Donkey Kong Jr. | Versions Comparison | Arcade, ColecoVision, NES, Atari 2600, 7800, GBA and more
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- ✅ Decide which is the DEFINITIVE VERSION of Donkey Kong Jr. (Nintendo 1982).
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This video features gameplay of the first stage of the following versions:
0:00 Arcade
0:47 ColecoVision
1:39 NES / Famicom
2:15 Atari 2600
2:45 Intellivision
3:44 Atari 8-bit family
4:25 Coleco Adam
5:12 BBC Micro
5:51 ZX Spectrum
6:48 Famicom Disk System / FDS
7:23 Atari 7800
8:13 Game Boy Advance Nintendo e-Reader / GBA
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Which one did you play? Which one do you think is the best Arcade port or conversion?
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6:16 My favorite part is when it beeped lol
6:03 6:17 6:42 6:43 Beeeeep! (Earape) 😨
@@felitv6054 You forgot 6:45
5:49
DK Jr.: You're still here?
Mario: I'm going. I'm going.
I think you mean
I’M GOIN’! I’M GOIN’!
Lol
Mario looks like a little cowboy in the Colecovision and Coleco Adam versions.
He does! 🤠
He looks more like the sheriff in a Wild West flick.
It's not mario it's a carpenter called dario.
He also looks like a little cowboy in the ZX Spectrum version.
@@brendas.8520 I see a duck offering a piece of macaroni to please a god.
5:52 Donkey Kong: NOW WITH BEARD
Man jr
Donkey man
ZX Spectrum sounds weird
@@countrybloxcoolHipster Jr
The way the music restarts after EVERY sound effect on the Intellivision version would drive me insane.
Ronnie Barzel has to be played on mute it’s the only possible way......
Hal 9000 i agree
Its intellivision’s limitations
@@Escanimations Nah. It could play both at the same time. It's just a botched port. Check Pac-Man on the Inty, that one was flawless.
It did drive me insane based on that video sample
5:51 Me: Mom can I buy a NES with Donkey Kong on the side
Mom: No honey we already got you the ZX Spectrum and the game just enjoy it!
Me: :(
Wait I forgot someone did that meme but hey enjoy the updated meme of his but with better grammar?
Uh..., You're putting too many comments and replies, OXPLAYZ!!!!!
Calm down man
I hate you!
Wow thank you!
2:47 This Jump Sound is a bit Funny
the one from donkey kong on intellivison
blaster shot lol
2:15
Trust me, anything is better than depression, and we finally know what depression looks like.
MY EARS
5:53 You good Donkey Kong Jr.?
You’re right
He seen some better days
No I’m not good I think I’m having a seizure please help call 911
911
look at that boi go!
5:14 Donkey Kong looks like a zombie.
And his boobies
@@enidesouzabarros8852 xd
@@peppalacerda7760 ???
Purple skin makes you a parasite
2:46, I wasn't expecting to see a version of Mario that looks like a Smurf. Or DK and DK Jr to be replaced by Eddie and Eddie Jr for that matter.
The GBA e-Reader version is special to me. It's the first game I ever finished the story of on my own. Sure, it was only 4 stages, but it was challenging to me at 9 years old and not having played arcade platformers like it before. Nowadays, I play the NES port mostly but can honestly say the 7800 port is good as well. Seeing Junior reunite with his dad still brings a tear to my eye :)
5:42 DK Jr flips an enemy off lol
Man the Atari 7800's sound bank/chip sounded awful. Love these comparison videos, thanks for making them.
That's because it was using the Atari 2600's sound chip (TIA), which was from 1977. The 7800 was supposed to have a Pokey sound chip, but Jack Tramiel nixed it as a cost-cutting measure. It did allow for cartridges to have an onboard Pokey chip, but only 2 cartridges ever had one: Ballblazer and Commando. Look up a gameplay video of Commando for the Atari 7800 and you'll hear what Atari 7800 games can sound like.
@@MaximRecoil I still can't get over how this retarded decision ruined a pretty decent console that could rival the NES just because a bunch of freaks wanted their shitty 2600 games playable on it.
5:06 I like how jump man goes from a sherif to normal jump man.
There's also a nice homebrew version released for the C64 by Mr SID in 2014.
On the Spectrum version it looks more like Donkey Kong sr is trying to free Houdini from a plump pirate... which is pretty cool actually!
I like the NES version
Famicom Disk System i like
What about the Lucas version XD
Me: Mom can we have Donkey Kong Jr?
Mom: we have Donkey Kong Jr at home
Donkey Kong Jr at home: 5:51
[EDIT] Too many replies for my 2 braincells, also i fixed the reply saying just DK instead of DK Jr.
Dead meme be original
@@zachatck6567 dead or not, it was accurate af. WHAT THE HELL was that???
@@thaismagalhaes5928 true
The dk jr design is nothing like the original arcade, and when he climbs, is flickering.
I like the part where it beeped
6:02 haha croc boi go BRRRRRRRRRR
I think the Nes version is the superior one. Had better controls than the arcade.
I think so too.
The arcade version has better graphics thougg
The Atari 800 has way better controls too and all 4 screens.
You probably think that because you’ve ONLY played the nes version.
JaSSuMm
This is not true. I have both versions. One on the Nes and the other on the Switch (arcade).
There's also another thing that's really cool in Donkey Kong Junior on the Coleco Adam.
They managed to include a 5th level when you input a code at the selection screen. The level is supposed to be a kitchen at Mario's hideout, where Mario tries to drop pans of dough
on Junior while he navigates through the kitchen. You can even drop fruit on Mario and stun him, which makes the Donkey Kong death sound!
5:52 A gorilla that will save a naked man before some farmer kills the Gorilla this is your accurate Donkey Kong Jr.
Tell me below if this is your childhood..
Well i couldn't find the prototype because they are lost and forgotten but there are some screenshots and trailers with their unused content and their unused demos for testing purposes of the Genesis capatalies..
LMFAO
i love how in the zx spectrum version the game halts when you kill an enemy
2:15 Gingerbread Ape Jr., just like Gingerbread Ape. 🦧 🦧
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even donkey kong on the Atari 2600 has continuity
NES/Famicom version has the best and most memorable sounds.
@@slightlyevolved I mean Nintendo DID make the arcade and the NES ports :D
It’s better than the arcade bc the sound effects are less annoying…..
@@patsfan4life Only because the arcade had used discrete sound built into the motherboard, I read.
2:20 Ahhhh love the noices
But, I'm sorry, the noice is too angry.
Well kinda due to the DUDUDUDUDUDUDU ya know that climbing sound
@@UziDoormanTheLogoEditor 👍👍
The ZX Spectrum is very weird, including the graphics and color. BBC Micro is less weird, it’s just the music, graphics and color (I said it again). And The NES was my Favorite ❤️
The Zx spectrum has the Loudest loading screen when you boot up a game
The Colecovision only came out 1 year before the NES came out in Japan. So it is no wonder that its version of DKJ is comparable to the NES version. Makes you wonder what would have happened if Coleco had survived the great video game crash. Could the Colecovision have competed with the NES in the 8-bit era?
It survived the video game crash. The Coleco Adam was it's downfall. I don't think the Colecovision could have competed with the NES because the SG-1000 was basically a Colecovision knockoff, but I think a Colecovision successor could have had some competition, it may in fact change the the way of controllers.
Coleco, in 1986 (when the NES started taking off in the US) was already broke. Between the failure of its home computer, the death of the videogame market, and the waning popularity of Cabbage Patch Kids, The Connecticut Leather Company would never have stood a chance against the NES.
Marvin Harrison Smith II, it was mostly because of the Adam. The Coleco was only mildly affected by the crash. I would say, if they spent time making a video game console instead of the Adam, they would have a better chance. More information can be found on Retro Game Living Room’s video.
Most definitely it would have
@@projectwoodcarvingwithstev6734 Possibly, They had established licensing with many of the benchmarks from the arcade early on, the Colecovision had ports of games from Nintendo, Sega, Konami, Taito, Bally/Midway etc... and they were sort of flirting with the concept of console exclusives; they did port a lot of their licensed games to inferior consoles like the 2600 and Intellivision, but didn't to the 5200 which could match it graphically.
Atari back then would port their games to all consoles and computers, they didn't really start exclusives until later.
Coleco might have gotten a jump on the NES, or given their relationship with Nintendo prior to this, might have even sold the NES in western markets under their brand.
5:51 ZX Spectrum
On the Spectrum version DK Jr. looks like he's having a seizure when climbing the vines lol
@@ccdoo That is true as well lmao
lol
5:53 here
Whenever I feel like a failure, at least I can remember that I’m not the ZX Spectrum version of donkey kong jr.
Like wtf even is that
XD
I DON'T KNOW
The Spectrum could've made for a way better port.
Arcade
ZX Spectrum has everything weird and funny to me.
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In the ZX spectrum world, you must save a grown man from a cowboy that places down mecha crocs down on an attempt to kill you.
The ZX spectrum is the only computer that can give me a mental breakdown
Also the Zx espectrum in donkey Kong junior the sounds are like music
@@anthonygonzalez4303 lol
monke
Let’s Compare Donkey Kong Jr
1: Arcade (1982)
2: Colecovision (1983)
3: NES (1983)
4: Atari 2600 (1983)
5: Intellivision (1983)
6: Atari 8-Bit Family (1984)
7: Coleco Adam (1984)
8: BBC Micro (1984)
9: Zx Spectrum (1984)
10: Famicom Disk System (1988)
11: Atari 7800 (1988)
12: Nintendo E-Reader (2002)
Original arcade 1982 my favorite
Not gonna lie, I quite like Junior's climbing sprites in the Coleco versions, which is more than can be said about the way he climbs in the ZX Spectrum version on his way to rescue what looks like an abominable hybrid between Pac-Man and the AoStH incarnation of Dr. Robotnik...
The only game where Mario is the villain.
👍🏻
what abou-
oh wait the peta-made games are slander and copyright infringement so they dont count
What about smash bros
nothing Vlog He was never a villain in that game
@@starstruck6436 thats a fighting game
I love Atari Gingerbread Kong😍
You mean Atari 2600?
The arcade one told the story better than the nes one
Actually impressed by the Coleco versions, especially compared to its contemporaries.
I swear I friggin love how ZX spectrum version sounds so stupid and hilarious at the same time,god the part when jr jumps,when you hit an enemy,dk growing a big moustache,and the music Itself. Holy hara the ZX spectrum version is friggin ridiculous! XD
Donky kong junior for zx spectrum idk
This is why I had a Colecovision as a child.
7:23 the class clown at school
5:51 the class clown at home
Complete with weird bearded dad
Wait, you're telling me that 2:16 and 1:40 were both released in the same year?
Yes
The difference in quality is quite shocking.
1:40 : the dollar store ripoff
2:46 also came out on the same year and is worse
5:54 came out a year later and pauses for like a minute if you kill an enemy
Me: Mom can we buy Donkey Kong JR?
Mom: We alredy have Donkey Kong JR at home.
Donkey Kong JR at Home: 2:15
More like 5:52
At 3:07 it sounds like Megaman death sound 😂
Me:Mom can we have DK Junior at home?
My mom:We already have DK Junior at home
DK Junior at home: 5:52
ZX Spectrum is the oddball versions.
This is an unofficial game made by Thomas Busse'84.
The third one in the thumbnail looks like a baby yeti
2:15 when your poop has blood in it:
Period
Lol XD
Oh geez 😬😵
This is probably one of the reasons they don’t license out characters to other consoles...
I couldn't have asked for a better thumbnail. This was great video nan
So: The Nintendo releases besides e-Reader (so arcade, NES, Famicom Disk System) are the best versions, obviously. The Coleco releases look and sound pretty solid, and I actually prefer the Coleco versions of the enemies - they look a lot bigger and more intimidating imo. e-Reader's screen flicker is the e-Reader version's biggest flaw, and honestly, we're probably seeing why e-Reader didn't go anywhere.
Atari did alright for the Atari 8-bit family, with quality starting to rival the Coleco versions, though the pallet is kinda grating, though credit where it's due: It seems much more in-character for Wario to be the one kidnapping gorillas. The 7800's quality is as good as the arcade version, except someone sat on it so they have to sell it as-is and hope they don't lose too much on it, what with its squished graphics and grating sound design. BBC Micro is in a similar situation to Atari 8-bit, but worse on so many levels, all of which are summarized by that nightmare in the cage pretending to be Donkey Kong.
Intellivision is functional but the awful sound effects and simplified graphics don't do it any favors. Other versions would have to work to be worse than Intellivision, and boy, does Atari 2600 work. It doesn't even look like the same game and the depressing lack of music coupled with the grating sound effects makes it all the worse. Also, where's the fruit? _Your imagination._ ZX Spectrum is better in that it's more colorful, and Junior actually looks like a gorilla...except they kinda went overboard on both fronts - Junior straight-up looks like a fully grown ape and the pallet bleed is a seizure waiting to happen.
In conclusion I need a banana.
Actually the e-Reader did really well in Japan and I think cards were stil being made up until the Gameboy Advance was discontinued.
5:54 Oh no, these sprites. And I thiught the 2600 ones were bad.
Arcade: old
Nes: remade
ZX spectrum: the stuff of nightmares
The intellivision is way worse imo. They way it can't play the music and sound effects at the same time.
@@zandromex8985 at least they tried to make the graphics work it's terrible, but at least you can see the effort. I refuse to believe the zx spectrum one exists though
ZX spectrum: a gorilla having a seizure on the vines
I think the famicom disc system version is the same as the NES/Famicom version
In the Coleco versions, JR looks like he is risking his life just to save his papa from Mario. Sad
Omg ur right
Thumbnail be like:
Left: the original
A bit to the right: still close to the source sprite
Even more to the right: Uhhh that's still somewhat the same DKJR sprite I guess
Right: what
Left:Arcade
A bit to the right:Colecovison
Even more to the right:Intellivison
Right:Atari 2600
Yes thank you for stating the obvious
@@L00D__ thank u (sorry for my bad spelling)
ZX Spectrum: WHAT
Donkey Kong junior but the quality dips every time the level ends
the thumbnail:
Heh, the bit wars..
(high pitched voice) 64 bits.
(deeper voice) 32 bits.
(normal voice) 16 bits.
8 bits!
4 bits!!
2 BITS!
1 BIT!!!
HALF BIT!!
QUARTER BIT!!!
THEEEEE WRRRRRIIIIIIIISTTTT GAAAAAAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Speaking of the wrist game (well. LCD game) where's the Game and Watch version? And the DSi port of that? I played that for ages on car trips.
Theres also a C64 port that was done a
Few years ago, its pretty well done compare to others ports from the 80s
Don’t know why, but I feel like Donkey Kong Jr looks better on the Coleco ports. And I do like the Wild West style that Jumpman is going for in those ports as well.
My dad has The zx spectrum when he was a kid
I’m so used to the nes version, that it sounds off to me when I hear the sound effects in the arcade original
5:51 ZX Spectrum´s Hospital Music
The Way Donkey Kong Jr Climbs In The ZX Spectrum 😂😂 5:53
Excelente o vídeo...gostei muito.
Velhos e bons tempos...
Every other version: (fine)
Intelevision: STOP INTERUPTING MY MUSIC!! GODDAMNIT!
個人的には死ぬほどやり込んだゲーム&ウォッチ版が一番印象深いですね。
4:37 Jump Pitch Glitch
I've only played the arcade and NES versions in my lifetime but I do gotta say the "Jumpin Monkeys Jump Jumpin Monkeys" theme thumps pretty hard on the coleco. lol
Wow. I didn't know their were alot of verisons of Donkey Kong Jr.
2:45 Sound = no music
To compare the ColecoVision to The Coleco Adam, I have to say the Adam is better because there are more brighter colors than the ColecoVision
And all four levels intact.
Level 1: Vines - Chains
Level 2: Vines - Springboard - Chains
Level 3: Vines - Hideout - Chains
Level 4: Vines - Springboard - Hideout - Chains
Gotta give the Atari 2600 credit for having animated water.
ZX Spectrum is CLEARLY the best.
Yea
I like atari 7800 version
I liked the 2600 version, it was one of my favorite games back then. I didn't find out it sucked until the internet told me in the 2000s.
the music of this game's first level was reused in donkey kong country returns' secret final level (or the last level of the secret world in donkey kong country returns 3D)
The Coleco vision is the best non Nintendo Made port they did a good job representing something on a not so great Consol and the ZX spectrum well I just that’s just a horror movie
4:00 dk smb 1
When donkey kong jr finishes the level on the atari 7800 the sound is weird
I'm so proud of the NES :)
My favorite of the DK arcade trilogy!!!
The zx spectrum one is awesome it’s so funny
Mario in the colecovision version be like: you've yee'd your last haw!
Donkey Kong Junior Versions Comparison (1982) Arcade (1983) Coleco Vision and Nintendo Entertainment System (1984) Atari 2600 (1985) Intelivision and Atari 8-bit (1986) Famicom (1988) Atari 7800 (2005) Game Boy Advance (2009) E-reader
Extras: Coleco Adam (2010) BBC Micro (1996,Unreleased) ZX Spectrum (2023,Fanmade like Arcade)
*Sheds a tear* Donkey Kong Jr. please come back!!!! ;-;
Who ever made the Zx spec one definitely had something in their punch
It is odd for in the Coleco version Jr’s eyes go from black to brown depending on his action.
5:51 nobody didn’t watched/filmed the fully gameplay
Colecovision 1983 my favorite
My Favorite Version Famicom Disk System
I've only just ever now realized I've never played this game while it had the sound on! Also Holy cow the second one's cherries look really like big red butts!
My favorite version is NES
I really want the ZX Spectrum to leave.
Free hammers
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6:49 カメラ目線
ZX Spectrum Mario looks like a drunk fireman, falling over.
8:12 Now let's play Donkey kong JR with an Earthquake
Sounds like a gun shot every time he lands on the ground in the arcade.
Hilarious how the ZX Spectrum tries to compete with the rest 😂😂😂
The NES version is the best for playing at home