Donkey Kong Land (1995)

Developer: Rare, Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo, Playtronic
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 30 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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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

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong prove their mettle again in a handheld adventure packed with jungle-hopping platformer action.

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About

Donkey Kong Land is a Jump & Run classic, developed by Rareware and released by Nintendo for the Game Boy in June 1995. Cranky Kong, jealous of all the success Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have had from Donkey Kong Country on the SNES, challenges the Kongs to beat another adventure on an 8-bit system (Game Boy). As King K. Rool agrees with Cranky and steals the bananas again, Donkey & Diddy Kong set out to go through another adventure!

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