History VideoGame / DonkeyKong94

* AdaptationDyeJob: Pauline was changed from a blonde to a brunette, which is now her current looks.

** He also has a rolling maneuver if he's moving diagonally, which prevents him from being stunned like he normally would if he falls far enough.
* PoisonMushroom: Donkey Kong and Jr will throw these at you on rare occasions.

* The hammer from the arcade DonkeyKong is still here. This is the only way to kill {{Mook}}s besides throwing stuff at them.

** He also has a rolling maneuver if he' moving diagonally, which prevents him from being stunned like he normally would if he falls far enough.

* HalfTruth: Page 8 of the game's manual claimed that "Mario cannot use some of these new actions at first, but as he continues along the quest, he will acquire the skills to use them." This would seem to imply that some of Mario's moves had to be unlocked; in reality, all the moves are usable from the beginning, and the only things you can't do involve level elements (e.g. levers) that don't show up until later.

It was also the first game to have SuperGameBoy enhancements: Color support, some enhanced audio, and a custom border designed to look like a Donkey Kong arcade cabinet.

* AttackOfTheFortyFootWhatever: The final boss.

* GoingThroughTheMotions: It has a few more than a player might expect for this type of game

* ArtEvolution: Donkey Kong is given his trademarked red tie in this game which was carried over to ''DonkeyKongCountry'' (although technically it's still the future Cranky Kong in this game), while Pauline now sports her current [[AdaptationDyeJob brunette look]].

** He also has a rolling maneuver if he' moving diagonally, which prevents him from being stunned like he normally if he falls far enough.

* StalactiteSpite: Icicles that only fall when Mario passes under them

* DropTheHammer: Gets more uses in puzzles here than in the original

* {{Acrofatic}}: while high jumps are expected from Mario, his acrobatic prowess in this game is something you have to see to believe.

''Donkey Kong '94'' is one name for a PuzzlePlatformer released on Nintendo's GameBoy handheld in 1994. The game is essentially an UpdatedRerelease of the original 1981 arcade game. The exact same ExcusePlot is used here -- Donkey Kong has kidnapped [[DamselInDistress Pauline]], and Mario must chase him down.

It was also the first game to have SuperGameBoy enhancements: Color support, and a custom border designed to look like a Donkey Kong arcade cabinet.

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**** [[spoiler: Though, those six hits are in 3 waves of 2 hits each. Yay math!}

** Every even-numbered world has three sets of four levels. Every set of levels has three normal levels, punctuated by one boss level.

* PoisonMushroom: Donkey Kong and Jr will throw these at you

* ThrowABarrelAtIt: Donkey Kong uses this even more and Mario does too
* WallCrawl: Many enemies can do this

* Acrofatic: while high jumps are expected from Mario, his acrobatic prowess in this game is something you have to see to believe.

''Donkey Kong 94'' is one name for a PuzzlePlatformer released on Nintendo's GameBoy handheld in 1994. The game is essentially an UpdatedRerelease of the original 1981 arcade game. The exact same ExcusePlot is used here -- Donkey Kong has kidnapped [[DamselInDistress Pauline]], and Mario must chase him down.

The game even opens with the same four levels of the original. But after the fourth level is beaten, the arcade ending begins, and is [[NotSoFastBucko immediately subverted]] when DK comes to and takes Pauline back. What follows is 97 levels of {{lock and key puzzle}}s spread across 9 worlds. [[hottip:*:The arcade stages are considered world zero.]]

* NotSoFastBucko: The game opens with the four levels from the original arcade game, leading players to believe that it's just an ordinary port. Until one beats the fourth level and the arcade ending is subverted. Then [[UnexpectedGameplayChange everything changes.]]
** Yet another one after Stage 9-8. [[spoiler: Wait, Stage 9-9? Oh dear...]]

''Donkey Kong 94'' is one name for a PuzzlePlatformer released on Nintendo's GameBoy handheld in 1994. The game is essentially an UpdatedRerelease of the original 1981 arcade game. The exact same ExcusePlot is used here -- Donkey Kong has kidnapped [[DamselInDistress Pauline]], and Mario (filling the role of Jumpman from the original) must chase him down.