Donkey Kong

The launch of eShop has respurred interest in GameBoy titles so let me throw in my opinion on the latest to launch, Donkey Kong. Don't be fooled by the title! It's not the arcade classic but rather a new 100 level voyage to save Pauline. Lots of fun, light on the puzzling, and heavy on action. Great music but what I really appreciated was that it was Super GameBoy enhanced. When played on the TV using the Super GameBoy it had an arcade machine border and the color optimization was top notch. Biggest flaw for me was that it was not at all difficult. I appreciated the much longer game but it was still over sooner than I'd like. Still a worthy game to own so instead of downloading it I'll be looking for the cartridge on eBay.

4.3 / 5

In my opinion one of the top 3 titles for the game boy. its amazing how many games we hold so high then you go back and play them and you realize that the rose color nostalgia glasses dont hold up.

Some games do hold up. It's been awhile since I played this but from your reaction I take it that this has quality core gameplay that stands the test of time.

That is especially true for Gameboy games, too. They just aren't fun, they are a tad too archaic. Some hold true, though. I enjoyed Kid Icarus, The TMNT game, and the Contra one. Oh, Castlevania, not Legends though! :3