DuckTales: Remastered

DuckTales
Subseries of Donald Duck
Subseries of Disney Channel
DuckTales: The Quest for Gold	1990
DuckTales: Remastered	2013
The Disney Afternoon Collection	2017

Key points

An HD remake of DuckTales originally released for the NES in 1989. The original game however has been re-released as part of the The Disney Afternoon Collection.

Game breaking freeze can occur in the ending of the game for Nvidia users. See Dracula Duck boss fight freeze for workaround.^[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Steam		Requires its `steam_api.dll`, but the game can be played without Steam.^[2]
Microsoft Store (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\engine.ini^{[Note 1]}
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/237630/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Wayforward Technologies\DuckTales\
Microsoft Store
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\237630\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/237630/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Image quality comparison to show how in-game resolution and desktop resolution affects the image. Click the image for details.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed.
Ultra-widescreen		Anamorphic 16:9. Use the community patcher to remove the pillarboxing.
4K Ultra HD		Game is first scaled from 1920x1080 to the in-game resolution using bilinear filtering (resulting in softer image), then using nearest neighbor to fill the desktop resolution (resulting in scaling artifacts). See the comparison image info for more details.
Field of view (FOV)		Use the PCGW community FOV changer.
Windowed		Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`, freely resizeable. For precise resolution, from configuration file change `fakeFullScreen=0` into `1`, then `width=` and `height=` to desired values.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		One key per action.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Microsoft Store version only.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement only.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Xbox 360 variant.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		No volume sliders present.
Surround sound		Stereo only, Unlike Dolby Digital on Xbox 360.
Subtitles		Always on for cutscenes. No in-game subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - #1
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation at Magyarítások Portál
Italian
Polish				Download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan translation by «ENPY Studio»
Spanish
Latin American Spanish				Fan translation by «ElNJoel»

Issues unresolved

Dracula Duck boss fight freeze

The game can freeze after defeating this particular boss. Only known workarounds is to either quickly open game menu and skip the cinematic, or go to nVidia Control Panel and set the game to run with integrated graphics instead.

No exclusive fullscreen option

Exclusive fullscreen is unavailable for this game.

Issues fixed

Game launches on secondary monitor

Edit engine.ini^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `engine.ini`. Change `fakeFullScreenMonitor=1` to `fakeFullScreenMonitor=0` The game should launch on your primary monitor now.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 9Ex
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex
Interface	Scaleform

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 200 series ATI Radeon HD 5000 series

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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/237630/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (237630) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Fighting Dracula crashes the game - every time :: DuckTales Remastered General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-4-23
↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-03-06
Tested on a copy prior to its August 11, 2019 removal with the original installation files.
↑ Did we pay to beta test or something?!?! :: DuckTales Remastered General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-3] 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-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/237630/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (237630) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/237630/.

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

[6] The app ID (237630) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Fighting Dracula crashes the game - every time :: DuckTales Remastered General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-4-23

[2] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-03-06
Tested on a copy prior to its August 11, 2019 removal with the original installation files.

[5] Did we pay to beta test or something?!?! :: DuckTales Remastered General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	WayForward Technologies
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	WF Engine
Release dates
Windows	August 13, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	66
OpenCritic	73
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary
Series	DuckTales