Mario vs. Donkey Kong
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| Mario vs. Donkey Kong | |
| Image:Mariodonkeykong.jpg | |
| Developer(s) | NST |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) | May 24, 2004 (NA) June 10, 2004 (JP) November 19, 2004 (EU) |
| Genre | Platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a Game Boy Advance sequel of the first Donkey Kong game for Game Boy (often called Donkey Kong '94 for its release year). The game concept revolves around a combination of platform and puzzle elements, challenging Mario to find keys, reach a locked door, and rescue Mini-Marios. This game humorously revives Mario & DK's old rivalry.
Story
The game begins when Donkey Kong, sitting in his banana-filled home, sees a television commercial for Mini-Mario toys. The ape is instantly smitten with them, but when he goes out to get one, he finds all the stores are out. So he raids the toy factory and steals several dozen of them. Mario gives chase and must recover the toys and pound some sense into Kong whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Gameplay
The game plays similar to Donkey Kong '94, giving Mario the old ability to do handstands and backflips. There are several different environments, ranging from a lava environment to the classic construction site, and there are three different types - the first, and most common, is similar to Donkey Kong 94's level, where Mario has to pick up a Key and bring it to the locked door. At the second part of the level, Mario had to pick up a Toy Mario at the end of the level. The second one is where Mario must guide the Toy Marios to the Toy Box, and protecting them from dangerous environments. The third level is the boss level, where Mario must fight Donkey Kong in order to proceed to the next world.
Trivia
The game may be an evolution of Donkey Kong Plus, a title on display at E3 2002 which promised to let players design and save their own levels on the GameCube, then copy them across to the Game Boy Advance using a link cable. Essentially an updated version of Donkey Kong 94, the game had disappeared by the following year, to be replaced with the pre-rendered graphics and gameplay additions of Mario vs. Donkey Kong. However, the Create-a-Level feature was removed from this version.
| Donkey Kong Series |
|---|
| Arcade titles |
| DK | DK Jr. | DK 3 |
| Platforming titles |
| DK Country | DK Land | DK Country 2 | DK Land 2 DK Country 3 | DK Land III |DK64 | DK: Jungle Beat |
| Arcade Sequels |
| DK '94 | Mario vs. DK |
| Music titles |
| Donkey Konga | Donkey Konga 2 | Donkey Konga 3 |
| Other titles |
| Diddy Kong Racing | DK Jr. Math | DK: King of Swing |
