Donkey Kong '94 - Arcade DK's 101 Level Sequel

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  • It may share the same name but Donkey Kong for Game Boy is an entirely different beast. The king of the arcade swings his way to the small screen in one of Nintendo's most ambitious portable games.
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  • @stevebowling7392
    @stevebowling7392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    *Sees Donkey Kong video on Nintendo Life*
    Me: Definitely a Jon video.

    • @TipperProject
      @TipperProject 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good to see a series like under the super scope back focusing on older titles! I hope undercover sequel is a new series on here for sure!!!

    • @smt4090
      @smt4090 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jon's back!
      :D

    • @slimballs9650
      @slimballs9650 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      More like, "Definitely a JONkey Kong Video!"

  • @NicolausCamp
    @NicolausCamp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I went on and on and on to Jon while at GameXplain to cover Donkey Kong 94 in one of his Beyond the Super Scope episodes, and it ends up being one of the very first things he does once he left that site... Glad to see it's finally here. The best game in the entire Game Boy library needs more love and recognition! Cheers!

    • @TipperProject
      @TipperProject 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The format of this is very similar to under the super scope

    • @Zveebo
      @Zveebo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Louis Yeah, it was basically an Under The Super-Scope episode in all but name. Pity Jon couldn’t just take the name with him when he left (especially as he was using it before he joined GX).

    • @Matanumi
      @Matanumi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL and to think he isn't around now

    • @ironrex6979
      @ironrex6979 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes played it for the first time and it’s absolutely astonishing for it’s time!

  • @geminisfl
    @geminisfl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    How can this guy with these looks have THIS AMAZING DEEP VOICE???

    • @coreymaurer862
      @coreymaurer862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Looks like he’s pushing it

    • @FYYTWYFN
      @FYYTWYFN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes this is not the older man sitting in a leather chair with a nice whiskey I was imagining.

    • @fivestringpat
      @fivestringpat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it means he has a big peen

    • @Ulymaldo
      @Ulymaldo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@coreymaurer862
      He’s not, lol

    • @randombluetoad1308
      @randombluetoad1308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ah, good to see a whole new group of people exposed to the Jon Paradox.

  • @ChrisGorski
    @ChrisGorski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I LOVE DK 94. It's easily my second favorite Game Boy title behind Link's Awakening. It is well worth your time to play this gem.

  • @Alaneeeeee
    @Alaneeeeee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    If this game just had another name, it would probably be remembered as one of the best games of the Game Boy and puzzle platformers in general. It feels surprisingly modern and it's a lot of fun, so I'm glad to see this game get some recognition. Great video

  • @Striker_AgingGamers
    @Striker_AgingGamers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I always felt this was the best DK game ever. The end was so so good.

    • @retrofan4963
      @retrofan4963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I extremely agree. This is my favorite Donkey Kong game as well. I even prefer this game over the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, even though I still love the Donkey Kong Country games. Donkey Kong 94(GB) is a really great game and an under-appreciated Donkey Kong game.

    • @retrofan4963
      @retrofan4963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Joel Johnson I highly agree :) I'd definately buy it. Imagine a remake with more levels, that'd be cool.

    • @retrofan4963
      @retrofan4963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Joel Johnson That's true lol I never worry about getting a single Game Over in Donkey Kong 94 because this game is very generous with 1ups. When you get all Pauline's items, you go to minigames that gaurantees to always get extra lives. And 1up hearts in levels are easy to get. Around World 2 and World 3, I believe I already have around 60-70 lives by then. That can be fixed in a remake.

  • @Reyn_the_Insane
    @Reyn_the_Insane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This game desperately needs a remake. DK94 is one of my favorite video games of all time.

    • @HUYI1
      @HUYI1 ปีที่แล้ว

      had so many memories in school playing this on the go, great game 🥰🥰

  • @jumponeverything
    @jumponeverything 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Jon's finally got to show his love of donkry Kong 94

  • @koffieleut
    @koffieleut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When I played this game at a friend of mine back in 95, I've decided to buy Donkey kong on the Nes.
    After playing the 3 stages of Donkey Kong on the Nes I was disappointed that it returned to the first stage.

  • @fingrati
    @fingrati 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A true masterpiece of gameplay design, Donkey Kong '94 will be forever remembered as the greatest game I have ever beaten with sheer skill and perserverance.

  • @DieAntDie
    @DieAntDie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I discovered this game while on a hunt for GB games after doing some uh...let's just say some home-brewed surgery to my 2DS XL...and I really couldn't be happier. It's a true masterpiece and feels like the natural evolution of the DK arcade game, like, everything that game was capable of being. Really glad to see you highlight here, great work as always Jon!

  • @TheLoreSeeker
    @TheLoreSeeker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gameboy DK is perhaps my favorite Gameboy game.

  • @esmooth919
    @esmooth919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:49 The very first time I played this version of Donkey Kong, I was definitely surprised by this twist. And then my cousin let me borrow the game. I was like, "Holy shit! How the hell long is this game?!"

  • @SonofMrPeanut
    @SonofMrPeanut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    12:22 "We're in some kind of boring box factory."
    Box Factory Tour Guide: I heard that!

    • @That_Lady_Charlie
      @That_Lady_Charlie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Damn you! A box!

    • @dementedavenger2784
      @dementedavenger2784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Think you will have a career in the world of box making?" " well that will always be the dreams."

  • @bryanquick3349
    @bryanquick3349 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is my favorite Gameboy game, I feel it is criminally slept on. it has inventive level design built on a simple premise (get key to door), you’ve got a host of movement options (handstand jump?!?), hilarious animations for every kind of death, and some pretty excellent music. I played it on the Super Gameboy, which gave it a full color treatment! It’s really worth your time to play it.

  • @Uderscore
    @Uderscore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Imagine if Nintendo finally revitalizes the 2D Mario franchise to push past the stale "New" style and gives him all these acrobatic moves which even 3D Mario never got, like the hand stand and successive high jumps if you stick the landing just right.

  • @alexawesome456
    @alexawesome456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Something just wonders me if Jon was like, Ight bet let’s do this. Peace out everyone in GameXplain. But also, I support Jon where ever he goes :)

  • @JVeg199X
    @JVeg199X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video. More people need to play this game! Though I suggest to avoid using NES DK to represent the Arcade version. The NES port never lived up to the frantic pace of the Arcade that keeps it popular to this day.

    • @ultraspinalki11
      @ultraspinalki11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The best way I had of playing the original Arcade Donkey Kong was in DK64. It had a perfect port.

  • @neetrain
    @neetrain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game is secretly one of the best games of all time

  • @Froggievilleus
    @Froggievilleus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got this when it first came out, along with the Super Game Boy. It was mind blowing to see Game Boy with colors and the enhancements of DK94 with it were awesome. I also downloaded it the day it released on the 3DS eshop. It's a great game and I highly recommend it.

  • @MysticMike
    @MysticMike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love DK 94! I got this back in the day for a family road trip and I got tons of memories.

  • @Striker_AgingGamers
    @Striker_AgingGamers 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    DK '94 Is one of my favorite games of all time. Played it all on Super GB.

  • @PixelsLtd
    @PixelsLtd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video! I bought DK 94 on a whim on launch whilst on holiday, and it blew me away. Its easily in my top ten favourite games of all time. It genuinely pains me how few people have paid it (and how all modern legal ways of playing like the VC releases haven't included the Super GameBoy colours & sound! grr). Simply calling it "Donkey Kong" was a stupid, misleading move which I'm sure lead the majority to skip over it, as you originally did. This is a huge shame as its a masterpiece of design and you did a fantastic job explaining why. Nice one!

  • @Khalith
    @Khalith 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I loved this game boy game. I replayed it more times than I can remember.

  • @jtonsing
    @jtonsing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ok that ending caught me off guard big time! I clicked into this video, heard Jon's voice and thought, "Oh this must be one of if not Jon's very last video for Gamexplain. Well let's send him off with a bang!" Then the ending happens and I'm like..."wait Jon you're with Nintendo Life now?!?" Just goes to show how much attention I have when clicking on a video 😆
    But seriously though best wishes Jon hope this new choice with your career brings you success and happiness.

  • @SonofMrPeanut
    @SonofMrPeanut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "Well, that's Ice Climber."

  • @beefysteampig
    @beefysteampig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved this game - some absolutely belting beats in the soundtrack, as demonstrated here. Great video

  • @traaaaaavis
    @traaaaaavis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was my first GB Game. Dad bought it with a clear play it loud gameboy back in 94 or 95.

  • @schrottinator
    @schrottinator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved playing this game on the Gameboy when I was a kid.

  • @meskin84
    @meskin84 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The year I got my Game Boy Pocket, I begged so hard for it, and told every single person in my family I wanted it, that for Christmas that year, two different family members got me one. That next Easter, my mom got me Wave Race and Donkey Kong 94 (just called Donkey Kong). To this very day, it’s my favorite handheld game, and favorite game to revisit periodt.

  • @hayesmaker64
    @hayesmaker64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I discovered this recently myself and love it! Those backflips and handstands made Donkey Kong feel fresh again it was incredible. Still plays great too.

  • @adamb89
    @adamb89 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fortunately I had a subscription to Nintendo Power at the time so I got to see all about this game way before it was released. It took me like two straight weeks of selling cigarettes at school before I could afford it, but I bought a copy on release day and I still have it today, nearly 30 years later!

  • @bizaster
    @bizaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I must admit that I’ve never heard of this before... that’s really cool! Imagine if we got a new Donkey Kong on Switch with new mechanics, cutscenes, and more! That would be really nice.

  • @victorhernandez8723
    @victorhernandez8723 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was one of my favorite Gameboy games was I was a kid. A bunch of the levels had some tricky puzzles to solve and I had a lot of difficulty solving them. But I persevered and eventually beat the game.

  • @Cyberbrickmaster1986
    @Cyberbrickmaster1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want to see this game get a remake on Switch, since Nintendo seems to like remaking Gameboy games recently!

    • @MrSuperleobros
      @MrSuperleobros 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd love to see a links awakening style remake of this.

    • @Cyberbrickmaster1986
      @Cyberbrickmaster1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrSuperleobros Do you mean graphically? Because I don't know how a Link's Awakening style would work with Donkey Kong.

    • @MrSuperleobros
      @MrSuperleobros 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cyberbrickmaster1986 sorry I should have specified I don't mean the same art style as links awakening but give it the remaster treatment with updated visuals that keep true to the original art style.

    • @Cyberbrickmaster1986
      @Cyberbrickmaster1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrSuperleobros A stylistic art design would be nice. Mario vs Donkey Kong has the cell shaded art style and Mario & Luigi has a more cartoonish comic book style. So maybe giving it a simple, yet charming style could work if it fits well enough.

  • @martti1190
    @martti1190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    So Jon left Gamexplain and switched to Nintendo Life!?

    • @nikothehippo4932
      @nikothehippo4932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah.

    • @meric12131415
      @meric12131415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never heard of this dude

    • @crocodileman94
      @crocodileman94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@meric12131415 He's an insider with the deepest voice imaginable.

    • @meric12131415
      @meric12131415 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crocodileman94 🤣 I see but he has vin diesels voice must have stolen it 🤣🤣

    • @Toonrick12
      @Toonrick12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Basically, yeah. No bad blood between the two, thankfully. Jon left GX for NL mostly due to time differences.

  • @bradaloop
    @bradaloop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love seeing this kind of content from you Jon! Really interesting to see it here as opposed to on your own channel, shakes up the channel a bit between the reviews, news and reactions

  • @That_Lady_Charlie
    @That_Lady_Charlie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a criminally underrated game.
    it's a BRILLIANT puzzle platformer, years ahead of it's time.
    if you have a 3DS, download it for $4. you're welcome.

  • @phitdemon
    @phitdemon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's great to see someone else gush over this game. I think it's a tie between this and Link's Awakening for Game Boy MVP.

  • @NightFlyStudio
    @NightFlyStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wherever Jon goes, I go. Still making the same great content as well.

  • @Joel-bt4tt
    @Joel-bt4tt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yeah when I first played this a few years ago it caught me completely off guard when DK got back up and took Pauline again lol

  • @Hey_Kei
    @Hey_Kei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some of my best childhood memories. Ice world still confuses me

  • @robertwilliamson2856
    @robertwilliamson2856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jon's retrospectives are always top notch!

  • @FoxFandango
    @FoxFandango 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely love this video.
    My TH-cam feed is nothing but new games, future games and new consoles. Old games need love too. Please more of these. Most Jon video I've seen in ages!

  • @kngtv6610
    @kngtv6610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite game of all time

  • @ColeFam
    @ColeFam 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was my first Game Boy game and still one of the best. Great coverage!

  • @themothreborn
    @themothreborn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad ur keepin the love for this game alive

  • @JamesJacksonKFPDad999
    @JamesJacksonKFPDad999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm pleased to see some recognition for this sometimes-overlooked classic. It's long been my favorite Game Boy game.

  • @TheRiddle1981
    @TheRiddle1981 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will never forget that Xmas. I was 13 and got this, a super Game Boy and Donkey Kong Country. What a time to be alive!

  • @ardnore2535
    @ardnore2535 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love this game! played it so much...I believe younger me eventually got so frustrated with later level puzzles that I gave up, but i would love to give it another go...one of my favourite games as a kid, played it on my super game boy!

  • @bobciosain
    @bobciosain 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Jon being here. His content is great.

  • @Ninten70
    @Ninten70 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember when I first got this game for Christmas back in 97, It was totally Addicting.

  • @zac3249
    @zac3249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like him. He can stay.

  • @pancito8292
    @pancito8292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Subscribed because of Kong madness and godly voice.

  • @Pureheartt13
    @Pureheartt13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video Jon!

  • @jerrycoeurl
    @jerrycoeurl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this video! Donkey Kong ‘94 is one of the best Nintendo games, period.

  • @mrl.eyebrowman6103
    @mrl.eyebrowman6103 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoa! My friend played this all the time at school! When i picked up Mario vs Donkey Kong on GBA i assumed i had found it, guess I'll be hunting this down haha

  • @FlackNCoke
    @FlackNCoke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They should put the Super Gameboy on the SNES portion of Nintendo Switch Online with every Gameboy game that had unique features for it included.

  • @Catatafish
    @Catatafish 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In my opinion one of the most underrated GB Games of all time

  • @miket.1933
    @miket.1933 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite Game Boy game. I still love to play it.

  • @theshiberealm9022
    @theshiberealm9022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember being so confused when donkey kong got up.

  • @adad8226
    @adad8226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still cannot believe his voice is real.

  • @dodibitran
    @dodibitran 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good video I liked the presentation

  • @RH-to8dh
    @RH-to8dh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember when I first played this. I was a kid and my niece needed help beating the first couple of stages. Having beaten the original donkey Kong, I breezed through and "beat" the game for her. Imagine my surprise when he got back up and the game had a ton of new stages to play!

  • @Robbins996
    @Robbins996 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mario vs donkey Kong on the game boy advance was one of, if not the first video game I would have ever played. 5 year old me absolutely loved it

  • @VanillaLimeCoke
    @VanillaLimeCoke ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video.
    This game was and still is so awesome.
    The only thing is that I wish when they released it on the 3DS they released the Super GameBoy version too.

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember buying this from a flea market & playin it back in 2009.i played it on my gba sp,i never made it past the first iceberg level

  • @sykode
    @sykode 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have this game in my Neon green gameboy color, it was so much fun, and sometimes hard as hell.

  • @itsmatt517
    @itsmatt517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don’t forget that the N64 Smash Bros didn’t use the Rare design for Donkey Kong either

  • @BlueYoshi85
    @BlueYoshi85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And all this time I thought that Mario VS Donkey Kong on the gba was the first of its kind.

  • @Deanster101
    @Deanster101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favourite GB game, love it.

  • @carlosmoreira8835
    @carlosmoreira8835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best game boy game that I was lucky to get via the 3DS ambassadors program after they reduced the price of the console a few months after its release

  • @therealmariofan
    @therealmariofan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video made me buy the game on 3Ds Thanks Jon.

  • @RetroCheats
    @RetroCheats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is Jon xplaining the game :)

  • @aymanaboufarise4346
    @aymanaboufarise4346 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok so I was playing this game last year and beat it today and I still missed this

  • @davidgjohnson81
    @davidgjohnson81 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ngl was not expecting this dude to look like this

  • @user-nr2cs2rq7h
    @user-nr2cs2rq7h 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a game! Glad more people will be made aware of it

  • @KEYBEARER22
    @KEYBEARER22 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of my faves I still have the cartridge and enjoyed the 3DS version I hope it comes to the switch

  • @chrisburbidge9133
    @chrisburbidge9133 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    welcome To Nintendo Life John

  • @HudsonU
    @HudsonU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    JON CARTWRIGHT ON NINTENDOLIFE?? I didn't think him taking a picture with that shirt on twitter meant he actually works for you guys now haha.

    • @zac3249
      @zac3249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah he has a cool announcement video too!

    • @wariolandgoldpiramid
      @wariolandgoldpiramid 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zac3249 announcement video? Where?

  • @yabbadabbindude
    @yabbadabbindude 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah this looks great I wish I had it growing up

  • @FernandoNoki
    @FernandoNoki 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this mans voice.

  • @invalidsin5665
    @invalidsin5665 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The voice of a superb thespian.

  • @Cd62004
    @Cd62004 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jon makes the channel 100 times better

  • @funkygravity5635
    @funkygravity5635 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I instantly knew Jon made this video

  • @humouroushawk
    @humouroushawk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This alone really makes me want gameboy added to the NSO VC

  • @Pc-oh8ov
    @Pc-oh8ov 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got it at toys r us when it came out one of my favorite games to play at dialisis

  • @chriswiandt4907
    @chriswiandt4907 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    DK is the true mascot and face of Nintendo

  • @boiwifeyasmr4U
    @boiwifeyasmr4U 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He’s been transmogrified in the dark hour.

  • @SnaxTheSnaxolotl
    @SnaxTheSnaxolotl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Used to have it as a kid ^^

  • @nicegan8902
    @nicegan8902 ปีที่แล้ว

    And now in 2022 it seems that through the Mario movie, Nintendo have finally brought this particular Donkey Kong design to 3D. Took them 28 years to supplant the Rare version.

  • @Matanumi
    @Matanumi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    DK 94 HAS aged so well...

  • @colin8802
    @colin8802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Naming this game simply "Donkey Kong" was one of Nintendo's most confusing decisions. It's like they were less interested in selling copies than surprising the few people who did buy it.

  • @Terranigma23
    @Terranigma23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jon eyes. 😍

  • @club_pauline8342
    @club_pauline8342 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this game so much, I hope it gets remade for the Switch. Hopefully with an extra mode for Pauline. ❤️

  • @rgkong8783
    @rgkong8783 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you Jon!

  • @elxnoxelx
    @elxnoxelx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet love this game

  • @GmNdWtchr96
    @GmNdWtchr96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly, March of the Minis was closer to a sequel to Mario & Wario, a Japan-only game that used the Super Famicom mouse.

    • @DarkLink1996.
      @DarkLink1996. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy shit, you're right. I didn't even think of that game

  • @theravenpirate4744
    @theravenpirate4744 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy this GameXplain video

  • @CultureFusionSite
    @CultureFusionSite 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very underrated game