Join people like Metroid 2, Kirby’s dreamland, Link’s awakeningand countless other great Game Boy games, the Nintendo Switch Online retro catalog now includes another classic: Donkey Kong Land. It is nominally a Game Boy adaptation of Donkey Kong Land for the SNES, but the game actually has a slightly different story, enemy changes, and some entire levels not found in the game. Country.
The main reason why I love Donkey Kong Land – and, while we’re here, Donkey Kong Land 2 And 3which will likely arrive on Nintendo Switch Online soon at the rate these retro games are being added – is how the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack was adapted for the Game Boy’s sound chip. The rearrangements of these classic catchy songs are very impressive; You can get a taste of the sound in the trailer inside Nintendo’s post about X announcing the game’s addition to Switch Online. No shade to the SNES, but I just prefer the sound of the Game Boy. I always paused this game to listen to specific songs.
The original Donkey Kong Country trilogy is also already on Nintendo Switch Online, so you can really dive deep into the DK catalog if that’s your thing. These games hold up pretty well considering they are from the 90’s.