Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong

by Nintendo

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Label:Nintendo
UPC:045496734053
Binding:Video Game
Published By:Nintendo
ASIN:B0001ZZNLK
Category:Video Games

Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong Features

  • Classic arcade action.
  • Two player alternating.
  • Sound effects that shaped a generation.

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Product Description

Donkey Kong Classic NES GBA MODEL- AGBPFDKE VENDOR- NINTENDO FEATURES- NES Classics: Donkey Kong Man v. monkey: The eternal struggle. Before Mario became super, he was a brave carpenter (or so says one early promotional flyer) instead of a plumber and had an 800-pound gorilla on his back. You can shake off that monkey all over again in the re-release of Donkey Kong as part of the NES Classics series. The game looks great on both the Game Boy Advance and the Game Boy Player for the Nintendo GameCube. As the story goes, this freak-of- nature gorilla kidnaps the beautiful girl. Mario, being the chivalrous type, runs to the rescue. To reach damsel in distress, however, Mario must avoid the gorillas killa posse of barrels, fireballs and bouncing rivets. Along the way, Mario picks up big points when he hammers barrels and fireballs and snags the umbrella, purse and hat that the girl dropped during her abduction. Once Mario reaches the girl, DK pulls a fast one and takes her away to another level. Mario doesnt know hes fighting a never-ending battle in the name of love, but dont feel too sorry for him. Even though he never really gets the girl in Donkey Kong, he does collect a lot of coins in the other games in which he appears and should be pretty rich by now. Two players can take turns competing for the girl, either on the same Game Boy Advance or with the help of a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable. Plus, you can save your high score to memory (you need almost a million points to beat the worlds record, so you better get jumping).

Customer Reviews

Great fun, don't lose out if you love retro games! - Reviewed on 2008-11-21
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I'll get this out of the way. Yes Nintendo is lazy. Yes, they should have ported the real DK. Yes, the previous GB version is techinically a superior game. Now that that's out the way, you should still buy this. The previous version made for the original gameboy isn't in color and the graphics were updated to reflect the new DK games. This on the other hand is what we all fondly remember DK to be. I'm a huge retro gamer and am sorry I didn't add this to my collection sooner. If you are you'll want this too. Missing level or not it's classic DK and it's great being able to play it on the go.
Ok Game - Reviewed on 2007-05-14
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Good game that really resembles the original arcade classic. Get's boring fast though.
Donkey Kong classic - Reviewed on 2007-04-10
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1 customer found this review helpful.

This game is just like the SNES game. The only drawback is the small screen on GBA or DS. I was used to the TV with my old SNES. For kids, it is great and easy enough to figure out yet challenging enough to keep them entertained for a while. For me, a grandma, it was a little challenging to recall the controls and what I had to do to complete a level. It is a great way to regain a part of my younger days.
Why No Donkey Kong Classics For GBA? - Reviewed on 2007-03-02
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1 customer found this review helpful.

As much fun as this game was on the NES and now on the GBA (though compared to the original arcade version it still lacks the "pie factory/conveyor belt" screen), one could only wonder why this game couldn't have been sold as Donkey Kong Classics for the GBA, giving GBA owners the added fun of playing Donkey Kong Junior (a great arcade game that lost little in being translated for the NES) without messing around with eReader cards. It would have been worth the $20 paid for this game alone.
pretty good - Reviewed on 2007-01-09
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1 customer found this review helpful.

I never had the chance to enjoy donkey kong in any form considering i don't have animal crossing, a nes, and i wasn't born in the 70s. But for all you people putting this game down 'caus it's missing a level, it says NES CLASSIC SERIES, not arcade classic series! The nes game was missing this level too. This is still pretty fun game for classic mario fans.
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