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Donkey Kong (1994)

Nintendo, Nintendo EAD, Pax Softonica

Remake of Donkey Kong

Game Boy · Nintendo 3DS

3.81 from 382 ratings

848 members have it in their collection · 29 playing now · 163 backlogged · 80 wish listed

How long? Main story 5h · with extras 16h · 100% 12h (from 5 logged playthroughs)

Donkey Kong is a Game Boy game which starts out with the premise of being a straight remake of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Although at first it appears to be just a port, the familiar levels from the arcade game are just a prelude to the real platform jumping adventure. There are 97 levels spread out over 9 … Read more
Donkey Kong is a Game Boy game which starts out with the premise of being a straight remake of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Although at first it appears to be just a port, the familiar levels from the arcade game are just a prelude to the real platform jumping adventure. There are 97 levels spread out over 9 worlds. These levels are much more complex than the originals, featuring scrolling backgrounds, numerous objects to collect, and enemies to avoid. Along the way, you will encounter several boss style battles with Donkey Kong, as well. When played on a Super Game Boy, the game is colorized, digitized speech is added and the ending music takes advantage of the SNES sound chip. Read less
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Details

Developers
Nintendo, Nintendo EAD, Pax Softonica
Publishers
Nintendo, Playtronic
Genres
Arcade, Platform, Puzzle
Themes
Action
Franchises
Donkey Kong, Mario
Series
Donkey Kong

Release dates

  • Jun 14, 1994 (Full Release) (Japan) Game Boy
  • Jul 22, 1994 (Full Release) (North_America) Game Boy
  • Sep 24, 1994 (Full Release) (Europe) Game Boy
  • Oct 1994 (Full Release) (Brazil) Game Boy
  • Jun 15, 2011 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo 3DS
  • Jun 16, 2011 (Full Release) (Australia) Nintendo 3DS
  • Jun 16, 2011 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo 3DS
  • Jun 16, 2011 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo 3DS
  • Feb 03, 2016 (Full Release) (Korea) Nintendo 3DS
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Featured in lists

1990's Games by Roach · 140 games · 2
NSO Collection - GB + GBC by Roach · 43 games · 2
Game Boy Greatness by Retrobert · 16 games · 1
Every Platformer I've played, ranked by shinespark · 133 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
102
4 stars
138
3 stars
112
2 stars
28
1 star
2
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Atag

Status Atag Oct 5, 2025

Wasn't expecting this game to have so many worlds and stages for a Gameboy title. I think there's something like 101 levels in total?! I've made it to the desert and the theme tune is a certified bop!

Any accusations of save scumming will be immediately dismissed.

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Atag

Status Atag Sep 27, 2025

Haven't done much gaming the past few weeks, I took a road trip to Wales and took my handheld with me but didn't even get it out of the bag...what have I become.

I think it's the level 4 sections in Donkey Kong (1994) that I tried to complete before the trip but failed, it's sent me into exile.

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Atag

Status Atag Aug 29, 2025

Surprised how many stages there are in this game! The platforming puzzles are kinda neat too. I accidentally pressed the down button before jumping and found myself doing a handstand that can lead into a pretty cool jump!

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georgeypoorgey

Status georgeypoorgey Mar 15, 2025

Donkey Kong '94 just works. It looks good. It sounds good. It plays good. The '94 moniker given it by fans is to mark its moment in history because you could convince someone who didn't know better that this came out today as one of those refined retro games and a cheeky GameRant critic would give it a 9.4 even …

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Donkey Kong '94 just works. It looks good. It sounds good. It plays good. The '94 moniker given it by fans is to mark its moment in history because you could convince someone who didn't know better that this came out today as one of those refined retro games and a cheeky GameRant critic would give it a 9.4 even though it is a ten.

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georgeypoorgey

Status georgeypoorgey Mar 7, 2025

It's coming to Switch! Yessssss!

I wish they would let you play with the Super Gameboy filter. This was THE GAME to play if you had a Super Gameboy.

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Kirais

Status Kirais Feb 21, 2025

Playing this as the GotM for r/Gameboy on reddit. I haven't played much GB games growing up so I was quite surprise how much this game still holds up. Very innovative level designs and TONS of stages.

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YohanYun

Status YohanYun Apr 26, 2023

I can play this for hours. Creative puzzles to tickle my brain just enough to balance on the fence of fun and mental breakdown.

Sounds are cute, as with many Nintendo titles, and Mario’s movements are fluid.

Good game.

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Boardgameboy

Status Boardgameboy Feb 4, 2017

I've always enjoyed the original donkey kong, and I think they added onto the game each level pretty incrementally. After you defeat each world, the intro shows how the new mechanic is going to affect your gameplay. Currently, I'm stuck on a forest level, but I'm pretty sure I know HOW it's done, just have to get the timing right.

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