Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch): Difference between revisions

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|modes=Single-player, local multiplayer

|platforms=[[Nintendo Switch]]

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'''''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''''' is a [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#remakes|remake]] of the 2004 [[Game Boy Advance]] game of [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong|the same name]] released worldwide on February 16, 2024. First announced during the September 2023 Nintendo Direct,<ref name=Direct>Nintendo of America (September 14, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYfuAOKTxA Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 14, 2023.</ref> it is the first ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' game for the Nintendo Switch and the first one in general since ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'', released almost nine years prior. As a remake of the first game, it is also the first time the gameplay style of the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' has been revisited since the original's release. Unlike the original version's pre-rendered visuals and the rest of the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series opting for a plastic, cartoony look with outlines, the remake adopts a standard modern art style, taking many cues from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its appearance as a theme in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in particular. Additionally, the game debuts a redesigned logo for the ''Donkey Kong'' series. Despite [[Charles Martinet]] stepping down from his role as [[Mario]], several of his voice clips are reused in this game.

==Differences==

===Gameplay changes===

***[[Twilight City]]

*Multiplayer is added, with [[Toad]] as the second playable character. He is able to pass through one-block tall gaps by performing a handstand and can climb ropes fast without needing to perform a two-handed climb.

*A Gallery mode has been added, where the player can view the cutscenes, music and sound effects of the game.

*The player can obtain performance-based gold stars in all levels excluding [[Donkey Kong (level)|final battle]] and its [[Donkey Kong Plus|Plus variant]].

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|Bat enemies that fly horizontally, across the stage, and can cause the player(s) to fall from the rope that they were climbing.

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|A creature hidden in a pile of bricks. They throw three lines of bricks under them, forcing Mario to [[handstand]] to avoid being hit.

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|Sentient [[Bin|Garbage Can]] enemies. Mario must be careful when picking up Garbage Cans, as they may really be Bucket Men in disguise. They cannot be picked up, but can be defeated with a hammer.

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|Flaming avian enemies that fly across the stage and can drop burning eggs on the player(s).

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|Snifit-like Shy Guys that attack the player(s) with fire from their mask.

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|Wind-up Shy Guys that walk throughout the levels, and can be jumped on.

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|Knight-like enemies that push the player(s) using their shield.

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|Crocodile-like enemies that climb [[rope]]s. They can only be defeated by falling fruit.

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|Enemies that are first found sleeping. Once Mario gets near them, they wake up and start running after him. They go back to sleep if they touch a platform's edge.

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|Enemies that fall down when the player(s) approach them. Touching one causes an extra life to be lost.

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|Black Shy Guys that throw spanners at the player.

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