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Mario vs Donkey Kong is a 2005 puzzle-platformer for the GameBoy Advance being a seuqel to the 1994 Donkey Kong for the original GameBoy. | Mario vs Donkey Kong is a 2005 puzzle-platformer for the GameBoy Advance being a seuqel to the 1994 Donkey Kong for the original GameBoy. | ||
It had an early version of the game under the name Donkey Kong Plus in 2002 that takes advantage of the GameCube and GameBoy link functionality. | It had an early version of the game under the name Donkey Kong Plus in 2002 that takes advantage of the GameCube and GameBoy link functionality.<ref name=":1">https://nindb.net/gba/cancelled.html</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Donkey Kong Plus was publicly shown at E3 2002 as a tech demo. Where it would utilize the GameBoy GameCube link cable feature for users to create levels on the GameCube and then send them to their GameBoy Advance to play them. | Donkey Kong Plus was publicly shown at E3 2002 as a tech demo. Where it would utilize the GameBoy GameCube link cable feature for users to create levels on the GameCube and then send them to their GameBoy Advance to play them. | ||
<ref name=":0">https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Plus</ref> | <ref name=":0">https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Plus</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
Several years later the game would be refitted as Mario vs Donkey Kong while retaining the gameplay, and concepts, from it's early prototype, it would lack the level editor. However it's hidden and in order to access it you would have to edit the byte in the games code. | Several years later the game would be refitted as Mario vs Donkey Kong while retaining the gameplay, and concepts, from it's early prototype, it would lack the level editor. However it's hidden and in order to access it you would have to edit the byte in the games code. | ||
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Revision as of 06:48, 17 February 2023
Mario vs Donkey Kong is a 2005 puzzle-platformer for the GameBoy Advance being a seuqel to the 1994 Donkey Kong for the original GameBoy.
It had an early version of the game under the name Donkey Kong Plus in 2002 that takes advantage of the GameCube and GameBoy link functionality.[1]
History
Donkey Kong Plus was publicly shown at E3 2002 as a tech demo. Where it would utilize the GameBoy GameCube link cable feature for users to create levels on the GameCube and then send them to their GameBoy Advance to play them. [2][1][1]
Several years later the game would be refitted as Mario vs Donkey Kong while retaining the gameplay, and concepts, from it's early prototype, it would lack the level editor. However it's hidden and in order to access it you would have to edit the byte in the games code.
It's Nintendo DS sequel Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis for the Nintendo DS, would later include a level editor feature.[2][3]
Avaliability
The only thing resurfacing from the tech demo are screenshots and videos but are in lower quality.
Gallery
Images
Footage
See Also
- Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (found build of cancelled Nintendo GameCube sequel to "Diddy Kong Racing"; 2004)
- Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (lost build of cancelled Famicom educational game; 1983)
- Donkey Kong Racing (lost build of cancelled Nintendo GameCube racing game; 2002)
- Return of Donkey Kong (lost build of cancelled NES game; existence unconfirmed; 1987-1988)
External Links
- Unseen64 article blog on "Donkey Kong Plus"
- NinDB on "Donkey Kon Plus"
- Nintendo wiki on "Donkey Kong Plus"
- IGN on "Donkey Kong Plus"