The music is provided by Vince DiCola and Kenny Merideth who between them are responsible for the sounds of such iconic franchises
as Duck Tales, Transformers, Power Rangers and X-Men to name a few.
Not exact matches
They do not in fact bury their heads in the sand
as the old wives»
tale tells it, but the fact that most of us believe that myth to be true only makes a stronger point: if the move you choose is to burrow in deeper to protect the current nest on which you rest, the odds are high that you're leaving yourself a sitting
duck (or ostrich,
as it were).
«Evil Queen» by Nathaniel Gold In the classic Scandinavian folktale «The Twelve Wild
Ducks,» also known
as «The Twelve Brothers» in Grimms» Fairy
Tales, a wicked old Queen is jealous of her daughter - in - law's beauty.
And
as a fairly young gamer myself (24 yrs), I wasn't introduced to classic games like
Duck Tales and Castlevania until years after they released.
Old favorites («The Gingerbread Man,» «The Ugly
Ducking») mix with little - known offerings, such
as «The Little Old Lady Who Lost Her Dumpling» from Japan and «Plip, Plop,» a rabbit
tale from Tibet.
Within the first 15 - minutes of gameplay it is easy to spot influences from a bunch of 8 - bit classics such
as «Super Mario Brothers 3» with the level select via over world map and mini stages that appear after completing a level; the «Mega Man» series with its one - hit deaths from ceilings lined with spikes, smooth screen transitions, and inability to run; «
Duck Tales» with its pogo mechanics; «Castlevania» with its item select / magic system, and that is just off the top of my head.
Shovel knight takes gameplay inspiration from a lot of classic platformers, such
as Megaman,
Duck Tales and Ninja Gaiden.
Shovel Knight's distinctly - themed levels and their respective bosses are very heavily inspired by Mega Man, and the ability to use your shovel
as a pogo stick is straight out of
Duck Tales.