The Tiniest Donkey Kong Jr. Arcade Ever - Rare Obscure or Retro - Rerez

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

It may sound weird to say with today's graphics but.....holy fuck is this beautiful looking

[@karstonjim]

Hey alpha! Been watching for years, love your vids! And you're 100% correct, it is beautiful.

[@rerez]

+AlphaOmegaSin Ain't it just?

[@Cool-Spot]

Yes it does! To me it looks like you're playing a 70s comic book.

[@MrKeech666]

+AlphaOmegaSin It sure is. I had one as a kid (briefly) and wish I knew it's future value back then; I traded it off for a couple of Transformers.....doH!

[@JJUniverseChannel]

So true man Alpha

[@captainrigby7473]

Man, why didn't we have stuff like this in the 90s??? Tiger would have gotten their butt beat.

[@CanadianRetro]

I had this as a kid and wish I had it back now.

[@DP-hy4vh]

I still have his game as well as a handheld Qbert.

[@thearcheduck8746]

I got that when I was a kid, I also got a small pacman machine.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

We really need a sequel for this one, Mario hasn't been a villain for a while, while Peach, Luigi and others had their moment in that spotlight. Another thing is I was watching Gaming Historian's channel and he got an unnoficial book about the Game & Watch line of video games and a lot of information is missing. Kinda wish Nintendo did a book on that, from their days as a card company, a toy company and a video game company not leaving anything behind, because it is interesting learning something new every day, especially if it's something as cool as the mini-arcades.

[@Faapu]

What about the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series?

[@Igorcastrochucre]

King Harkinian Yeah, but the series is all about the minis, and when there is a villain it is always Donkey Kong

[@Faapu]

Oh, I misread that.

[@sonicmastersword8080]

Nintendo will likely never villainize Mario because of the backlash.

[@iamuiamu4569]

I have that game still works

[@thefandoman7440]

Go bananas.

[@2Ensta]

Wow this looks so much better than those crappy Tiger Electronics I had.

[@a2pha]

Hoo boy. I remember Tiger Electronics. I had Gauntlet and some type of Space Invaders. And then the Game Gear came out and changed all that.

[@toastapprentice]

I wouldnt touch a Tiger "game console" with a shit pickle.

[@ryderakashermhead8527]

Tiger Electronics Triggered

[@ryderakashermhead8527]

Wall why?

[@BinhTran-zl9pj]

@@toastapprentice avgn

[@martianwoodpecker]

My parents gave me one of these when I was a kid, and I played the heck out of it. I still have it today and its a great collectible and piece of gaming history.

[@zalafinari]

Same here except I don't still have it. I'm jealous.

[@unbeastable957]

I remember having this when i was around 10 years. The color of the case was beige and the stick+buttons were Orange. The higher level you go the faster the birds, umbrella and balkons move.

[@jcags]

I like the art used in this game, reminds me of The Adventures of Tintin.

[@MaxOakland]

Never thought of that but it’s so true

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I had this when I was 6!

[@wilfredopineda5707]

U deserve way more subs. I just realized how many subs you have. I thought u had like 300,000

[@jert1000]

It also bears French instructions, cocorico ;)

[@redacted4020]

Look I'm joke Better make an early What?

[@ardie4]

The artwork looks beautiful; almost something out of a Curious George book, speaking of primates...

[@arthanol4972]

Rerez, your videos are extremely well edited, your presentation is always great, and your videos are just overall entertaining to watch. you seriously deserve at the very least 250,000 subscribers. Keep on doing what you do!

[@rerez]

+Adam De Salvio Thanks Adam. :)

[@purepower7778]

He only has 70.000 subs?? Shit he deserves much much much much much much much much more

[@martyzatz1181]

Game Dave didn't guest star... ...also what's his surname or at least his full stage name? I'm making an IMDb page for the guy.

[@OdaKa]

Oh snap! I still have this from when I was a kid :D I didn't think anybody else even knew of its existence. You guys just made my night! :D Also, yes, it is beautiful and awesome and fun. I wish mine was in better condition, but what can you expect with childhood toys? I didn't think of it as a collector's item to be preserved.. was just a fun game :p Everything on it still works, and I even recently fixed a problem it had had since like 1993 where the ACL or Alarm button was stuck and we didn't realize that... and so we had to pull out the batteries over and over and hope that one of the power cycles would boot it into the actual game instead of just playing the music and showing all the sprites at one time, lol. Finally in the late '00's or early '10's actually looked at the thing after finding it in a box and realized that it was that stuck button, so I got a paper clip and now it works perfectly :D I'm so happy, and the sounds of this game still gives me happy shivers... man.. you made my day, Rerez. Also WOW you guys did an awesome job capturing that screen. How did you do that? What kind of camera did you use? I've been wanting to capture decent screenshots of this game for years but just haven't gotten around to finding a good way to do it.

[@mokthemagicman]

Love this series Rerez. I'm still looking for a Zaxxon handheld for you.

[@magnus87]

I love DK Classic series :D I really wants more elementos from those games on Mario Maker because without DK we did not have Mario Series

[@Sloppyjoe96]

i found your channel in the morning before i had to go to work, watched like 2-3 minutes of a video then left, and now i've been watching your videos all weekend lol

[@rerez]

+Joseph170 Well I'm glad you've been enjoying them!

[@mikeypops73]

I got this for Christmas in 5th grade 1983

[@christianmunso7482]

I'm so glad you reviewed this, iv had one of these for so long, it was my dad's and he gave it to me, when we were poor it was my only game other then the 2 games I had for my gamecube, I loved it and still play it to this day, I have never gotten all the locks off Donkey Kong, I always had 1 lock left and then I lost

[@FlaDechen]

The graphics on this mini arcade are beautiful! I loved it.

[@KWKBOX]

Was that a real Chiquita or just some cheap stunt banana?

[@Retrocidal]

what's you doing here lol I had some of these as a kid

[@polystrate1]

+KWKBOX It was a Bananco banana. - From the -sampsons- Simpsons

[@Retrocidal]

So it's official pleas unblock me as spam google is trying to keep me quite I guess I don't have the right to freedom of speech just heads up I am going too make videos about it and keep fighting

[@chippyspizzeria4905]

Retrocidal Making videos about a personal fight makes you look like an attention seeker.

[@fuzzywzhe]

Just so you know - In Operation PBSuccess, the Democratic government of Guatemala was overthrown by the CIA in 1953 to protect the business intersts of the United Fruit Corporation - which you now know as Chiquita. To reiterate, a democracy was over-turned so that Chiquita could maintain their profits. An entire population was placed under despot rule, so the company that you now know as Chiquita, could maintain high margins on their profits - courtesy of the CIA and the US Federal government.

Fantastic. The video footage is hypnotizing me.

[@1983parrothead]

Gunpei Yokoi is the father of LCD games (and of course the Game Boy, Virtual Boy and Wonderswan). Several Game & Watch titles were million sellers, while the series caused others in Japan and elsewhere to produce their own. From Bandai and Tomy to Coleco and the infamous Tiger Electronics (who even created Furby). Even ones found in dollar stores and kids meals are much worse than Tiger ones. While Japan-made ones are usually better than ones made in America and other regions, at least ones by Nelsonic and Radica are usually great however.

[@DoubleJump]

I actually owned this, and the Pac-Man one. I actually liked the Pac-Man one way more as a kid. This was OK, but I had the Colecovision version at the ready so this didn't really grab me. Well, it didn't really grab the attention of 5-year old me.

[@superroboted]

I had this when I was a kid back in 1983. I had ht eotiginal Donkey Kong Table Top. I wanted Galaxian but my cousin got that and the Pacman one when he was a kid. I wish I still had them. when you beat the game it would go into bonus mode.

[@kevinbarton9052]

That can be converted with Raspberry Pi 3 and a high definition screen small enough to fit making this a real MAME arcade version.

[@creatorTWin]

I have so many fond memory's of this thing, i didn't have any game consoles or anything except donkey kong junior mini arcade, LOVED THIS THING, eventually the joystick snapped and i sold it to someone who was going to repair and take care of it. I think my dad bought it from someone for $10.00 as well back around 1992. I have built several mame bartops over the last few years, but a project I have been wanting to do is build a larger size of this cabinet style and have that as my bartop arcade.

[@ZOMBIEx6786]

I had this when i was lil. It was a cool lil time killer back in the day. If i couldnt play my genesis i woud bring out this bad boy.

[@braselthegamer]

Wow. I can't believe I missed out on this. Saw one awhile back and just ignored it. -_-

[@sn9wm4n82]

i have one of these lol 1 like and i post gameplay

[@SumeaBizarro]

"And to the Far Right you can see Super Mario has captured Donkey Kong, and he has chained Donkey Kong into a tree branch." Politics gone wild yo.

[@POKEGAMERZ-uy5lv]

LOL imagine if U wore that to school and played Donkey Kong Junior during class.

[@marcel-gy7xh]

bonsoirVous vous demandez pourquoi le tabletop "Donkey Kong JR" a été fait en LCD et non en VFD, mais je connais la réponse. Il a existé 2 gammes, une en LDC (avec Mario Cement Factory, Popeye, Snoopy ans Donkey Kong JR en gris clair), et une autre VFD avec Pac Man, Ms Pac Man... Un jour , il y a eu un prototype de Donkey Kong Jr en version VFD , il était annocé comme un nouveau produit de la gamme, puis finalement au lieu de cela, ils ont resorti le meme DONKEY kONG JR en LCD à la place et décoré avec les images prévues pour la version VFD, créant ainsi une anomalie dans la gamme VFDmerci

[@zzcolby27]

very good video. one thing though, the background song at the beginning reminds me of another song. has anybody noticed this?

[@ROOKTABULA]

One of THE most annoying sounds I ever encountered in my life came from: That Pac Man unit. Holy, flying fuck.

[@wettuga2762]

I had the panorama version, it's the exactly same game! - If you reach 300 points you'll recover all lives lost, and if you didn't lose any lives you'll get double points until you lose one; - Hitting multiple birds (up to 5) with one coconut gives you much more points than hitting one single bird with each coconut; - Points counter only goes up to 999, after that it cycles back to 000; - When you free Donkey Kong, it almost seems like he's chaining himself again, so he kind of puts out a masochistic vibe? It was always my goal to reach 999 without any lives lost, and keep going after that until I lost all lives, got tired and/or was somehow interrupted to do meaningless stuff, like... eating. Good ol' days with no pause and/or save states...

[@randybradley4151]

My friend had Donkey Kong Jr, Mario's Cement Factory and Popeye in the style mentioned in the video. He also had Pacman, Frogger, Galaxian, Donkey Kong and Monster Maze. I had Dracula and Galaxy 2. I would love to still have mine. My cousin gave them to me as a Christmas gift back in the 80's and I would play them all night until I dozed off. Mario's Cement Factory was one of my favs and I was glad that it was included in the Game and Watch Gallery 4 game for the GBA.

[@mmmStephen]

Amazing! I want to take one of those apart so bad - but it would be considered a crime against humanity (game-anity? is that a thing?).

[@JasonValentineFL]

Sweet I used to have this when I was little. Brings back some memories. I got it at a garage sale for 50 cents. That was before eBay of course.

[@keyedon]

I had a Donkey Kong Junior Game & Watch as a kid, which I was loved. That is until some twatty classmate broke the screen so the liquid crystal leaked. I was so jealous of another classmate who had the clamshell Donkey Kong 2. Have now got the Game & Watch Collection on my GBA so play the former on that.

[@theGreenGoblin]

I own this one AND the Donkey Kong Tabletop Coleco mini arcade. The original DK one was something that my mom bought for herself to play before I was born. I played it at 2 and it is the first game I ever played. I still have it and it still works. I found the DK Jr at a thrift store about 10 years ago and picked it up for about $3. They're both on top of my bookshelf as we speak.

[@goldenphonautogram6141]

You should do the regular Donkey Kong Coleco Mini Arcade and the Ms. Pac-Man one for sequels someday.

[@neoasura]

Damn, I didn't know these were that rare..I have one sitting on my shelf I found at Salvation Army for $2.00. Although mine doesnt have the french labels, just English ones.

[@lolman9630]

I really like how this Game & Watch is orange (like the full size arcade version) and actually features the legit arcade cabinet artwork from the arcade version of Donkey Kong Junior. The japan version is mostly white with little to no artwork featured on it.

[@sleekflash16]

It would be cool to see the original Donkey Kong tabletop game get a review from here. These mini arcade reviews are awesome.

[@lifeisadiscovery]

nice vid rerez.. u brought back alot of happy memories.. thx dude. btw this console uses d-cell batteries. i remember i was trying to buy this awesome console over from my friend., when i use to borrow it.. but pitty no luck. cheers!

[@CaptainRufus]

Those VFD things were so. GOOD. The current Coleco IP owner is trying to bring them back. Because so many of us want them again and they go for fat stacks on eBay.

[@samuelrusso7700]

Have this and popeye. Great games. I just wish that they came with real battery cover, but popeye had a reproduction cover so it's something.

[@jumpman2195]

very wierd its pretty much donkeykong jr from the tabletop game and watch series just with a new design of the stickers,without the gameand watch branding and published by coleco

[@kyle-os3wh]

Hey Shane, I was wondering if you could speak French, since you're Canadian. (P.S. I'm Canadian too.)

[@jasonvancura2139]

I got this game for my 11th birthday in 1983, and I was hooked on it! I would set the alarm and wake up to it every morning!

[@a2pha]

What a great way to display graphics, use the light source around. Never seen or heard of this before. Maybe some new cellphones will do this so they shine well in sunlight.

[@damon19751]

I loved this game, had it for years. I flipped the score back 000. Two D batteries was the only downfall.

[@F0r3v3rT0m0rr0w]

you know what bloody pisses me off. i had one of these ... i cant tell you what happened to it. i was way to young. probably got damaged beyond repair. ...value... things you wish you knew about when you were younger.

[@greywolf7583]

If only Nintendo would make limited edition classic Arcade cab like 1up Arcade machine they would make a ton of money

[@TortureVisionTV]

So Mario's girlfriend Pauline was kidnapped by Donkey Kong in the original game. Once Mario rescued her, they didn't live happily ever after. Mario was consumed with thoughts of vengeance. Mario kidnapped Donkey Kong... and tormented him relentlessly. Pauline got tired of being ignored and left. So I guess this game explains how that relationship fell apart.

[@aliffubuntu]

+TortureVision so while Donkey Kong gets to harass a greenhouse owner for a while, Mario got fired as a carpenter, got a job as a plumber with his brother Luigi and spent their days flipping over turtles, flies and crabs until they somehow found a warp pipe to a magical land full of mushroom people.

[@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457]

This is the first rerez video i ever watched, and iv'e been subscribed since 2016.

[@3rdmin1st3r]

Looks like the batteries were going bad, I used to have this exact game. Loved it. Wish I can find another.

[@Shineci]

I have that and the paw pie one except the paw pie one doesn't work anymore and they belonged to my mom and her brother

[@franknitti9126]

Wait, u mean to tell me the game & watch series is actually a game AND a watch!?!? Thats crazys man, your crazy

[@kidpoker9408]

i rember once you play it long enough u figure out the birds movoements and then u can play it forever i remember getting such a high score that the score would reset to 0 twice

[@chrispham6599]

Donkey Kong Jr. mini arcade that acts as a clock as well? Fuck yeah! I want one! :D

[@Thepopcornator]

Next time I don't know how to end a conversation, I'm going to say "I'm going to go eat my banana now."

[@geruhjlergajlerag]

I live happily knowing that Shane is getting enough potassium... at least for today.

[@PrincessBlack04]

I have this but different color, I just played it with my brother it's in front of me

[@jeffw1267]

It does look awesome but the game was pretty awful even for its time.

[@ryan93civic1]

I have this and the brown Nintendo game and watch version as well. They are very valuable online

[@QUIZFILTER]

These are cool & they do have a nice "painted" effect to the graphics, a bit more detailed than VFLs, but I love that electronic glow that VFL displays have... either way thanks for the upload!

[@Riz2336]

DK Jr. is an okay game but that's a cool little mini arcade.

[@vallaindigital]

Wow, the memories this brings back!! I had one of those, and also used it as an alarm clock :D . I was about 10 years old, and spent many hours playing it!

[@TheMasonGamer]

Do do do dooo do do do WIGGLE WIGGLE WIGGLE

[@geogantart]

Wow - I had one of these as a kid. I wish I still had it.

[@eivanthorns7225]

Nada mas vi la miniatura y vine a comentar que onda con esos pelos, salu2

[@PictureProductStudio]

Always wanted to see that mini arcade in a close-up when I've seen it on streams in the background! Great thanks for that review, which is, by the way, is filmed really nice!

[@johnlewis226]

I played that game to death. Nearly died when I came home one day and the mirror was broke in it

[@ggallin713]

i got this new when i was a kid , I still have it . ive never seen another one

[@BrotherRobbie]

Buddy, thank you for bringing back some solid childhood memories! I got one for Christmas back in the 80's and played it till it finally gave out years later! Good to see them being appreciated these days...keep up the great work, man!

[@blackwornwhite134]

Could you guys stream superhot? That'd be amazing!

[@natecw4164]

Oh 1982. I was like "How long ago is 9 years???"

[@iimZeon]

If they atleast have Dig-Dug, I would buy it

[@krystalking8809]

I still have this game console I wonder how much it is worth now?

[@RetroRockGamer]

Donkey Kong Jr wasn't a port of DK, it was a sequel.

[@kentoad8948]

I had one of these growing up. It was really fun, but also pretty easy to master, so it got boring quick. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

[@Michirin9801]

Looks pretty good for an unlit mini-arcade, but to me the best way to play DK Jr. will always be in the Game & Watch Gallery 4 remake... 16 bit grafx ftw!!

[@Chaos89P]

I only played it on the e-Reader. I still have that peripheral. Still need to get my GBA fixed and some e-Reader cards.

[@mario64remix]

GBA is 32 bit XD

[@dominic2014]

One of these was passed down to me by a family friend when I was 8 or 9. I played it so much! Thanks for bringing back some great memories!

[@blackwornwhite134]

These videos have such good production value that I have no idea why you guys dont have more followers. These videos deserve at least a million views each. Love them, keep it up rerez

[@thegreatwhitenorth2128]

Do you have a Canadian version? It has french and English

[@GaminTank]

Wow. This looks pretty damn good and it looks like a good challenge. Great video Shane!

[@darktetsuya]

wow yeah that was really impressive visually! usually those LCD games don't look that great (3 decades ago I had an entex super cobra that while it was fun it didn't look like much) but those are some really colorful detailed graphics! great review of a tabletop device, and had to laugh at the banana joke :P

[@medes5597]

A lot of the Nintendo game and watch stuff has aged far, far better than similar LCD/VFL/other games. They put a lot more effort into getting something good out of them.

[@Puddingfuzz]

Mario looks like he's sticking his middle finger up at us

[@charlie_mario6292]

The song sounds like blurred lines without the words

[@rsd3719]

I wish I still had mine, $200 on Ebay seems kind of steep. Thanks for giving me this nostalgasam in the meantime.

[@R3TR0bit]

i really need to ask you.. are you Tommy Tallarico's cousin? Or maybe his younger brother? I mean, it looks like you're twins! ^^"

[@rerez]

+Johnny_Retro Haha, nope! Big fan of his though. :)

[@ryderakashermhead8527]

Johnny_Retro dont think so :P

[@EuropeanMapper]

why it says at the buttons english and french?