The large ape Donkey Kong kidnaps Mario's lady friend Pauline and carries her off to a construction site. ĭonkey Kong carrying Pauline to the top of a construction site. It was released in South Korea on February 3, 2016. The game has slight audio enhancements on the Super Game Boy: Pauline's distress cry sounds closer to a realistic cry for help (the Super NES's sound chip supports the inclusion of voice samples), and the credits theme was also enhanced.ĭonkey Kong is one of the earlier re-releases on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console, where it was released internationally in June 2011. Its Super Game Boy border resembles the arcade cabinet of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Deluxe and the Super Mario Advance series.ĭonkey Kong is the first game in the Mario franchise with specialized support for colored graphics on the Super Game Boy peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Donkey Kong and, less directly, Super Mario Bros. However, this game qualifies as both an extension and a standalone title it features 97 stages beyond its original premise. The game starts out with the premise of the original 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game. For the DSiWare we now have Ubongo for 500 Points (£4.50 / €5), Airport Mania: First Flight for 200 Points and Successfully Learning German: Year 2 for 200 Points (£1.80 / €2).įor WiiWare we have two new releases - Wii versions of Airport Mania: First Flight for 500 Points (£3.50 / €5) and Successfully Learning German: Year 2 for 500 Points (£3.50 / €5).Donkey Kong (alternatively Game Boy Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong '94 in early development) is a Game Boy game released in 1994 by Nintendo. Just like the US, Europe grabs Donkey Kong '94 on the 3DS Virtual Console store, which you can grab for £3.60 / €4. On the DSiWare side, which is also available on the 3DS, we have Gold Fever for 500 Points ($5), Zimo: Mahjong Fanatic for 200 Points ($2), Beach Party Craze for 800 Points )($8), and Hidden Photo for 500 Points ($5).įor the Wii we have one new title - Snail Mail for 600 Points ($6), and one new awesome Virtual Console title - Mega Man 5 for 500 Points ($5).
The 3DS Virtual Console continues with this week's release of Donkey Kong '94, available for $3.99. Those with the Back To The Future Season pass can also grab episode 4.
While Alice: Madness Returns has become available in stores, the original Alice is now available separate from the redeemable code in the box, now available for £7.99/€9.99.Īlso available this week are NinjaBee's Akimi Village for £7.99/€9.99, the retail release of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for £23.99/€29.99, and the Sonic Anniversary Collection, featuring Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic 4 Episode 1, and Sonic Adventure (and DX add-on) for £13.99/€17.99. On sale this week are both Bionic Commando Rearmed titles - grab the first for $4.99, and the second for $9.99.
It's available for $7.99.Īlso available are three new PSP Minis - Brick Breaker ($3.99), Labyrinth ($3.99), and Solitaire ($3.99) This week's PlayStation Network title is PomPom's Alien Zombie Mega Death, a huge expansion of the original PSP Minis title, now a PSN exclusive. Xbox Indie Games Platformance was a surprise hit when it popped up last year, and now we've got the sequel, Temple Death, now with more quality, pixelated death to trundle through.
There's a big sale this week with PopCap and Sega's title, too: The second title is Lucha Fury, a four-player brawler from Punchers Impact for 800MSP ($10). This week's Xbox Live Arcade releases are Doublefine's Trenched, a multiplayer, third person tower defense title for 1200MSP ($15).
This week looks to be a good one - Donkey Kong '94 has hit the 3DS Virtual Console, reviving one of the best Game Boy titles of its generation, Doublefine's Trenched sees its release on the Xbox Live Arcade, and PomPom Games' Alien Zombie Mega Death hit the PlayStation Store! Plus a ton of deals on the XBLA to deal with - both PopCap and Sega have a bunch of classics to check out at half price.