Donald Land/Gameplay

Controls

 * : Use the direction pad to control Donald throughout the game. Press left or right to make Donald run in either direction. Press down to make Donald squat.
 * : Press the A button to make Donald jump. Tap it for a short jump, or hold it down to make Donald jump higher. Additionally, hold it down to make Donald jump continuously.
 * : Press the B button to make Donald toss and apple bomb. Apple bombs fly with as much momentum as Donald has at the time they are thrown. Additionally, press and hold the B button down while moving to make Donald run faster.
 * : Press to begin a new game, or to pause the action mid-game.
 * : Used to exit from the menu purchasing section that appears at the end of each stage.

Donald
You control Donald McDonald (or Ronald McDonald as he is known in the United States) throughout the game. Donald has two primary abilities: the ability to jump, and the ability to throw an unlimited supply of apple bombs at his enemies. Donald's jumping ability is good, but beginning players may find that it takes some getting used to. He will jump higher if the jump button is held down, and he will continue to jump back up if the jump button is still being pressed when he lands. In fact, Donald can jump off his own apple bombs if he times his jump properly. Donald can ride on top of most of his enemies. When doing so, the horizontal momentum of the enemy is transfered to Donald when he jumps. The vertical momentum of the enemy, however, is not.

Donald can also toss apple bombs at his enemy. These apple bombs are sticky and will attach themselves to whatever surface or enemy the hit first. If they stick to an enemy, they will move with the enemy until they explode. Most basic enemies will die with one bomb explosion. The explosions of these bombs are not harmful to Donald, although they can briefly stun him. The bombs are tossed in an arc, and the distance they travel is effected by how fast Donald is moving when he throws them.

Donald has a health meter, which is shown directly beneath your score in the upper left corner of the screen. Every time Donald is struck by the sides or bottom of an enemy, he loses one health bar. If he is struck when he has no more health bars, he will lose a life and be forced to start over from the beginning of the stage (even if you die during a boss battle!) He will also lose one life if he falls through the bottom of the screen. Collect hearts to restore one bar of health to Donald's health meter, and collect Donald faces to earn more extra lives.