Donald Land

Donald Land (ドナルドランド, McDonaldland) is a Nintendo Family Computer video game developed and published by Data East, in 1988. It is based on McDonald's characters.

The game's only background music is a derivative of the classic McDonald's theme song as heard through Japanese televisions of the 1980s.

Gameplay

Unlike M.C. Kids, this game is simply a platformer without any puzzle elements to it. For example, players had to search outside Ronald's clubhouse for four of the puzzle cards to allow them access to the next level while the Donald Land video game simply consists of defeating enemies while avoiding damage.

The game stars Ronald McDonald (known in Japan as Donald McDonald due to Ranald MacDonald being the name of person who brought the English language to Japan), the mascot of the McDonald's fast food chain. The objective is to bring peace to his magical land by controlling the famous fast food clown. Most of Ronald's companions have been kidnapped, and the animals have turned feral. His brainwashed companions will occasionally attack. Ronald can defend himself using apple bombs, thrown in a carefully calculated parabola. Being hit by the enemy causes damage, which decreases Ronald's "Life" meter. During various parts of a stage, players have the opportunity to collect up to 100 hamburger icons throughout the game. This will result in gaining a bonus life along with the hamburger counter resetting itself to zero. It is also possible to play a mini-game challenge, to earn commodities that the player orders from McDonald's.