Hobbies And Interests
Duck Games
"Duck Tales" was released in 1989 and was followed by a sequel four years later. Players controlled Scrooge McDuck who pogo-jumped around on his cane. The basic goal of both games was to collect and save McDuck's money. Another title was "Darkwing Duck," where players controlled the superhero title character fighting a bunch of colorful rogues.
TV Tie-ins
"Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers" was a standard side-scroller where players used almost anything as a weapon, even the other character. The sequel featured nearly identical game play. "Talespin" players controlled Baloo, the bear first introduced in the movie "The Jungle Book." Baloo pilots a plane in the show and the game. In bonus stages, "Talespin" had another character bounce off of balloons on an "airfoil," a kind of sky surfboard.
Film Tie-ins
"The Little Mermaid" was released two years after the film. The plot had Ariel returning to the sea to confront her old enemy Ursula the Sea Witch. The key weapon was Ariel's tail, which could create a bubble around threatening fish. The bubble would keep long enough for Ariel to throw it at other foes. The game version of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" had the player using Eddie to fight off the weasels. There were also NES games based on "Beauty and the Beast," "The Jungle Book" and "Aladdin," but these were scaled down versions of games from other consoles.
Mickey Games
"Mickey's Mousecapade" was one of several games featuring Disney's trademark star. This one had Mickey hunting for a hidden star. "Mickey's Adventure in Numberland" and "Mickey's Safari in Letterland" were educational games released toward the end of the NES run.The main character of "Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom" was a child dressed like a cowboy. The player had to collect six keys on stages based on Disney theme park attractions such as Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. Players encountered Mickey and other familiar Disney characters.