What Gamespot Users have to say about Donkey Kong
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Rating:6
Will Donkey Kong on the Game boy Advance be more successful then when it was on the NES?
Donkey Kong was first in arcades in 1981, it was so popular that in 1983 and 1985, Donkey Kong came to the Famicom and the NES. In 2005, Donkey Kong was re-released on the Game boy Advance handheld consoles for the NES C... Read Full Review
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Rating:9.7
One of the greatest (possibly THE greatest) arcade game comes to the NES!!!
Donkey Kong is one of the all-time greatest games, and nobody can say otherwise, and the classic barrel-jumping fun just gets better when it comes to the NES. It's like an arcade in your house (except smaller or bigger d... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8.4
Fun stuff
What am I supposed to say that you don't already know. It is super repeatitive game but highly addictive and total fun. It is a good one to go back and play and watch your frustration level soar. Try it again and see wha... Read Full Review
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Rating:9.3
The revolution that started the evolution.
Donkey Kong, it was the title of the game that would change video game history and save it from death. Is it original? Hmm...a red-hatted, over-alled, moustached man that jumps over barrels and runs through obstacles to ... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8.9
Without Nintendo's release of Donkey Kong, we may not be sitting here at GameSpot.
:Good Idea: ·Truly a king to the video game world. This game actually saved video games from total chaos and total destruction. We can thank open sourced games on Atari systems for that chaos. ·The introduction of the ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:6.3
Gets boring fast.
Donkey Kong for the GBA gets boring really fast. The gameplay is fun for a while. It’s just like the arcade version. If you think this game is like Super Mario Bros. or The Legend of Zelda where you could play for hou... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:7.3
Gets boring fast.
Donkey Kong was first released in arcades in 1981. Nintendo then made a NES version, but is it as good as the arcade version? The answer is yes. There may be some differences but it still manages to keep the same ex... Read Full Review
2 of 3 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
Really awesome. i love games that are a little old.
Awesome game. it's really fun but not the most addictive game ever. " So there i was... standing there with my last hammer. Donkey Kong threw two barrels so I was surrounded.The first one was coming. i did a sideways fl... Read Full Review
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Rating:9.8
Donkey Kong is King of the Jungle.
Donkey Kong was created when Shigeru Miyamoto was assigned by Nintendo to convert Radar Scope, a poor selling arcade game in the U.S., into a game that would appeal more to Americans. The result was a major breakthrough ... Read Full Review
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Rating:6
"Eh" I've seen better
Honestly, the classic games that everyone has played are:Pacman,Mario bros.,Space invader,Galaga,and Donkey kong. Now when it comes down to it, I would rather play any of the others listed than donkey kong, and for mult... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
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