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Duck Adventures was a Game Boy release from 1990, developed by the French studio Infogrames. It appeared during a period when the handheld was full of platformers and puzzle games, often trying to carve out a unique identity. This one stood out simply by putting you in control of a duck, a less common hero for the era.

You control a duck on a quest to rescue your kidnapped ducklings from an evil chef. The game is a side scrolling platformer where you walk, jump, and use a pogo stick like bounce to defeat enemies and navigate levels. Your main objective is to progress through a series of themed worlds, from forests to ice caves, collecting keys to unlock doors and finding your lost ducklings hidden in the stages. The pacing is deliberate, requiring careful jumps and some backtracking, and the difficulty can be sharp in later areas. It feels like a methodical, slightly quirky challenge from the early portable library.