Underplayed Gems

Super Donkey Kong 5 (1999)

Super Donkey Kong 5 cover
Developer
Makon Soft
Platforms
Game Boy Color
Genres
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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Makon Soft bootleg port of Donkey Kong Country 3 with a vivid GBC color palette.

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About

Super Donkey Kong 5 (超级大金刚5) is a port of Super Donkey Kong 3 for the Game Boy Color, and it was also released by Makon Soft. Because it was released on Game Boy Color, Super Donkey Kong 5 was given a red and green color palette, like other Makon Soft titles for the handheld. Aside from the color palette, Super Donkey Kong 5 only had a few differences. The title screen and the game's packaging were taken from the Japanese box art of Diddy Kong Racing, even though the two games have no relation. The intro features a different picture, and lastly the world map and level order were changed.

Screenshots

Super Donkey Kong 5 screenshot 1

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.