The NES version is easily the best one,since it plays,looks and sounds the closet to the arcade original(despite missing the cutscenes and cement factory level).It helps that Nintendo actually made it instead of farming it out to some crap developer.
The older the computer, the less powerful the computer is. Look at the Apple II. Watch when Mario climbs a ladder. See how Mario and the ladder sort of merge? That's because Apple didn't have sprites and had to draw everything by hand. On top of that, they remove some drawing steps to get more speed (you mask off the parts of Mario and the ladder they they have bits in common and then restore the ladder during the next draw). The version on the Atari 800 did the same thing. Mario is fine because he's a sprite but the barrel had to be draw at run time and they left the same steps out for speed. So yes, the NES beat the others. Now try it against the Atari 7800.
Hands down, my favorite version of Donkey Kong is.... Nintendo Entertainment System. It's the version I grew up playing so I spent much of my life only knowing that version. I'm surprised the Game Boy version wasn't included here. It has the same 4 levels but then the game extends even further.
The NES version is missing the cement factory level, supposedly because Nintendo couldn't afford a large enough cartridge for it that early in the NES's life. That said, the Colecovision version has all four levels and was on older hardware, so I have to think they didn't try very hard. The Game Boy version is _spectacular_, but I hesitate to call it a port, honestly. The first four levels are there, but Mario has numerous tricks he can't do in the arcade original (like being able to toss the hammer around), and the controls feel very different. It's an total reimagining of the original.
"mom can we go to the arcade to play donkey kong." "We have donkey kong at home." *Donkey Kong at home* : 0:02 Also, you did not emulate the Dos version too well, you ran it too fast.
I've notice that people always blame the Super Mario Bros. movie and the CD-I games for making Nintendo overprotective of their IPs,when these awful Donkey Kong ports would've easily convinced them not to let other developers use their characters.
These weren't terrible ports by any stretch. You have to remember the context: you simply couldn't get arcade-perfect ports on late 1970s/early 1980s hardware. The Atari 2600, Intellivision, and Colecovision ports were _amazing_ for the time, and everyone treated them as such. Heck, even the NES version had to make sacrifices to get the game ported: it was pretty authentic in terms of graphics and sound, but it omits a whole quarter of the game entirely. There were some legitimately terrible arcade ports in that era (the Atari 2600 Pac-Man is rightly remembered as godawful), but officially licensed Nintendo ports tended to be the cream of the crop. Nobody in their right mind would have been disappointed with any of these DK ports in the early 1980s.
Sean Daugherty The Intellivision and 2600 were made graphically inferior on purpose to make the Colecovision versions look better, however, they still played well. The NES port was also good, but it took a Wii version to get Arcade perfect levels and content
At the time, the Atari 2600 version was considered awesome. It cant be expressed just how exciting it was to play an arcade game at home. Just like people that grew up after the 80's wont understand how also exciting it was to got to a store and get an actual movie to watch at home.
1. Pajamas Mario vs Gingerbread Man and his army of cookies 2. Fix-it Felix saves Knuckles from Abominable Frog Man 3. Mario passes a trial of high school jock D.K. who throws basketballs into him, to get a date with high school queen 4. Cult arcade classic ported to one of the best video game consoles ever 5. Mario visits Underwater Kingdom to fight Sea Monkey 6. Underwater Kingdom Part 2 but now it's a battle of life and death against the villain and his melon stash 7. Speedo Noodlehands vs Beastur from My Pet Monster cartoon 8. Mario thinks about his career choice while fighting Donkey Kong who's already in his 50s
+Jinzo Clash Back in 1982, Colecovision seemed to be a great port. But today, the Famicom port from 1983 looks SO MUCH BETTER!!! Today I have to say: 3 perfect stages are better than 4 mediocre stages. Of course, in 1983 I never heard about Famicom. When NES came out here in germany in 1985, I was in a complete different universe filled up with Atari ST and Amiga.
The Atari 2600 version,i have only three (non)questions... 1.When jumpman (Mario's first name) goes on a (The thing he climbs on it,i dont remember his name) it seems like Jumpman has so much hair! 2.The barrels when they roll,thet look like some homemade cookies. 3.Everything is pixelated very bad compared to the nes version. And some review about the Dos version: 1.Jumpman runs like Sonic 2.Why Donkey Kong is a pink boogeyman? 3.When Jumpman climbs on (I dont remember his name) his arms are very long 4.The game runs more faster than my Computer!
Boo for only showing level one and not comparing which consoles actually got all of the levels or if they're in the right order or not. Also boo for not showing the actual arcade version.
in my opinion, a real comparison between these versions would include showing the other boards/levels besides the first one. some games cut some of the levels out etc. that's where a lot of the comparison should focus..
They say, the Atari 2600 & Intellivision version were made by the same guy who works with Coleco & he purposely made both versions to look bad so he can make the Colecovision version to look good.
great video, never saw commodore or apple versions before. before the NES version, the best clone was Donkey King for the TRS-80 color computer. I will post a vid of that version.
Nice video; I was thinking that the Ocean C64 version moved quicker than the Atarisoft C64 version, then along comes the DOS version and Mario zips about like he's got a rocket up his arse!
On the Intellivision version, the way Kong's arms are shaped when he's standing still makes it look like he's got no arms and just a giant, stupid, hillbilly grin for a body, complete with buck teeth. Also, did they really hafta make him puke green?
The Colecovision was THE OG "GOOD" version. Too bad the NES version was missing the Cement Favtory level. I can't believe the Intellevision version is THAT bad, I think it's worse than the 2600 version, a feat which I thought unbeatable.
The NES one is the most faithful, but theres also some good ports in there too. *...But let's just leave the Dos version and the Apple II version out of this.*
The DOS version is nightmare inducing and the Apple II version makes Mario look so depressed lol.
they also start "grinding" your ears.
THE AUDIO IS SO FREAKING TERRIBLE!!!
ikr
Well apple II was from 1977 and dos is from faken 1983
@@Woomiasty no ms dos is from 1981
lol he does look depressed xD
Holy SHIT he flies in DOS.
probably because it's cpu timed so it's going to run crazy fast on modern hardware unless you simulate a limited cpu
Slow down, Super Mario!
7:19 that moment when Mario became Sonic
*_GOTTA GO FAST_*
Jumpman was hauling ASS in the DOS version. XD
Wait is mario even lossing weight
I think the DOS version didn't get the point.
When Mario stopped using shrooms and started using speed
The NES version is easily the best one,since it plays,looks and sounds the closet to the arcade original(despite missing the cutscenes and cement factory level).It helps that Nintendo actually made it instead of farming it out to some crap developer.
Nathan Walker wii has all levels
@@yourmother__ That's a rerelease of the arcade version.
The older the computer, the less powerful the computer is. Look at the Apple II. Watch when Mario climbs a ladder. See how Mario and the ladder sort of merge? That's because Apple didn't have sprites and had to draw everything by hand. On top of that, they remove some drawing steps to get more speed (you mask off the parts of Mario and the ladder they they have bits in common and then restore the ladder during the next draw). The version on the Atari 800 did the same thing. Mario is fine because he's a sprite but the barrel had to be draw at run time and they left the same steps out for speed. So yes, the NES beat the others. Now try it against the Atari 7800.
@@cobaltis No its the NES version with some updates i know this because i have it on my Wii
why is donkey kong a pink boogeyman in the dos version
cga video mode
I played the nes version on my ds
Because it was released when CGA was the norm. CGA only a limit of four colors on a screen at once. YUP a whole FOUR colors
MercuryPenny Graphic limitations
Pink dong
Hands down, my favorite version of Donkey Kong is....
Nintendo Entertainment System.
It's the version I grew up playing so I spent much of my life only knowing that version.
I'm surprised the Game Boy version wasn't included here.
It has the same 4 levels but then the game extends even further.
Mine too
Erik Berry
Nicksolo85 because its the oringal from the arcade on the nes
arcade version, bitch
The NES version is missing the cement factory level, supposedly because Nintendo couldn't afford a large enough cartridge for it that early in the NES's life. That said, the Colecovision version has all four levels and was on older hardware, so I have to think they didn't try very hard. The Game Boy version is _spectacular_, but I hesitate to call it a port, honestly. The first four levels are there, but Mario has numerous tricks he can't do in the arcade original (like being able to toss the hammer around), and the controls feel very different. It's an total reimagining of the original.
7:16 DOS company presents:
Creppy version Donkey Kong.
"mom can we go to the arcade to play donkey kong."
"We have donkey kong at home."
*Donkey Kong at home* : 0:02
Also, you did not emulate the Dos version too well, you ran it too fast.
JBadAss98Gameing
Mobile Game Ads: 3:14
The Actual Game: 0:51
That’s literally donkey Kong at home wdym
👌😂👌
@@Fullsonicsped12 that it is not as good as the original
mom I want donkey kong we had donkey kong at home donkey kong at home
I've notice that people always blame the Super Mario Bros. movie and the CD-I games for making Nintendo overprotective of their IPs,when these awful Donkey Kong ports would've easily convinced them not to let other developers use their characters.
Nathan Walker good point but I would say it’s probably just combination if all of them
These weren't terrible ports by any stretch. You have to remember the context: you simply couldn't get arcade-perfect ports on late 1970s/early 1980s hardware. The Atari 2600, Intellivision, and Colecovision ports were _amazing_ for the time, and everyone treated them as such. Heck, even the NES version had to make sacrifices to get the game ported: it was pretty authentic in terms of graphics and sound, but it omits a whole quarter of the game entirely.
There were some legitimately terrible arcade ports in that era (the Atari 2600 Pac-Man is rightly remembered as godawful), but officially licensed Nintendo ports tended to be the cream of the crop. Nobody in their right mind would have been disappointed with any of these DK ports in the early 1980s.
Sean Daugherty The Intellivision and 2600 were made graphically inferior on purpose to make the Colecovision versions look better, however, they still played well. The NES port was also good, but it took a Wii version to get Arcade perfect levels and content
At the time, the Atari 2600 version was considered awesome. It cant be expressed just how exciting it was to play an arcade game at home. Just like people that grew up after the 80's wont understand how also exciting it was to got to a store and get an actual movie to watch at home.
8:10
The original G R A N D D A D
FLEENSTONES?
you are right
Great comparison video, thanks! The Coleco Vision version was great, along with the NES version many years later.
1. Pajamas Mario vs Gingerbread Man and his army of cookies
2. Fix-it Felix saves Knuckles from Abominable Frog Man
3. Mario passes a trial of high school jock D.K. who throws basketballs into him, to get a date with high school queen
4. Cult arcade classic ported to one of the best video game consoles ever
5. Mario visits Underwater Kingdom to fight Sea Monkey
6. Underwater Kingdom Part 2 but now it's a battle of life and death against the villain and his melon stash
7. Speedo Noodlehands vs Beastur from My Pet Monster cartoon
8. Mario thinks about his career choice while fighting Donkey Kong who's already in his 50s
5:01 Pauline isn't actually saying "Help". I think it's numbers.
1103
Commodore Pauline (Ocean): "HELP"
Commodore Pauline (AtariSoft): "1103"
Colecovision seemed to be the most right. I was so OFFENDED when it finally came out on NES, but was missing levels from the arcade.
+Jinzo Clash Back in 1982, Colecovision seemed to be a great port. But today, the Famicom port from 1983 looks SO MUCH BETTER!!! Today I have to say: 3 perfect stages are better than 4 mediocre stages. Of course, in 1983 I never heard about Famicom. When NES came out here in germany in 1985, I was in a complete different universe filled up with Atari ST and Amiga.
I lost it at the DOS version.
7:20 when you can't play donkey kong and you get nightmares of it
7:20 WHAT THE FLICK IS DONKEY KONG im going to have nightmares for weeks
3:27 is where the boombox would come into play.
8:16 Oh、so ｔｈａｔ’ｓ where the inspiration for Skinny Mario came from。
1 1 0 3 !
Yeah, like, what is the meaning of that?
Q Toons! This Means Help!
that commodore 64 intro is pretty intimidating.
Bro, I have no idea how to thank you for this
The least I can do is subscribing
2600 Donkey Kong looks like a gingerbread man, and his barrels look like cookies.
Despite the missing cut scenes I think that the NES version was the best.
The Atari 2600 version,i have only three (non)questions...
1.When jumpman (Mario's first name) goes on a (The thing he climbs on it,i dont remember his name) it seems like Jumpman has so much hair!
2.The barrels when they roll,thet look like some homemade cookies.
3.Everything is pixelated very bad compared to the nes version.
And some review about the Dos version:
1.Jumpman runs like Sonic
2.Why Donkey Kong is a pink boogeyman?
3.When Jumpman climbs on (I dont remember his name) his arms are very long
4.The game runs more faster than my Computer!
ur opinions on the dos version is hilarious
No one :
Intellivision marios walking sound : BOBY BOBY
Lol
Having grown up on the Commodore 64, that brings back memories.
0:45 Wow, this is official artwork of mario and donkey kong
And Pauline
Anyone else notice that in the Atari 2600 version, DK only moves when Jumpman changes direction or climbs a ladder? Interesting.
The melody on the Apple II made me laugh harder than I should have.
So THAT"S where "generic video game sound effects" is from
Dream: 3:15
Nightmare: 7:16
DOS donkey kong is pinkie Kong and Mario is probably racing sonic and if he dies he dies in sanik speed
Commodore 64's jingle sounds really cool.
8:22 the "get ready" music in the Apple II version sounded so depressingly off-key.
Apple 2 Sounds Like "Beep!"
PIGGY!
Bip bop bip
Annoying sounds: BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP… I’M THE ROADRUNNERRRRRR! 😂🤣
AAAAAHHH!!!!! My EYES!!!!!!!!
AAAAAHHH!!!!! My EARS!!!!!!!!
...was MY reaction to MOST of these Versions. :-O
5:49 Sounds so creepy!! Is a part of the sountrack of DK64 Creepy Castle level!!
everyone be talkin about Dos but mario jumpin over cheese wheels to save lisa simpson from cocaine monkey on atari 2600
More like: Pajama Mario jumping on cookies to save Lisa Simpson from the Gingerbread Man
The Game Boy port should've also been a Nintendo 64 port called Donkey Kong 64 along with Rare's Donkey Kong Country 64.
I remeber this from my childhood
When -Close Enough- was the gold standard.
Fun fact:
Mario was originally called "Jump man"
4:52 Im piper Im piper Im piper. 8:27 blah blah blah. 2:28 oh no oh no oh no. 0:54 popeye popeye popeye
0:03 bit bit bit bit bit bit bit bit
the 2600 version of dk looks like a gingerbread man throwing cookies at you
In the last version of the game Donkey Kong looks like he aged quite a bit. Lol
The colecovison version is my favorite for its accuracy to the original even during the really low spec time.
most of these look like they were made in the great depression
Like DOS and intellivision
lol the sound for the 2600 version was used in TV shows for video game sounds for years.
Dos version looks like Ugandan knuckles
-do you know the way to the construction site?-
Do u no da wae to the gueen?
Top 10 future predictions???
Boo for only showing level one and not comparing which consoles actually got all of the levels or if they're in the right order or not. Also boo for not showing the actual arcade version.
23 Years Jumping a Barrels, 23... FUCKIN YEARS!
in my opinion, a real comparison between these versions would include showing the other boards/levels besides the first one. some games cut some of the levels out etc. that's where a lot of the comparison should focus..
Atleast we can say that the commodore 64 version is the snail version,and if you don't trust me,see Mario walking and how the music is played
God I remember playing the 2600 cartridge of DK and just being sad that I didn't have a Colecovision.
How high can you get? Well, in case of the DOS version, very, VERY, high.
0:44 What is this piece of art? And where can I find a high quality version of it so I may hang it on the wall?
They say, the Atari 2600 & Intellivision version were made by the same guy who works with Coleco & he purposely made both versions to look bad so he can make the Colecovision version to look good.
Donkey Kong nes introduced that classic theme in the title
00:03 Donkey/Cranky Kong droppin' cookies
In Colecovision you don't play as Mario, you play Grand Dad!
Thumbnail is just a nightmare fuel.
Dos and Apple II don’t look so good and remind me of something that would come from my nightmares
If there was ever one where he had giant yellow gloves or did I imagine it ?
great video, never saw commodore or apple versions before. before the NES version, the best clone was Donkey King for the TRS-80 color computer. I will post a vid of that version.
Nice video; I was thinking that the Ocean C64 version moved quicker than the Atarisoft C64 version, then along comes the DOS version and Mario zips about like he's got a rocket up his arse!
7:15 Console vs PC gaming back in the day
At around 7:45 Mario looks liked he’s naruto running
Donkey Kong was one of the first series of games to have a story to it and use cutscenes, isn't that amazing for the time?
Donkey Kong is the first game I brought for Coleco
The difference between colecovision and NES is crazy!
DOS DK haunts my nightmares
On the Intellivision version, the way Kong's arms are shaped when he's standing still makes it look like he's got no arms and just a giant, stupid, hillbilly grin for a body, complete with buck teeth.
Also, did they really hafta make him puke green?
It can seem ridiculous, but I actually enjoyed the ZX Spectrum port. If you get used to it its really fun :)
And you can handle Donkey kong being creepy in that version?
@@shookums265 The only one I can't handle is the DOS one (shivers)
0:10 talk about an overbite
The barrels from the Atari 2600 look like cookies 0_0
23 years jumping barrels
23 motherfucking years!!
XD
Yes the DOS design of Donkey Kong does look like a Steroided Lotso.
3:32 Mario 7? Is this the one I played?...........GRAND DAD! *flinstones theme plays* FLIEENSTONES?
The Colecovision was THE OG "GOOD" version. Too bad the NES version was missing the Cement Favtory level. I can't believe the Intellevision version is THAT bad, I think it's worse than the 2600 version, a feat which I thought unbeatable.
Mario looks good in the cover of the Intellivision cartrige!!!
Why there's a pink Sullivan (from Monsters, Inc.) in the DOS version?
On the first one the barrels look like rolling chocolate chip cookies. XD
Donkey kong in the dos version looks like a werebear(a half bear and a half wolf)
Who knew bootlegs were around since the 80s?
This proves you can't get any better than the original!
Ignoring the gameboy version like this video!
You forgot the Arcade version
the Commodore 64 version's step sound effects sound like a kazoo
7:36 lol :)
Lol Mario spinning so fast
This sounds stupid as hell but Donkey Kong from Apple II looks like Esidisi from JJBA Part 2.
Grand dad is looking a little depressed
The Apple II is an updated version of the MS-DOS version.
This is in the case of; let's compare 'Donkey Kong.'
The NES one is the most faithful, but theres also some good ports in there too.
*...But let's just leave the Dos version and the Apple II version out of this.*
Pauline looks like Frisk from Undertale in the Atari 2600 version.
Donkey Kong in D.O.S. looks creepy. 😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯😱😱😱
Nintendo!!!
Now you're playing with power!
The Apple II and DOS version sounds and look similar... COINCIDENCE?
The DOS version was very disturbing....
Eisen Heinrich mario did naruto's run in that one
cause this is CGA
Yes, yes it is
You thought the DOS version was bad? Look at the one on ZX Spectrum!
He looks more like Lotso from Toy Story 3.