10 Classic Video Games Hidden In Other Games As Easter Eggs

7. Donkey Kong In Donkey Kong 64

Sometimes video game series and characters undergo some pretty huge transformations, so it can be a good idea to remind players of a franchise€™s early years. In Donkey Kong 64, retro video game fans were treated to the inclusion of the original Donkey Kong arcade game in its entirety. More modern day fans of Nintendo€™s great ape might be surprised to see that back in the day, Donkey Kong was actually the villain, stealing princesses and hurling barrels at Mario. How To Find It In order to obtain the Nintendo Coin needed to open the gate to the last Boss Key, players had to clear the Donkey Kong arcade game twice. Once that was completed though, you could play as often as you wanted in the Frantic Factory section of the game. Elsewhere in Donkey Kong 64, Rare showed its love for its old classics by including a playable version of Jetpac. This time, players need to achieve a score of more than 5,000 to get an item necessary to complete the game €“ who said side quests were just for fun?
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