TaleSpin is a side-scrolling shooter developed and published by Capcom for the NES, based on the Disney Afternoon TV series. Players pilot Baloo’s plane, the Sea Duck, delivering cargo while fighting Don Karnage’s Air Pirates — flipping the plane to shoot in either direction, collecting cash, buying upgrades between levels, and beating a boss at each stage’s end.
How To Play TaleSpin
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move the Sea Duck in all directions
A Button
Flip the plane to face and shoot the other direction
B Button
Fire weapon
Start
Pause / status
About TaleSpin
Release date
NES (NA): December 11, 1991 · NES (EU): September 24, 1992 (Game Boy: 1992)
Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Capcom
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES); also Game Boy
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