Gaming's Greatest Remakes #1: Donkey Kong '94

On 02/01/2017 at 11:36 AM by The Last Ninja

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Original Game: Donkey Kong (1981, Arcade)

Developer: Nintendo R&D1

Remake: Donkey Kong (1994, Game Boy)

Developer: Nintendo EAD

Donkey Kong was Nintendo's first huge hit. It set the arcades on fire in 1981 and was later ported to the Famicom and NES. The game only has four levels which loop endlessly, getting a little harder each time until you finally have a Game Over. In 1994, Nintendo remade this game for Game Boy. It starts with the exact same four levels of the original, but upon beating them, the game continues with 97 brand-new levels! But that's not all. Mario can also perform new moves, such as handsprings and backflips! In addition to Donkey Kong and Pauline, Donkey Kong Jr. also makes some appearances to try and hinder Mario. To differentiate from the first game, this Game Boy game has become known as Donkey Kong '94, and it's a solid puzzle platformer.

Super Step Contributing Writer

02/01/2017 at 12:45 PM

97 new levels. DLC now would never give you that much content.

The Last Ninja

02/01/2017 at 08:12 PM

It was a staggering surprise to be sure. 50 level would've been fine, but 97!

mothman

02/01/2017 at 08:07 PM

There was never a Gameboy in our house until the GB Advance so I never got to play this game. That's a lot of levels.

02/01/2017 at 08:13 PM

It's available on the 3DS virtual console if you have that available, and it's worth it!

02/01/2017 at 08:15 PM

Thanks, I'll look it up on 3DS

Cary Woodham

To this day, I feel that Game Boy Donkey Kong is one of the best arcade updates ever.

02/02/2017 at 12:54 AM

Definitely!

jgusw

02/01/2017 at 08:17 PM

I never played this game. It looks like a cool game.

SanAndreas

02/01/2017 at 09:53 PM

This was a good update, and I also appreciated that in the "prologue" (classic levels) that they included the Cement Factory, which was cut from most home versions including the NES version.

You're right about that. They certainly didn't take the lazy way out with this one.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

02/01/2017 at 10:03 PM

Ive played this. I must have got it through the 3DS virtual console or something. Pretty freaking cool, but I couldn't keep up with it.

02/02/2017 at 12:55 AM

The levels get pretty tough near the end. This is no cakewalk!

daftman

02/01/2017 at 11:35 PM

This is one of the best Game Boy games. Period. I wish the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series had stuck with this style.

02/02/2017 at 12:56 AM

Yeah, the MvDK games kinda devolved into different things (like collecting all the mini marios and helping them find their way to the end). The first one was great, but this game outshines it still.

KnightDriver

03/03/2017 at 11:33 PM

Dk Jr. is in it? I always liked DK Jr.. I may have to check this out.

03/06/2017 at 01:02 PM

Yeah, they should bring him back in more games (like Mario Kart would work)

03/07/2017 at 12:10 AM

Well, we got a Diddy Kong game at least. Who's Diddy Kong related to again?

PixlBit

Gaming's Greatest Remakes #1: Donkey Kong '94

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