10 Games That Need To Be Included On A Nintendo Game Boy Mini

10. Donkey Kong

Whilst Donkey Kong Land, the scaled-down version of Rare's platforming sensation Donkey Kong County, was arguably the best of the tie-wearing gorilla's handheld outings, stuffing the SNES's spectacular visuals onto the original Game Boy's (admittedly blurry) screen was already a stretch for our eyesight. Scaling it down further for an even smaller screen might create a look just a little too grotty for Nintendo's liking.

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Donkey Kong '94 had the opposite approach. Instead of trying to squeeze a dazzling young beauty queen into an ill-fitting bin-bag, it instead polished up the tiara of her aging predecessor. Don't be fooled by the name: the Nintendo band's chief bongo player's first Game Boy appearance is much more than a simple arcade conversion. Loosely based on the 1981 coin-op classic, Donkey Kong '94 offers 101 brand new levels, introducing innovative puzzles and greater fluidity to its timeless forefather. And Donkey himself seems much more comfortable back in the villain role. It's good to be bad.

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