The Game Boy port of Donkey Kong was first released by Nintendo in 1994 and it really is something special. I’m showing the Super Game Boy version of Donkey Kong here, with its special arcade bezel border and enhanced colour palette. It was, in fact, the first Game Boy cartridge released with Super Game Boy enhancements. If you want to see the original B&W version, click here.

The game begins with an enhanced version of the original arcade game, with Mario trying to rescue Pauline from the jealous ape, and every time he reaches her Donkey Kong abducts her again and climbs up out of the top of the screen.

When you finally beat the final screen of the original game, Donkey Kong once again kidnaps Pauline and runs away stage-right – into a brand new game. In fact: a brand new game with nine themed stages, 95 individual levels, and two different minigames! It then becomes apparent that Nintendo really lavished a lot of thought and love on this remake of their iconic platform game…

The Super Game Boy version of Donkey Kong also features voice samples not heard in the original Game Boy version. This version is undoubtedly the best way to play this great game.

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