I always find these "demakes" fascinating because it really is creating an entirely new game that is supposed to look and feel like the original, which is probably way harder than it sounds. Awesome video, DKC is still one of the more difficult games I've ever played ha

I felt the exact same way playing the Donkey Kong Land games, they are very very similar to the Donkey Kong Country games, but they have their own charm. Of course they do have their own levels unlike this. This version of DKC for GBC is the only one I haven't played. I own both the SNES originals and the GBA versions and have finished all of them. I do need to get this for completeness :)

Nice review! I love this game and how well they managed to translate it to GBC, but man, Elevator Antics drove me up a wall--especially the insanely unforgiving last stretch of it. I lost so many lives at that part! Even brutal levels like Tanked Up Trouble and Platform Perils were cakewalks in comparison! I dont think the Minecart levels are 'that' much harder than the SNES game, but the screen crunch means you have a LOT less time to react to whats up ahead (plus the wacky hitboxes make it harder to land a clean jump, especially in the second minecart level). Also, if you think this game is harder to play on a GBC, try playing it on a Game Boy Player with its input lag! It makes the game even more finicky and unforgiving!

I beat this game like 10x as a kid I was so addicted to it 😂

My man! Awesome work as always! Love how clean everything you put out is!

I remember once i saw those donkeykong land games on gameboy back in 1999,i was mind blows away by it’s visuals,so i was imagining donkeykong country on the gbc ,and i 1 year later my wish become true and once i saw those articles about a gbc version of it back in april of 2000, i was really shocked, i was like “whoooaaah omg a snes limit pusher game on a 8bit portible,is the gbc nearly as powerful as a snes” so i couldn’t wait to got my hands on it BUT i had to wait 7 month’s,but that moment once i got it i rushed like crazy athome,pop it into my gbc and men i was mind blown away by it’s graphics and renditions of the music now I clearly remember when i went trough that elevator antic level, i firt tout that those programmers did made a mistake sothat i couldn’t get past that level but after sooo many tries i eventually beated that level,but also those water levels were damn difficuilt as those enemies could cammoflage them selfes well in the background, FINAL NOTE; on the gbc the graphics do look great but on the gba sp with frontlight or on the big screen with gameboy player,the graphics do look waaay too pixelated with too overbrighted colors,but on the gbc the graphics resambles more closer to the snes version, TIP,to always make a high jump from those tires,just hold A and then time your jumps,that’s it,it makes it much easier to jump over it.

The dark souls of Donkey Kong

I played DKC religiously on my GBC growing up i always wanted a gameboy printer to print some of those pictures included. Later I was excited to get a GBA with DKC and played it just as much.

Awesome video! DKC was such an awesome series. I used to play a ton of Donkey Kong Land as a kid. Or I should say suffered through lol. The only time I could actually see what I was doing was in direct sunlight. The various shades of green all blended together. Even back then it was a pale imitation of the snes version. Super impressive with what they were working with though.

Donkey Kong Country GBA crushed me as a kid. Hard as absolute nails!!! Fantastic video, didnt know there was that many DK Country handheld games!

This is the closest thing Nintendo ever made to an NES-version of Donkey Kong Country.

I never get tried of watching videos about the DKC series, but your camera and editing work is really something else. Thanks for the effort you put into this! Sidenote: I found this video just after completing a replay of DKC GBC on my Analogue Pocket. Definitely a bit of jank in the controls as compared to the SNES version, but it still holds up! So many good memories playing this port with my brother back in the early '00s. Still have my original game cart :)

So having just played last night, I'm PRETTY sure you can hold the A button while bouncing on objects to keep the higher jump height. It felt pretty natural for me to do on a handheld, but I can understand why a player going from the original to this wouldn't think of it. Makes high jumps on top of tires a bit more manageable and could explain why the seemingly pinpoint accuracy is so troublesome.

no way! donker konger! (good videos man keep it up)

Finally, I feel vindicated in my struggles with Elevator Antics on this port when I was a kid with my GBC. I genuinely gave up and stopped playing it because I just couldn't pass that level, and, as you said, it's something I can easily deal with on the SNES original. At least the bizarre minigames were still fun for a while.

Great vid buddy! Always a treat seeing new stuff from you. 😎

When DKC was new it was unreal. I can’t explain the feeling I got from this game. Only FF6, Chrono Trigger, and maybe Mario 64 had a similar effect on me.

As a 1992 kid, I grew up with this version, so when I played SNES version as an adult, it felt like a remake to me. I think I was 8 years old when I beated the game. I remember it was superhard, and my childhood best friend, Mario, beated some levels for me (although I later beated them too). He was so good at games. Game Boy Color was my first console and this game and Pokémon Blue and Silver are certainly the soul of my generation. Pure late 90s, as soon as I saw the translucid cartidge in your video I have unlocked lost memories of these days.

It’s a shame no one talks about this version of the game because it is very fun despite it being downgraded for the gbc hardware

Playing the GBC version of this for the first time and I'm really enjoying it! I have noticed it seems much harder than what I remember the SNES version to be! Hope I can finish it over the next couple of days. I might play through DK Land next! We'll see!

DKC on the GBC on a technical level is one if the most impressive games ever made. It's a truer experience to the original DKC than even the GBA Version, and while it doesn't play as well it's hard to deny the technical miracle the developers created and the whole game overall is very reminiscent of the Megaman Xtreme games in terms of translating the console experience to a handheld.

This is very good, IDK if I find this very interesting just because I like this stuff but I think alot more people should watch this video. Good Job!

I got DKC GBC when it was new and it blew my mind. I still love this port

fantasic quality video, as always! keep it up!

Elevator atnics on the gbc version of this game was the bane of my existance as a kid. It is good to know I wasnt just horrible at the game. Was stuck on one specific jump for years in that game and only made it through by sheer luck if i remember correctly.

Great video. Ending was poetry

There’s a warp barrel in the mine cart level in the snes version of dkc but in the gbc version of dkc they patch the warp barrel in the mine cart level

Now that I've updated my GBC, new aftermarket shell, buttons, back lit screen. I'm going back and collecting games for it. Recently I've bid on the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six port to the system.

Great video. Excellent work, man.

Wonderful video-- awesome production value~

I’m bad at video games... I’m really bad at this one... but I still love them!

Well done video

I found that you can just hold down the jump button to auto jump on the tires so you dont have to time them.

You forgot to mention the the extra shooting gallery mode and fishing mini game. The shooting gallery is actually alright. Never could into the fishing game.

1:20 Yeah bro you missed out a lot Lol, I had it as a kid was great.

Well, the "A" button problem was took and in _advanced_ series. The ones for GBA. And it's very difficult to manage the jumps, like in GBC series. Gotta try the game in a SNES emulator...

No mate! Mole mania.

I’ve beat this version so many times i’ve lost count. It’s actually easier because it saves automatically after every level.

Screen crunch and lack of a backlight totally messed up the minecart levels and Stop and Go Station...

I tried this port out recently and I can't say I enjoy playing it at all. For the time, it must have been amazing but as someone who grew up with the GBA version and later got the SNES as a teenager...this just seemed like a sloppy cut-and-paste job based off the first two years. I don't want to rag on it too much as you never know the kind of environment the devs had to work in or what deadlines they faced but...not even the promise of an exclusive level could make me want to power through this version. First minecart level is something I've always been able to do on my first try with literally any other version (and just to be sure I switched over to the SNES game just to make sure I wasn't crazy...still got it)...here it took over 30 attempts. oof

I still have my teal Game Boy Color and DKC. I had no idea DKL existed. 😮

I have not played the GBC version, but did mostly enjoy the GBA version.

Which is your favourite GBC Shell?

It’s not hard. You’re just too used to the originals controls. This was the first Donkey King Country game I played and I find the controls perfect.

Do you think the Game Boy Color version of Alone In The Dark The New Nightmare is another prime example of successfully transitioning the gameplay of the home console versions to the Game Boy Color?

6:33 you had problems with the tires? You aren't intended to press the jump button when you land on these springs - you just need to HOLD the A button in the airk and you will automatically bounce when you land on the spring.

I may be one of the very few that doesn't like donkey kong, metroid, zelda, and mega man. I just tend to loose interest very quickly after a couple of tries.

I've always wondered why the GBC version of DKC has so much worse controls than even the DK Land games.

I have been playing this version for the last month and Iam stuck on vulture culture

I had this for the GameBoy Color, I had a lot of fun with it, it was hard tho and obviously the Snes and GBA versions are better

I need to buy me a copy of DKC for the GBC now.

this game, compared to Donkey Kong Country Returns, AINT THAT HARD

Winky sucks in the original too

I got this game along with my Jungle Green Gameboy Color. 2nd grade. Shit was life changing, such a hard game. Screen crunch sucks!

Gbc dkc is a great port esp for gameboy

Well said

I just wanted to say that this game has flaws and does not compite with the SNES version (and that's coming from someone who grew up with this version). I prefer the Snes version because it looks better and it controls better overall. The snes version is just better. P.S . This version is actually the very first video game i ever played.

Hardest game? I beat it when I was like 10 😂😂😂😂. Go play battle toads.

This gane was easy

Damn i hated playing this version, the jumping mechanics suck because its like your jumping with cement. I have the gba version and its far better than the game boy colour version, screw this game.

I’m bad at video games... I’m really bad at this one... but I still love them!