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NEWS: Nintendo Switch Online Adds Donkey Kong, Mario's Picross Game Boy Games




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LinkTSwordmaster



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 2:47 pm Reply with quote
One of the running theories was DK 94 was being held back so as not to conflict with Mario vs DK sales a while ago - that certainly seems to be why the GBA version wasn't added to Switch Online.

Even if you're not a fan of the original Donkey Kong arcade game, it is VERY worth playing DK 94. It's a very obscure prize of a Mario platforming game, and is one of those instances where Nintendo perfectly nailed what a Gameboy experience should look & feel like when compared to its console counterparts. A shining example of designing a full-featured Mario around tech limitations.
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TsukasaElkKite



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 3:29 pm Reply with quote
We could have had Pokemon Gens I-III on NSO but instead we got this.
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ZelosZoidberg



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:05 pm Reply with quote
TsukasaElkKite wrote:
We could have had Pokemon Gens I-III on NSO but instead we got this.
Hey don't be dissin DK on GameBoy. It's the best "version" of the original. And Picross like Tetris is timeless.
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