Mario vs Donkey Kong: The $50 Remake That No One Asked for

[@christian9146]

Dang 50 dollars ain't too bad unlike 600,000 dollars

[@thelastdragon5551]

@@christian9146 Ur mum - we call her "Happy Meal", because she always c(u)ms with a toy inside.

[@liquidgeorge]

Man, imagine being ripped off $50, or any amount…

[@malikelalaoui6343]

Mario VS Donkey Kong costs 45€ in my country. on Easter this weak its reduced to 40€. and with a birthday gift card of 5€ i god from the shop i subscribed, i got this game for 35€. would you say 35€ would be a good price?

[@liquidgeorge]

@@malikelalaoui6343 I think you missed my point.

[@malikelalaoui6343]

well? i am still waiting for an answer. genuinely! would like to understand your point.

[@kidomaruking35]

Talking about jirards allegations​@@malikelalaoui6343

[@NoahHalfSquid]

@@malikelalaoui6343 he's talking about the uh, thing he did a while back

[@masterken5369]

When can I get that $50 I donated back?

[@thatnerdwithglasses8384]

Damn, oh well it could’ve been worse. Like 600000 bucks worse

[@leeartlee915]

Honestly, I think Nintendo just has a wall of post-it notes with games they can remake and charge full price for. This game was probably a dare.

[@kaicreech7336]

2.3 likes to 7.8 dislikes, if anyone is wondering.

[@OFNALGYSreplytome]

1. Nobody was wondering 2. That doesn't do anything

[@serebix3685]

@@OFNALGYSreplytome Wrong. I was wondering. And you dont know that doesn't do anything. What most apperent is, that there are still blind sheep watching all his videos and support/defend him after everything he has done.

[@OFNALGYSreplytome]

@@serebix3685 wrong

[@grandygon]

@@OFNALGYSreplytome i was wondering

[@Firec0in]

How can you see it? It's hidden from me

[@stinkyman1535]

The completionist vs the FTC

[@thelastdragon5551]

When?

[@crispyy8899]

​@@thelastdragon5551 You are a weirdo!

[@thelastdragon5551]

@@crispyy8899 Care to elaborate?

[@doolanthefox]

Dude this entire review feels like it was written by an AI

[@OFNALGYSreplytome]

Not really

[@daycampgames]

Ya it does@@OFNALGYSreplytome

[@chrisjenkins203]

It 100% was

[@TheRealBatabii]

7:35 was that supposed to be edited out?

[@SebsistButReal]

huh?

[@HutchIsOnYT]

@@SebsistButRealhe says basically the same statement twice in a row

[@SebsistButReal]

oh ok I see now

[@Lightsaglowllc]

He’s slurring his words. What on earth.

[@chriswelcome8102]

@@SebsistButReal Yeah, he timestamped it incorrectly

[@thereviewcrew9585]

Dude mario vs donkey kong is a amazing series cause of the mini Mario's and the fact in every mario vs donkey kong game they fight mario using the minis to attack dk

[@nomo4u886]

I never finished the original game so this was a fun experience for me

[@KieranHarris44]

Erm... with that title you're.... kind of asking for every snarky commenter to come in and go wild my dude. Unless that's a 5D chess play to get engagement, in which case, well played.

[@VGHistory1]

Nah. People cant let shit go.

[@coreymyers5321]

@@VGHistory1They will when something worse happens that gets covered by all of media. You remember SmashGate?

[@Jackattack359]

They are more than capable of moving on

[@KieranHarris44]

@@Jackattack359 Hopefully so.

[@NoSkillZs1]

i know someone else that could not let something go.. @@VGHistory1

[@TheCreepypro]

for us old platformer guys this is great but for everyone else not so much

[@marshallh7785]

i also wish the 2 DS sequels would get some love. I had hoped they would be included in this in some way

[@cqllel5186]

I remember playing a Mario vs Donkey Kong on my older sister's DS. I kinda wanted this remake, but IDK if I wanna dump $50 for a game that'll probably last like 10h

[@thereviewcrew9585]

And if you Wanna get a mini mario toy they have them on esty ^w^

[@notbutz9737]

Where's the $50 remake I asked for?

[@ShaneMGD]

HEY FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT AND I'M SO HAPPY IT GOT REMADE 💪

[@e.u.palphawolvesmilitia6991]

I want a dk64 remake.

[@TehPwnographer]

Same, but it’s in rights hell and will not happen ):

[@MongooseKingOfTheWastelands]

Maybe! Nintendo and Microsoft have been on some really good terms lately?

[@wayanze]

Or DK64 on NSO at least

[@HOTD108_]

​@@TehPwnographerWhy don't Nintendo just make a new 3D Donkey Kong game that's like DK64 but not literally DK64? That would solve this problem.

[@fashnek]

Only 5% of DK64 players both made it to the end and thought it was a good game

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Weird how this the 1st review I've found of the remake.

[@coreymyers5321]

I think most just wrote it off as “If you like the original, you will like this game” and that was it. Not many reviews went further into if it was just plain fun to play or not.

[@MongooseKingOfTheWastelands]

Probably because of the title of the vid XD "who asked for this?"

[@analoren4745]

I think Nintendo Life had one last week

[@raxadian]

It is basically the same game with some extra stuff. Would you waste 50 bucks just to review it if you didn't want an easy game to complete or you aren't Scott The Woz?

[@Sweetrad]

Yeah the title is misleading. Makes it sound like hes slamming it​@@MongooseKingOfTheWastelands

[@maxisenberg9093]

gba game still holds up and is arguably better. kinda lame for nintento do be advertising 2 original worlds when they're just half of the e reader levels. I realize those are rare but still. even lazier is the complete omission of the other half of the e reader levels. then you have the omission of a level editor which would add replayability...and absurdly, replaces the high score mode with time attack as an artificial to lenghten the game. should have remade the first game instead...or at the very least flesh out this

[@TrunkJunky]

The game needed a level builder.

[@Final_Starman]

Totally!

[@johnomalley7211]

I asked for this Remake i just didnt ask for it to be $50

[@MrGoldbrick777]

Monkey's paw wish if I ever heard of it.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Welcome to Nintendo.

[@malikelalaoui6343]

Mario VS Donkey Kong costs 45€ in my country. on Easter this weak its reduced to 40€. and with a birthday gift card of 5€ i god from the shop i subscribed, i got this game for 35€. would you say 35€ would be a good price?

[@gaminglongplays]

From someone who loved this remake and completed it the same weekend it got released... I have to watch this, but when I'm sober! :)

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

You drunk? Me too! I love it

[@HarukoPlease]

I asked for it

[@profezzorBALTAZAR]

I want a dkc 1,2,3 remake❤

[@andyalain6212]

Why remake a remake? I prefer the original Donkey Kong 94 (GB), which consecrated the arcade game, and introduced the acrobatics of Mario 64. With a more demanding level design to enhance its physics and a faster pace. Score, timer and lives brought challenge, risk-taking and reward, while retaining the arcade heritage. You can even play it in color on SNES or emulator.

[@L33PL4Y]

Huh...? Nobody remade a remake here. Donkey Kong arcade, Donkey Kong Game Boy, and Mario VS Donkey Kong are all completely different games.

[@PikaLink91]

Glad to see you are still going strong my dude! ☺

[@keven8951]

Yeah, let’s see how that will turn out in the long run

[@serily4524]

Bad​@@keven8951

[@OFNALGYSreplytome]

@@keven8951 just fine

[@keven8951]

Check his sub count to see if it continues to increase 🙃

[@theatlasarcade2012]

You can't delete the truth lmao. We remember. We will ALWAYS remember.

[@thelastdragon5551]

It’s not even a year yet so u better. Otherwise it’s the DEMENTlA kicking in for u.

[@thelastdragon5551]

0h now l know where the saIt klcked ln

[@AlexanTheMan]

The origina GBA game retailed for $40 in 2004. That would be two tenners more accounting for inflation but given the game's age it is now worth way less. This remaster should be $30 then, at least that ticket price would make more people satisfied.

[@poentecontente]

I remember really enjoyng a version of this for the DS. But I think you don't play with Mario, instead you would guide the mini Marios and activate switches and stuff with the STYLUS. I remember it beeing a pretty good, chill puzzle game.

[@MicaiahBaron]

Yep, that was the first sequel. DSIware got another one, as did Wii U.

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

It’s a remake that’s actually pretty good!

[@paulw858]

The Switch game looks technically better, but I think it has lost a lot of its charm. It feels sort of empty in the visual department, not much personality. There's something a lot more interesting and endearing about the GBA version's visuals.

[@mjr0947]

I asked

[@jeremiah1293]

Man, I wish Switch first party games would go down in price. Just weird that they unyieldingly stay at top price for years.

[@AlexCFaulkner]

Buying used is the way to go to get a deal.

[@David-uc6sg]

They go on sale all the time.

[@deetsitmeisterjd]

​@@David-uc6sgno, they don't, they really don't. I've never seen BoTW on a legit sale, ever. It's always been £50.

[@David-uc6sg]

@@deetsitmeisterjd might be a regional thing then because I've seen it on sale many times for $40 in the US and even $30 a few times.

[@crunchysalmons]

…it’s a nintendo game, they almost never go on sale unless there’s a bundle or there’s a newer console out, then the old games will get discounted like nintendo selects did back in the day, but yea nah switch games are gonna be $70 soon so idk what to tell you

[@SamButler22]

We've always been in the era of the remake

[@Jetterz1999]

It's why I stopped using my switch entirely, I'm tired of only getting excited for remakes

[@jdmac157]

Yeah. All-Stars for Super Nintendo comes to mind.

[@DGFTardin]

I can't help but feel it should have been a new game instead

[@analoren4745]

could be they're testing the waters, seeing if there's still interest

[@coreymyers5321]

@@analoren4745It’s possible. Capcom does the same thing all the time.

[@jasona8396]

$65 here in Canada. $30 is the absolute most is pay for this.

[@TheCeraization]

Definitely a game to ask for as a present.

[@milkmanchannel1]

I never even knew this game existed before this came out

[@malikelalaoui6343]

Mario VS Donkey Kong costs 45€ in my country. on Easter this weak its reduced to 40€. and with a birthday gift card of 5€ i god from the shop i subscribed, i got this game for 35€. would you say 35€ would be a good price?

[@DrGibbs007]

I wish that Donkey Kong '94 had gotten the remake treatment instead, which is a game I feel is either overshadowed by Mario vs. Donkey Kong or just forgotten.

[@KTtheKomic]

Dk 94 is just Mario vs DK with better level design

[@KevinTheTimeGeek86]

Funnily enough, the original "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" was meant to be a GBA remake of "Donkey Kong '94" before they retooled it into what became "Mario vs. Donkey Kong". Here's hoping that "Donkey Kong '94" will come to NSO someday, then.

[@ClockworkBard]

The gameplay is similar enough that it seems like wasted potential not to make it a DK94 + MvDK game. They already did the hard part of creating the engine. Adapting it slightly for DK94 and adding its levels likely wouldn't have been an awful lift. Throw in a level editor and it would've been the ultimate love letter to the MvDK GB era.

[@rainlion10]

@@KTtheKomicBoth games have good level design though.

[@ryno_8848]

at first, I thought you were messing up the name of the DK 64 but then I remembered the game boy game

[@flaffles87]

That price tag has always been an issue with Nintendo. Unless it's part of a best-of collection, they don't sell them for less than $20 dollars before tax. Happens even less now.

[@TheAnimatedGamer]

​@SantaFeSuperChief1 people when a sequel takes the foundation of the first game 😡

[@Incompetent_Hero]

​@@SantaFeSuperChief1 So was Link Between Worlds by your logic, and we never had a flood of immature, barely accurate whining then, game was highly praised 😅

[@felman87]

The fact that this came out a decade prior to Nintendo's Amiibos and how hard it was to get a hold of some, it's like Nintendo was signaling what they were planning to do in the future.

[@wolfan20]

Talk for yourself, i wanted a remake of this game for so long. I would love a DK64 remake or a new game in that nature...not in the collectibles department tho.

[@retroprogamer7009]

Not sure if we needed this remake. But i love the Series anyway. So i get what i can get^^

[@nosouponhead]

… on the Nintendo Switch eshop

[@retroprogamer7009]

@@nosouponhead I buy Physical Games

[@retroprogamer7009]

@@nosouponhead i buy real games

[@Jormunguandr]

DK 64 remake would be awesome with added bonus stage.

[@DestinyTrioInc]

The graphics are so clean

[@kaiden2003]

I think, since it’s been a while we’ve gotten another Mario VS DK installment, Nintendo wanted to remake the very first game to possibly garner some more popularity to gear toward making a new entry in the series.

[@phlyphenix1601]

50 dollar price tag is just wrong

[@Im_just_Dane]

It looks decent enough. I might consider it at a $20 price tag at most. Absolutely not at a $50 though.

[@akun50]

I do agree that at $50, this remake is more than a little too expensive, but if this means that Nintendo is going to make sure older games get ported to newer consoles so that they aren't locked away to emulation or overpriced resellers on eBay, then I applaud it.

[@zakirstocks9514]

I REALLY hope Nintendo will give the Best Epic Remake Makeover for *Donkey Kong 64* someday!

[@nosouponhead]

Donkey Kong 64 isn't as good as you remember it, sadly.

[@RanCossack]

I've personally never been the biggest on puzzle games, though adding the Mario spin to it admittedly does help to add some extra appeal. I've seen a few folks play the original, and a bit of this remake, and while I can definitely see the general idea of what it has to offer, I can't say for certain that I'd want to take the time to play it. It sits among the various "Fun to watch, less fun to play" games for me, but for those that DO enjoy it, I'm happy folks have the option to play it again, on more easily accessible, modern hardware. Great video as always, Jirard. Looking forward to the next one man.

[@thelastwindwaker7948]

I'm just surprised it doesn't cost 60. I remember that being a huge complaint with Skyward Sword HD.

[@BlackFlash09]

Imagine Mario riding a Koopa Clown Car and throwing Mini-Marios.

[@megabassx0]

who's this game for? me. only me. i asked for it. trust me. my dad works at Nintendo

[@shepherdfury6000]

Does he work with Arin's Dad?

[@Rockleefan3]

They should do stand alone Donkey Kong Games again. From SNES era until early Wii Days they put so many out, nowadays Wario and Yoshi get way more love as franchises. It’s not that I specifically ask for a Country, Climber or Bongo game, i just want new games that have the Kong Family and Kremlins in it.

[@MirinkaiserVODs]

The problem with these remakes is they tend to be far overpriced. Even if they did a great job on it, which is actually often the case... a simple remake, especially when the core game is exactly the same and it's more a graphical upgrade than anything else, should never warrant a full price.

[@pharmcat8484]

I thought full price Nintendo games were going up to $70?

[@MicaiahBaron]

​@@pharmcat8484Only Tears of the Kingdom so far.

[@ddogh26]

We be completing

[@OFNALGYSreplytome]

​@@keven8951not

[@analoren4745]

You know, if they added a Mario vs. DK style in Mario Maker 3, I wouldn't even be mad about it.

[@SebastianFierro-z2x]

That's a good idea honestly.

[@MongooseKingOfTheWastelands]

Hey! We got a beard card at the end! Heck ya!

[@LogicalBomb]

THIS WAS $50??????

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

80 where I live ;(

[@_hollowsky]

Not was. It still is

[@BigForeheadWasTaken]

What do you expect? It's a Nintendo game with Mario in it.

[@nekonomicon2983]

Looks like nintendo has been sleeping on completion lately

[@RageofAlma]

Wants F.E.A.R. REMASTER OR REMAKE. That game has still the best AI in any game

[@michaelmeyer4682]

They should make a mini mario toy amiibo

[@ogsoto787]

We got Mario vs DK remake before GTA 6

[@rafresendenrafresenden.1644]

I hope the updates give the game more animations

[@AlfredoPuente8]

The Switch is already the WiiU ported.

[@kohan64studios]

I think the remake is good because we haven't a new game ever since Tipping Stars.

[@brunoacuna4540]

Yes we have. Amiibo festival came after Tipping Stars.

[@amirgarcia547]

@@brunoacuna4540 That was Amiibo Challenge, which also required Amiibo to play it, so I guess Tipping Stars would be the last full game. Amiibo Festival was the Animal Crossing game.

[@VanpyroGaming0]

I asked for it, just not £40

[@PhantomPain7778]

When are we getting the tears of the kingdom review?

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Blame the Koroks.

[@Altmetalpunk]

For real though. It's insane how much there is in that game but he's had to of completed it by now

[@rafaelgomes9119]

600 000 koroks ​@@gameyfirebro9645

[@marioandultrachap]

The remake lacked a lot of the charmel of the original but what really should of gotten a remake is the GB 94 donkey kong

[@Mac-qj6bf]

Keep it going

[@keven8951]

to the end

[@serily4524]

​@@keven8951no

[@keven8951]

⁠yes serily4524

[@TheSonicFan4]

The price isn't an issue. It emulates well on yuzu. Just play it there lol

[@Denny-Thray]

I don’t condone pirating modern games.

[@burritobison7700]

@@Denny-Thrayno one asked

[@ToadySP]

I remember The Lonely Goomba reviewing the original Mario vs DK games a while back and thinking the games looked interesting, but when I saw this remake announced I was just confused. Like we haven't gotten a new Star Fox game or a new F-Zero game in forever but Nintendo's gonna set a team on remaking this? Idk. I feel like the people at Nintendo at this point are just like "If Mario's name is on it, it will sell. If Zelda's name on it, it will sell." Idk. I kind of wish Nintendo would experiment more.

[@kungfuowl]

We did get f zero 99 last year though, which I feel might be a sign of good things to come, kinda like how federation force came out a few years before the new metroid games

[@jaredrush4302]

The intro is back!!

[@gameyfirebro9645]

More people should review this game bc I think a lot of people are just saying "its a remake it doesnt need it".

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Remakes should be held up to their originals and not the new games around them.

[@Tremmor500]

The game says it all in the first cutscene. “Buy them all! Buy them all! Buy them all!”

[@rakurai4953]

I think this game would have been worth it if it also had DK94, Mario Vs DK 2, and Minis march again(the DSiware one). It also would have been great if they added the level builder from the DS games

[@nosouponhead]

The remake is a ton of fun with a ton of levels already though.

[@rakurai4953]

@@nosouponhead So was the original game on Gameboy Advance and I'd rather have it just be on NSO if they're not going to make the remake worthwhile. I think the only neat addition to this remaster is that you can play it in local multiplayer but that's not worth the price of the game

[@nosouponhead]

@@rakurai4953 The remaster is worth it. Literally the entire game - every asset, the physics, etc. - was made from scratch. Plus, there are a ton of new levels.

[@MrSnakeking317]

Goofy cuh chose to pick the bad ending too in his life to get the completion 💀

[@cristophermartins]

I don't know. I feel this remake was kinda unnecessary. To be honest, I felt the Super Mario RPG was a bit unnecessary too. I would prefer a new 3D roaming Mario game.

[@pharmcat8484]

The Mario RPG was definitely worth it

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

Its the end of the Switch. Its the kind of game that release instead of a big 3D Mario game

[@dinotech3416]

Mario rpg wasn’t worth it in my mind.. it’s just a reason to milk desperate nostalgia seekers.. and it worked . It just makes Nintendo think that things like Pokemon scarlet was successful .. when it was buggy trash and ultimately not fun

[@Jackattack359]

@@dinotech3416what the hell does one thing have to do with another. We got a Super Mario RPG remake because people wanted one

[@isaiahthechristiangamer8716]

Why do you feel that way for Super Mario RPG? Just curious. I don’t think it was an unnecessary call. People wanted a remake of that game for a very long time along with PM:TTYD.

[@virgil592]

Coulda been a Donkey Kong 94 Remake, could have been a DK64 remake... But we take what we can get at least.

[@seatedovation4982]

Um you don’t need to get the time trial medals to get the expert medals. Just stars

[@Shockwave527]

Hey, we got the intro back!

[@williamthompson2866]

Thanks for another great review!

[@simmat6419]

I asked for a remake of one of the top 5 GBA games for puzzle platform lovers

[@luciuspayne6166]

I asked for this tbh….

[@OFNALGYSreplytome]

Ur bad

[@David-uc6sg]

I asked for it and got it physically for $33 at release.

[@Rogueakeri31]

As much as i love the game and am happy for the remake, I don't think it's worth 50$ at all. Perhaps 30$ at best

[@jeez8939]

I managed to get it at 30$ with discount

[@timbrosius]

Have you completed the Tomb Raider trilogy before? That newly remaster remaster is excellent!

[@Scarcity_to_the_Limit]

Gonna be a completionist nightmare with how many Achievements/Trophies there are

[@Davey_Cakes]

The "problem" I have with this remake and SMRPG is that they just take the most basic 1:1 approach with barely any artistic/creative liberties. These are nice, polished gameplay experiences but lack any sort of ambition to elevate them beyond their OG versions.

[@TheRealZura]

*looks at title “And I took that personally” Yeah, $50 is too much though

[@Jackattack359]

It ain’t that hard to pay for something

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

​@@Jackattack359Wait until you have bills to pay and mouths to feed

[@Jackattack359]

@@miserablepileofsecrets I have two jobs. I think I’m good

[@Zack_Nuvelle]

​@@Jackattack359 *because I'm fine it doesn't matter* you buddy need to think about that not everyone finds I easy with a family, kids, bills and all that extra stuff that comes with the cost of living.

[@Jackattack359]

@@Zack_Nuvelle yeah, and I’m not one of them. Simple as that

[@Amymaslanka]

In the uk only £34.99

[@shadowtrell9961]

I personally would have preferred MvDK3 Mini Land Mayhem to get a remake. I hope this remake does well so its sequels can be remade as well.

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Eh. DK 96 and MvDK 1's expansion of the DK arcade gameplay was interesting and I'm shocked they didn't ever expand upon that after MvDK1.

[@shadowtrell9961]

@@gameyfirebro9645 TBH, I'm also surprised they never came out with another game that had that style of gameplay. There is so much potential that Nintendo is missing out on with the Arcade DK formula.

[@gameyfirebro9645]

@shadowtrell9961 like imagine a spinoff game that does that, adds Mario Bros. Arcade elements, and has it set during Mario and Luigi's heyday as plumbers before the Mushroom Kingdom.

[@analoren4745]

a collection would have been great

[@coreymyers5321]

Kinda miss the referee costume.

[@Tom-hi3jn]

IMO the era of remakes already happened. Remakes and remasters are just a part of the gamingworld now.

[@betobarba3567]

I enjoyed the remake

[@danc6167]

I loved the old gameboy game but I didn't know there were ever followup games

[@noobingtosurvive]

I got that and Pokemon yellow with a GBC when I was like 3-5 years old at a pizza place for my birthday. Changed my life.

[@Toxic3610]

If you’re lucky, you can get it for less than 50 bucks at best 36 to 40