Donald Land
Encyclopedia
is a Famicom
video game developed and published by Data East
. It was released only in Japan
on January 29, 1988. It is based on McDonald's
characters. The reason that it's called "Donald Land" instead of Ronald Land is that Ronald McDonald
is known as "Donald McDonald" in Japan. Unlike M.C. Kids
, this game is simply a generic platformer without any puzzle elements to it whatsoever.
. Being hit by the enemy causes damage, which decreases Donald's "Life" meter. During various parts of a stage, a hamburger panel may appear. If it is collected, Donald will consume the burger after the stage is completed and earn a "Life" bonus. It is also possible to play a mini-game challenge, to earn commodities that the player orders from McDonald's.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
video game developed and published by Data East
Data East
also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, when it declared bankruptcy...
. It was released only in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on January 29, 1988. It is based on McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
characters. The reason that it's called "Donald Land" instead of Ronald Land is that Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald is a clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. In television commercials, the clown inhabits a fantasy world called McDonaldland, and has adventures with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie the Early Bird, and...
is known as "Donald McDonald" in Japan. Unlike M.C. Kids
M.C. Kids
M.C. Kids is a platform game developed and published by Virgin Interactive. It was initially released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in February 1992 in North America and by Ocean Software in May 1993 in Europe...
, this game is simply a generic platformer without any puzzle elements to it whatsoever.
Gameplay
The action game stars "Donald McDonald", the mascot of the McDonald's fast food chain. The objective is to bring peace to his magical land by controlling the famous fast food clown. Most of Donald's companions have been kidnapped, and the animals have turned feral. His brainwashed companions will occasionally attack. Donald can defend himself using apple bombs, thrown in a parabolaParabola
In mathematics, the parabola is a conic section, the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a plane parallel to a generating straight line of that surface...
. Being hit by the enemy causes damage, which decreases Donald's "Life" meter. During various parts of a stage, a hamburger panel may appear. If it is collected, Donald will consume the burger after the stage is completed and earn a "Life" bonus. It is also possible to play a mini-game challenge, to earn commodities that the player orders from McDonald's.
Characters
- Donald McDonald: - the protagonist. Uses apple bombs as weapons. On the demo screen, he throws bubbleBubble-Physical bubbles:* Liquid bubble, globule of one substance encased in another, usually air in a liquid* Soap bubble, a bubble formed by soapy water * Antibubble, a droplet of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gas-Arts and literature:...
s. - Mayor CheeseMac: - character resembling a cheeseburgerCheeseburgerA cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese that has been added to it. Traditionally, the cheese is placed on top of the patty, but the burger can include many variations in structure, ingredients, and composition...
. The mayor of Donald Land. Escapes from his captors. - Birde: - character resembling a breakfastBreakfastBreakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work...
meal (the "Morning Mac"). Kidnapped by the boss in the third level. - Fry Guy: - character resembling French friesFrench friesFrench fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...
. Kidnapped by the boss. - Captain Croc: - appeared as a boss on the 8th level, but helped on the 9th.
- Officer Big Mac: - character resembling a Big MacBig MacThe Big Mac is a hamburger sold by McDonald's, an international fast food restaurant chain. It is one of the company's signature products...
. Helped on the 10th level. - Hamburgler: - character resembling a hamburgerHamburgerA hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...
. Appears on the 12th (and final) level as the boss. - Professor: - not a well-known character. Appears in the ending.
- Uncle: - Uncle O'Grimacey, the uncle of character "Grimace".
- Gumon: - the final boss. Thought to be an original character. He appears as a clown, similar to Donald.