Sonic Mania co-dev pitched a new Darkwing Duck, and you can play it | The Disney Afternoon Collection | Gamehypes

Sonic Mania co-dev pitched a new Darkwing Duck, and you can play it

The Disney Afternoon Collection

Starring a cast of beloved Disney characters, The Disney Afternoon Collection takes you back to a golden era of gaming and afternoons filled with adventure. All six classic games feature new and improved visuals and include filtering options that replicate a retro look and feel.

After giving Sonic the Hedgepig a retro revamp, one of the studios behind Sonic Mania hoped to have a crack at another 90s platformer: Darkwing Duck. Headcannon Studios had hoped to make a new game based on Capcom’s 1992 NES platformer, even making a demo and pitching it to the publishers, but Capcom didn’t bite. Games are pitched and rejected all the time, of course, but this is one you can not only see, you can download and play too. Here, you can watch it first.

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