As a child of the late '80s, DuckTales is something I hold near and dear to my heart. Like G.I. Joe, Captain N, and TMNT, the very thought of it sets off a nostalgia bomb in my brain. It brings me back to my childhood, where I’m pretty convinced everything I saw, watched, and played was better than whatever kids are occupying themselves with these days.
Then again, nothing clouds memories like nostalgia, and that’s where talking about DuckTales: Remastered gets dangerous. The thing is, the very existence of WayForward’s HD remake of Capcom’s classic NES platformer – 20 years after the last episode of the cartoon aired and 23 years after Capcom released the game – begs a simple questions: was NES’ DuckTales really as good as we remember? Reluctantly, I have to conclude it only holds up pretty well.
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