paulliadis
Well-known member
Ever since I got my Donkey Kong Junior, I've had a few questions about the storyline in the game. Most of this stems from conversations I've had with my 4 year old daughter, who is a huge Mario fan, having sat shotgun while I beat Super Mario Galaxy 2. It took a bit for her to come to terms with Mario as a villian.
Anybody have any insight on the "storyline" in Donkey Kong Junior?
First of all, why are there two "Marios" at the beginning of the game, raising DK in the cage? There's most likely no real explanation for this. My explanation is that one is Mario and the other is Luigi dressed in identical clothes to Mario.
Second, and more seriously is the board sequence. From what I have read, the board sequence in the USA is different than Japan. Here we have the vine board, then the key board, then the animation sequence where DK and Junior run off the screen then punch mario away. Then it's back to board 1 where DK is captive again. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. In Japan they have vine then springboard then sparks and then keys.
Does anybody know the reason for the board sequence difference? Did they think the game was too hard for American gamers and therefore gave us the DK escape after the second board?
Thoughts?
Anybody have any insight on the "storyline" in Donkey Kong Junior?
First of all, why are there two "Marios" at the beginning of the game, raising DK in the cage? There's most likely no real explanation for this. My explanation is that one is Mario and the other is Luigi dressed in identical clothes to Mario.
Second, and more seriously is the board sequence. From what I have read, the board sequence in the USA is different than Japan. Here we have the vine board, then the key board, then the animation sequence where DK and Junior run off the screen then punch mario away. Then it's back to board 1 where DK is captive again. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. In Japan they have vine then springboard then sparks and then keys.
Does anybody know the reason for the board sequence difference? Did they think the game was too hard for American gamers and therefore gave us the DK escape after the second board?
Thoughts?
