Super Donkey
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
- Genres
- Platform
How it feels
A forgotten Nintendo prototype platformer whose ideas later influenced Yoshi's Island — fascinating gaming archaeology.
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About
Super Donkey is an unreleased platformer starring an unnamed proto-Rayman-like aviator/explorer who resembles the main character of Nintendo's earlier game Sky Skipper. Two builds were found, though neither one has any sound or music and the onscreen timer is non-functional in both. Judging by the name and some unused sprites, this might have been a Donkey Kong-related project. Various elements of Super Donkey would eventually be used in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
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