key points
- Enhanced port of the Mega Drive/Genesis version, with an expanded colour palate, higher quality sound effects, and Redbook CD Audio.[1]
- Originally released as Donald in Cold Shadow outside North America.[citation needed]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %WINDIR%\win.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/987410/pfx/[Note 2] |
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win.iniis 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] |
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| 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.[3] 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 |
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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[4] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| 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 an
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 | ||
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| 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%\VirtualStoreon 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.[2][citation needed]
References
- ↑ Which version is this based on?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Disney Interactive's Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow Patch \ VOGONS