Donkey Kong Longplay (Game Boy) [60 FPS]

[@AL82RetrogamingLongplays]

Be sure to read my full review of the game over on my blog: al82retro.blogspot.com/2018/02/game-review-donkey-kong-nintendo-game.html

[@pericoperico9869]

Since l was a kid of the 90s l had this videogame in gameboy

[@MetalJuggaloYTP]

This is probably the best gameboy game ever. It's one of the most creative puzzle games, it's an expansion to the well known and loved arcade game, and with lots of levels and bosses to keep you on your toes, it's no wonder why so many people love it.

[@Itsscottstudios]

This has to be, without a doubt, one of the best Gameboy games out there!

[@Highpointdecaf]

10000%

[@LITTLE1994]

And probably the most underrated

[@gabeguzman9478]

Challenging to

[@scotts1912]

Oh, 100%. I played the hell out of this back in the day. Must have beaten it a dozen times. Used to play it both on Game Boy and the device that let you play Game Boy games on the SNES

[@CapnRetro]

@@scotts1912 Same 😄 You played it on the SuperGameboy. I did too 😄 The SuperGameboy was the best for playing any GameBoy games on the SNES. It gave the games some color, made every game multiplayer with the painting option.. I wish the gaming industry popularized the SuperGameboy. Dude, Zelda for GB on the SuperGameboy ♥

[@angryretailbanker5103]

I know that it's only a tiny part of the overall game, but I really like how rather than starting off with brand new content, the game makes you play through the original Donkey Kong first.

[@juliangingivere]

Back then. A Gameboy game could have been a straight adaptation of an arcade title and no one would be bothered by it. Instead people familiar with the original Donkey Kong get a pleasant surprise.

[@neochris2]

The gameplay was so good it had no right being on the Game Boy! Timeless masterpiece

[@joshjohnson3442]

I’ll have to slightly disagree, I think Donkey Kong works as a Gameboy game, just as well as a regular console game. Like Tetris, both games just worked well either way. It does suck that this version of Donkey Kong didn’t make it on a console(yet, who knows what Nintendo will do) but that’s what gives the Gameboy some value.

[@neochris2]

@@joshjohnson3442 I think the series could work well in modern hardware if inspired by the style of Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. Small 3D urban stages with this classic DK gameplay.

[@ytyndale3643]

Gameboy is underrated, NBA jam te plays great too. Some games were just so simple that they work well on gameboy.

[@lanciferian]

Wait, is this game the origin of Mario's high back jump? Also, I love how much character Nintendo was able to put into their games even with the limited capabilities of the Gameboy. Donkey Kong has so much personality in his animations

[@Syragar]

Yes. The backflip and the triple jump originated in this game. I remember when I first got Mario 64 and thought, "They included some of the moves from Donkey Kong!"

[@wigglerwednesday]

@@Syragar triple jump isn't in this game, but the double handstand jump is similar so maybe it was inspiration

[@Syragar]

@@wigglerwednesday Yes it is. Look at 1:05. It involves a handstand to do it, but while moving you jump into a handstand, jump right-side up, then jump a third time to get a much larger jump. They specifically called it a triple jump in this game.

[@wigglerwednesday]

@@Syragar I guess you're right, I just wasn't counting the initial handstand as a jump

[@Syragar]

@@wigglerwednesday Yeah. It takes very precise timing on the jumps. You have to jump as soon as you land. Too early or too late and it won't count. You know you're successful if Mario has his hands up in the air when you're finished. I played through and finished this game at least 5 times. It's in my top 5 list of favorite GB games. I think the triple jump in Mario 64 is much easier to pull off in that it a) doesn't require the handstand and b) the timing of the jumps feel a bit more forgiving.

[@clamshell6863]

I love this game! I still play it on my Gameboy Advance. It still holds up very well. Best of all, how can you not love Donkey Kong?

[@raymaikeru]

Apparently this is one of the few games where Miyamoto shared a Mario continuity placement. Donkey Kong Game Boy is canonically the final game of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong era of Mario. After this game is where Mario is transported to the Mushroom Kingdom and this leads to Super Mario Bros. Also in a comedic laugh, this is also when Mario and Pauline decided to just be friends. So it is canon that Pauline, formerly Lady, is Mario's ex girlfriend.

[@koopakape]

Thank you for FINALLY showing me how to get into that little room at 49:50 . Most playthroughs skip this secret, and I had no idea they were thorough enough to make mini-mario actually cause the frogs to jump higher like that. That's a lifelong mystery solved lol

[@Multifacted_Brotha]

My favorite game boy game!! I love how the 1st 3 levels start from the original Donkey Kong from the 80's and then it branches off into a more complex game with each stage and level.

[@AidanGamesYT]

@@DonutsPizzaNChocolat how does bro not like mario franchise

[@angelicamacias7513]

​​@@AidanGamesYTow do I get in the mario franchise any advice? Could I watch game plays or play the actual thing? It would be kinda hard to play cause I don't have a game boy and the other game systems since they're harder to find nowadays please help lol

[@namelesslang5909]

Bought this on my 3ds a couple of years back and fell in love with it. I can definitely see the influence this game had on the original Mario vs Donkey Kong.

[@Wiggy74]

Back in ‘94 I remember renting this game and a Super Game Boy from a local Video Scene store. I beat the game in a weekend with the help of a few boxes of Luigi’s Watermelon water ice!!! #MEMORIES

[@PaloJaurez]

Were there tips on how to beat the game or you just needed a sugar rush?

[@CartoonPhreak]

I previously owned a Super Game Boy which is compatible with Game Boy Color games (black cartridges) I did manage to play The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley (GBC black cartridge) on a Super Game Boy (for Super Nintendo) up until I sold it Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Crawfish Interactive TM and (C)1999 Dualstar Entertainment Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Nintendo, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Official Seal are trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc.

[@karacter3369]

came here through video game dunkey video, but the game truly is a masterpiece by itself! so inovative and pure fun to play

[@Armanithefolf110]

2:56 I love how he grabs you but then notices Pauline screaming and runs to her lol

[@LionelHutz]

what an absolute monster game, this was spot on!!! amazing

[@pelusathedeveloper]

The Mario vs donkey Kong predecessor

[@metalcoola]

Great remake, one of best games for GB :)

[@ivanzecca6186]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIF U KOMPLETE THE THING STUFF UNKOKS

[@mrSlobcat]

I beat this after a few years of tears and tantrums, year was 97/98

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Games are meant to be fun, not a chore.

[@Trappy-C]

Your name is herbert lol

[@Trappy-C]

Herbert's are wild karen's with no possiblity of domestication

[@Blablarrr]

Every single track and sound effect is pure nostalgia juice, heated on a spoon and injected right into my veins

[@systemshocker2875]

2:56 bro he was *really* close to throwing you and taking a life

[@TheChompChamp7650]

Mario really just said: **heavy mode: on**

[@elmultiversodejoaquin405]

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Startup + Introducing Mario 1:51 Construction Site (Prologue) 4:59 Big-City (World 1) 13:10 Forest (World 2) 26:25 Ship (World 3) 37:18 Jungle (World 4)

[@elinogales]

I would love for this game to get a modernized remake!

[@videostash413]

so close! we got a remake of the GBA game on the way!

[@mariopartychannel8626]

Donkey Kong: Let’s Go Three Thousand Dollars & More! Mario: No DK! It’s Not Three Thousand Dollars & More Maybe Next Year! DK: (Angry Roars, Attacks) Mario: Ow! Ow! Ow! (Tears Skirt) Pauline: Aah! Mario! Mario: Hey You! Come Back Here!

[@RangoTheMercenary]

Oh man, now THIS was my jam!

[@MrEduedu123]

A lot of people thought this was simply a Donkey Kong arcade port because of the first level, surprise!!!

[@Nightowl1981]

Me included! What an awesome surprise after the 1st few stages!!

[@nataliep6385]

This is without doubt on top 3 of best games for gameboy!

[@RenmonCollado]

26:32 I still remember as a kid that this level is where I get stucked. Never get to see the next level until now 😅. Oh my! Nostalgia hits me so hard right now. Wish I could go back in time where I dont have to worry about anything. No bills, stress etc.

[@missyrose2154]

Omg me too! I tried so many times . Once I finally saw the solution tonight I am embarrassed cuz it’s so obvious lol but back then I just couldn’t figure it out. What’s crazy is I never even accidentally figured it out

[@RenmonCollado]

@@missyrose2154 oh yes! never thought it was this easy and its so obvious! 😂😂😂

[@The-Fishkeeper]

I came here people to hear that growing sound at 2:00 which randomly popped into my head a few minutes ago.

[@davidportillo2647]

transported back to my childhood

[@flisko123]

played this on gameboy bak in day, could never come to the end

[@lionlyons]

That photo with the credits always puzzled me. DK, Mario, Pauline and Diddy(?) are all smiling happily. DK looks a bit sad, sure, but he's still grinning. DK probably looks sad because he lost......the game? Because that's what it appears to have been (even within the game's story), right? You would NEVER see Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser and the Koopalings posing for a photo like that!

[@lionlyons]

@Brian Loud Ah. Thank you :)

[@redram6080]

Also that's not Peach it's Pauline

[@MrUncanny234]

DK Jr*

[@jakesouthard9175]

This game was hard back in the day. Watching these games I used to play all the time as a kid makes me realize I never got close to beating anything except super mario.

[@lars-fenin]

one of the beat games for the gb... a classic!

[@kherbouchewassim4319]

Man this brings back so many memories

[@davidthompson184]

It’s nice seeing they became friends at the end.

[@Nightowl1981]

I'm playing this now in 2024 on my GBA SP! Even after 30 years later this game is absolutely amazing!!!

[@missyrose2154]

I can’t begin to tell you how many hours as a kid I played this game . I never could get past the first level of the ship though . Years later when I was finally able to look up the solution it was so obvious that I wanted to cry lol. But this is what I loved about old games you had to figure them out and it could take a long time where as now a days you can play through a whole game in 1 day. Where is the fun in that ?

[@LightStreak567]

Fun fact: This Donkey Kong and the one from the arcade games before it is actually Cranky Kong a few years before he became an old ape (Gorillas die from old age between 35-40). After this game, Donkey Kong Sr., or Cranky Kong gave up his rivalry with Mario and retired to the island on Donkey Kong Country where he raised his son Donkey Kong Jr. and his grandson DK III, who is the Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong Country games and other DK games after Donkey Kong 64.

[@angelicamacias7513]

Ard DK jr and Donkey Kong the same? I thought it was just his younger self

[@LightStreak567]

@@angelicamacias7513 "Younger self?" Is Bowser Jr Bowser's "younger self", or Baby Bowser? "Jr." does not mean your "younger self", it means your son or daughter.

[@angelicamacias7513]

@@LightStreak567 so DK jr is crankys kongs son?

[@LightStreak567]

@@angelicamacias7513 Is it hard to understand they are related?

[@angelicamacias7513]

@@LightStreak567 I know they're related obviously I just don't get the family tree it's confusing there's a lot of Kongs in the DK family

[@Guate_muscle]

What I love is that they create the arcade version of it. And then soon after you beat it a 101 more stages, just go.. i was in shocked the first time I played it

[@júniorconankm1996]

Boa tarde. Hoje eu zerei novamente esse lindo classico jogo do mário. Levarei a chave numa certa fase que so uso a escada uma vez. Em menos de 20 segundos eu levo a chave pro alto😂😂😂. Valeu amigos. Granxe abraço. Brasil 👍👍🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@byismael8080]

Por qué me tomó 22 años enterarme que existía este juegazo? Es tan bueno, nunca havia escuchado de él antes

[@TheKickboxingCommunity]

3:02 I used to love this glitch

[@Kgirlgamers]

3:00 I want a loop.

[@xcessiveO_o]

this brings back so many fond memories man!!

[@TBrizzle01]

2:56 Caught in the death grab lol.

[@enriquekikzdelapazbichain1126]

my first gameboy game... the memories... it was this and later gallery game n watch 2 with pokemon yellow

[@supergalaxynexussgn]

The original or the reddish version (GBC, GBA) had the 8 bit screaming sound of Pauline, the Super Game Boy version had the special voice effect

[@TheThomNorth]

Me and my brother played this a lot on our GBA, and I have tons of memories of all the levels until after forest. I guess that's where we always lost lol

[@HiyokoSupiritto]

This has to be one of the largest game boy games

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

It's actually pretty cool how Nintendo took elements from this game for Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, which was released a decade after this game was released. 😊😁❤️💙

[@videostash413]

and not has a remake for Switch on the way

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

@@videostash413 I know, and I am PUMPED for it! 😁😄💙

[@TheKickboxingCommunity]

30 years old this game is. And the NES is 38 years old.

[@ThirtyDimensionedMissile]

Wow so epic i love this game.

[@amymiller6433]

In Stage 4, these enemies are also from Donkey Kong Jr.

[@Dannybythebanana]

You know some dude who played the arcade donkey kong was bummed out at first, thinking he just bought a port of the arcade Donkey Kong. You know damn well he probably pogged when he saw that there was more to than just 25m.

[@KSBSKB]

😂 I was so excited getting past some hard levels on this as a kid. Completing this game was hard af but it still beats the arcade version no brainier just as Atari pacman beat arcade. Sometimes simple is bad.

[@DiceMasterChannel]

Forgotten gem! 💎

[@Shindai]

TWO HOURS?? This game took me a decade to finish lmao

[@SmallLittleMan]

such a hidden gem

[@heavycalenzano]

my youth in a video ❤️

[@DarrenRockwell]

I'll never forget when I was 12 years old and I got this game for my birthday and my family went on a vacation to the Sequoia is in the snow and I played this game the whole drive up there

[@PaloJaurez]

Did you think it would end after the first 4 levels?

[@verdomtnochmal]

Looks like a lot of ideas for the Wario Land franchise came from this game...

[@sebastiancawsey5024]

I could never beat that final level on my Gameboy always wondered how I kept on losing and what I was missing. This game taught me the value of perseverance. Glad to finally know the ending now I need to do it myself, though not sure if I can pull it off in 2 hours.

[@legoflix4real]

That is literally the shortest 25m stage I've ever seen in my life

[@júniorconankm1996]

Eu zero esse jogo toda hora. Ainda demoro explorando segredos pra pegar a chave mais rapido

[@VanillaLimeCoke]

2:04:58 Is like they’re both saying, “no hard feelings”

[@jgthechamp9980]

2:00:42 Anybody know the song. It sounds dope.

[@kilroyrichard]

Asked for Donkey Kong Land for xmas, got given Donkey Kong original. Hid my devastated face well, but clearly in the end this was the superior game overall. Although this video makes it a LOT easier to see than the Gameboy lcd screen which made my eyes bleed on anything detailed (see Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong Land)

[@user-cu4iu4lp6jwindows]

Mario became Junior Donkey Kong? 16:35

[@pericoperico9869]

This hammer was in the videogame in super smash bros melee when many personages they used this hammer to destroy to the many enemies

[@georgeadams6254]

Gonna have to call it at the Desert area. i was given this as a 11/12 year old and didn't beat it. I remember replaying it again on my SP and being worse, somehow. Am trying to think where that SP is atm (either my mums or at one of many ex-girlfriends). When i find it, I want to try and beat this. Well played m8.

[@Mr.Pacario]

It’s sad that Nintendo would remake Mario vs. Donkey Kong, but not this one.

[@rosseenglimmer8962]

I remember Donkey Kong's sprite being mirrored for Wreck-it-Ralph.

[@VanillaLimeCoke]

53:43 That was a very cool funny sound

[@RicardoHipper]

Yes, I am here after Dunkey's history lesson.

[@l0ne__ang3l4]

Anyone else died on purpose sometimes just because it sounds funny? 😂😂

[@redstonecommander5190]

6:13 is it me or does this music has the same sound font as super Mario land two?

[@au5music]

This person is damn good

[@adriandiaz9756]

I hope this game gets put on Nintendo Switch Online and the original GBA of Mario vs Donkey Kong.

[@MuhsinÖcal-e3m]

Ben bu oyunu çok oynardım oyunda kuleden önceki vadiye kadar geldim yani oyunu bitirmek üzereydim

[@KuroKilala]

I miss playing this game

[@thelegendtl]

I have this for limited edition Pokémon Game boy colour and my transparent game boy advance sp

[@joeyromriell7420]

This game actually released before I was born!

[@madnessmariobros5972]

This is probably the longest game to appear on the game boy

[@Rianoria]

Stage 5-10 is where i managed to get to as a kid, i remember not being able to figure that part out

[@topdog23100]

I hope this comes to GameBoy NSO eventually! I really want to play this, and I heard it’s kind of like Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, and I like that game a lot!

[@Toby220]

I have this game kn my modded 3ds and it is freaking awsome im addicted to this game lol

[@mariominh5579]

-45:02 tôi không tìm thấy cái cánh cửa để mở khoá trước khi xem video này 😁

[@UchihaWarriorGaming]

I have the gameboy copy of the game where can One sell it I try Community sites but people try to low ball

[@NathanielStobbs]

One of the most underrated Nintendo games. A game i advise all 2D Mario players yo try out.

[@adampsyreal]

No shit, Mario had the triple jump all the way back when I was a Sophomore in high school.

[@kavishmalbari3801]

This Is The Original Game Of Donkey Kong

[@abime-humain7466]

DK is scary at the end

[@Johnny555_Arcaea_charter]

This is so perfect!!! It is a full game now!!!

[@fredyrodriguez8881]

2:02:13 The game is not over yet

[@GamerAsmr19]

I love Pauline

[@zackcash4941]

So they're just all friends at the end?🤔

[@drewsterman3293]

it's supposed to have been a play/show. Watch the intro

[@hendrysumadi824]

Finally can finished this game.

[@haileybaldwin2298]

Plot: "Oh, No! Donkey Kong Just Kidnapped Lady Julie, Again. Fear Not! Jumpman Will Save The Day. Have You Got What It Takes?

[@kylehuntchristianahunt982]

1:51 Donkey Kong Intro

[@Pugotti1909]

You could changed the color with lb or rb i think

[@mohdkhairil2658]

It was all my life.