Simple to pick up. Very hard to put down. I’m probably the only freak on the planet who prefers Mario Bros to Donkey Kong.
What struck me about this game is how the gimmicks are introduced with the same process that future Mario games would use. The game slowly drip feeds you more obstacles and enemies but teaches you how they work without telling you straight up (at least in the NES version, on arcade cabinets the game has little movies introducing the enemies).
I wish the game had a tad bit more in the way of variety, at least in Donkey Kong there are three different levels. Even then, this game is loads of fun and really embodies the arcade spirit of getting better through trial and error.
What struck me about this game is how the gimmicks are introduced with the same process that future Mario games would use. The game slowly drip feeds you more obstacles and enemies but teaches you how they work without telling you straight up (at least in the NES version, on arcade cabinets the game has little movies introducing the enemies).
I wish the game had a tad bit more in the way of variety, at least in Donkey Kong there are three different levels. Even then, this game is loads of fun and really embodies the arcade spirit of getting better through trial and error.
Just a very slightly worse version of the arcade release, but still perfectly acceptable as a port, especially compared to something like the NES DK. It's kind of interesting to note a lot of the more iconic sound effects came from this version rather than the original arcade release.
See arcade review for additional thoughts.
See arcade review for additional thoughts.
Countless hours spent with this one. The characters feel very slippery at all times.