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Ishambard
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So, this weekend, I played one of the weirder #SNES games, not weird in that it was off the wall, more so that it feels confused.

Donald Duck No Mahou No Boushi (Donald Duck and the Magic Hat) is a 2D platformer in two acts. In the first act, you are doing odd jobs to earn money to buy Daisy a hat, but then the second act hits where Donald goes to a magical kingdom to liberate it from Dark Lord Pete.

The first act sets up the perfect premise for some kind of mini-game collection, and then it hits you with a twist. The thing is, the box art focuses too much on the latter portion of the game, and so you are expecting some kind of magical adventure.

It's not a bad game. The jumping and momentum is a little clumsy, making some of the boss fights a little more frustrating than they needed to be. Not Donald's best outing for this generation, I personally reserve that honour for Quackshot.

#RetroGaming #VideoGames

A picture of the box art for Donald Duck No Mahou No Boushi. It features Donald Duck holding a gift, whilst a red santa like hat floats nearby. Daisy Duck is seen in the background looking on adoringly and Pete is also further in the back in dark Wizardy outfit with his hands raised, ready to throw some spells. A screenshot from Donald Duck No Mahou No Boushi. It shows Donald looking at a jobs board with various different jobs he can do to get money. At the bottom of the screen it says that Donald needs $300 A screenshot from Donald Duck No Mahou No Boushi. The screenshot shows the Window Cleaning job, Donald is on a large building, jumping between various window ledges, there are some dirty windows for him to clean, as we as NPCs in open windows forming hazards for the task, such as dropping plant pots out of windows. A screenshot from Donald Duck No Mahou No Boushi. It shows Donald standing in a checkboard arena, in front of him is a Juggler standing in a ball.