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Arcade Archives Donkey Kong, Its First Unmodified Release With 3 Different ROM VersionS, is Out NOW!
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It's eligible, unless the rules change this year:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/re...d-read-the-op-ends-jan-21st-8-59am-est.11841/
Oh, cool. It would be... weird... if it got a single vote in a year when God of War and numerous other games came out. But cool. Haha.
Very cheap when you realise there are three versions of the game and they had to rebuild it from the ground up to avoid copyright issues.
So wait they DIDNT clear up copyright for this and its now programmed by Nintendo right.
I know this is pedantic but then doesnt that mean this isnt the exact arcade version?
I would have paid triple the price without hesitation, and I suspect I wouldn't be the only one.
Not to my knowledge -- everything I've heard is that this is a straight emulation of the original arcade ROMs. If it's a remake it's insanely precise, down to the bugs.
You know if you don't know what the hell you're talking about don't say anything. It's the original arcade roms. There was no rebuilding it from the ground up.
There was an article which suggested it was. Not sure why you feel the need to be so rude, but you do you.
Do you talk to people in real life like this when you hear them give incorrect information about a Donkey Kong video game?
The only problem with this is that isn't the DKC Donkey Kong the same as the one in Donkey Kong 94 where there is a Donkey Kong Jr referred to as such?
Picked this up a couple days ago and been playing it. I have played platformers all my life and this game destroys me. I can't get past 2 cycles of the stages. lol
I have to say I prefer the Japanese enhanced version to the international version, since I like being introduced to all 4 stages right away before the difficulty increases.
Anyways hope this is successful and leads to DK Jr. and DK3!
I have to say I prefer the Japanese enhanced version to the international version, since I like being introduced to all 4 stages right away before the difficulty increases.
Anyways hope this is successful and leads to DK Jr. and DK3!
The only problem with this is that isn't the DKC Donkey Kong the same as the one in Donkey Kong 94 where there is a Donkey Kong Jr referred to as such?
The 94 means it was released in 94. Doesn't mean it takes place after DKC, etc. Actually, the fact that the game starts with the 4 screens of the original game tells me it's set in the time of the DK Arcade game and expanding on that "story". That also means it takes place between DK and DK Jr.
I think Cranky just wore a tie in his younger days on occasion. See Baby Donkey Kong.The only problem with this is that isn't the DKC Donkey Kong the same as the one in Donkey Kong 94 where there is a Donkey Kong Jr referred to as such?
I'm sure DKJr and DK3 will come too. Maybe also Super Punch-Out and Arm Wrestling. Stuff before DK is probably out though, no one's playing $8 for Sheriff, Othello or Nintendo's Space Invaders clones.
I wish Popeye was a possibility but the license is proably too much of a headache. It's too bad because all the home ports came nowhere close to the arcade original, unlike DK and Mario.
I wish Popeye was a possibility but the license is proably too much of a headache. It's too bad because all the home ports came nowhere close to the arcade original, unlike DK and Mario.
Let's not talk about DK3. It's the Godfather III of the trilogy.
Just a reminder to folks, this was not programmed nor published by Nintendo. This was published by HAMSTER under their Arcade Archives line who had to license the original arcade rom from the original license holders (Nintendo, Ikegami, etc.).
This was probably the only way this game would ever see the light of day. Nintendo would have been too stubborn to pay a fee to Ikegami, and Ikegami would not have let Nintendo put this game out there without some sort of compensation.
Punch-Out!!! is already on the Switch, probably might see Super Punch-Out and DKJr. at some point.
Would love to see Popeye and some of the other Vs. games like Excitebike or Mach Rider. If there is ever any hope of seeing Popeye, it would be with this collection since Hamster would have to figure out the licensing issues and not Nintendo (who has always been weird and stingy about these kinds of things).
while not as a good as DK or Jr, it's at least better than the Rare DK games.
Unless the goalposts get pushed back again (which they probably will, by Disney, in an attempt to hold onto Mickey Mouse for another generation), Popeye is currently scheduled to enter the public domain in 2024. That might not clear the way entirely for a rerelease, but it'd certainly help.
Honestly, in a hypothetical world where I had to choose the existence of an arcade perfect port of Donkey Kong OR God of War. The choice would be quite simple for me... Donkey Kong. And I loved God of War (would have the platinum if not for the final fucking Valkyrie.)
My ultimate point being I'd put the Arcade perfect port of Donkey Kong over God of War. If that's what GOY voting allows. So not weird for a single vote.
I'm not going to vouch for DK64 since I've never played it, but the DKC games on the SNES are mostly great. DK3 seems like a step backward from DKJr, it was disappointing to say the least.
According to the Nintendo E3 Treehouse stream, NOA were requested to go into their archive basement and copy the ROM of the Sky Skipper arcade machine that they still have. I'm also guessing they copied their own Donkey Kong machines too.
I had the NES DKIII as a kid and it was honestly my second fave (over Jr.). It's a neat subversion of the whole vertical shooter genre of the time.
most obviously, they would have went through the effort of disabling having to feed credits to the thing.
Hamster has a long history of emulating pre-JAMMA arcade games.
There's actually a button to add credits. That's the biggest indicator it's an arcade ROM. The other big indicator is that pausing just brings up the emulator screen. There's no native pause function.
So which of the three versions am I most likely to play at an arcade cabinet in the us?
YASS! Popeye is literally one of my holy grails- LOVED that game. Had the Colecovision version back in the day with its crummy graphics (the entire Popeye sprite turned green when it ate spinach), but I'd love the OG arcade game for my Switch.
But like you said- the license- and whatnot- probably not happening.
Nah, that's because only ten Sky Skipper machines were ever made, and the one at NOA was at a known location and condition. In comparison, finding Donkey Kong ROMs is relatively easy.
Weird to bump this old thread, but especially has time has gone by I just want to confirm something and didn't wanna make a new thread.
Is this truly an arcade perfect port? The international version in particular. I love shooting for DK high scores but if it's not essentially the exact same game as the cab I don't want to bother.
I somehow missed this release and I'm gonna pick it up ASAP if it is.
Is this truly an arcade perfect port? The international version in particular. I love shooting for DK high scores but if it's not essentially the exact same game as the cab I don't want to bother.
I somehow missed this release and I'm gonna pick it up ASAP if it is.
Yes. These are the actual Donkey Kong arcade ROMs running on the Switch within Hamster's presentation wrapper. So yes, it's the real deal.
That's amazing, thanks so much for the clarification. Can't believe I haven't picked this up yet. Gonna snag it now. This'll be my Switch's primary use for quite some time lol
Yeah I'd LOVE to know how they managed to get this feud with Ikegami settled finally. Then again Rare must've done Olympic trapeze flips to get the arcade original (right?) into DK64 back in 1999.
Or was that a ground-up port?
Or was that a ground-up port?
If I remember correctly, the version in 64 was a ground-up remake!
Yeah would make a lot of sense, as that gets around the issue (like how the NES version was also a ground-up remake, the first project by SRD even!).
it's amazing, really nice to have an version like this out, the other one i would recommend is the punch out arcade. it's not as good as regular punch out but i enjoy it.