Donkey Kong Jr Review...

[gorfcadet]

Let me know what y'all think. I'm a DK Sr. guy myself and I do LOVE Donkey Kong 3. The sounds on this version of Jr. I could just never get past.

 

 

Hope everyone is doing well.

Just got my copy of Pac Jr. and Froggie in today! So I know what I'm doing tonight!

[fluxit]

DK Jr is a complicated subject for me.

 

The first time I saw DK Jr was in a 'bar & grill' where I was eating lunch with my family. A new Donkey Kong! I was drawn in by the complicated colorful levels and the awesome sound. Soon after, disappointment set in when I'd put in my second or third quarter and came to the realization that I didn't actually like the game.

 

Donkey Kong was one of those games that cemented my love of arcades. I wasn't very skilled at it BitD; foxfires left me dumbfounded, so whether I could complete the girder level or not was dependent on luck of the patterns. That didn't stop me from putting any quarters that I could find, beg, or earn into the thing.

 

The thing about Donkey Kong(1) though, is that while the game is fabulous, the control is just passable. With DK Jr., the control is worse than Donkey Kong, bordering on bad IMO. I'm not sure if it was intended to be 'clunky' because we're controlling a baby gorilla or not, but it doesn't add anything positive to the game for me. Whenever I come back to DK Jr. arcade after not having played in a while I have to relearn the control unlike most games, and having done so I almost feel as though I've wasted my time as the game isn't worth it to me.

 

That said, the 7800 version is a good conversion(other than the horrible sound:) I think the control is actually slightly better than the arcade game as well, IIRC. I wouldn't have purchased the 7800 DK Jr, if it hadn't been 85 cents at O'Shea's due to how I feel about the original. Oh, and the death sound *is* hilarious ear abuse. lol

[gorfcadet]

I just realized. DK Jr. looks like Shrek when he climbs on one vine. Once you see it.

[+Defender_2600]

About the graphics, I would like to recommend this update :

 

Donkey Kong Jr. (Graphics Hack)

[Jinks]

Great game! The sound is the same as the 1st which is horrible. The contŕols are the same as and other version. The levels and graphics are great!

[Lord Thag]

This one would be higher on my list if it didn't sound so bad. It has all the levels, in the same order as the NES version, and it plays very well.

But it sounds like someone torturing cats. It's not quite as bad as DK on the 7800, but it's painful.

[DracIsBack]

I like it, but I turn the sound down as well.

[TrekMD]

I know most everyone complains about the sound on this and the original DK on the 7800. Since, other than the arcade, the only only home versions I had played were the 2600 versions up until then, I did not care. To be honest, I got used to it over the years. It still sounds better than the 2600 version! LOL

[Lord Thag]

I know most everyone complains about the sound on this and the original DK on the 7800. Since, other than the arcade, the only only home versions I had played were the 2600 versions up until then, I did not care. To be honest, I got used to it over the years. It still sounds better than the 2600 version! LOL

It's definitely better than the 2600 version.

 

I gave Jr. another shot last night. It is better than I remember it being, play wise. Not quite as smooth as the NES but close enough not to matter. The sound feels half finished though, like the programmer ran out of time to polish it.