Forum Overview :: Atari: The 80 Classic Games :: DONKEY KONG

[quote name="Ice Cream Jonsey"]<b>DONKEY KONG</b> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/robb.sherwin/Caltrops/photo#5103587251328861298"><img src="http://lh3.google.com/robb.sherwin/RtOVkKurRHI/AAAAAAAAALg/BxYb_0qw0rk/s400/IMG_2116.jpg" align="left" /></a> Inspired by the fact that The King of Kong has been uploaded to Usenet, I picked this one out and started playing it. All four levels are represented! There's some animation missing, like the upskirt shot of Pauline as DK drags her up another level to the building, but nothing important seems to be cut. Or everything important is cut, depending on how you roll. Much easier than the arcade, in so much as I can actually make it to the top of the first board with some regularity, instead of none on the real thing. (The nearby arcade even has it on "easy" mode and gives you five lives, which is extra-humiliating!) You can select various difficulty options, but there is no way to tell which is which because instead of "1", "2", "3", "4" and "5" they are "hammer," "firefox," "spring", "barrel" and "pile of cement." It's an easier game, but fuck this is fun. Speds like myself can now enjoy Donkey Kong. My goal in this project is to determine which Atari 800 games still hold up today. These aren't in-depth reviews, in fact, some of this stuff won't even load. Donkey Kong, however, is worthy of being on many "What's your favorite 8-bit game?" list. Donkey Kong: <b>HOLDS UP NICELY</b>! the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey![/quote]