It was on my backlog as the oldest game I haven’t played yet, and I continue to be filtered by games too primitive to account for concepts like “actually fall damage sucks ass.” Or too hungry for your theoretical quarters.

It’s a shame because I do like the concept on display here. The hero of the original game is now the villain… and you’re playing as Donkey Kong’s son and trying to save him! You get to be on both sides of the endless conflict between man and ape…! I know the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games play around with this more but I do kind of wish Mario’s weird gadgeteer side got to be more of a thing. I think the man should sic wind-up crocodiles on some Goombas.