To activate them, you simply touch one with the stylus, and it will begin walking in whatever direction it's facing. Each stage has a number of deactivated Mini-Marios sitting in one spot or another. Here, the gameplay takes a slant far more akin to something found in the Lemmings series. However, the stages don't play much like they did in the GBA game. March of the Minis follows a similar structure to the first game, with different stages in each world, as well as a boss stage where you fight Donkey Kong. Now, it's up to you to rescue her.Īnd by you, we don't mean the usual hero in these situations, Mario rather, we mean a whole mess of Mini-Marios scattered about the game's eight worlds. And when his offers of affection are ultimately ignored by Pauline, DK flies into yet another rage, kidnapping the girl and taking her to the roof of the park. Wouldn't you know it, Donkey Kong himself is in the crowd, eyeing the comely brunette. Is it Peach? Daisy? His mother? Nope, it's Pauline, the long-forgotten heroine of the original Donkey Kong arcade games. Mario's on hand to cut the ribbon, and he's brought a lady friend along with him. It's opening day at the brand-new Super Mini Mario World theme park, and the Mushroom Kingdom is all atwitter with excitement. Donkey Kong paid frequent tribute to the Donkey Kong games of old, March of the Minis goes right into nostalgia mode from the opening cutscene. Pauline returns from whatever dark pit Nintendo shoved her into for the last 20 some odd years, only to get kidnapped by a giant ape yet again. Throw in a new level-creator mode, an attractive presentation, and plenty of Donkey Kong-style monkey business, and you've got yourself an even better package than the original. Touch-screen controls play a heavy role in the gameplay, and no longer do you control Mario himself rather, you'll control the Mini-Marios that you frequently rescued in the first game. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, a full-blown sequel that changes up the formula significantly. Now the battle comes to the Nintendo DS in Mario vs. It was a unique and enjoyable spin on the typical Mario brand of platforming, though it was also a little on the easy and short side. Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance took a decidedly more puzzle-oriented look at the infamous conflict between Italian plumber mascots and oversized apes that has captivated a generation for more than a quarter century.

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