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Shishiwakamaru
10/09/21 12:18:09 AM
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It's right near the beginning too.

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Questionmarktarius
10/09/21 12:19:00 AM
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DK94 is still the greatest video game remake ever.
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Xethuminra
10/09/21 12:19:34 AM
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Kisai
10/09/21 12:19:45 AM
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That wasn't really a "twist", that was well-known, and the complete selling point. The only way you couldn't have known is if you somehow had heard nothing about the game, and played it for the first time on emulator, or used with the cartridge only.

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Questionmarktarius
10/09/21 12:21:23 AM
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Blowing through 25m in three seconds by back-jumping is the greatest twist ever.
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Wii_Shaker
10/09/21 12:21:42 AM
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You wouldn't even know it was a twist unless you read the booklet.

edit: nm, I'm referring to DKC, not DK for the Gameboy.

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Guide
10/09/21 12:22:50 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
DK94 is still the greatest video game remake ever.

And yet still consistently underlooked. So many levels, so many of them good, such smooth controls, nothing in the way of your pure platforming experience.

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DarthDemented
10/09/21 12:36:41 AM
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I still do a playthrough every now and then. Fucking legendary.

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Lunar_Savage
10/09/21 12:37:23 AM
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I remember being really satisfied with that game all the way to the final boss fight.

That said, 100 levels is a long ass slog that I'm not sure I could ever do again for one game.

Plus, I'm not remembering any kind of secret twist at the beginning? Unless you're referring to how they presented things at the end of level 4 and transitioned to level 5. That was cool af.

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pegusus123456
10/09/21 12:39:55 AM
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I remember that game being really dope.

It's confusing that I beat that game, but the DK64 version absolutely bodied me.

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Questionmarktarius
10/09/21 12:40:14 AM
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DarthDemented posted...
Fucking legendary.
Play in on a Super Gameboy, on SNES.
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radical rhino
10/09/21 12:40:36 AM
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What are yall referring to

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Kisai
10/09/21 12:41:56 AM
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radical rhino posted...
What are yall referring to
You never heard of this gem?



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BeyondWalls
10/09/21 12:42:43 AM
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radical rhino posted...
What are yall referring to


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pegusus123456
10/09/21 12:45:48 AM
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radical rhino posted...
What are yall referring to
It was a Gameboy game. The first four levels are the original arcade game, but DK gets up in the middle of the victory music and carries Pauline off again. Then there are 97 more levels with new mechanics that make it a kind of puzzle platformer.

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Questionmarktarius
10/09/21 12:48:46 AM
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Nintendo needs to do an epic DK94-style Donkey Kong Jr Math remake.
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DarthDemented
10/09/21 12:51:59 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Play in on a Super Gameboy, on SNES.
Oh I have. The arcade cabinet border.

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obsolete
10/09/21 1:21:53 AM
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What's the twist.
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10/09/21 1:25:54 AM
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pegusus123456 posted...
I remember that game being really dope.

It's confusing that I beat that game, but the DK64 version absolutely bodied me.
The DK64 version was the NES version where you die if you fall more than like 4 blocks and can't handstand to block the springs.

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radical rhino
10/09/21 11:35:57 AM
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I spent so much time playing Jetpack in DK64.

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DeadBankerDream
10/09/21 11:37:03 AM
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DK94 is one of the best games ever made and the fact that it isn't on the Switch is a travesty.

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CE_gonna_CE
10/09/21 11:39:32 AM
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obsolete posted...
What's the twist.

pegusus123456 posted...
It was a Gameboy game. The first four levels are the original arcade game, but DK gets up in the middle of the victory music and carries Pauline off again. Then there are 97 more levels with new mechanics that make it a kind of puzzle platformer.


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voldothegr8
10/09/21 11:42:03 AM
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I feel so fortunate that this game was a piece of my childhood. So good.
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Hayame Zero
10/09/21 11:44:19 AM
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I remember a friend let me borrow it, and intended to play it for just a few minutes (because that's how long most DK sessions last).

Then when it got to the world map, and I was like ".....huh."

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Guide
10/09/21 10:38:37 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
I feel so fortunate that this game was a piece of my childhood. So good.

I got lucky. I just found it at a park, with no one around to claim it. Same with Ducktales 2, and Megaman Zero 2 for the gba, on three separate occasions.

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Solar_Crimson
10/09/21 10:51:03 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Play in on a Super Gameboy, on SNES.
I played it for the first time on 3DS.

There is absolutely no excuse for them not offering a Super Game Boy display option.

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Feline
10/09/21 10:54:07 PM
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Im confused. Whats the twist?
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Solar_Crimson
10/09/21 11:28:06 PM
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Feline posted...
Im confused. Whats the twist?
The first four levels of the game are recreations of the original arcade game's four levels. After you beat the last one and it looks like you'd rescued Pauline just like in the original game, DK gets right back up and kidnaps her again, and the real game starts there.

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viewmaster_pi
10/09/21 11:31:29 PM
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it's crazy that all the mario 64 moves started there

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ModLogic
10/09/21 11:39:37 PM
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viewmaster_pi
10/09/21 11:40:42 PM
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ModLogic posted...
what was the twist? that the game doesnt end after 4 levels?
yes lol

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PiOverlord
10/09/21 11:43:17 PM
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Very well-made game. The length was a little too long as mentioned, but very fun. 2nd best remake after Zero Mission imo. The original DK was good unlike Metroid, so that's why I give Zero Mission the nod.

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FortuneCookie
10/09/21 11:56:45 PM
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Shishiwakamaru posted...
It's right near the beginning too.

I thought it was a straight port until that happened. It really caught me off-guard.

It'd be like playing Super Mario Bros. only to have Bowser hop up out of the lava and recapture Peach.
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Guerrilla Soldier
10/10/21 12:10:24 AM
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um, was anyone actually expecting it to replicate the arcade? when i played it i didn't give a damn, the game just kept going so i kept playing. it's not really a twist.

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Guide
10/10/21 12:34:50 AM
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Guerrilla Soldier posted...
um, was anyone actually expecting it to replicate the arcade?
Why would you not expect something that looks identical to another thing to behave similarly?

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FortuneCookie
10/10/21 1:00:06 PM
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Guerrilla Soldier posted...
um, was anyone actually expecting it to replicate the arcade? when i played it i didn't give a damn, the game just kept going so i kept playing. it's not really a twist.

I bought it second hand with no box. The title says Donkey Kong. Not Donkey Kong '94, not Donkey Kong Remix, not Super Donkey Kong. It just says Donkey Kong. I plug it into the Super Game Boy and it has an arcade overlay. Nice attention to detail, Nintendo. All the more reason to think it's a port. The first four levels are directly lifted from the arcade... and then the fallen ape gets back up and recaptures the girl.

Yeah. I bought the game for $5 wanting to play the level that was missing from the NES game. I had no idea I was looking at a long (and very fun) game which would see Mario and Donkey Kong battling it out in several different settings.
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CE_gonna_CE
10/10/21 1:11:04 PM
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I think the Super Gameboy connection is also worth mentioning here. I know its super outdated now, but back in 94 the SGB was a cool little piece of equipment. Being able to play GB games on a big screen was in and of itself pretty revolutionary at the time, and games like DK94 that took advantage of increased colors and features were quite fun.

So yeah, at the time this game hit many of the right buttons.

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voldothegr8
10/10/21 2:08:12 PM
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CE_gonna_CE posted...
I think the Super Gameboy connection is also worth mentioning here. I know its super outdated now, but back in 94 the SGB was a cool little piece of equipment. Being able to play GB games on a big screen was in and of itself pretty revolutionary at the time, and games like DK94 that took advantage of increased colors and features were quite fun.

So yeah, at the time this game hit many of the right buttons.

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FurryPhilosifer
10/10/21 2:10:02 PM
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Too many gamers regard portable games like those on the GB, or even newer stuff like on the 3DS, as akin to mobile games. It's not a real game, it's just something to hold you over until you can get back to your TV.

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The Popo
10/10/21 2:11:19 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
DK94 is still the greatest video game remake ever.

Id give the nod to REmake, but DK94 is right there. Fantastic game.

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