▁to ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁by ▁B ons ai ▁Entertainment ▁Cor p ., ▁released ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Gen esis ▁version ▁was ▁only ▁released ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Europe , ▁apart ▁from ▁an ▁American ▁release ▁on ▁the ▁S ega ▁Channel . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁games ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁Disney ▁Inter active ▁Studios ▁label . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁premier ed ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁market ▁at ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Three ▁Mau i ▁Mall ard ▁k ios ks ▁were ▁prepared ▁in ▁the ▁Disney ▁Inter active ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁In nov ent ions ▁pla za ▁of ▁E PC OT . ▁Vis itors ▁could ▁play ▁the ▁full ▁game ▁for ▁an ▁un limited ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁interact ▁with ▁Att ra ctions ▁Host s ▁and ▁Host esses ▁who ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁them ▁and ▁share ▁tips ▁and ▁tr icks . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁stars ▁Donald ▁D uck ▁in ▁a ▁meta f ict ional ▁role ▁as ▁du ck ▁detect ive ▁Mau i ▁Mall ard , ▁who ▁adopt s ▁the ▁name ▁" C old ▁Sh adow " ▁when ▁he ▁dress es ▁up ▁in ▁nin ja ▁gar b . ▁For ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁all ▁Donald ▁D uck ▁references ▁are ▁omitted ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁is ▁only ▁known ▁as ▁Mau i ▁Mall ard . ▁Though ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁informed ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁look ▁forward ▁to ▁Mau i