Best Donkey Kong collection??....

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:11 am

Donkey Kong Classics, for the NES, is the best one that I know of, but I've read that it's actually missing a few levels-strange considering that Nintendo owns the rights to the series.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:14 am

Also note that Donkey Kong Classics only has 1 and 2. If you want 3...well...go elsewhere. I enjoy it though.

*shrug*

CecilMcW00t · Post by **CecilMcW00t** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:01 am

The only true-to-arcade port of Donkey Kong I know of is an unlockable in the N64 Donkey Kong. I even considered picking up a N64 just for that game. I love the Arcade DK. And yes I used to own DK classics. Definitely a level missing among other little details.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:23 pm

The GB collection is great. Once I got that, I stopped looking further.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:53 pm

professor ganson wrote:The GB collection is great. Once I got that, I stopped looking further.

Are you talking about this game?:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gamebo ... 97137.html

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:46 pm

dave4shmups wrote:
professor ganson wrote:The GB collection is great. Once I got that, I stopped looking further.
Are you talking about this game?:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gamebo ... 97137.html

Hey Dave,
You can see a picture of it (scroll down to the larger picture) here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nintendo-game-Boy-G ... dZViewItem

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:51 pm

professor ganson wrote:
dave4shmups wrote:
professor ganson wrote:The GB collection is great. Once I got that, I stopped looking further.
Are you talking about this game?:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gamebo ... 97137.html
Hey Dave,
You can see a picture of it (scroll down to the larger picture) here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nintendo-game-Boy-G ... dZViewItem

Thanks!

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:32 pm

Damocles wrote:Also note that Donkey Kong Classics only has 1 and 2. If you want 3...well...go elsewhere. I enjoy it though.

*shrug*

Donkey Kong Classics is just the original NES DK and DK Jr. put together in one cartridge. I was disappointed that nothing was added from the originals. Also, some older home computer ports of DK like the Atari 800 and C64 versions actually have all of the levels intact and the "how high can you get" screens.

The GB Donkey Kong is not really a collection, though it does have the four levels from the arcade version. It is an excellent new version of Donkey Kong, though. I also recommend checking out Mario vs. Donkey Kong for GBA.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:40 pm

Thanks for the info, BrianC!

How's NES Donkey Kong Jr.? Is that missing any levels?

I just find it pretty silly, not to mention annoying, that there is NO single Donkey Kong collection for ANY Nintendo console that has all of the levels of DK, and DK Jr.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:41 pm

DK Jr. NES has all of the levels, but is missing the cutscenes and intro from the original. It's a very good port of the game.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:47 am

BrianC wrote:DK Jr. NES has all of the levels, but is missing the cutscenes and intro from the original. It's a very good port of the game.

Good news; thanks!

It seems that the conveyor belt level from the original Donkey Kong Arcade Game is the one that's missing from home ports.

Yet another reason, though, to get DK 64! That game must have more unlockables then any other console platformer! Jetpac, and an arcade perfect port of the original Donkey Kong!