Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Another Classic

Man should have put money on it.

At least I'm sighing in relief that they didn't prolong that longer than they did lol!!!

Well. . .they DID release the GBC version. They never said it was for Western audiences, though. . .

I just beat the first 2 on NSO, can't wait to dive into the 3rd one!

now Donkey Kong 94 next, please please please 🤞🏽

Aha just as I thought! Japan got the GBC version, so that's the one I'll be playing.

I wonder if they're trying to make NSO more appealing for Switch 2, because this has been a weirdly consistent drip feed for Nintendo.

Haven't finished Donkey Kong Land 2, but I may make an exception and go directly to Donkey Kong Land 2 (again, no mistakes made).

Despite preferring Donkey Kong Country 2 over 3, I think with Donkey Kong Land is the opposite.

Next week will be Nintendo's NES Tetris (which features Donkey Kong, by the way).

The NoA trailer has the DKL2 thumbnail, BTW.

I'll be playing this without a doubt

I knew it,
olive oil talk!

Darn. Was hoping for the GBC version. Now for DK 64 and conker 🤞

ALL HAIL KIDDY KONG

I wonder if they will release the GBC and GBA versions of Donkey Kong Country next? Seems redundant, but we got both SM All-Stars and the Super Mario Advance series, so you never know.

I hope Nintendo continues Donkey Kong Decemberwith DK 64 & Diddy Kong Racing!

@Axecon
Need. These. Now.

It's a wonder it didn't come with the Nintendo Music update, but finally. As a DKC3 fan, I HAVE to play this at some point. Just like Donkey Kong Land 2, I know it's not just a demake and it's actually a bit more different than Land 2 tried to be. Consider me one of the few Kiddy Kong fans in the world!

Cool.. the switch online offers me peanuts compared to whats available elsewhere for free... i feel stupid paying for old games via subscription when i have bought many in the past and have thousands of games available via roms and with more filters, features, upgrades and even extra levels and cheats...but yet im supposed to have a party when they crap these out one nugget at a time....

I honestly don’t understand the excitement for these games. Sure they were awesome when all I had was a game boy but that was only because I didn't have an SNES. I have absolutely no desire to play these. Oh well to each his own I suppose.

@LadyCharlie nah they'll probably release the Donkey Kong Country trilogy on gba first.

They are hyping up DK Country Returns for January

@EarthboundBenjy The beginning of your comment reads wishful but the back half reads convincing. Good point!

Nice. Too bad NA still does not get the colorized edition. Now that the Land trilogy is complete though...

Bring on DK94 and Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo!! Heck throw in the kitchen sink and release GBC DKC, the GBA ports, King of Swing, and DK64 while we are at it! Make it a DK December

Next game... DK64, please nintendoooo

Guys. There’s a option for color in the settings for the game boy NSO app.

Also I hope they add in more DK games.

@ParadoxFawkes "i feel stupid paying for old games via subscription when i have bought many in the past and have thousands of games available via roms and with more filters, features, upgrades and even extra levels and cheats...but yet im supposed to have a party when they crap these out one nugget at a time...."

You're not supposed to feel like that. The service isn't aimed at people who already play these games illegally. You're not the target audience for it.

Nice, I'll use the japanese app to play the color version.

@Dev1024
I'll join that club as well. Kiddy Kong is great and I wish his water bounce ability was used mire in DKC3.

@ParadoxFawkes who told you to have a party? You’re paying peanuts, let’s be honest, and you don’t even to part with those peanuts, keep them in your pocket if you feel stupid.

NL users rank it the #21 best Game Boy game.
The original is #27.
Donkey Kong Land 2 is #18.

@ParadoxFawkes

This is a rather bizarre comment. Nobody’s forced you to pay for the service and you could have unsubscribed at any point (especially if you have “far much more available for free”) but you seemingly haven’t. So you’re obviously finding value somewhere, no?

@MontyCircus
Now I want to check the list since DKL2 and 3 are easily in my top 10 Game Boy games.

@Dev1024
We'll fight the anti-Kiddy crew together!

I understand that we're all used to clickbait, so now it feels wrong to put actual information in the title of an article–but you had almost exactly the same title less than 24 hours ago, about NES Tetris, and plenty of other nearly identical titles in the last few months. Look, can you please give us meaningful titles if we promise to click on them? Like, the actual name of the game?

@Luffymcduck

I would start a Kiddy appreciation society,
but that gets you on an FBI watch list.

And they didn't release all 3 at once because...

This is the DK game of my childhood!
I have played it to death including all the post game stuff.
I have yet to play DKC3 though... How similar are they for people who have?

@Xeacons ...Nintendo.
That is the only explanation needed.

@Clyde_Radcliffe
Oh people really need to stop this line of thinking on EVERY TIME a post is made about NSO.

Waaahh I have to pay 1 game a year to receive about a hundred classics, online multiplayer, a music app, deals on games, two brilliant online competitive games, DLC for three games and a whole bunch of customization options for my avatar!! Oh nooo we aren't getting enough for the unbearable price of LITERALLY ONE GAME!!

I agree you could be cheaper off if you bought a few of these solo. But you're forgetting they asked 20 bucks for an N64 game, 12 for a snes and 500 for a nes game. I've played enough to get my moneys worth for the next 6 years at this point!

So bring it up sometimes, you're right I can illegally get this all for free. And it will all never truly be mine. But does it needs to be said every single vid?!

(Slightly off-topic) You know, for the longest time I've wanted to see Kiddy Kong in Smash Bros. as an Echo Fighter of Donkey Kong.
Perhaps as a faster, slightly weaker and lighter version of Donkey Kong, kind of like what Dr. Mario is to Mario.

Huh. That's neat. I like how they released all three over a short period of time, rather than all at once.

And also I didn't know there was a Donkey Kong Land 3?

DKC3 and DKL3 are the best of each trilogy in my opinion, improving what DKC2/DKL2 did best. Nintendo, bring Kiddy Kong back!

@Jprhino84 its required for online play

No one could have predicted this!! These Gameboy versions are all so good though.

I actually think the original GameBoy version looks better then the color. The original has a certain charm because of the yellow screen while the color version looks off to me.

@Paulo the people that thought Kiddie was annoying are in the same camp as the people complaining Splatoon doesn't have proper voice chat. These aren't reasons to dislike a game.

Now that they've gotten all the DK content out of the way, let's add some GBA games Nintendo! GBA is completely lacking with any third-party's, let's add some Square Enix/Capcom games pretty please!

@TheBigK But before you do take a look at this video.

Just know that even though it had colors doesn't mean it's the better version. It's missing a lot of the animations that the monochrome version feature.

I think Nintendo should at least translate the Japanese versions of NSO. It's not that difficult, they could even use non official.ips files as template and change a thing or other here and there. Should be awesome play SNES fire Emblem and SMT games officially.

To me this one is clearly the best of the 3. I bounced off the 1st, got disinterested in the 2nd quite soon and I can't get enough of this one. It's so polished in terms of level design and gameplay! And it plays so snappy!

@ParadoxFawkes I know. So you’ve just proven my point. You wouldn’t have it if it didn’t have some kind of value to you. In your case, it’s online play. You’re not paying for the games. They’re just thrown in for you regardless.

So acting as if you “feel stupid” for them being included is disingenuous. You’re getting the service regardless.

@Greatluigi The Switch colorized version adds barely any color and looks nothing like the GBC Japanese version.