Playing EVERY Single Version of Donkey Kong Jr - The Lonely Goomba

[@gooeydude574]

I like to think that when Mario got knocked out by DK, he got amnesia and became the Mario we all know and love

[@battlinjoe2592]

…isn’t that just Son Goku’s backstory? 😂

[@youzepic]

And in Donkey kong 3 He got Stanley to substitute for him when he was recovering in the hospital.

[@Goomba1309]

0:04 "You know Lois, this reminds me of that time The Lonely Goomba made a cameo in one of our episodes."

[@manoftheusajones5147]

How about Freedom Planet than?

[@TraleeandChristywifi]

It was referenced in Endless Reader as well!

[@tkayube]

So there's a cutscene where the Can-Can plays like in Super Mario Land, and Mario has a helicopter like in Wario Land? This game is more vital to Mario lore than I thought.

[@Dan-bz2nh]

😊😊

[@jarmelatodyssechutminds126]

Gunpei is a fan Offenbach's infernal gallop confirm.

[@therollingcreeper1]

The can can is the star theme in mario land

[@Real_Bossclips]

Too bad you can't make a video like this on Donkey Kong 3 cause there's like 4 total versions.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

yeah but one of those versions is interesting enough for an entire video

[@Real_Bossclips]

Oh I know it is, I did a whole video on it.

[@superkonijn988]

@@TheLonelyGoombaOoooo? foreshadowing 👀?

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

There's always the Spray the Monkey's Ass with Bug Spray ice cream flavor to try.

[@ALLMETAL1970]

​@@TheLonelyGoomba#askgoomba doing this in advance. When you convering donkey kong country trilogy on gba?

[@DerOddFan]

I love the port shenanigans so much. First the Cake Factory Level, then the Icicles and now Marios Secret fucking Hideout.

[@TraleeandChristywifi]

Gave ya your 69th like

[@DerOddFan]

@@TraleeandChristywifi nice

[@Nickk7878-v8t]

I remember playing DK Jr. Math in Animal Crossing for the GameCube and it basically recontextualized the experience for me. As it is within Animal Crossing, it makes the game come off as a fun math distraction from the main gameplay. Hahah! So, in that game it’s given me a decent time and kept me somewhat stimulated.

[@theotherjared9824]

0:07 the man in this DK suit later sued both Nintendo and the production company for not giving any breaks during that gig, causing him to develop health problems soon after.

[@TECH097]

"Why does Mario have a secret base???" I'M-A LIVIN' OFF-A DA GRID~!

[@RainbyFIN]

Mario's a doomsday prepper

[@thepuzzlemaster64]

Mario built his own power grid just so he can avoid paying the electric bill

[@TECH097]

@@thepuzzlemaster64 "Now I can make-a my pies without Nintendo's legal department pestering-a me! WA-HOOOOOO!!!"

[@williamhautt2822]

@@thepuzzlemaster64 we’ve heard of reports you’re not paying your electric bill

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

@@thepuzzlemaster64 (It's all just connected a jar full of Fuzzies)

[@gooeydude574]

That pie level actually looks really cool

[@justinc.5591]

The Micro BBC joke was so good.

[@El_Omar2203]

2:25 If you wanna make the connections between games even crazier: Mario is on his helicopter, probably the same as the one in Wario Land while the invincibility theme of Super Mario Land (actually the can can song) is playing, and Wario Land being an spin-off of sorts of SML.

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

I had never considered that connection, now I will take it as canon

[@Sly88Frye]

You're not kidding about that being a lot of donkey Kong Jr. There's more donkey Kong Jr in this video than any attention that's been given to him by Nintendo and almost 20 years. Awesome video once again!

[@iammaybeabro4598]

Honest to god, I’m surprised Donkey Kong Jr never got a Commodore 64 port. That thing sold like hotcakes, being the best selling individual computer ever made, so a DK Jr. port for the C64 would be a no-brainer!

[@somerandomfan2012]

There's A Fan Who Made a Fanmade Port of Donkey Kong Junior for the Commodore 64. Although It's Not Official or Doesn't Count Since It's Unofficial, But Damn, I'll Be Surprised This is A Good Faithful Port! I've Seen Some Videos, The Gameplay and Sounds Pretty Great!

[@alley_kat_999]

There was also this one scam game in the 80s that said to be a copy of DK Jr. For the Commodore 64. After you hit start it told you to enter a password, but there is no right one, it's just a scam game.

[@Savagewolver]

Fun fact: DK JR has a cartoon, as does donkey Kong himself. It was part of a block alongside I think Qbert, Packman, and even Frogger of all things back in the 80s

[@kenthegamer]

DR JR was also voiced by Frank Welker aka Fred from Scooby

[@CrazyGmod21]

You're correct with it being paired with Q*Bert and Frogger, but the 80s Pac-Man cartoon was made by Hanna-Barbera while DK Jr, DK, Q*Bert, and Frogger (along side a couple others) were produced by Ruby-Spheres. Pac-Man also aired about a year before in 1982 with the others being 1983 if I remember.

[@Quartzer.]

​@CrazyGmod21 Yeah, Pac-Man was paired with the true pop culture icon of the 80s, a talking Rubik's Cube

[@matane2465]

Saturday Supercade

[@Pikachu132]

It was also the worst cartoon in that block by a long shot. Basically a cheap knockoff of the "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" shorts with Junior in the role of Scrappy and invented-for-the-show character Bones in the role of Shaggy (with no Scooby character). Junior was a catchphrase-spouting ball of annoyance and Bones was a bumbling idiot that rarely contributed much of worth. They fought crime. And by "they" I mean Junior fought crime and Bones bungled his attempts up. Somehow Junior was still the more annoying one of the duo.

[@dabort]

After looking at Atari 2600 for way too long, ColecoVision looks fucking museum worthy.

[@Salnax]

This was Coleco's master plan over 40 years ago.

[@donkarasu-9644]

Seems Lonely Goomba is back in his Donkey Kong phase

[@hunterroge]

It's always interesting to see how different some of these ports can actually be. I think this might some of my favorite content of yours.

[@katt-the-pig]

I never knew that the American version of the arcade game was so hard. Maybe that's why it didn't do so well. I've played the NES version and the Game & Watch Gallery versions. I actually enjoy the G&WG versions more because of the quick pace and score attack. Feels less clunky, too. 8:21 I love how Mario is just smugly standing there with the key, hand in his pocket.

[@matevidakovics5271]

I think the problem with walking off ledges can be explained. When people programming a platformer then they put some extra help/cheats to help the player with the game and make it feel less unfair. They code it that when you walk off a ledge you can still jump for a short period of time, that's called "coyote time". I think that might be missing.

[@Ninchat18]

You came SO CLOSE to covering every single Donkey Kong Jr.-like games to the point of talking about the fricking e-reader... yet you forgot Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson ! More seriously, good video though, keep the good work

[@helton3425]

He covered almost everything except for the more obscure ones. We got jebaited. Bamboozled even.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

​@@helton3425 jebait? Is that like a knock off of jаiIbаit? If so, I'd rather stick with the classic, but I guess you can hook me up with some.

[@Nickk7878-v8t]

28:10 It looks like DK doesn’t want to be saved and is just messing with his son with the way he swings his arm around tricking his son into dropping the key into the water. That’s messed up.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

"Hey Mario! I've got a great prank to play on the boy..." That does seem like something that Cranky would do, haha.

[@superkonijn988]

tbf can you really blame mario for imprisoning Donkey Kong after kidnapping his gf and being forced to survive the barrel assault?

[@ShyGuyXXL]

26:25 Yo, that's the seagull from Wario Land 2! Actually, for some reason the Game & Watch Gallery games have a couple of references to that game. One of them even has Wario's big-boobied chicken in it. 😂

[@gooeydude574]

Yeah, later games basically forget that Wario Land ever existed

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

I thought the same thing haha. At one point I thought it was the exact same sprite but I checked and it's not. The chicken appears in G+W 4 on Fire Attack for those curious

[@joshslater2426]

It’s so weird to think that there’s an official Nintendo game where Mario is the antagonist. Always a shame that DK Jr’s mainly lost to time. Maybe one day he’ll appear in another game.

[@KittyKatty999]

DK's greatest crime is not paying child support

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

And we all know Mrs. Kong was a bit of a bad mother anyway. She doesn't go to the zoo to look at the animals, but to get the animals to look at her. No wonder he gravitates towards his dad.

[@Timic83tc]

Sorry but the acolyte taught me the child is the woman's no matter what.

[@ScratStitch]

“Til next time, peace out.” Non-ironically the most wholesome ending to a Lonely Goomba video ever.

[@level98bearhuntingarmor]

When I was young I loved playing Donkey Kong Jr (specifically the 7800 one) more than Donkey Kong I must admit, I also have the Game & Watch one too

[@1UPdudes]

That flex with the Pie Factory knowledge was 10/10.

[@HeyaMoon97]

Those damn birds 😅

[@BigCalsWorld]

You've been killing it lately with all these videos! Keep up the awesome work!

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

I love how you used the Retro Game Challenge music in the background. I had that game as a teenager and Robot Ninja Haggleman was such an addicting game it got me grounded from video games numerous times LOL

[@Mariotamagotchifan09]

Hey Lonely Goomba, I’ve been watching your content for like 3-4 years and I just wanted to say that you’ve been one of my favorite youtubers of all time. I think I’ve genuinely watched the donkey kong ranked video like 40 times at this point. Keep up the good work man, and also I think it would be cool if you ranked every port of the original pacman.

[@stevesamuals2651]

If goomba is willing to continue this kind of series, I'd be interested to see his rankings of all the versions of rayman 2

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

Great suggestion actually. Was thinking of other games suitable for this series

[@subtolaicu]

​@@TheLonelyGoomba what about dk vcs and dkarcade2600

[@zombieponcho]

Gotta respect the thoroughness of actually playing every iteration of this game that you could find, bravo.

[@scottk5946]

My DK junior cocktail arcade machine that I have was one of the first arcade games I ever bought when I was younger so it holds a special place in my heart! It’s awesome seeing all these different versions of it!!

[@emmajade9507]

That was a fantastic video Mr. Goomba, I didn’t know DK Jr. had that many ports. Don’t think Donkey Kong 3 has as many ports as the other two.

[@fatangrygeek5746]

I like the attention to detail on these newer videos when Goomba goes over a long list of games like this and it being close to sunset by the end of the video. It wasn't too often we saw World 1-1 at that time of day.

[@TheRetroSofa]

The original DK Jr. Game & Watch is the first Nintendo thing I ever owned. Played the heck out of it when I was a kid. Glad to see it getting some love here. Another awesome video! Thanks.

[@Tyrannicus]

Incredible breakdown! Believe it or not, there's another officially licensed version you didn't cover that might be worth it's own video. In the 90s and 2000s Nintendo licensed out these little G&W style keychains called Nintendo Mini Classics to a company called Stadlbauer. They looked like tiny Game Boy Pockets and came in a few colors. There were several games including Donkey Kong Junior, Mario's Cement Factory, Parachute, Zelda and Super Mario Bros.

[@PedroMatos482]

I think you've found a great new niche man, don't really see anyone cover these old ass arcade games and their billion versions! Love watching 'em for the history aspect.

[@D.U.D.D.]

Great stuff! I enjoyed the fair approach you provided when reviewing these ports. Around ten years ago, you probably would have given all but the arcade version very low scores.

[@DragonNexus]

Heck yeah, I was hoping for more of these! Also, the little animation of you hopping onto the Atari 7800 was really cute.

[@Random_Dude_On_The_internet]

If you can, you should try all 7 ports of contra and all 10 ports of Rolling Thunder. (Beware, one of the rolling thunder ports is a rerelease on PSX with namco museum encore.)

[@glaciere-sama3529]

I'm gonna be honest man, you're amazing with this video format. Feels like a time travel through different eras, seeing how developpers tried to make shit work on different consoles we otherwise barely ever hear about haha My personal favorite HAS to be the game watch gallery one, might have gotten a bit far from the actual formula but it's super fun

[@Matpit18]

The Helicopter that Mario used in Wario Land was the same one in Donkey Kong Jr!? Y’know, out of all the game series that I would expect to be vital to Mario lore, I really wouldn’t have thought of Donkey Kong Jr! 😆

[@autobotstarscream765]

I would, the intro with two Marios teases the idea of the Mario Bros. before Luigi's formal introduction in the game of the same name.

[@hinkepica9765]

I just found your channel, youtube should have been putting you at 1 million by now. I subscribed, and now have the inspiration to make my own gaming discussing show : ) (Also i really like Donkey Kong Jr, so im glad to see more videos on it)

[@TheDarkThunder]

These comparison videos are so much fun, I hope at some time in the future you’d give the Popeye arcade versions a review like this, there’s some that I’d love to hear you talk about.

[@robertskitch]

Donkey Kong Jr. Math was actually one of a trio of educational titles that Nintendo aimed to put out based on their other existing titles, but it ended up being the only one released in the West. Of the other two titles: Popeye English never made it outside of Japan due to the fact that it was for teaching English words to Japanese speakers, and Donkey Kong Music was probably just too ambitious for the Famicom hardware that it never saw release at all (and so we sadly missed out on seeing Donkey Kong, Mario, and Pauline all performing in a band together).

[@DanialProhozdenia]

Atari is just went through an entire character arc with dk jr from spitting second worst version of Dk jr on 2600 a mid 8 bit family computer version TO A SECOND BEST DK JR PORT EVER

[@Pikachu132]

the 2600 port was made by Coleco, and it's suggested they did a bad job on purpose to make the Colecovision version look better in comparison. The 8-bit port was by Atari themselves.

[@Saxdude26]

You know, I can believe Mario's helicopter was a callback to this in Wario Land, given the music playing in DK Jr was the CanCan... which was the invincibility music in Mario Land 1. Also, was NOT expecting a BBC Micro port. I was an Acorn Computers baby, so this is the legacy of my childhood firing on all cylinders. VERY welcome surprise. :O

[@nicksorenson940]

I bet there's some alternate universe out there where people ended up getting Donkey Kong Jr. Racing and Diddy Kong Math as Nintendo games.

[@MayContainLanguage]

Had the Game & Watch game when I was little. Nice to see it featured in a video. It is fun!

[@eascec8374]

It's really funny that the way DK Jr. dies in the ZX Spectrum version looks like he stabbed himself in the toe!

[@CudaRebelsAutoModeling426]

Man, this was a trip! I use to play DK jr on my GBA with my younger brother using the E-Reader and cards on long car rides with the family. DK jr was always in the shadows of the original donkey Kong, but I honestly prefer the second one because it feels more relaxing (imo) whereas the first game is more of a rush to me. Thanks for the memories goomba! 💯

[@FridayNightStreamz]

I can’t believe Lonely Goomba sounds less depressed, wouldn’t he be more depressed since he’s still between those pipes?

[@brandonkirkendall1466]

Next you should do a video comparing every single version of Nintendo's Popeye arcade game! And once you've run out of Nintendo arcade games to play every version of, you could do other arcade games like Asteroids, Centipede, Defender, Dig Dug, Frogger, Galaga, Galaxian, Joust, Miner 2049er (which I know wasn't an arcade game, but I would still be willing to watch a video about it), Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Paperboy, Pole Position, Q*bert, Street Fighter II and its revisions, and Tetris!

[@khenrh593]

Take a shot every time he calls snapjaws “crocodiles” and nitpickers “birds”

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

That won't change the fact that they're clearly crocodiles and birds. No need to take a shot over pedantries.

[@tan_nerd07]

I had never really noticed the graphical issues in G&W gallery 4 version but they definitely are there... great video!

[@HatStackMike]

This was a fun watch! When I was really little, there was a Donkey Kong Jr. arcade machine at the theater near me that I would play sometimes, so I actually have a lot more memories with DK Jr. than the original Donkey Kong. Other than NES, I never played any of these other versions. It's interesting to see all the differences.

[@unkownilululiker47]

i hope you do more of these "every version of _____" videos, they're really cool!

[@HaAJPaAJ]

These arcade videos are terrific. Here's a suggestion: each version of Popeye.

[@GardevoirBoy]

Regarding Donkey Kong Jr., Diddy Kong's design was originally developed for Donkey Kong Jr. during the creation of Donkey Kong Country. However, Nintendo rejected it due to the societal norms of that era. Rare preserved the design but had to introduce the new Donkey Kong Jr. as a distinct character, leading to the creation of Diddy Kong. Nintendo continues to use Diddy Kong in place of Donkey Kong Jr., not only because he has a more appealing appearance but also because he embodies the intentions they had for the latter's new design.

[@NintendanGX]

I remember spending hours on those Game & Watch Gallery versions as a kid. Some of the first games I grew up on.

[@thegodwiwi]

I love these type of videos so much they're so entertaining

[@kibafireheart]

Nothing like taking a break at work and watching good ol lonely goomba keep up the good work mate you are awesome

[@nicopro0807]

19:45 The bbc micro has all the levels in the game, and the ending theme makes your ears blooding

[@oliverhedberg3831]

I'd like to think Mario was drunk during the events of Donkey Kong Junior.

[@dr.toxicgamingmadscientist]

Betcha 10 to 1 he'll cover Donkey Kong 3 next, EVERY SINGLE VERSION

[@Danominator]

I always miss KZbinr intros when they disappear from videos... 😢 But I'm glad yours made it in after the buildup!

[@Uncle-Jay]

Like many games from that era, it's almost always about "getting good". Ghosts N Goblins can look crazy hard and it can be, but with enough practice you can ace the game.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

I won't understand how they weren't able to fit all of the levels in the NES port of Donkey Kong, but could fit all of the levels in the NES port of Donkey Kong Jr.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

If I was to guess, it's cos the level in DK has a ton of moving objects/animations with the conveyer belt which was too much for the NES to handle

[@GamersIntel]

I was literally thinking the other day when I uploaded a Donkey Kong video that I hope you made a video on all of DK Junior! XD

[@withyline]

Most of the Mario/Jumpman confusion is due to the Kongs’ weird aging. The Mario featured is meant to be the Mario, as games like Odyssey have implied.

[@retrofan4963]

The thing is that the weird aging makes sense. Apes age much faster than humans. That's why OG Donkey Kong aged to Cranky Kong, while Mario and Pauline only aged by couple years, so they're still young. Mario is Jumpman, that's officially confirmed by Nintendo.

[@orsonzedd]

To be fair Donkey Kong Jr. got to be the most popular Donkey Kong, the one people think of today

[@aneinthedark5008]

Great video mister Goomba! Please continue with this series 🙂

[@theophilecaceres5855]

Can't wait for the DK3 video, maybe even Hudson Soft's early nintendo games.

[@Coolguy.399]

The micro BBC joke is comedy gold.

[@Kittenfox_55]

And soon, playing every version on Donkey Kong 3!

[@Salnax]

Are there enough versions of DK3 to do a video? You have Arcade, NES, and e-Reader versions (plus a sequel from Hudson for home computers), but there's no ColecoVision, Amstrad, 2600, 7800, Commodore 64, DOS, Famicom Disk, or Game & Watch versions of DK3. A better choice might be Popeye, the 1982 arcade game. It has at least 10 distinct contemporary versions due to Parker Bros porting it to everything they could get away with. You could even through in the "reimagined" versions from Namco in 2008 and that eShop monstrosity from 2021.

[@Salnax]

On the bright side, if Lonely Goomba is willing to expand his criteria beyond Nintendo arcade platformers, there are some great candidates for this series. Games like Pac-Man, Frogger, Galaga, Xevious, and Dig Dug supposedly have 20+ distinct versions.

[@jamesross5724]

@@Salnax Actually, there IS a Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong 3 (though it plays NOTHING like the arcade game), plus our host could include Greenhouse if he feels cheeky, since that game marks the debut of Stanley the Bugman.

[@Salnax]

@@jamesross5724 That's still less than 10 versions of DK3, compared to the 19 versions of DK Jr he showed in this video.

[@jamesross5724]

@@Salnax Ehh, fair point. Personally, I hope we get that Playing EVERY Game & Watch video our host mentioned in a poll a while back.

[@theidiotchildren]

DK Jr. Math is actually pretty fun with very drunk friends. It totally deserves those 3 points.

[@rgjarrell]

the cloceo viseon has to be my favrite!when you free donkey knog he remides me of a monky! lol

[@xSuperFryx]

I love these every single version videos. It’s made me purchase the arcade versions of a couple games!

[@Nic5Cyprus]

I really like these types of videos but I understand that making them is really difficult so I am extra greatful when they drop

[@RoninCatholic]

I played the NES version and Donkey Kong Jr. Math as they were unlockable furniture in Animal Crossing on GameCube, and played the version in Game & Watch Gallery 3.

[@danielcorrales9649]

I know unofficial ports were obviously not gonna be touched on, but I think it would've been hilarious if you'd made an exception for the C64 bootleg that _has no game_ For those curious, after the title screen it plays a "gameplay demo" followed by a prompt asking you to input a password. Not only does no key combination work to bypass this, there is quite literally no game programmed into the thing, the whole thing's a scam

[@Morbfan6189]

WE BE RESCUING DONKEY KONG WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥

[@Hamantha]

I feel like this is the most genuinely angry he’s ever gotten from my memory

[@jekser2329]

Ngl, Seeing this Goomba again after a few years is like finding an old friend hanging out in the same place you used to hang out in

[@champion_ofcloud-var]

i played the multiplayer mode with my mom several years ago and like a few months ago force someone to play this with you, i doubt you'll regret it

[@emilianozapata4032]

Is it wrong to say that I kind of remember the whole intro by memory?

[@DKCfan10]

That bakery stage looks really cool, I’d love to see it remade in another version of the game, official or otherwise.

[@Gloryzuki]

When a lonely Goomba uploads a good day was rebirthed in our lives

[@megamushroom]

Very great video and haha that line about the goomba of the week at the end was probably the funnyest endings so far 🌈 ❤ Very nice learning about donkey kong junior wow 🌈 ❤

[@andreworders7305]

I’m guessing the Klap Traps in this inspired the DKC devs to make the villain crocodiles

[@raymondtillotson6985]

I also look at Pixels and say "What is this? It's unforgivable!"

[@DrDark7]

Poor Jr, the forgotten Kong in the Kong family

[@jeankirchstein2552]

I heard somewhere that Jr is donkey Kong and the original donkey Kong became cranky Kong in the country series

[@rynobehnke8289]

Doesn't Jr become the DK from the Country games with his dad becoming Cranky Kong?

[@LegendManTP]

I knew I wasn’t trippin w the spring level-those birds were really impossible to deal with

[@greatOaktree1]

Amazing video thank you for all the entertainment over the years

[@JanTheMangaMan]

I'm really loving these different game version videos. Im the most nostalgic with thr NES version but yeah i love those game & watch ones theyre really unique

[@superturnip6462]

These are my favourite type of Videos you do. I really enjoy looking at the different versions of the same game, and the way you describe some of them is Brilliant. It makes me giggle so much. I love the honesty 😂😂 I know you mentioned you had thoughts of doing every version of Pac-Man? 😊 But I have a request... 2 actually. 😮 Could you please do every single version of the original Super Mario Bros 1. And the original Sonic The Hedgehog 1? I l'm sure there's loads of versions of both those Games! 🎉 Anyway, Good Luck Mr. Lonely Goomba. Thank You 👍👍❤

[@Horace-83]

Didn’t know Mario owned a bakery. Guess that explains Yoshi’s Cookie.

[@spongefan155]

Yo Horace