It's no bonafide replacement for DKC on SNES, but it's pretty nifty all the same. Rare did a decent job bringing their smash hit to GBC. It's rough around the edges, sure, but all the solid level design is brought over & the music is on par with DK Land. I didn't have an SNES till I became a game collector as an adult, so this was my intro to the series. It's not amazing, it's not abysmal ---- it's just a cool way to have DKC on the go.