This is a gameboy game with 90 levels, multiple boss fights and cutscenes!!! I played through it all as a child and I still get amazed by how much this game achieved.
As you can probably tell, this game planted the seed that would eventually flourish into the game known as Mario VS Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance, released in 2004, which would eventually get a remake for the Nintendo Switch in 2024.
It actually somewhat was a tech-demo for the super Gameboy. It was launghed alongside it and used every aspect to it's fullest. No other game afterwards really took advantage of the super gameboy to the same extent.
Hell yeah brotha, that's exactly how I remember it. Game first warms you up and then says "now for the real game sucka!!!" Straight homerun with this title. Now we need a Popeye done just like this.
The Construction Site and Big City - New Donk Forest - Steam Gardens Ship - Bubblaine Jungle - Forgotten Isle Desert - Tostarena Airplane - Nimbus Arena Iceberg - Shiveria Rocky Valley and Tower - Crumbleden Dunno why, but the locations of this game had to remind me of Super Mario Odyssey...
This game first treats you like a mother, going through, nurturing you, and showing you some amount of difficulty in the very beginning. Then it goes berserk, and forces you to murder it with your bare hands and grab victory from lifeless body.
If this game was canon to the Super Mario franchise, then a lot of things about Mario's origins would make much more sense. First of all, Mario is depicted as some kind of circus acrobat in this game, which would account for his incredible jumping abilities and for why Donkey Kong was so upset about being in the city. Ol' DK was perhaps some kind of circus attraction and Mario was hired to tend to his cage. While that job payed the bills, Mario's true passion was being a star in the circus and he secretly practiced acrobatics, but the sleazy owners wouldn't cast him as such. And Pauline, Mario's former girlfriend at the time, was an ecologically sensitive soul who DK sensed and he tricked himself into falling in love with her, broke free from the circus to attempt to charm her by slicking his "hair", wearing a necktie, and bringing her flowers. But in reality Pauline wouldn't have anything to do with what the big ape felt so the famous repetitive antic ensued as we see in the game.
Actually, Mario owned Donkey Kong (canonically now known as Cranky Kong, the grandfather of the current Donkey Kong) as a sideshow attraction, Mario was indeed affiliated with a circus. There's an old Game and Watch where you control DK in a juggling game, and Mario is the one who is making sure he's doing a great job at it. Screwing up made Mario laugh and torment him. DK was furious on how he was being treated by his owner, and as a means of revenge DK breaks loose and kidnaps Mario's girlfriend at the time, Pauline. Jumpman and Mario are the same person, Pauline does ask Mario questions regarding the events of Donkey Kong. So yeah, Mario may have learned these skills in this other job of his.
I remember playing this on my gameboy color given to me by my grandmother in the early 2000s, I was 6 at the time I believe. I was always stuck on these basic levels until one day I stacked all the kongs!! I had no idea there was a whole world map setup after !!! I only thought it was the barrel jumping and that's it, but nope. Still proud of myself for completing this jewel!!!
You know, with Super Nintendo World being a real thing, making a JAWS reference just like that would help explain why Universal decided to, pardon the expression, 1-UP Disneyland/Walt Disney World/Disney's California Adventure by creating such a land.
Viaje en la historia tope este juego en mi infancia y ya no lo habia vuelto a ver la cancion del mundo 9-8 era la que mas me gusto xd pense que nadie habia recopilado estos niveles buena esa crack ♡
Donkey Kong 94 - All Bosses (No Damage) Time: 00:00 Stage 0: 100m - Level 4: Boss #0: Donkey Kong Time: 00:48 Stage 1: Big-City - Level 8: Boss #1: Donkey Kong Time: 01:33 Stage 2: Forest - Level 12: Boss #2: Donkey Kong Time: 02:27 Stage 3: Ship - Level 8: Boss #3: Donkey Kong Time: 03:29 Stage 4: Jungle - Level 12: Boss #4: Donkey Kong Time: 04:19 Stage 5: Desert - Level 12: Boss #5: Donkey Kong Time: 05:01 Stage 6: Airplane - Level 8: Boss #6: Donkey Kong Time: 05:40 Stage 7: Iceberg - Level 12: Boss #7: Donkey Kong Time: 06:40 Stage 8: Rocky-Valley - Level 16: Boss #8: Donkey Kong Time: 07:21 Final Stage: Tower - Final Level: Final Boss: Donkey Kong Time: 08:51 True Final Boss: Donkey Kong (Giant) Time: 12:07 Ending
got this game free for my 3ds with nintendo coins a while back. never made it past 3-3 cause of loss of interest. i might pick it back up when i go on my road trip later this month.
Good eye. Mario now has DK in his clutches, possibly ready to throw him back inside of the cage he escaped from. DK cries for help and Junior springs into action... sort of. I don't think Nintendo planned to remake DK Jr. but I can accept that this is a nod towards what happens next.
This version of DK should be a DLC fighter and he's able to throw barrels at his opponents and charges up both arms instead of one arm and jumps on the ground for earthquake instead of slapping the ground
0:00 Classic Boss 0:48 Big-City Boss 1:33 Forest Boss 2:27 Ship Boss 3:29 Jungle Boss 4:19 Desert Boss 5:00 Airplane Boss 5:41 Iceberg Boss 6:40 Rocky-Valley Boss 7:22 Tower Boss 8:53 Final Boss 11:46 Ending
Lists of world boss fights World 0: Final stage of Donkey Kong World 1: Big City 1-8 World 2: Forest 2-8 World 3: Ship 3-8 World 4: Jungle 4-8 World 5: Desert 5-12 World 6: AirPlane 6-12 World 7: IceBerg 7-12 World 8: Rockey-Vallery 8-12 World Extra: Tower 9-8, 9-9
I’ve always seen this game as sort of a hybrid of the classic Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros 2, and a little bit of Mario Land dusted in for good measure.
I like how it starts off as the original 80's Donkey kong game then slowly transitions into a more complex modernized version..
Both men are now famous for Nintendo
Same
yeah its kinda like the prototype for the Mario vs Donkey Kong series of games
This is a gameboy game with 90 levels, multiple boss fights and cutscenes!!! I played through it all as a child and I still get amazed by how much this game achieved.
Actually there is 101, 97 if you don’t count the first 4 that were from the arcade version.
As you can probably tell, this game planted the seed that would eventually flourish into the game known as Mario VS Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance, released in 2004, which would eventually get a remake for the Nintendo Switch in 2024.
@@CrimsonDevil_Rias I never liked the modern Mario vs Donkey Kong. But I did enjoy the OG for the game boy as a kid.
@@jackhumphries1087 that’s pretty interesting, I forgot to include those which are literally the first 4 levels
this game was overlooked but really is one of the greatest games for the system. in addition it defined a lot of mario’s moveset for later games
It actually somewhat was a tech-demo for the super Gameboy. It was launghed alongside it and used every aspect to it's fullest. No other game afterwards really took advantage of the super gameboy to the same extent.
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This game is a original take on a arcade classic it tricks you into making you think it's over then it goes insane
Yeti Man That feeling is too real for me.
Classic Memo I
Hell yeah brotha, that's exactly how I remember it. Game first warms you up and then says "now for the real game sucka!!!"
Straight homerun with this title. Now we need a Popeye done just like this.
when i bought this game a while ago i thought it was the arcade game port lol
Yeah, even the music gets more instruments.
This was a GREAT expansion of the original Donkey Kong.
I cant believe how underrated this is. I barely see anyone talk about it
I can't believe it either
this game needs more attention... its so good for its time, a remake of this would be amazing :)
There was a remake on GBA, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong.
@@OrionAltHist It's not a remake, but a sequel.
@@chrange9714 Mario Chases Donkey Kong Again, But This Time, It's To Get Back a Bunch of Toys he Stole.
@@chrange9714
It was going to be a remake, but they decided otherwise.
@@slimballs9650they're gonna remake the GBA one.
7:30 That has to be the most epic music from a GB ever.
Yeah, it's pretty amazing that the music composer was able to imitate screeching guitar riffs on 8-bit hardware. :D
Ikr
Imagine a Super Mario World remix
@@steveluvscows2490 thats gotta be pretty cool
EW A FURRY
i love how athletic Mario is in these games
The Construction Site and Big City - New Donk
Forest - Steam Gardens
Ship - Bubblaine
Jungle - Forgotten Isle
Desert - Tostarena
Airplane - Nimbus Arena
Iceberg - Shiveria
Rocky Valley and Tower - Crumbleden
Dunno why, but the locations of this game had to remind me of Super Mario Odyssey...
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Well, did you know that Big City was confirmed to actually be New Donk City? So you may be on to something.
Luncheon kingdom, Bowser kingdom, and Moon kingdom are lacking locations
This game is so underrated.
And not really well known
Ok Ralsei
Yes I agree and Mario vs donkey Kong was highly overrated
@Ashton Aguiling also in Mario vs donkey Kong the story imo was really stupid
Because Mario. Vs Donkey Kong stole all of Donkey Kong 94's thunder
Donkey Kong '94 has it's own original story.
Nice one, Nintendo.
This game first treats you like a mother, going through, nurturing you, and showing you some amount of difficulty in the very beginning. Then it goes berserk, and forces you to murder it with your bare hands and grab victory from lifeless body.
@munksy0102....
@munksy0102 bruh. Kids can't even make jokes, like my dad.
@@DrDavidTheTrustableOnethats, *humerus*
BA DUM TSSSS
@@DrDavidTheTrustableOnelmao, stop being so sensitive.
Very good game with very good levels. Bought it for my 3DS with little expectations but enjoyed once i beat it!
How can you buy it for your 3ds. It's not even for the 3ds
I never knew that
@@monikagates7614 Virtual Console
0:03 - In the arcades and on the NES, that was the final level, but on the Game Boy, the adventure is just beginning!!
Just like "This not ends here!".
We need THIS Mario vs. Donkey Kong back. This and it's GBA version were really awesome.
I wish it hadn't become just redirecting little toys instead of a fun little puzzle platformer series
If this game was canon to the Super Mario franchise, then a lot of things about Mario's origins would make much more sense. First of all, Mario is depicted as some kind of circus acrobat in this game, which would account for his incredible jumping abilities and for why Donkey Kong was so upset about being in the city. Ol' DK was perhaps some kind of circus attraction and Mario was hired to tend to his cage. While that job payed the bills, Mario's true passion was being a star in the circus and he secretly practiced acrobatics, but the sleazy owners wouldn't cast him as such.
And Pauline, Mario's former girlfriend at the time, was an ecologically sensitive soul who DK sensed and he tricked himself into falling in love with her, broke free from the circus to attempt to charm her by slicking his "hair", wearing a necktie, and bringing her flowers. But in reality Pauline wouldn't have anything to do with what the big ape felt so the famous repetitive antic ensued as we see in the game.
Well, the truth is... if you play Donkey Kong JR., you will see that it's not really Mario, after all, the game's intro shows TWO Marios.
And the Arcade DK was actually CRANKY KONG. The DK from the later DK games are Cranky's grandson.
Is jumpman and Mario the same person?
well, odyssey showed that the original donkey kong is canon ar least, so possibly...
Actually, Mario owned Donkey Kong (canonically now known as Cranky Kong, the grandfather of the current Donkey Kong) as a sideshow attraction, Mario was indeed affiliated with a circus. There's an old Game and Watch where you control DK in a juggling game, and Mario is the one who is making sure he's doing a great job at it. Screwing up made Mario laugh and torment him. DK was furious on how he was being treated by his owner, and as a means of revenge DK breaks loose and kidnaps Mario's girlfriend at the time, Pauline. Jumpman and Mario are the same person, Pauline does ask Mario questions regarding the events of Donkey Kong. So yeah, Mario may have learned these skills in this other job of his.
You know what's dumb? Mario can stop falling barrels with his feet but dies from falling
instead of landing on his feet he lands on his head when falling from high places.
Bruh
theres a death barrier at the bottom.
This is even dumber, dying while falling onto a barrel that is also falling........
@@funnymancaleb t
9:13 Oh boy! Reminds me this was the first time Donkey Kong receives the redesign from his classic arcade to his current appearance design?
So this is where Mario Vs. Donkey Kong got it's inspiration
theres an enhanced port of this game for the gba as a prototype that would appear before mario vs donkey kong, it was to have had level editing,
@@hdofu and also a remaster that just came out for switch.
It's Mr. Steal yo girl
MMGCR Dude, that's Donkey The
KING-stealyogirl-Kong to you bro! Lol
Mario was the bigger chad in the end of the game
A criminally underrated classic for the Game Boy!
I love the sound when you hit DK for the third time
"Full HD 60 fps"
wow
I remember playing this on my gameboy color given to me by my grandmother in the early 2000s, I was 6 at the time I believe. I was always stuck on these basic levels until one day I stacked all the kongs!! I had no idea there was a whole world map setup after !!! I only thought it was the barrel jumping and that's it, but nope. Still proud of myself for completing this jewel!!!
This boss music is so fucking good!
Even though 75m in Smash Bros had problems, it would have been nice if they had used some of the tracks from this game.
Earlier today, after years of owning this game on Gameboy colour, I finally completed it.
When i saw the final boss when dk was huge i said "We gonna need a bigger barrel 😂"
Now Donkey Kong become King Kong!
You know, with Super Nintendo World being a real thing, making a JAWS reference just like that would help explain why Universal decided to, pardon the expression, 1-UP Disneyland/Walt Disney World/Disney's California Adventure by creating such a land.
@@jeremiesinnett1521 Well, the film character was the direct inspiration for DK.
Mario's original somersault game... how wonderful
SPAMTON WHAT ARE YOU GOING HERE
At first I thought it was going to be a handheld port of the arcade version when I first played it BOY WAS I WRONG
Technically it was.... with a whole lot more afterwards
Viaje en la historia tope este juego en mi infancia y ya no lo habia vuelto a ver la cancion del mundo 9-8 era la que mas me gusto xd pense que nadie habia recopilado estos niveles buena esa crack ♡
this brings back memories
One small flaw with this game is that the boss fights didn't really get any harder until the final boss.
I got the GB version back in March 2012 from the son of a math tutor I used to have. I still have it today.
I’m lucky enough to have a copy of the cartridge for gameboy and it still works
This game was actually hard cuz of the puzzles in this.
The final boss fight reminds me of the one in Super Mario World where Mario fights Bowser and saves Princes Toadstool, later Princess Peach.
Donkey Kong 94 - All Bosses (No Damage)
Time: 00:00 Stage 0: 100m - Level 4: Boss #0: Donkey Kong
Time: 00:48 Stage 1: Big-City - Level 8: Boss #1: Donkey Kong
Time: 01:33 Stage 2: Forest - Level 12: Boss #2: Donkey Kong
Time: 02:27 Stage 3: Ship - Level 8: Boss #3: Donkey Kong
Time: 03:29 Stage 4: Jungle - Level 12: Boss #4: Donkey Kong
Time: 04:19 Stage 5: Desert - Level 12: Boss #5: Donkey Kong
Time: 05:01 Stage 6: Airplane - Level 8: Boss #6: Donkey Kong
Time: 05:40 Stage 7: Iceberg - Level 12: Boss #7: Donkey Kong
Time: 06:40 Stage 8: Rocky-Valley - Level 16: Boss #8: Donkey Kong
Time: 07:21 Final Stage: Tower - Final Level: Final Boss: Donkey Kong
Time: 08:51 True Final Boss: Donkey Kong (Giant)
Time: 12:07 Ending
6:28 save. That pixel saved you
Mario is floating
He would've won anyways, falling off the ground doesn't do anything to you after defeating Donkey Kong.
They need to make a Donkey Kong game similar to this on the switch but have all the other Kongs as the bosses and have DK as the final boss.
Construction Site: Chunky
City: Cranky
Forest: Tiny
Ship: Funky
Great great, now I shall wait for a Mario vs. DK mini land mayhem boss rush. (With plus mode included)
-needs more dong for the Kong...-
For Donkey Kong, we got Konkey Dong.
And Diddy Kong got-
This brings back memories.
got this game free for my 3ds with nintendo coins a while back. never made it past 3-3 cause of loss of interest. i might pick it back up when i go on my road trip later this month.
9:06 my favorite boss fight in this game
8:03 i like how dk designed two platforms next to his just so that after he beat the shit out of mario, he could throw the corpse onto them
One of the greatest games Nintendo has ever created. Takes everything great about the classic Donkey Kong arcade and galvanizes it.
this game was truly amazing nostalgia or not
>Fighting DK on a pirate ship
>Donkey Kong '94 released 5 months before Donkey Kong Country
*Hmm*
Lmfao Junior came in at the end to save his dad!
@1:59 I’m always gonna hear on those jumping springs
“Ernie . Ernie. Ernie”
0:03 This was the final level on the NES version, but in this version, this was only the beginning of Mario’s adventure to rescue Pauline!
so thats what happens when donkey kong eats a super mushroom
4 of them.
6 my bad
He goes full-on king kong.
10
@@ShadowDurza XD
Big city is actually new donk City👍🐇
I loved the hell out of this game
Never saw 1:38 happen before, and I've played through this game a lot...
Probably an emulation glitch
@@flattereric It is, it happens when you record it or save state and load state while it's loading
1:38 Many Marios appear.
Be prepared to hear “Dununnun duuuuuna” because you’ll be hearing it at the end of every World.
I NEED THIS GAME
I remember this game, I played it on my game boy, I still have it, only thing is that it won't save
Sorry to hear that!!!
You can take it to a retro repair shop to get the save battery replaced
@@spaceinvader7047 ok, thanks
No problem, have a nice day!!! :)
i love this game
Probably one of the most replayable games ever on the gameboy, even more than Pokemon itself
Donkey kong '94? more like *Donkey kong suffers from cranial damage and dies* '94
Donkey Kong's villain days at its finest.
Mario is the king of disrespect, doing full on hand stand walks juggling barrels with his feet while fighting you
That ending is a hint about the next game (Donkey Kong Jr)
Psycho-dragon What makes you think that?
@@DylanDude there's a hidden donkey Kong jr.
Good eye. Mario now has DK in his clutches, possibly ready to throw him back inside of the cage he escaped from. DK cries for help and Junior springs into action... sort of.
I don't think Nintendo planned to remake DK Jr. but I can accept that this is a nod towards what happens next.
Like that will ever happen.
@@Ajajsjbsbssbsbbssnsnbsvvsvsbbs Donkey Kong JR is actually in the main game as a villain
this game did not have a right to be this good
This version of DK should be a DLC fighter and he's able to throw barrels at his opponents and charges up both arms instead of one arm and jumps on the ground for earthquake instead of slapping the ground
early promotional posters reveal there was gonna be a giant flying squirrel boss
0:57 and 1:02 Did I heard some SFX from Anton ball deluxe? :O
0:52 _Here we go, off the rails..._
0:00 Classic Boss
0:48 Big-City Boss
1:33 Forest Boss
2:27 Ship Boss
3:29 Jungle Boss
4:19 Desert Boss
5:00 Airplane Boss
5:41 Iceberg Boss
6:40 Rocky-Valley Boss
7:22 Tower Boss
8:53 Final Boss
11:46 Ending
Lists of world boss fights
World 0: Final stage of Donkey Kong
World 1: Big City 1-8
World 2: Forest 2-8
World 3: Ship 3-8
World 4: Jungle 4-8
World 5: Desert 5-12
World 6: AirPlane 6-12
World 7: IceBerg 7-12
World 8: Rockey-Vallery 8-12
World Extra: Tower 9-8, 9-9
Did it bother anyone that at the entrance to the level ( 0:50 ) and at the beginning of the music with the final boss ( 9:06 ) the same melody?
Yup. That intro song is a remastered or remixed of the original Arcade Donkey Kong (1.981).
Why would that bother you? It's donkey kong's iconic jingle
9:06
I use those beginning notes during Transformations
Sounds Epic, eh?
Just A Blond Guy Playing Video Games
Good God, I love that Opening Riff😌
10:31
11:11
11:47
11:58
10:25
11:04
G-Major 4
Pinkfong
8:19
9:00
he's smiling in 9:13
Whenever this boss comes backs after you think it's over it would be the perfect time to use the meme...
IT'S NO USE!
Boss music slaps pretty hard for a Game Boy Title ngl
9:06 King Donkey Kong
Cranky was a force to be reckoned with when he was young. Remember, this is technically Cranky Kong in this game, not the current Donkey Kong.
Woo hoo! Found someone else who knows!
Oh my, this game looks fun to play! And it doesn't rely on hype.
Love the Arcade and NES and Super NES Donkey Kong’s, not entirely sold on this game though.
12:32 Diddy To The Rescue
@Baldi6729 How To You Can Explicate The Tie
@@boscorayo2923that's still Cranky. At least his last debut as Donkey Kong.
8:59 Donkey Kong became King Kong
I think the last two boss themes should have been swapped around
Is that the pickup animation from Mario 2?
Also, look at that nose at 12:04. He was secretly Wario the whole time!
Or waluigi.
This should be on a Game Boy
I’ve always seen this game as sort of a hybrid of the classic Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros 2, and a little bit of Mario Land dusted in for good measure.
The best remake
0:27, 0:30 and 0:31: Fake End! (0:34 and 0:39)
8:20: Almost a True End! (8:34)
11:47: True End! (11:50, 11:57 and 11:58)
I'm Surprised Donkey Kong Grew Into A Giant Ape Just To Crush Mario. He Must Have Fell Into a Field of Mushrooms.
Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini Land Mayhem boss rush?
is any of the mushrooms poisonous? like the jungle mushroom?
how did they put all of this stuff into one gameboy cartrisge
This Game Needs A Switch Remake!
Can some one make the boss remix for this? It sounds catchy.
classic donky kong that music
beautiful graphics 8 bit
Umm There’s Actually 25 Donkey Kong boss fights