[TAS] NES Darkwing Duck "pacifist" by DreamYao in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2022-05-17
The city of St. Canard is plagued by an unseen crime wave. The intelligence agency S.H.U.S.H. suspects that the shady organization F.O.W.L. and their valued operative Steelbeak are its causes. The caped superhero Darkwing has made quite some enemies in the criminal circles thanks to his past heroic deeds, and now the entire city has to pay for that. Naturally, the valiant duck is determined to travel through the dangerous streets of St. Canard, defeat his foes, and foil Steelbeak's plans.
Darkwing Duck is a side-scrolling platform game featuring the titular character from the Disney television series. The gameplay is similar to Duck Tales, also resembling Mega Man games in many ways. Darkwing's default weapon is a gas gun; special adapters that modify its functions can be collected during exploration. By using his cape, Darkwing is able to deflect some of the enemy projectiles. Weapons can be changed via a sub-screen.
For a "pacifist" type of completion, this run avoids killing enemies (they might also have dropped health refills, so health management is mandatory), and to offer maximum variety in addition to the any% version ( tasvideos.org/... ), minimizes the use of subweapons (yet to save a single enemy's life, a single arrow is used). It offers some fresh action and manipulation on bosses, but can't be done entirely along with pacifist, so DreamYao ( tasvideos.org/... ) has to use a single arrow to save a single enemy's life.
This is a 827 frame improvement over the previous movie. ( tasvideos.org/... )
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[@MrJechgo]

This game deserves a remake, like DuckTales. I would add the following features:
- A tutorial stage (with Taurus Bulba). DuckTales had the Money Bin as a stage, in additon of having Big Time Beagle as a boss. Have Darkwing stop a bank robbery and fight Taurus.
- An in-between new stage (with Nega-duck). In Mega Man 7 and 8, there's a new stage that becomes mandatory after beating 4 Robot Masters. Since Darkwing has to fight 3 bosses, then 3 other bosses, I could see a new in-between stage with Nega-Duck as the boss. His presence would also work, because Darkwing could think that stopping Nega-Duck would stop their plans, only for Nega-Duck to reveal that F.O.W.L. and Steelbeak are the real culprits.
- A weapon/ammo cycling mechanic using triggers, because the Select button on NES wasn't intuitive :P
- Voice acting, especially Jim Cummings ^_^ They would do with the 2017 DuckTales series for the new cast, but... Cummings was still there ;)
- Not as many cutscenes as DuckTales, which were often skipped. I could see Launchpad and Goselyn talking to Darkwing via radio throughout the stage, without interrupting the gameplay. When it comes to bosses, there should be an intro and outro ;)
- Better boss fights. Whether be as a TAS (like right here), non-TAS or casual, you just need to shoot them a few times, and they barely use the arena. Maybe have them being a bit more aggressive and also getting a 2nd phase where they become more dangerous.

[@naitoyoru]

You could also turn that around that "Nega-Duck" is the real culprit. Like in the series where the other 4 joined forces with Nega-Duck as there Leader.

[@MrJechgo]

@@naitoyoru They would need to rewrite the story, because in the NES game, Steelbeak is the final boss, and Nega-Duck is nowhere to be seen. My idea of the in-between stage is that Darkwing would think that stopping Nega-Duck would stop the on-going operation, but he would reveal that the 5 bad guys were hired by Steelbeak.

[@joelmavity1467]

I would prefer an Arkham City type of game where either The Fearsome Five or F.O.W.L have taken over St. Canard (much the FF did in Just Us Justice Ducks) with more minor villains thrown in like The Bugmaster, Nodoff (as a version of Scarecrow), Lilliput, and more.

[@MrJechgo]

@@joelmavity1467 That would be a brand new game though, not a remake. I'd be down for that too, still ;)

[@Fork501]

The boss battles have some serious MegaMan vibes

[@musashigundoh]

My favorite DUCK MAN bosses are BUSH MAN, VOLT MAN and BEAK MAN.

[@SonofTiamat]

Capcom made some sick Disney licensed games back in the day

[@Koettnylle]

The entire game is similar to the general mega man template

[@snailbutch]

this is insane to watch
such a hell of a TAS GG

[@webanut]

Лучшие прохождения TAS - те, где автор прыгает и стреляет под музыку! Респект автору за это. :)

[@JaJaBings]

4:53 Genious!!🤣🤣🤣

[@PKMNwww411_MkII]

Let's get dangerous.

[@yousefslimani99]

is "Darkwing Duck" Who Said That?!

[@PKMNwww411_MkII]

​@@yousefslimani99 Well yes.

[@yousefslimani99]

@@PKMNwww411_MkII My Childhood Game That I Didn't Beat it!!

[@liveyourdreammedia]

Nice jump syncing 😂

[@bestrussian2897]

Job well done!

[@yousefslimani99]

Indeed!!

[@wagnerramosmidichannelabso514]

Genius moments happen a lot here. Also, what happens when you make a Turbografx-16 TAS with this game?

[@yousefslimani99]

That Green Think Look Like "Sniper Joe" From "Megaman"!! 1:15

[@will.0245]

Nostalgia, eu jogava muito esse jogo na infância e via o desenho mas nunca consegui zerar kk, acho que devo ter ele no emulador de PS2 e vou jogar novamente :)

[@ElCarnesX20]

Yay you still alive =D

[@palidopali]

Mega men? Nope, never heard of it

[@cowgaming7186]

imagine murder.

[@МаксимШишков-ш6л]

Прохождение наикрутейшие, но разик газ использовал.

[@chuckthequail137]

"Pacifist"
so it's Frisk actually playing this?

[@cafe5749]

i dont understand pacifist runs

[@STANZZZ]

wow this is DreamYao I'm sure there is a lot of optimization here, GG

[@angel-ig]

10:54 The single arrow used to save an enemy (see description)

[@Imperial12ful]

Job well done!