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Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold is a 1990 video game released for MS-DOS, based on the 1987 animated television series DuckTales. Developed by Incredible Technologies, Inc. and published by Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc., it is a licensed title that combines platforming action with strategic resource management. The game presents a narrative where Flintheart Glomgold challenges Scrooge McDuck to a thirty day contest to determine the world's richest duck.

Players control Scrooge McDuck from a third person perspective, operating from his office which serves as a central hub. The primary objective is to accumulate more wealth than Glomgold within the time limit. Players generate income through three main systems: exploring global locations for treasure, managing a stock market once initial capital is secured, and diving into Scrooge's money bin to find rare coins. Progression is structured around selecting destinations from a world map, with each journey requiring a flight sequence where players navigate obstacles like weather hazards and airborne objects to reach their goal.

The exploration forms the core of the gameplay, featuring four distinct platforming scenarios. These include mountain climbing, where players use Scrooge's nephews and a grappling hook to ascend while avoiding environmental hazards; navigating jungle terrain with swinging vines and hostile animals; searching a cavern maze while evading a pursuing yeti; and a photography segment where players take pictures of rare animals for varying monetary rewards. Each successful expedition adds treasure to the player's total, and the contest's status can be checked at an island in the Indian Ocean. The game concludes after thirty in game days, declaring the player the winner if their treasure total exceeds Glomgold's.