The time is now. The place is a dungeon far, far away. The enemies are axe-wielding poultry farmers. The hero is a duck. A duck on a mission. That duck is you. The game is Duck Quest, and you are about to get involved in a big way.
--Story--
Three weeks ago, all was calm in the world. Then, one day, a small duck was captured by a billionaire named Koss Mirot. Koss wasn't just any billionaire, he was an evil billionaire (as so many of them are). In addition, Koss also happened to be the Chairman of the International Duck Kill. This event was every duck's worst nightmare. Poultry farmers from all over the world were invited to take part in the Duck Kill.
Anyway, Koss took his duck, and put him in the bottom floor of the dungeon. Not long after, everything went dark and the duck was all alone. He knew that there were hundreds of poultry farmers standing in his way. He knew it would not be easy, but he was a duck on a mission. Now, you should also know that this duck Koss captured wasn't just any duck. His name was Milbert, and he was a duck with a friend. That friend is you.
Your job is to guide Milbert through the 25 floors of the dungeon. You will have to hack your way through the poultry farmers, and navigate the dungeon with skill if you hope to be successful. Collect as many rubber duckies as you can while on your mission. The sight of each new duck will give Milbert the strength to go even further. (Read: Rubber Ducks give you one extra hit point.) Complete all 25 levels, and you will be rewarded. However, if you fail, well, just start again.
--Controls--
To move the lovable Milbert around, you have three options:
1) Use the mouse to click on the square you wish to move to, or on the enemy you wish to fight. Note: you must click on a square adjacent to Milbert.
2) Use the numeric keypad as follows:
7-Diagonal 8-Up 9-Diagonal
Up/Left Up/Right
4-Left 5-Right
1-Diagonal 2-Down 3-Diagonal
Down/Left Down/Right
3) Use the keyboard as follows:
Q-Diagonal W-Up E-Diagonal
Up/Left Up/Right
A-Left D-Right
Z-Diagonal X-Down C-Diagonal
Down/Left Down/Right
Look for options to customize your controls in a later version.
--Version History--
(Beta Releases)
0.9.1 - Released to beta testers. Was stripped game, no menus, one level.
1.1 - Final Beta release. Improved graphics, bigger levels, added rubber duckies, enabled keyboard controls, added "About..." menu items to apple menu.
(Freeware Releases)
1.2 - Ability to save and resume games. Score bar added to bottom of screen. Apple Events and 32 bit support added. Ending screens added.
1.3 - Balloon Help added.
(Theoretical Future Releases)
1.4 - User defined controls. Hard coded levels, getting harder as you go. No more random level generator.
(Any version number previous to 1.3, followed by an asterisk, denotes that balloon help has been enabled in that version.) (example: "Duck Quest 1.1*")
--Executive Duck Wishes To Thank...--
Beta Testers: Avi Korine & Jonathon Ewald
Companies: Coca-Cola, Apple Computers, CompUSA, MetroWerks, & Nintendo
Special Thanks To: Nolan Smith, Levi Ehrlich, Cody Jang, & David Miller.