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Review: Killer Instinct (SNES)
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Jun 16
Debuting on the Super Nintendo in 1995, Killer Instinct followed on the heels of Rareware's original "Donkey Kong Country". KI appeared to be very different from the current reigning fighters (Street Fighter & Mortal Kombat), while it actually used ...
GameCentral's top tipsters
Original at TeleText
• Tue, Jun 16
UK I myself saw Metal Gear Solid 4 for £10 at Gamestation for anyone who hasn't got it already. d11p (gamertag) Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat on GameCube is 15 quid with bongos on Amazon Marketplace. 'Nuff said! Dominic.
Let's see Let's Tap's box-free Best Buy Limited Edition
Original at Destructoid
• Tue, Jun 16
Florida I don't really understand the Jenga-style game yet, but there are a few that are reminiscent of the lollipop jogger bit from Rhythm Tengoku and the rhythm platforming of Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, and yet another that's a straight-up music-action title ...
Miyamoto Tops Gamemakers' Hero Poll
Original at Animation Magazine
• Tue, Jun 16
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of such classic games as Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pikmin and F-Zero, has topped a survey of game developers' industry hero. The survey, commissioned by the Develop Conference in Brighton, England, ...
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again Review
Original at IGN
• Tue, Jun 16
Game Guru CA by Daemon Hatfield June 16, 2009 - The Mario vs. Donkey Kong series is Nintendo at its best: pitch-perfect gameplay with highly polished visuals. It began on the Game Boy Advance, and was continued on the Nintendo DS with Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March ...
"Ultimate Development Heroes" Miyamoto, Carmack, and Wright top ...
Original at Examiner.com
• Mon, Jun 15
Nintendo's superstar developer and brilliant mind behind Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pikmin, Nintendogs, Wii Music, and more. After being arrested at age 14 for breaking into a school to steal apple computers, Co founder of id ...
Vooks E3 2009 Awards - What's come out on top?
Original at Vooks.Net
• Mon, Jun 15
Australia Downloadable game: Mario vs. Donkey Kong Minis March Again (DSiWare) The Nintendo DSi needed some love at E3. Since the handheld launched, the reason for owning one- DSiWare- hasn't been overly great until now. 'Mario vs Donkey Kong Minis March Again' ...
Project Natal makes gaming more personal; reality forgettable
Original at pddnet.com
• Mon, Jun 15
Product Design & Development, NJ I'd spend hours in front of the TV, sleep deprived and starving, determined to conquer Donkey Kong and Super Mario World 2 on my Super Nintendo that I received on my birthday. Pause was the only option when I debated to use the restroom. ...
Review: Mario Power Tennis
Original at WA today
• Mon, Jun 15
Australia The roster includes Nintendo favourites such as Mario, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser and Donkey Kong. Disappointingly, online play has still not been added. Power Tennis is good fun, but traditionalists are advised to wait until EA Sports serves up its tennis ...
Happy birthday, old friend
Original at FayObserver.com
• Sun, Jun 14
NC When Nintendo was preparing to release its Game Boy device in 1989, the company planned to include with it one of the games that are also classics today: "Super Mario," "Donkey Kong" and "Zelda." But Nintendo wanted something everyone would play - a ...
Dan Friel, Gary War, Golden Cities, Silk Flowers, and Pinkskull
Original at Decider New York
• Sat, Jun 13
NY If Dan Friel's main band, Parts & Labor, perches precariously at the nexus of anthemic rock and somebody's hazy idea of video games, then his solo work falls squarely on the side of Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and Asteroids. The veteran tinkerer trades in ...
New Play Control: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Original at Gameplanet
• Wed, Jun 10
New Zealand Description: You help Donkey Kong, the world's best known ape and one of Nintendo's most famous characters, swing and pounce his way through the jungle in this larger-than-life adventure, but this is no ordinary platform game. ...
Retro Review: Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Jun 10
Loot Ninja on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Super Mario Bros. scampered onto the NES when it debuted back in 1985. While gamers had met Mario before in Donkey Kong and the Original Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. marked the first adventure into the Mushroom ...
The Legendary Starfy Review
Original at IGN
• Tue, Jun 9
Gamasutra Basic gameplay carries out like a fusion of Mario, Kirby, and the underwater levels from Donkey Kong Country. Starfy can walk on land, star spin (Y button) ... Nintendo's Newest Star Shines in The Legendary StarfyBusiness Wire (press release) all 14 news articles »
What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for June 8, 2009
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jun 9
One of those happens to be a game that's coming out today on DSiWare, along with the usual Wiiware and Virtual Console titles. On DSiWare, we have Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (Nintendo, 1 player, 800 DSi Points). Announced last week at E3 ...
Old Is New: Nintendo Released A Bio Sensor A Decade Ago
Original at Kotaku Australia
• Mon, Jun 8
Australia A novel Nintendo idea — or is it? Nintendo has never been afraid of mining its own past for new product ideas — take the DS's dual screen design that echoes Nintendo's own Donkey Kong multi-screen Game & Watch. The Wii Vitality Sensor appears to be ...
nintendoware Weekly: Minis March Again, Swords & Soldiers
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Jun 8
CA The Virtual Console isn't left out in the cold, either, as strategy fans will likely be interested in what Ghengis Khan is up to. So, head past the break and check out what's available for download from Nintendo this week. Mario vs Donkey Kong: Minis ...
Nintendo apuesta por Mario, Metroid, los juegos sociales y ...
Original at Europa Press
• Tue, Jun 2
Spain Y no fue la única aparición de la mascota de Nintendo, que saltará por partida triple en DSiWare -Solo para Nintendo DSi-: Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario Clock y Mario Calculator. Otra interesante opción anunciada por la compañía implicó a una de las ...
G4 Teams Up With Justin.tv To Stream Live The E3 Expo
Original at Soft Sailor
• Mon, Jun 1
The Inquisitr AZ Tomorrow, June 2nd starting at 09:00 AM until 10:00 AM: the Nintendo Press Conference, then 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Donkey Kong Record Attempt #1, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Donkey Kong Record Attempt #2, 11:00 AM - 12:30PM: Sony Press Conference, ...
How To: Mario Kart WiiOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, May 27
By rss@youtube.com (ShadowTheHedgehog192) Author: ShadowTheHedgehog192 Keywords: Tutorial Mario Kart Wii Yoshi Peach Baby Daisy Luigi Donkey Kong Rosalina Added: May 27, 2009
My Game This Weekend - 05.22.09
Original at NintendoDS Advanced
• Fri, May 22
Michigan Instead, I shall press onward to complete Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, wherein I'm actually at the last boss. And from there, I can go on to do my review. Here's a teaser, though: In the GameCube version, I got nowhere near the last boss, though I'm not ...
Wii Review - 'Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Fri, May 22
CA The control scheme has lost the uniqueness it had with the GameCube version. That system forced you to use the DK bongos in order to control every aspect of this platforming game. It made the game unique, and the critics loved it. ...
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Original at GamePro.com
• Mon, May 11
• 5 related articles
Nintendo's inclusion of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat in the New Play Control! line feels a little more inexplicable. THE VERDICT by Will Herring An entertaining, original and ambitious platformer, Donkey Kong Jungle beat sees well-deserved second life ... Nintendo Life
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Games of the week for 05/10/09: Ray Peacock edition
Original at Destructoid
• Sun, May 10
Florida I'm also playing the Donkey Kong Jungle Beat remake for review. The game has a ton of new stuff, including Donkey Kong Country-style rocket barrels, new enemies, new obstacles, a whole new life meter system, a new crest earning system, ...
Video-game review: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat: New Play Control'
Original at Kansas City Star
• Thu, May 7
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" was one of Nintendo's most ingenious Gamecube games precisely because of how it was controlled - using a plastic bongo controller to play what otherwise was a pretty traditional 2-D sidescrolling action game - and the notion ...
New Play Control! DK Jungle Beat Review
Original at IGN
• Wed, May 6
Four years. That's how long it it's been since Nintendo released Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for GameCube. The title, innovative for its time due to its unique control method -- you plugged in a pair of accompanying bongos and pounded on them religiously ...
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Original at NintendoDS Advanced
• Mon, May 4
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat comes out today, or so they say. And I have to say, I'm really liking this trend Nintendo has begun of shipping their games out earlier, as opposed to the Tuesday shipping employed by most. Unfortunately, my attempts to see if ...
Stress relieving games pt. 4
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Apr 29
A hugely popular series, it features characters like Mario, Pikachu, Link, and Donkey Kong, as well as Snake and Sonic. There are many good things about this series. How enjoyable is it to bash Kirby with a hammer after he has sucked you up for the 5th ...
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Video ReviewOriginal at GameSpot
• Tue, Apr 28
Listen to what senior editor, Jeff Gerstmann, has to say about Nintendo's latest bongo-beating game featuring everyone's favorite virtual ape ... www.gamespot.com
Internet Decides Miley Cyrus Slightly More Influential Than Shigeru Miyamoto
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Apr 27
By Michael McWhertor The results of Time's online poll to determine the "World's Most Influential People in 2009," as decided by the mouth-breathing internet, has ranked Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto as the world's 42nd most influential person.
Ask Joystiq Nintendo: Donkey Kong Generation Gap Edition
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Apr 16
• 1 related articles
CA In any case, Rare made the Donkey Kong games you like, and Microsoft owns Rare. Rare has remade a couple of its games for the DS (including Diddy Kong Racing) but I wouldn't hold out for any new collaborations between Rare and Nintendo. ...
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Super Mario Chess Takes Battle For Peach To Boards
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Apr 13
By Michael McWhertor Regular chess not mustachioed enough for you? We'd think that USAopoly's Super Mario Chess—totally Nintendo authorized, by the way—will fit the bill. It features no less than two mustaches! The Super Mario Chess Collector's Edition set ships sometime in April, a perfect complement to...
How To: Re: Wii Mii Donkey KongOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Mar 30
By rss@youtube.com (guitarphonatic) Author: guitarphonatic Keywords: Wii Mii Donkey Kong DK nintendo ds how to make shows tutorial menu menü channel miis diddy kong learn super smash bros Added: March 30, 2009
How To: DKC2 world 1 level 2 - Mainbrace MayhemOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Jan 4
By rss@youtube.com (random431) This is part 2 of my walkthrough for the Snes game: Donkey Kong Country 2. DKC2 world 1 level 2 - Mainbrace Mayhem. Author: random431 Keywords: Donkey Kong Country Snes game play walkthrough tutorial explanation Random431 Rob Random playthrough Super Nintendo Entertainment system
How To: Donkey Kong MiiOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Dec 28
By rss@youtube.com (JohnCougarMafoisi) READ!!! - If you want instructions on how to make this Mii or you want to request me to make a Mii just send me a PM. Any hater comments will be deleted. This was a request from LuisKrest20 Author: JohnCougarMafoisi Keywords: Donkey Kong DK Mii Wii Added: December 28, 2008
Wii, DS Software Dominates Japanese Charts [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Dec 18
By Michael McWhertor This week's Media Create sales chart has a Nintendo flavored frosting, with the first ten games on the list for either the Wii or Nintendo DS. And only two of them are new games. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom didn't perform as well, landing at #16, falling behind the Gamecube-to-Wii remake Donkey Kong...
Nintendo Responds To November NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Dec 11
By Michael McWhertor About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo ha...
Opinion: Q&A: 90 Minutes With Miyamoto, Nintendo's Master of Amusement
Original at Wired
• Fri, Jun 27
By Chris Kohler Shigeru Miyamoto: I think it's a communication tool for families. Miyamoto: Yeah, the same may be true for Japan, as well. Miyamoto: Yes. Miyamoto: It's now about 50 to 100 people. Miyamoto: Wii Fit was developed with 10 to 20 people. Miyamoto: Yesterday I ate a hamburger. See also:
How To: Lazygamers DIY Guide: Build your own Donkey Kong themed Mario Kart ...
Original at LazyGamer .
• Wed, Jun 25
By Nick Well, we at Lazygamer are all cheapskates and with that in mind, we set out to create a low cost and effective alternative to the Nintendo wheel. Now, since this is a Nintendo game, we decided to go with a theme that all Nintendo fans ...
How To: Steve Wiebe's Donkey Kong 101
Original at Pink Godzilla
• Thu, Jun 19
Steve explained some tips about how to get DK points, passing the elevator levels and even how to get the most points out of that first level. Hit the jump for the video with the full scoop and a few more pics from the show.
Opinion: Mario Kart Wii
Original at Keen and Graev's Gaming
• Mon, Apr 28
By Keen came out yesterday! Graev and I have been fans of Mario Kart games since the SNES and have played every version including the hand held DS releases. The game has this unexplainable charm — all Mario Karts do. Seeing the Nintendo characters driving Go-Karts, Dragsters, bizarre contraption...
Mario Kart Wii - how to unlock everything
Original at Go Nintendo
• Thu, Apr 10
By RawmeatCowboy Starting Characters Baby Mario Baby Peach Toad Koopa Mario Luigi Yoshi Peach Wario Waluigi Donkey Kong Bowser. Check out the secrets here.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) Review
Original at WiiDS.co.uk
• Thu, Apr 10
By Cheng SSBB includes the good lot of traditional characters from the game’s predecessors such as Mario, Link and Donkey Kong, but also includes an array of new ones such as Solid Snake, Wolf and Lucario. While it has never been stated, ...
Classic, GameCube Controllers Gimped For Mario Kart [Mario Kart]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Apr 1
By Luke Plunkett Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: There are two options for races and battles over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: up to 12 people via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or up to 10 people via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection with two people playing locally.
Donkey Kong at MIX08: Behind the Scenes
Original at blogs.msdn.com
• Fri, Mar 28
By mswanson According to Walter (and Ed and Steve), the release of the movie and its ever-increasing popularity has raised the bar for what it takes to stage a record-breaking attempt for Donkey Kong. To start with, I needed to find a Donkey Kong printed circuit board (PCB) that I could have validated a...
Wii Knows If You've Been Bad Or Good
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Dec 24
By Mike Fahey Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Revisit Donkey Kong Island and join the Kong family for their latest adventure. The Kremlings have a mysterious new leader named KAOS and are up to their usual mischief, ev...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Hands On Impressions
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Oct 12
The roster in the demo—and the one I assume will be available at Nintendo's booth at E For All—featured the following characters: Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Fox, Pikachu, Diddy Kong, Pit, Meta Knight, Ike, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Sonic and Bowser.
Wii Virtual Console Releases For May 21, 2007
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, May 21
By Brian Szabelski Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was released last week in Europe and has not been made available on the Japanese Virtual Console. Streets of Rage 2 was released last week in Japan on the Virtual Console, where it is known as Bare Knuckle II. Blazing Lazers debuts in Europe later this...
Joystiq review: The King of Kong (film)Original at Joystiq
• Tue, May 1
By James Ransom-Wiley Filed under: Arcade, Culture, Features, Reviews, Competitive GamingTruth is stranger than fiction. And while it needs to be threaded by a capable hand, even Donkey Kong can be woven into a compelling canvas that examines the comically-profound idiosyncrasies that drive human compet...
SXSW Review: The King of Kong
Original at Cinematical
• Sat, Mar 17
By Scott Weinberg The story in a nutshell: Back in the mid-80s, a video game mega-guru named Billy Mitchell set the all-time world record for Donkey Kong. (Donkey Kong, you'll remember, is the game in which Mario made his debut while trying to rescue the princess from a grumpy giant ape.) Mitchell's record re...