Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on May 04, 2004, 12:56:15 AM
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.
Post by: Bartman3010 on May 04, 2004, 01:58:18 AM
(Okay I dont know a whole lot on money)
Post by: KDR_11k on May 04, 2004, 02:47:31 AM
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on May 04, 2004, 03:02:59 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on May 04, 2004, 05:02:51 AM
Post by: joeamis on May 04, 2004, 05:14:25 AM
Post by: Nephilim on May 04, 2004, 05:58:36 AM
im getting sick of the backlash of people when nintendo try something new (mixing donkey kong and mario vs wario together)
The price isnt a issue, it says $80 dollars....I will bet on the day it comes out I can get it for 60-65 dollars
please grow up
game looks great, top stuff.
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 04, 2004, 06:18:47 AM
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Originally posted by: joeamis
who in their right mind is actually going to pay that much money for this game? lol ridiculous
Well this is Australia, remember...They pay high prices for games all the time...
(80 AUS dollars = about 60 U.S. dollars at the moment)
Post by: Ian Sane on May 04, 2004, 08:00:03 AM
$80 AUS is about twice what we Canadians have to pay. Why do they charge such high amounts? If someone started charging normal game prices in Australia they would probably make a killing.
Post by: Illustrious Chen on May 04, 2004, 08:18:49 AM
At any rate, even if those moves are not new at least they had 10+ years to put some polish on them. The only bad part about this game I see is the faux 3D characters and Rare's Donkey Kong.
And also, you Australians are getting screwed but what else is new, aye mate?
Post by: KDR_11k on May 04, 2004, 09:30:16 AM
Also, it is NOT a remake of DK'94, the whole toys deal, the number of stages, etc, don't match up. Guiding the mini Marios sounds a bit like Lemmings, though...
Post by: nickmitch on May 04, 2004, 04:54:48 PM
Post by: AManatee2 on May 05, 2004, 08:43:37 PM
I'll prolly get it.
Post by: Shift Key on May 05, 2004, 10:06:56 PM
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The price isnt a issue, it says $80 dollars....I will bet on the day it comes out I can get it for 60-65 dollars
LOL, you come down to Australia and show me, because unfortunately NOAus suck at everything.
*insert rant here*
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on May 06, 2004, 12:55:49 AM
But these prices are nothing. I remember paying AU$110 for Circle of the Moon at EB on launch, only because I couldn't find it anywhere else. Ahh...to be back in the days where it only cost $50 for games like Super Mario Land 2....
