Donkey Kong Land
This cartridge. This little yellow cartridge has given me hours and hours of pleasure. Hours and hours of time were spent pressing buttons on my Game Boy to defeat each level. To kill Kremlins. To ride rhinos, ostriches and frogs.
I helped Donkey Kong through the jungle. Over snowy mountains. Through dark caves and pyramids. I even helped him swim under water. And for what? So I could sit here 11 years later and say "Oh yes. I love that game. Pity I still haven't finished it". The fact is though, I don't care that 11 years have gone by since I recieved it along with my first Game Boy for my 7th birthday and still haven't finished it. I don't care that on eBay it's only worth around $5.50AU. This game has immense sentimental value to me. It represents my childhood. It is the first video game I ever recieved and I'm proud to say that I still have it. That it hasn't been lost over the years. I'm proud to say that I still play it.
Most of you though, are wondering what exactly it is. Sure, you've heard of Donkey Kong, played a few of the newer Donkey Kong games. But, most of you are younger than me. So I doubt you would have played it before. Let me fill you in.
Donkey Kong Land is a follow up to the game Donkey Kong Country which was released on the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). This game, however, was released for the Game Boy in 1995.
The game has four worlds, each with 10 levels. These worlds are Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!, Kremlantis, Monkey Mountains and Chimpanzee Clouds and Big Ape City. And, after 11 years of having this game, I have only gotten up to Level Two on Monkey Mountains and Chimpanzee Clouds.
Usually, games released on the original Game Boy all had a grey coloured cartridge. This game, however, was lucky enough to recieve a special coloured cartridge - banana yellow.
This game has excellent game play I believe. Despite it only being in black and white. As you can see from the below screen shots:
Title screen
Level select screen for Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!
What a way awesome bonus level looks like.
In conclusion, this game is awesome. It made my childhood and I still play it today. If you ever get the chance to play it then do. And hey, it's only $5.50AU on eBay. Why wouldn't you buy it?
omg and diddy kong!
I hae donkey kong 1, 2 and 3! on super nintendo! they have all been clocked by my brother. if you press "y down y y down" at the very start of the game at the start credits, it is a ccheat that will allow you to ride that emu, rhino and swordfish!!!
Vegemite, June 9th, 2007 at 04:06:56am
Kirstin loves Jeb, I have Donkey Kong Country too. The one released on Game Boy colour.
I'm addicted to it at the moment 'cause my Donkey Kong Land doesn't want to save for some reason. I dunno. *shrugs* It's old and needs special care. :]
vonny, June 8th, 2007 at 08:26:44pm
O_O
Woahz! =D
I have Donkey Kong Country but it's in color instead of black and white. I just beat it after like, nine years and I LOVED every level. I'm gonna have to look into this one!!!
lady.of.darkness., June 8th, 2007 at 06:56:23pm
I was such a Nintendo nut when I was a kid. Good times. Video games have changed a lot since those gray Gameboy cartridges. I still have my old system somewhere.
whyamIstillhere?, June 8th, 2007 at 07:27:08am
On car trips I would play that game for AGES!
And then I'd play the old one, but I'd never get into it. : /
But, the Donkey Kong 3 which I had was black and white as well. :D
dramamine;, June 8th, 2007 at 06:48:52am
I love this game.
I too also spent hours pressing the buttons. ^_^
Stef., June 8th, 2007 at 06:16:31am
So is my sister. She likes it at first..but then she gets annoyed. Because all Nintendo music loops and never ends. So, you can imagine what its like. :D
vonny, June 8th, 2007 at 02:36:03am
haha, awesome. My brothers are just as big of video game junkies as I am, so I don't think it would bother them.
Kurtni, June 7th, 2007 at 09:50:24pm
:cassie: YAY! Somebody has played it!
It's awesome. I love the Donkey Kong jungle music. I sing it sometimes to annoy my sister.
vonny, June 7th, 2007 at 07:53:33pm
That game is so brilliant in its simplicity. Kremlantis was the BEST world ever.
Kurtni, June 7th, 2007 at 07:45:57pm