Mario vs. Donkey Kong

About This Game

Gameplay

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, the player assumes the role of Mario, who is pursuing Donkey Kong "Donkey Kong (character)") through a toy factory in order to retrieve several stolen Mini-Mario toys. The game, a puzzleplatform game, plays similarly to the Game Boy_Donkey Kong "Donkey Kong (1994 video game)") game, giving Mario a vast set of different athletic moves, including a handstand, a sideways somersault, and a triple jump, all of which can be used to maneuver platforming stages in various different ways.#cite_note-2) There are several different environments, ranging from a lava environment to the classic construction site, and there are five different types; in the first, and most common, Mario has to pick up a key and take it to the locked door, and then find and pick up the Mini-Mario toy at the end of the level. The second type is where Mario must guide six Mini-Mario toys to the Toy Box, while protecting them from dangerous environments. The third type is the boss level, where Mario must fight Donkey Kong in order to proceed to the next world.

History

The game is an evolution of Donkey Kong Plus, a title on display at E3 2002. During the show, Plus had a feature that allowed players to design and save their own levels on the GameCube, then copy them to the Game Boy Advance using a link cable. It was essentially an updated version of Donkey Kong '94 "Donkey Kong (1994 video game)"), but the game had disappeared by the following year. It was replaced with the pre-rendered graphics and gameplay additions of Mario vs. Donkey Kong. The Create-a-Level feature was removed from this version but appears in its sequel. The level editor still exists within the game's programming and can be enabled through a modification.[citation needed] The game has hidden e-Reader support.