Donkey Kong 🦍🛢️ Versions Comparison 🦍🛢️ Arcade, C64, Atari 2600, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, NES and More

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[@Hauchoi322]

Ok!

[@eldartaghiyev8422]

Where is Nintendo 64?

[@windowsxphalloween6336]

@@eldartaghiyev8422 in N64

[@廖趴趴]

❌❌😙

[@廖趴趴]

😭❌

[@karenruble4989]

2:51 GOD THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING I WOULD DRAW WHEN I WAS 5.

[@ivuldivul]

CGA graphics - only choice if you wanted color on a PC back in 83

[@Laenthor]

This looks like the ski free yeti lmao

[@zacharyyoungblood7013]

@@karenruble4989 That... isn't wooshable. He was just explaining why it was so bad, not what your joke was.

[@brendas.8520]

3:22 and this looks like something I would draw when I was 9. Edit: pause and you will see both good and bad.

[@tanzimi5518]

@@karenruble4989 I will speak with reddits manager

[@MisterVercetti]

3:39 Ah, who could ever forget Pauline's iconic cry: *1103! 1103!*

[@galadinowo]

9:10 pauline up there like "·cLP·"

[@enidesouzabarros8852]

She looks like a french fry with arms

[@averageidiot5843]

Ah yes a hidden gem in a port

[@jacksonforver4267]

Clap

[@glengibbons1224]

▪️C L P 🟨 🟪

[@Notstolenusername117again]

9 : 10

[@spacepawdity4973]

2:51 that’s the most depressing Donkey Kong game I’ve ever seen/heard

[@Yawnford]

*Dont know why, but it sounds like it could be used as meme content*

[@noeliaschiel2023]

That donkey kong looks more like a yeti

[@Foamhead]

Back in those days computers were VERY expensive and not considered gaming machines. Because they were mostly business tools, therefore built and shipped with that purpose in mind, their graphics capabilities were not a priority. I think the only graphics card available in 81 was the CGA which was pretty ugly unless the artist knew how to trick it out.

[@zx96_]

Luigi: Mario, I think that's-a enough spagetti. Mario: Noo!! It's-a perfectly fine! Mario's weight: 3:47

[@s.r.a.d.p.l1571]

1:10 Kid:mom can we get donkey Kong Mom: we have donkey Kong at home Donkey Kong at home:

[@darkhunter5293]

You forgot one: The version that appeared on DK64, which beating it TWICE WAS REQUIRED TO GET THE NINTENDO COIN TO BEAT THE DAMNED GAME!

[@scaryhobbit211]

...And is the ONLY 1-to-1 port of the original arcade Donkey Kong.

[@NGScoob]

I actually glitched through the door without getting the coin. The Rare coin was easier though. Final Boss is too hard for me anyway.

[@scaryhobbit211]

@@lol-ih1tl Thanks for the heads up.

[@ethanhayes7038]

Don't forget you only get one life to start with in each attempt.

[@darkhunter5293]

@@ethanhayes7038 Don't remind me.

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

Aside from the arcade original, nearly the rest of the decent versions can only be found on Nintendo's systems (including the version in DK64).

[@Purple_Sloth]

Arcade Archives on the switch gives us the arcade version too

[@harrisonsmetana2506]

The c64 version looks pretty good compared to a lot others

[@Kylora2112]

The ColecoVision was the only good port for "relevant era" Donkey Kong (helps that Nintendo made it for Coleco, while they only licensed the Atari and Intellivision ports). The it's basically Nintendo system or bust.

[@reillywalker195]

@@harrisonsmetana2506 Particularly the port by Ocean Software.

[@thecomputerkid7]

12:13 wii u: am i a joke to you?

[@SteveDavies80]

Id love to see full high res 3D renders of some of these in a future game. Maybe secret playable characters, or an alternate universe.

[@DeadChannel2]

(Playing DK on Atari) Me: What the f*ck am I looking at? Atari: Use your imagination

[@jacksonforver4267]

Looks like a Bear

[@Tom2404]

That looks great for an Atari

[@Neilapolitan08]

@@jacksonforver4267 Looks like a Gingerbread Man

[@agnieszkar4043]

Yea the are mostly like this

[@Dhhsowd]

Mario walk animation looks incredible for atari 2600

[@Wyatt516]

1:09 would you even call this donkey kong?

[@estrudelboi4546]

Probably not but my father has one of these from when he was a child so I grew up playing it, one of my earliest gaming experiences :) It kinda plays like a game & watch game, not as fun as the arcade version but really nostalgic for me

[@nightwarper1760]

Donkey Kong looks like a robot

[@LittleRedApplez]

It’s Starman

[@thehussiteking]

So this game is an LCD game, kinda like the Game and Watch or Tiger Handhelds, based off of Donkey Kong. The gameplay of DK is not easy to port to an LCD, at least at the time, so that was probably the best they could do.

[@jasoncaric]

Mátyás Hunyadi the gameplay of nothing could be ported to those pieces of shit handheld games back then. Even back then I thought all those games were shit and not even worth playing.

[@schneiderbrandmemes]

1:55 My dad used to have an Intellivision and when I was like 8 he showed me it, and this was one of the games we played.

[@shiploverwashere]

11:15 donkey kong but mario is the hunchback of notre dame, pauline broke her back, and donkey kong is continuously being possessed and exorcised by a ghost

[@trite00onyt]

9:29 Oclpo is the best way to say help.

[@AskDrannik]

The very first version of Donkey Kong I ever played was the Atarisoft C64 version. My brother showed it to me when I was a kid. I have not seen that version of the game in over 25 years, but I distinctly remember that walk-cycle sound.

[@ProtatoLlama]

8:49 I'm trying to climb up 25m but I'm too dummy thicc and the claps of my ass cheeks keep alerting Donkey Kong

[@doorknob5223]

Me: Mom, can we get Donkey Kong? Mom: We have Donkey Kong at home Donkey Kong at home: 1:36

[@dankisdank365]

1:37 thanks Atari donkey Kong really looks like a realistic monkey. You couldn't have done any better.

[@thumpies7890]

the Atari version looks like some kind of fnaf minigame

[@bluepieguy]

1:28 mario lookin kinda sus

[@FnafNumberblocks]

Looks weird jumpman

[@TherapistThe_rapist]

Stop, no more among us jokes

[@KendallandKaydence]

Yeah

[@crystalalumina]

11:10 Donkey Kong but Mario suffers vertigo

[@TheConer]

27 benadryls

[@TheConer]

He's unstable and unfit for love

[@bobbobson1095]

11:10 who passed my boy Mario the wee-

[@aceofmeya]

"How high can you get?" I think I am very hIiiGh ;D

[@ConnerCoffman306]

2:56 what the heck☠️

[@C4ST3R3T3RN4L]

woody woodpecker

[@ConnerCoffman306]

@@C4ST3R3T3RN4L what

[@C4ST3R3T3RN4L]

@@ConnerCoffman306 he's a good character

[@rageinternet9391]

Is now one gonna talk about how intimidating that intro then was on the C64 Ocean?

[@dereckdplays4906]

7:02 -...How high you can get? -i do not know

[@shiploverwashere]

I honestly do not know at this point

[@freddyfazbear29470]

Lmao

[@RokkitGrrl]

The MS-DOC version is terrifying. And the Spectrum version...sounds like somebody's getting clapped when Donkey Kong is bouncing those girders.

[@Dfturcott]

Dude I had no idea all these versions were so different

[@maisie_moo8075]

Jesus Christ how are you so good at these games?!

[@retrosutra]

Well, I had to do dozens of attempts in some versions to master them.

[@ingame203]

4:24 That missing last note always cracks me up.

[@GameAlicornLuna]

*Donkey Kong climbs the girders. Smashes them up, proceeds to fart in dominance*

[@RETRON87]

Friggen Donkey Kong for the PC DOS looks like Sully from Monsters Inc. or a Pinky from the original DOOM games.

[@phauloriquelme2657]

2:51 Game Start Jingle Is Similar to Apple II Version

[@parasaturn6989]

Off tune

[@nenalinda6420]

*Off key instifies*

[@1upplush]

Mom! Can I get Donkey Kong! Mom: we have donkey Kong at home. Donkey Kong at home: 8:32

[@bitstimandwesker8896]

8:41 "How high can you get?" DK in the ZX Spectrum version looks really chonk btw

[@Js.xd25]

1:10 El juego es tan bueno que hasta podés correrlo en una calculadora

[@SpongeBobSquarePants-jf8gv]

0:01 Arcade 0:43 ColecoVision 1:09 Coleco Tabletop 1:37 Atari 2600 1:55 Intellivision 2:22 NES 2:22 Famicom 2:51 PC DOS 2:51 MS-DOS 3:22 Commodore64 4:10 Commodore64 5:03 Atari 8-bit family 5:23 TI-99 6:06 VIC-20

[@rainbowspongebob]

1:46 looks like Mario was tired of wearing overalls

[@FnafNumberblocks]

Mario has pajamas

[@Klinkerklunk]

The best jumping sounds are from the ColecoVision and Adam with a reverb echo effect.

[@anidiotonyoutube2022]

7:58 WHY IS THE GAME SO TRIGGERED?

[@thCrnX.official]

I thought what Amstrad CPC was copied graphics by Commodore 64 ocean

[@MannifyYT2024]

@@thCrnX.officialuhhhh Ocean made the Amstrad CPC port-

[@JugateAlgo]

So much fun with this game when i was just a kid 💛

[@alexkartoons3659]

“How high can you get?” I dunno depends on how much weed you have.

[@JayvierPrince]

In the "Atari 8-Bit Family," at the end, Pauline disappears out of nowhere.

[@bluetophatanimations]

1:21 Holy is That A Starman From Earthbound?

[@TherapistThe_rapist]

lol

[@KendallandKaydence]

No, It is not a Starman from earthbound

[@bluetophatanimations]

@@KendallandKaydence I had made this comment when I was in my earthbound phase, its a joke and I knew it wasnt a starman

[@OfcourseJimmy000]

A really fat starman, at that

[@folklore_50]

Devices: Arcade ColecoVision Coleco Tabletop Atari 2600 Intellivision NES PC DOS Commodore 64 Atarisoft Commodore 64 Ocean Atari 8-bit Family Texas Instrument 99/4A VIC-20 Apple II Coleco Adam Amstrad CPC ZX Spectrum MSX Famicom Atari 7800 Nintendo e-Reader (Original Donkey Kong game) Gameboy Advance Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo Wii

[@celinesenden4142]

Arcade

[@TheYogafairy]

My favorite At 9:35

[@thCrnX.official]

MSX was copied and colored version by ZX Spectrum

[@oldyosh]

ZX Spectrum is truly terrifying

[@animefangamer277ominous_ab7]

From PC DOS (1983), As Well As Apple 2 (The Same Year As PC DOS)... They Were The Only Versions That Had Jumpman / Mario Sprint Like The Way That Naruto Uzamaki Runs? (Just 2 Versions Of Donkey Kong Had To Feature That, When The Original Anime Was Made In 2006?) The Coleco Adam Style (1984) Is One Prime Example Of A Villain Doing Their Own Deeds (Looks Like Laughing For Doing Something Wrong, Which Is Usually No Big Deal To Them!)

[@animefangamer277ominous_ab7]

There’s An Intense Cover For The Intellivision Edition Of DK (1982, Not The Atari 2600)... Aside From The Parallel Version Called “Kana Kong”, Via 2008... (Gensokyo Style, There Was Going To Be “Kana Kong: Country Returns”, Although That’s Probably Not Going To Be Made At All... Because Of Reasons, Other Than “It’s Not In Our Existence”...)

[@animefangamer277ominous_ab7]

06:00 - 06:05 (Before Going To Commodore VIC - 20)... Donkey Kong: ... (We Got Started... He Can’t Always Rely On Her... She Has To Be Truly Saved If He Climbs At Least 50 Meters / 164 Feet To Complete A Level Of My Game, Before They Get A Lot Harder!) Jumpman / Mario: Oh, Pauline... How Could Our Relationship Be Shattered That Easily After I Climbed 82 Feet (25 Meters) To Save You? (At Least DK Didn’t Grab You To Break The Heart Above Us!)

[@hunnybunny3716]

8:41 Donkey kong face stare was almost killing me.

[@CristobalElMario]

Arcade: Without comments, it's the original game. ColecoVision: Ummmm, the level it's in mirror mode. ColecoTabletop: Looks like a Game & Watch game, but worse. Atari 2600: Played of a lot of persons when doens't have the NES Intellivision: Uhhhh, that's no good (you can find that reference!) NES: The nostalgic, played of lot of persons. Removed a level, i don't know how removed the 2nd level. PC DOS: Donkey Kong looks creepy, and wait, HU-HU-HU-HURRY UP! (inserts the Wario Land 4 music) C64 (Atarisoft): Pauline says 1103! (?) C64 (Ocean): T H E N E S P A L L E T E S ! (i like some reason lol) Atari 8-Bit family: NEW SUPER LUIGI U! FASTER AND FASTER! Texas Instruments TI-99/4A: A good conversion, but other beats than this VIC-20: Some speedruns of Donkey Kong be like: Apple II: Why the Apple games is soooooo bad? Coleco Adam: The Jumpman walking sound, lol Amstrad CPC: The best version!!! ZX Spectrum: Donkey Kong looks creepy, again MSX: It's not a ZX Spectrum port? Famicom Disk System: It's the same as NES. Atari 7800: I know i know, uses the NES Palletes. GBA (e-Reader): It's also the same as NES, the visualization is poor. GBA (NES Classic Series): It's also also the same as NES, but the visualization is not poor like e-Reader. Nintendo 3DS / Wii: It's also also also the same as NES.

[@FridayNightStreamz]

DK loves being pink on the PC DOS

[@linclokatz]

Coleco vision was pretty impressive

[@mobihedgehog]

did they even try for the pc dos? i can name so many things wrong with donkey kong there. 1: why is he pink 2: why does he have blue eyes 3: why does he have a white face 4: why does he look like sulley from monsters inc, just pink?

[@wishbonefan]

Arcade: 10/10 A classic game, the best version ever! ColecoVision: 6/10 Pretty good, although I don't know why they switched where a lot of things go. Coleco Tabletop: 2/10 KILL ME! Atari 2600: 4/10 The barrels look more like cookies, and Donkey Kong himself doesn't look like a monkey. Intellivision: 3.2/10 NO. NES 9.5/10 This one is the most like the arcade version, except that it's missing a level. DOS: 2.5/10 NO, NO, NO. C64 (V1): 8/10 Graphics look like the arcade and NES versions, my only complaint is that it's a little too slow. C64 (V2): 6/10 Faster than V1, but the graphics and sounds are much worse. Atari 8-bit: 5/10 It's okay. TI-99: 7/10 Good try. Vic-20: 3/10 EW. Apple II: 4.3/10 Graphics are too glitchy and the objects moved again Coleco Adam: 5.4/10 Objects moved, but at least the graphics aren't too bad Amstrad CPC: 7/10 Pretty close to the arcade, minus the downgraded graphics. ZX Spectrum: 1/10 ACID DREAM. MSX: 2/10 Not much better FDS: Same as NES Atari 7800: 7.8/10 Not much to say, it's Donkey Kong alright, just with a bit worse graphics and bad sound. e-reader: 2/10 Gave me a headache just from looking at that! GBA: Same as NES 3DS and Wii: Same as NES

[@celinesenden4142]

I love original

[@antarcticpenguin1275]

its pretty weird, odd, everything looks different than what i imagined. yet cool 1:15 ;-;

[@antarcticpenguin1275]

green donk :p 2:04

[@antarcticpenguin1275]

weird, this version only has a few colors, pink, blue, black, and white terrifying pink donk kong pink jumper legit pink woman ;-; 2:55

[@ingame203]

A reason why “We have (something) at home: (something at home):” exists.

[@GgThePro200]

0:10 arcade

[@TherapistThe_rapist]

My favorite

[@rebelfleettrooper9881]

2:58 Mario be flat when he climbs! He fat from the side, but he be paper from the back. 😂😂😂

[@terrastos]

The TI99/4A port actually holds up apart from the rescue tune and immobile ape...

[@XxEpicIvanxX]

Mario: Luigi!! Pauline has a been a captured by donkey kong!

[@celinesenden4142]

39 anniversary of donkey kong

[@zachatck6567]

1:40 So Sour Patch Kid Mario is trying to save Pauline the Peep from The Gingerbread Man while jumping over cookies

[@john2001plus]

I remember seeing a Mac version over 30 years ago.

[@YoBoiDavidBanks]

8:32 oh look the one that was made by Satan himself

[@Toadette369]

That’s just the zx spectrum version.

[@shookums265]

@@Toadette369 it's a joke

[@emon6476]

God the 25m donkey kong

[@Jeansowaty]

Satan Presents: Donkey Kong.

[@roshasensi2220]

@@Toadette369 wow you dont get the joke

[@J.R-Himself]

8:41 That's just straight creepy.

[@LittleRedApplez]

The Fukk 😟😟😟

[@StarrLeredo]

The person who made ET Created it

[@enidesouzabarros8852]

Now i want to sleep with my mom

[@brotherbup7425]

It looks like a bootleg

[@screwedupmystic2597]

It's too scary made me cry ☹

[@sterling7]

5:18 this sequence of animations would lead one to believe that Kong's response to Mario reaching Pauline's level was not to carry her off to the next level, but to EAT her.

[@ILoveMaliceSM]

He also ate her in 6:22

[@dantewaldrop704]

Then spits her out in the end

[@dantewaldrop704]

Darn comment

[@reillywalker195]

My guess as to how you're _supposed_ to interpret the scene is that Donkey Kong's roar scared Pauline into running farther up the tower rather than back down into Mario's arms-thus, both follow her up the tower in turn until they run out of tower to climb.

[@AS42100]

Ikr I burst out laughing at that! 😂🤣

[@ilikeminecraft1232]

3:28 smooth rotating

[@satan3950]

How come Mario's walking sound effect is one of the most annoying things on the planet.

[@freddyfazbear29470]

Fr

[@akhirio547]

6:24 yoooo is that grand dad

[@BloodTuna]

OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT

[@SuperPowerfulFairyBoy]

Cranky kong edition

[@cosmos6476]

God apple sucked back then lol

[@thatpinhead7543]

FLEENSTONES?!

[@steveluvscows2490]

Yooo it's him

[@IWantATimeMachine0000]

It's odd how some of these ports are facing the wrong direction.

[@favmansanimatronicsmore2377]

PIKMIN the reason they did it in the wrong direction was because of screen limits if they went higher and the other side it would look weird also some of them were like that because of memory

[@IWantATimeMachine0000]

@@favmansanimatronicsmore2377 Oh ok

[@64dsgood]

What if🤔🤔🤔 it was😳😳 console exclusive content😨😨😨

[@favmansanimatronicsmore2377]

That was the case for the intellivision and Atari as coleco did the ports so they made there's look superbly better

[@reillywalker195]

@@favmansanimatronicsmore2377 The Atari 2600 version has Donkey Kong on the left side of the first stage just like in the arcade game. It also plays really well, making it a solid platformer for the console even though it only had two stages.

[@jiryensaber6090]

3:49 Jumpman: "Hang on, Pauline! (gasp) I'm... I'm a... (cough) coming! Might... (wheez) take a bit!!" Pauline: "1103! 1103!! 1103!!!" Jumpman: "... yeah? Well, 60 10 5311... Go YEET yourself, I'm out!" Pauline (1983):" YEET?"

[@jiryensaber6090]

Donkey Kong: "Next time, try yelling 'help'... IF there is a next time!!" Pauline: "You can talk?" Donkey Kong: Well, DUH!! Now take your pick, listen to the 7800 Atari at 10:45 or jump off to your death!!" 2 seconds later... Pauline:" Aaaaiiiieeeeee.... (SPLAT)" Donkey Kong:"Ha! Stupid Wench!! I heard it was bad, but what the hell, just one little listen..." 4 seconds later... Donkey Kong:"Aaarrrrrgggghhh.... (SPLAT)"

[@jeremiahtorresjapan473]

@jiryensaber6090, you mean: リロヨ!

[@jeremiahtorresjapan473]

That is a fancy way to say HELP! in Japanese

[@jeremiahtorresjapan473]

The pronouncation is: Riroyo!

[@PokeMasterKasper]

@@jiryensaber6090 7800 isn't that bad :/

[@cackers4752]

6:22 Sounds like a meme.

[@nayaraboto4692]

Trigerred meme

[@BBQLOVER65]

That version looks like a shitpost

[@yayimoutofthestrike]

It sounds like the triggered meme.

[@MareepLord]

TRIGGERED TRIGGERED TRIGGERED

[@geothepoly]

4:11 That tune hits different compared to the other versions

[@WreckItTy]

Ikr it’s so good

[@reillywalker195]

Ocean always had good sound design even in their aggressively mediocre games. Their _Donkey Kong_ port for the C64 looks solid, though.

[@mmgmagic]

Sounds like when hiphop samples music.

[@nutbox8000]

You wanna talk about 4:11 when 7:40 exists?

[@UrLocalTseTheEditor]

4:11, 7:41

[@MarcoSartorato]

Mom I want Donkey Kong. We have Donkey Kong at home. Donkey Kong at home: 1:10

[@celinesenden4142]

👍🏻

[@MarcoSartorato]

@@celinesenden4142 👍

[@celinesenden4142]

@@MarcoSartorato 😁

[@MarcoSartorato]

@@celinesenden4142 😊😬

[@RuffRuff9971]

1:36

[@grandpaap3755]

6:20 I like how it's literally a bass boost

[@MrMarioXP3648]

*T R I G G E R E D*

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

Imagine winning a VIC-20 Donkey Kong match on those trucks overloaded with subwoofers! 💀💀

[@Windows-wy1fv]

8:30 Mom Can We Buy Donkey Kong For The NES Mom: We Have Donkey Kong At Home Donkey Kong At Home:

[@lazy7758]

clp

[@Windows-rx7qn]

LOL

[@hanna121]

2:16 is more funnier

[@malfattio2894]

When you want to play Donkey Kong but live in the USSR

[@RayStereo]

Can't even play Donkey Kong in Ohio

[@italomango]

3:39 ah yes, I too scream 1103 when i'm in need of help

[@bigben3683]

Stop it, gets some 1103.

[@zeeteepippi275]

Write it backwards, it says EON. Which is precisely how long it'll take for you to finish the game at this speed.

[@FangzwithaZ]

Mom can you 1103 me with my homework?

[@nicholaspiazza8687]

1103!

[@nicholaspiazza8687]

I need your 1103.

[@magmarxiogaming6717]

9:09 ah yes I completely forgot that Mario actually was twice the height of Pauline and not the other way around

[@adminguy1719]

*9:29*

[@patrickloftis7196]

Ok, I'm sorry, but you sound like a person who knows what they're talking about, so I'll ask you: Are Pauline, Princess Toadstool, and Peach all the same person? Or is Pauline a different princess from the Donkey Kong game?

[@CDRW24]

@@patrickloftis7196 They're different people, and Pauline isn't a princess.

[@CDRW24]

@@patrickloftis7196 She has been in other games as well, most recently Mario Odyssey.

[@patrickloftis7196]

@@CDRW24 Ah, I see. Thank you.

[@casualcorner199secchio]

1:36 the SFX of this version are instant classic

[@LilKiwi2240]

I feel like they were reused somewhere in Animal Crossing

[@minestudiolikelimelife8555]

one me like this sfx

[@suzie2769]

I can hear the mooninites walking

[@DaMimikyuGaming]

But the designs are… barrel = CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIRE

[@tggc1983]

8:42 Idk why you’re asking me, you already look high yourself.

[@itzmeggy0074]

Lmfao

[@enidesouzabarros8852]

Look at his face, it's like if bugs bunny had love with a gorrilla

[@averageidiot5843]

He looks like saying HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET!!!?? :))))

[@averageidiot5843]

Maybe they tried to make it look like in the arcade version but they made it worse

[@anrriveradxndsigamer1495]

its good that a non-intellectual child didnt come in

[@dayanemenezes300]

7:41 this is hands-down, one of the best Amstrad CPC ports ever.

[@Byebyeeveryone-r2n]

Yeah, but it has bad audio on the cutscene.

[@MannifyYT2024]

@@Byebyeeveryone-r2nno shit. Its a 1986 game

[@freddyfazbear29470]

Fr

[@salduchi1785]

The NES version is by far the next best thing to the Arcade. Amazing it was made in 1983. Shows how great the NES/Famicom hardware was at the time

[@h2oguy740]

I think the commodore 64 is the closest because of the intro

[@allenharper2928]

Except for some reason just about every port leaves out the best level.

[@KLGChaos]

They literally built the NES to play the perfect game of Donkey Kong. Though, space limitations made them remove the cement factory level.

[@zichittufrederic7489]

What you don't see here is that the c64 and the CPC464 have the 4 levels where the NES one doesn't have the cementery factory ....

[@chuckthequail137]

1:37 Behold, the Origin of The Weird-ass generic Sound Effects meant to be Videogame Sounds.

[@oskarrandall]

On the beach... Mario: "Luigi, did you remember to bring-a the sunscreen?" Luigi: "Uhhhh...." A few days later... 5:22

[@shino1300]

They had games on calculators???

[@GETENT]

That sound effect just before fits so well

[@cosmos6476]

Shino B no, this was on a computer from a calculator company

[@cosmos6476]

But you could hack them in though

[@fran5678can]

lmao

[@thomastheangrytankengine2753]

3:10 what was in that candy bar?

[@shookums265]

which one are you talking about? the barrels?

[@thomastheangrytankengine2753]

@@shookums265 I mean, "i think i'm high"

[@dougiefoster6983]

@@shookums265 I believe They meant by that is the sound of jumpman (and yes, mario was named jumpman back then.) jumping over the barrel as if it was a fart.

[@michaeljfan9720]

The Atari 2600 had the most iconic sound effects, to me, anyway. I tend to hear Mario's jump sound in a lot of cartoons.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

In essence, the "stock image" of cartoon video game sound effects.

[@Gojeku]

Its JUMPMAN

[@trewashington787]

Me too

[@Junior-qe8of]

@@Gojeku But Jumpmam is Mario

[@trewashington787]

Competition For LOST nobody cares

[@larrygriffin4343]

(Spisificly) 2:53 "How high can you get?" Well, according to this games graphics and a pink gorilla, I think I am on the last level of high

[@BinglesP]

You haven’t seen anything, look at the guy on my profile picture

[@obsessedcat90]

You know what they mean by that!

[@anrriveradxndsigamer1495]

@@obsessedcat90 r/woosh

[@basicallysnake]

@@anrriveradxndsigamer1495 nice reasonless woosh, fool

[@larrygriffin4343]

@@BinglesP OH GOD

[@CutieFakeKirby]

8:42 Mickey mouse? Is that you?

[@CutieFakeKirby]

@@GloryYoshi2020-TheBritishMF I know but he somehow reminds me of mickey mouse

[@masterfarr8265]

MSX is a LOT better though

[@Alabisto]

He looks like coconuts from AOSTH

[@unknown_guy5366]

Public domain lmao

[@averageidiot5843]

11:10 Donkey Kong Rehydrated:

[@destinhayes7893]

That bass boost at 6:22 tho

[@focusmelvin]

Yes and I'm playing this video in my car with a "12 inche sub

[@Chadmiral]

Lol

[@tammid8423]

Lol

[@peterg6889]

@@tammid8423 holy shit I've seen you before

[@tammid8423]

@@peterg6889 Yep. I was one of the guys in the comment chain from "Heartbreaking"

[@zachatck64]

2:52 Is that Donkey Kong or Lotso Huggin Bear?

[@pidgurus]

His face, this is skull

[@kaitlynwhalen5961]

2:58 nightmare fuel.

[@-deleted-4325]

That's James P Sullivan

[@averageidiot5843]

8:36 Gosh that sounds like a sort of a weird slappy noise maybe it sounds like giving slaps to audio engine or table you'll get the joke

[@averageidiot5843]

Maybe it was due to the ports sound engine it didn't get a destroying,shaking sound so this was only sound to fit its destroying sound kinda weird but really that feels kinda scientific..

[@reillywalker195]

The ZX Spectrum was optimized for text. It wasn't really designed with video games in mind. But it ultimately became the bestselling home computer in the United Kingdom because of its low price and a gaming machine because of its popularity among young people.

[@averageidiot5843]

Yeah..

[@averageidiot5843]

@@reillywalker195 Thank you I guess I wasn't that smart though but thank for the little info of why is it best selling or something.. And gosh golly I guess this is my long replied comment like wow! So umm thanks for the info though..

[@freddyfazbear29470]

Yes

[@robotdoom702]

My thoughts on the versions Arcade: What more could I say? It's the Arcade version ColecoVision: Being the first port of Donkey Kong (I think), doesn't look all that bad. The jump sound effect sounds weird but nonetheless, it's pretty good Coleco Tabletop: Something you would see on one of those Tiger handheld games. Atari 2600: Extremely primative graphics, but one of the more "iconic" games of the 2600. Intellivision: Everything is colored wrong. Especially Donkey Kong. Who is green now? NES: Being a port actually developed by Nintendo, it's really good. DOS: I don't know what Atari was smoking when they developed this PC port. Colors are awful, Donkey Kong looks creepy, and the jump mechanics don't seem right. Commodore 64 (Atari): Looks more closer to the Arcade but runs too slow, and it looks squished. Commodore 64 (Ocean): Very great port. Looks pretty good. Better than the Atari version Atari 8-bit Family: Looks pretty good, but runs too fast. Texas Instruments: Looks like the Arcade version a little bit, but Jumpman has the wrong color pallet, it looks washed out, Donkey Kong doesn't throw the barrels, instead they just appear, and some strange music for when you complete the level. VIC-20: Runs WAY too fast, looks very pixelated, and I just love how Jumpman doesn't climb the ladders. Instead, he walks up them. Apple II: Same issues apply from the DOS version with this version. But it looks and sounds much worse. Coleco Adam: It's the ColecoVision port with a few changes. Amstrad CPC: It's the Ocean Commodore 64 version, but on the Amstrad. ZX Spectrum: This honestly looks like a version satan would make. And why does Jumpman climb so damn slow up the ladders?? MSX: It's the ZX Spectrum version, but looks much better. Famicom Disk System: It's just the NES version but on a floppy disk. Atari 7800: Based off the NES version, graphic wise, doesn't look bad. But sound on the other hand sounds like a field of wet farts. Nintendo E-Reader: It's the NES version but squished. Game Boy Advance: It's the NES version but on GBA Wii/3DS: It's the NES version but remastered

[@tylerstanford2275]

The thing about the DOS version is that the colors were just how those graphics cards made things look. Here's a video explaining it if you're interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJquk5-dj9qjhcU Also I agree with most of your thoughts on these ports, its like on some of them they didn't even try.

[@fififiz]

Great comment, underrated.

[@EnderArlo]

ColecoAdam: Finally an intro MSX:Jumpman Now Looks like the Ocan C64, Amstrad CPC

[@EnderArlo]

Amstrad CPC:(and Mesaurment DK looks much Better) ZX Spectrum:Mesaurment DK Looks Like an Outline Monster MSX:Same Mesaurement DK Applies from the ZXS

[@roshwyinstaicoon2593]

Well, the MS-DOS version of Donkey Kong only had 4 colors (CGA). It was limited back then. Also I do agree that Donkey Kong looks creepy

[@glocken04166]

10:14 The Famicom Disk System version is just the Famicom version slapped onto a Disk System Game Disk like some Disk System games.

[@JoshBreakdowns]

What a tremendous illustration of how far ahead the NES was of the other systems of the day. Only one or two even come close.

[@reillywalker195]

The only tragic thing about the NES port is it lacks access to the cement factory stage. Otherwise, it's my favourite. It's the one that introduced the iconic opening theme, too, on its main menu upon startup.

[@reillywalker195]

@Kevin Smith The NES originally debuted as the Famicom in Japan only a year after the ColecoVision and Commodore 64 were released. That said, the original Commodore 64 ports of _Donkey Kong_ are just fine, too, with the one by Ocean in my opinion being the better of them.

[@reillywalker195]

@Kevin Smith You said "years after most systems". That's what I was addressing. The Famicom was released well within the same era as the computers and consoles covered in this video. The Atari 2600 was quite a bit older, yes, but the others came out just before or even after the Famicom.

[@tifforo1]

The NES is "of the same day" as the Atari 2600 about as much the Sony Playstation is "of the same day" as the Sega Genesis.

[@reillywalker195]

@@tifforo1 That's not what I said. I specifically mentioned that the Atari 2600 was older than other consoles and computers featured in this video, having been released in 1977. That said, the fact it stayed relevant and in production until 1992 is rather amazing.

[@phauloriquelme2657]

6:00 This Music is Different

[@Peaman42]

I like it!

[@DimonKILL]

This was used when you beat all levels

[@ramennoodles2111]

Grandad is that you?!

[@captaincrumb]

Level 4 Clear Music...

[@TheNextGarbage]

It’s actually the ending theme of the game for the arcade!

[@SomeGuy712x]

(2:51) The off-key notes of the PC DOS version cracked me up. I'm pretty sure the Intellivision version was the first one I've played back in the day. I've since played the NES one (including on Animal Crossing on the GameCube), the arcade original (including on Donkey Kong 64), and the awesome Game Boy version that you purposely excluded from this video.

[@OrionAltHist]

Everyone seems to forget about that one in DK64, huh?

[@Laenthor]

For the PC, most computers didn't have soundboards so games usually used the MB speaker which obviously only had 1 channel. If a game had music and sound effects the devs had to work really hard to make it work together.

[@aug.6259]

The Gameboy i'ts not a Port i'ts a remake

[@OrionAltHist]

You mean Donkey Kong '94? That was different from the original.

[@OrionAltHist]

Gameboy one was a completely different game but one of the system's best.

[@Byebyeeveryone-r2n]

7:41 I Love The Amstrad CPC Version

[@dumblittleidiot1301]

3:16 So Donkey Kong just farts at us and then dips. Nice

[@CMANIZABALLER]

Lolll

[@Hauchoi322]

he like a old man

[@anidiotonyoutube2022]

o ok lol

[@batcat2338]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GalionKemvrokdustin525]

XD

[@distilt1238]

Never would've guessed that the iconic "video game" sound effect came from Atari Donkey Kong...But I do like the little song that plays when Mario walks in the Intellivision version.

[@hajivideos9104]

yeah The Intellivision walking sound at 1:57 really does sound like a song

[@richj6596]

Haji Haji sounds like something out of a John carpenter movie

[@SuperPwnageBoi69]

what “video game” sound effect are you reffering to

[@ezgames6925]

@@SuperPwnageBoi69 perhaps the sound effect when you jump over a barrel

[@RonnieBarzel]

The Amstrad CPC version (7:41) is shockingly pretty good. I hadn’t realized until now just how detrimental it was in some versions to not have DK animated to throw the barrels. Not knowing when another one was on its way could really mess up your strategy.

[@MannifyYT2024]

To Be fair, It was made by Ocean. Who also made an upgrade of the Commodore 64 version thats basically the same as the Amstrad CPC version except for some changed visuals and a bug on the elevator stage

[@antarcticpenguin1151]

@@MannifyYT2024 but arcana software was also involved

[@Gronk574]

NEVER LET THEM KNOW YOUR NEXT MOVE