Nintendo Australia reveals local price and release date details, as well as new information on this upcoming Game Boy Advance title.
MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG
Melbourne, Australia, 3rd May 2004 - Donkey Kong® has stolen all the Mini-Mario toys from Toad’s shop, and now it’s up to Mario™ to hunt down his longtime nemesis and retrieve the stolen goods. He’ll have to race through confounding levels, finding keys and releasing Mini-Marios, before time runs out. Along the way he’ll master new moves in order to scale the puzzling heights of the six action-packed worlds that lie ahead.
As Mario, you’ll solve puzzles and work your way through the levels, using a combination of jumps, platforms, switches and conveyor belts, all the while avoiding or defeating the enemies that get in the way.
Characters: Mario is the main man, but plenty of other characters from the Mario universe appear as well. Piranha Plants, Bob-ombs, Shy Guys and more show up, and Donkey Kong makes a stand at the end of each world.
How to progress through the game: There are six big worlds, each with six main levels, a Mini-Mario level and a boss-level battle. The main levels have two parts. In the first, Mario must collect a key to unlock the door to the next part; in the second, Mario must collect one of the stolen Mini-Mario Toys. When the player completes all six worlds, a second, more difficult quest awaits.
Special powers/weapons/moves/features:
Mario learns lots of new moves and busts out classic stunts, too. He can do handstands and then high-jump from a handstand position. After landing from the handstand jump, he can do an extra-high jump to reach platforms high overhead. He can also move in the handstand position and deflect falling enemies and objects off his feet. In another new move, he can jump to a high wire, gain momentum by spinning around and around, then catapult himself high into the air to reach great heights.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong™ is classified G by the Office of Film & Literature and will be available across Australia on 4th June 2004 at a suggested retail price of $69.95.
(80 AUS dollars = about 60 U.S. dollars at the moment) 
