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Donkey Kong

DK, Game Boy Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong '94

Summary:

Donkey Kong is a Game Boy game which starts out with the premise of being a straight remake of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Although at first it appears to be just a port, the familiar levels from the arcade game are just a prelude to the real platform jumping adventure. There are 97 levels spread out over 9 worlds. These levels are much more complex than the originals, featuring scrolling backgrounds, numerous objects to collect, and enemies to avoid. Along the way, you will encounter several boss style battles with Donkey Kong, as well. When played on a Super Game Boy, the game is colorized, digitized speech is added and the ending music takes advantage of the SNES sound chip.

Storyline:

The large ape Donkey Kong kidnaps Mario's lady friend Pauline and carries her off to a construction site. In a repeat of the 1981 arcade classic, Mario follows him up to the highest point and makes Donkey Kong fall off the platforms by pulling out the rivets supporting them, causing Donkey Kong to fall a height of 100m, reuniting Mario and Pauline, just like the events that took place 13 years ago. However, Donkey Kong unexpectedly recovers, takes Pauline, and escapes with her into the Big-City. Mario pursues the two.

Ratings:

IGDB

8.6

HowLongToBeat

8

HowLongToBeat:

Main story
6h
Main + extra
6h
Completionist
7h

Achievements:

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RetroAchievementsGame Boy
62

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Release dates

Jun 14, 1994: Unknown platform (Japan)

Jul 22, 1994: Unknown platform (North America)

Sep 24, 1994: Unknown platform (Europe)

Oct 1994: Unknown platform (Brazil)

Jun 15, 2011: Unknown platform (Japan)

Jun 16, 2011: Unknown platform (Australia)

Jun 16, 2011: Unknown platform (Europe)

Jun 16, 2011: Unknown platform (North America)

Feb 03, 2016: Unknown platform (Korea)