NES DuckTales Originally Had An Option For Scrooge To Give Up His Fortune
DuckTales has been in the news after an unearthed prototype build made its way online, revealing a previously unreleased song called Map .
As it turns out, additional elements were removed from Capcom s acclaimed NES platformer than we d realised. Speaking with Kotaku for a recent feature on DuckTales development, producer Darlene Lacey revealed further information about cut content, explaining:
There was also originally an option for Scrooge to give up his fortune, but this seemed out of character, so we removed that. .Scrooge told his nephews: ‘There really is more important treasure than this. That is . . . Dream and Friends.’ It seemed so earnest and dramatic, I was so tempted to leave it as is, but I knew I couldn’t. So, I changed it to the more polished, but forgettable ‘Right, lads! I couldn’t have done it without you. I really am the richest duck in the world.’ I love that fans found ou