Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong

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Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0001ZZNLK
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1.2 inches ; 2.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,279 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description

MODEL- AGBPFDKE VENDOR- NINTENDOFEATURES- NES Classics: Donkey Kong Man v. monkey: The eternal struggle. Before Mario became super he was a brave carpenter (or so says one early promotional flyer) instead of a plumber and had an 800-pound gorilla on his back. You can shake off that monkey all over again in the re-release of Donkey Kong as part of the NES Classics series. The game looks great on both the Game Boy Advance and the Game Boy Player for the Nintendo GameCube. As the story goes this freak-of- nature gorilla kidnaps the beautiful girl. Mario being the chivalrous type runs to the rescue. To reach damsel in distress however Mario must avoid the gorillas killa posse of barrels fireballs and bouncing rivets.Along the way Mario picks up big points when he hammers barrels and fireballs and snags the umbrella purse and hat that the girl dropped during her abduction. Once Mario reaches the girl DK pulls a fast one and takes her away to another level. Mario doesnt know hes fighting a never-ending battle in the name of love but dont feel too sorry for him. Even though he never really gets the girl in Donkey Kong he does collect a lot of coins in the other games in which he appears and should be pretty rich by now. Two players can take turns competing for the girl either on the same Game Boy Advance or with the help of a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable. Plus you can save your high score to memory (you need almost a million points to beat the worlds record so you better get jumping). * Classic arcade action * Two player alternating* Sound effects that shaped a generation -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------ESRB Rating : E for Everyone Genre/Category : PlatformSystem : Nintendo GameBoy AdvanceNumber of Players : Compatible Peripherals: MANUFACTURERWARRANTY: 90 DAYS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Levels - Why no Cement/Pie Factory, June 9, 2004

By	Brett D. Cullum (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Okay ... okay... I get it now. This version of DONKEY KONG is NOT THE ARCADE version - it's a port of the NES version for that home system back in the day. So that is why the elusive 4th level seen in the arcades is not here. DONKEY KONG is a great game even at 3 levels, but consider that a previous GAME BOY edition had the cement/pie factory and 96 ADDITIONAL LEVELS AS WELL!

I'm still holding on to my $5 e-reader version as well as my e-reader versions of DONKEY KONG JR and DONKEY KONG 3! Why couldn't all 3 of these games been put into this cart? RETRO gaming is wonderful, but not when you feel cheated somehow. I suggest the true NES classics like SUPER MARIO BROS or LEGEND OF ZELDA! There's more bang for your buck!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DONKEY KONG MINUS ONE, June 2, 2004

By A Customer

The one star I gave this product is a negative one because this game is missing one level --- the "pie factory" level. And let's face it, making it to each new level until finally reaching the final pie level was exciting. But for whatever reason Nintendo has left the final level out of the game making this yet another incomplete console version of the arcade classic. You would think Nintendo, the company the originally made the arcade Donkey Kong, could create a faithful replica of the arcade classic for it's own console platforms, but I guess not. Nintendo needs to get its act together.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun!, August 5, 2005

By	Nate Great "Nathan" (Minnesota MN USA) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This game is great. Even though it's missing 1 level,who cares! Our kids won't care because they were not born in the 70's. It's pretty addicting,for a while. The object of the game is to save Mario/Jumpman's girlfriend by jumping over barrels,climbing ladders and more. The 1st level is classic. The 2nd level is challenging. The 3rd level is where you defeat Donkey Kong and do a harder mode. It's pretty fun though. But it's only worth $5.00. They should have cartidges for $2.00 of all the classic games:Pac man,Ms Pac Man,Galaga,etc. I'd reccomdend buying this game.