Donk!

Donk!
For other uses of donk, see Donk.
Donk! Samurai Duck
Developer(s) Supervision Entertainment Ltd.
Publisher(s) Supervision Entertainment
The Hidden
Designer(s) Craig Howard
Platform(s) Amiga, Amiga CD32
Release date(s) 1994
Genre(s) Platform game
Mode(s) Single player, simultaneous
Media/distribution Floppy disk (Amiga), CD-ROM (Amiga CD32)

Donk! Samurai Duck! is a video game featuring a duck named Donk, who was raised by samurai warriors. To prove himself he has set off to collect crystals from 112 levels of earth. Once you collect the target quota of gems, you must escape from each level through one of its many exits, giving the game a similar structure to Alien Breed: Tower Assault. Magical powers can be collected along the way, including the ability to turn into an inflatable toy duck, which makes it possible to float across water. There is a simultaneous split-screen 2-player mode included as well.

The game was originally going to be released with the title Dong, but the British developers did not want to cause offence as the word can mean "penis" in English speaking countries. The name was changed at the last moment to Donk. Some demo versions distributed on Amiga cover disks still bore the name Dong.[1]

Enhanced Remake

Donk! Samurai Duck
Developer(s) Cryptic Allusion
Publisher(s) The GOAT Store
Designer(s) Dan Potter
Platform(s) Dreamcast
Release date(s) TBA
Genre(s) Platform game
Mode(s) Single player, simultaneous
Media/distribution CD-ROM

Cryptic Allusion and The GOAT Store are working with the original creators of Donk! to update the game for the Dreamcast.[2] The game will display at 640x480 resolution, so the artwork is going to be revamped, and Cryptic Allusion's Roddy Toomim is supplying some new music for the soundtrack.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dyson, Marcus, ed (April 1993). Amiga Format (Future Publishing) (45): coverdisk. http://amr.abime.net/issue_201. 
  2. ^ "GOAT Store reveal 12 new up comming Dreamcast games!". http://dreamcast.dcemu.co.uk/goat-store-reveal-12-new-up-comming-dreamcast-games-26259.html. 
  3. ^ "Donk Screenshots !". http://dreamcast.dcemu.co.uk/donk-screenshots--68658.html. 
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