Darkwing Duck
Darkwing Duck is a platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It was based on the Disney animated television series Darkwing Duck. It was ported to the Game Boy in 1993.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1992
- Developer
- Capcom
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 June 1992 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Capcom |
| Publisher | Capcom |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | action game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2381494, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Darkwing Duck? How long to beat it
Total play time for Darkwing Duck is about 2.4 hours to do everything, and around 1.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.4h | 115 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 1.5h | 10 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 2.4h | 14 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Darkwing Duck sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Darkwing Duck lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 47ahead of 5% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 19ahead of 66% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Darkwing Duck
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Common questions about Darkwing Duck
What platforms is Darkwing Duck on?
Darkwing Duck is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1992.
Who made Darkwing Duck?
Darkwing Duck was developed by Capcom and published by Capcom.
How long does it take to beat Darkwing Duck?
about 1.4 hours for the main story, 1.5 hours with the main extras, 2.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.