Underplayed Gems

Donkey Kong (1994)

Donkey Kong cover
Developer
Pax Softonica, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo, Playtronic
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Rating
4.1 of 5, 66 player ratings
Main story
about 3.0 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A deep platforming adventure expanding the classic arcade game into 97 complex levels across 9 worlds with puzzles and exploration.

nostalgicpuzzle-heavyplatformerarcade-styleclassicadventure

About

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.

Screenshots

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