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Things only take a turn once you defeat DK at the end of stage four: instead of the game looping back to the first level, instead DK wakes up, grabs Pauline, and runs off, leading Mario on a big, world wide quest to get Pauline back.įrom here the game play really starts to show its differences. There are some minor differences that can be seen immediately - the girder stage is not shorter by two platforms, while other stages are similarly truncated to fit the tiny screen of the Game Boy - but overall this is an endearingly devout remake of the original title. And then, weirdly, it just kind of faded away.Īt first blush you might think that Donkey Kong '94 (its working title, as the game is simply titled Donkey Kong, but everyone knows it with the '94 moniker) looks like just a remake of the original Arcade title. An expanded sequel that uses the original Donkey Kong (and, surprisingly, bits of Donkey Kong Jr.) as it's base, this is a game that managed to update the original into something so much bigger and better than anyone could have expected. "Don't know Donkey Kong? Want to learn about him before Donkey Kong Country? Well come play this remake!" Except, really, this 1994 rendition of the classic arcade game is so much more that just a remake. Think of it as a game released before the SNES title to remind gamers where the Big Ape came from. That same year, though, another Donkey Kong title was in development. That game dominated the conversation and became an instant classic, still much beloved by gamers the world over.

That game was much ballyhooed, getting constant coverage (especially from Nintendo Power) touting the awesome 3D rendered graphics (which, deep down, were just renderings turned into 16-bit sprites, but we all bought into the hype). When we think of DK from that era we tend to think about the big ape's third generation gorilla, also known as Donkey Kong, going on a big adventure with his good buddy Diddy in Rare's magnificent Donkey Kong Country. 1994 was an interesting year for the Donkey Kong Created as the titular villainous ape for his first game, Donkey Kong, along with the whole Kong family, has gone on to have a ling and varied career in a variety of Nintendo games.