Nintendo announced on their surprise Nintendo Direct mini today that thay are re-releasing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Nintendo Switch. The original game was released on the Nintendo Wii U in February 2014. This title includes all the fun and challenge of the original game, plus a new beginner-friendly mode that lets players enjoy this critically acclaimed adventure as groovy surfing simian Funky Kong. Funky Kong can double jump, hover, perform infinite rolls and even perform...
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Broken Bootlegs: Donkey Kong 5
Broken Bootlegs is a weekly series covering unlicensed games (also known as bootleg games) for mainly 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. This week’s entry covers one of the more interesting Donkey Kong bootlegs that’s available for the Game Boy Color: Donkey Kong 5: The Journey of Over Time and Space. At first glance, it might seem like an interesting knockoff which deviates considerably from the Donkey Kong Country and Land series. After reading the Engrish introduction, I got...
Continue reading...The Sequel To The Game I Didn’t Even Know I Wanted
NES Remix 2 is on the way and I have to admit, I’m excited! Growing up, my friends and I would always go on about ideas like this. Specifically I remember us talking about a more 16-bit Final Fantasy battler that was quite similar to the concept of Dissidia. I didn’t know what to think when the original NES Remix was released as a huge surprise during a Nintendo Direct announcement. I’d actually hopped on Twitch to...
Continue reading...August 15th Nintendo Download
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist arrives on the Nintendo Wii U next Tuesday and will be available for download in the eShop the same day. Also available for the Wii U is a new Virtual Console entry in Galaga. Plus two games have been put on sale including Trine 2: Director’s Cut. Over on the Nintendo 3DS there are five new downloads available including Donkey Kong for the Virtual Console. New eShop titles include 10-in-1: Arcade Collection,...
Continue reading...Donkey Kong Coming to Virtual Console Again
Donkey Kong, the classic Nintendo arcade hit from way back in the NES days is making its way back to Nintendo … again. The original NES version of Donkey Kong will be making its way onto the 3DS Virtual Console on August 15th. An iteration of the game was released previously on the 3DS as a special promotion between October 1st, 2012 and January 6, 2013 for those who purchased select games before the end date. The...
Continue reading...Wii U Getting Virtual Console – 30th Anniversary Specials!
Coming this Spring, Wii U gamers will be able to download content from their own version of the virtual console including Nintendo and Super Nintendo titles. These games will be playable on screen as usual, and seperately on your GamePad controller. The service will have a limited selection to begin with, but will continue to add more as well as Game Boy Advance titles. There is also “special pricing” if you’re looking to upgrade your Wii virtual...
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