PLATFORM ADVENTURE
Quackshot starring Donald Duck (MD, 1991)
Subgenre: DuckTales-like Action Platformer except with some permanent upgrades that let you progress in new and previously visited areas (similar to Clash at Demonhead), Some maze levels and some dungeons
Other: Hub map
Upgradeable weapons
No save or password save
No area maps
No fast travel within areas
Two entry points to levels (temporarily at the beginning and then at the end of the first segment of each once you've put a flag there), Can't exit a level from where you first entered it
Some minor sequence breaking possibilities (can skip the scepter puzzle before the minecart segment, can skip part of the north pole level)
Playthrough - Video Review - Mini Review
Influenced by: Probably Quackshot, possibly Clash at Demonhead, Ghostbusters (MD), Strider (NES), Welcome to Heaven
Influenced: Probably Land of Illusion, possibly DuckTales 2, Fishbane