Mario vs. Donkey Kong

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A series of platforming games on the GBA and DS in which Mario must chase Donkey Kong through increasingly difficult levels to rescue mini Marios.

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Overview

The Mario vs. Donkey Kong franchise is a series of titles that depicts the continuation of Mario's long-standing rivalry with Donkey Kong (Character).  The first game in the series, the GBA title Mario vs. Donkey Kong, was in actuality a remake of the 1994 Game Boy edition of Donkey Kong.  The franchise is also the first to see regular appearances of Pauline (Character), one of the very first damsels-in-distress in video games, since her appearance in the 1994 title.  

March of the Minis

Beginning with Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2:  March of the Minis, the gameplay shifted from that of a puzzle-based platformer to a style more reminiscent of the game Lemmings (Game).  Rather than control Mario directly, the player instead must guide Mini-Mario wind-up toys through the various stages to give chase and eventually battle with Donkey Kong.

Games

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

24 May 2004

Platforms/Game Boy AdvancePlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii U

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

25 September 2006

Platforms/Nintendo DSPlatforms/Wii U

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

8 June 2009

Platforms/DSiWare

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem

14 November 2010

Platforms/Nintendo DS

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move

9 May 2013

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move + Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

16 January 2015

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

5 March 2015

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii U

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

28 January 2016

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii U

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

16 February 2024

Platforms/Nintendo Switch

Franchise details

Name

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Features

9 games

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First game

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Aliases

MvsDK

Characters

• Has characters: Donkey Kong (Character), Mario (Character), Princess Peach (Character), Toad (Character), Donkey Kong Jr. (Character), Pauline (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: The Mushroom Kingdom (Location), Amusement Park (Location), Jungle (Location), Desert (Location), Egypt (Location), Pyramid (Location), Airplane (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Ghost (Concept), Not-So-Bad Guy (Concept), Voice Acting (Concept), Male Antagonist (Concept), Collectible (Concept), Damsel In Distress (Concept), Kidnapping (Concept), Time Limit (Concept), Unlockables (Concept), Jump (Concept), Cutscene (Concept), Silent Protagonist (Concept), Puzzle (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Italian Accent (Concept), Minigame (Concept), Slope Sliding (Concept), Titular Antagonist (Concept), Climbing (Concept), Falling Damage (Concept), Bats (Concept), Comic Book Onomatopoeia (Concept), Romance (Concept), Gorillas (Concept), Pixel Art (Concept), Lives (Concept), Electricity (Concept), Item Throw (Concept), 2D (Concept), Single-Screen Level (Concept), Rule of Three (Concept), e-Reader (Concept), Apes (Concept), Monkeys (Concept), Power Up (Concept), Piranha Plant (Concept), Puzzle Platformer (Concept), Instant Death (Concept), Moving Platform (Concept), Boo (Concept), Digital Distribution (Concept), Exit Door (Concept), The Locked Door (Concept), Puzzle Games with Stories (Concept), Club Nintendo (Concept), Toads (Concept), Shy Guy (Concept), E3 2009 (Concept), Happily Ever After (Concept), Friend Code (Concept), Extra Life (Concept), New Game Plus (Concept), E3 2010 (Concept), E3 2004 (Concept), E3 2006 (Concept), Gamescom 2010 (Concept), Greatest Hits (Concept), High Score (Concept), In-Game Map Editor (Concept), Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (Concept), Spiritual Successor (Concept), Super Game Boy Enhancement (Concept), Virtual Console (Concept), Guidance Gameplay (Concept), Ninji (Concept), Swooper (Concept), Pointless Lives (Concept), Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Fireball (Object), Coin (Object), Mustache (Object), Banana (Object), Trash Can (Object), Pipe (Object), Rope (Object), Hammer (Object), Key (Object), Brick (Object), Ladder (Object), Warp Pipe (Object), Spikes (Object), Barrel (Object), Vine (Object), Girders (Object), Spike Ball (Object), Bob-omb (Object), Door (Object), Umbrella (Object), Present (Object), Oil Drum (Object), Spring (Object), Purse (Object), Conveyor Belt (Object), Wind-up Toy (Object)

People

• Has people: Shigeru Miyamoto (Person), Charles Martinet (Person), Yoichi Kotabe (Person), Tadashi Sugiyama (Person), Kensuke Tanabe (Person), Nathan Bihldorff (Person), Erik Johnson (Person), Jonathan Bryant (Person), Vivek Melwani (Person), Joshua Billeaudeau (Person), Satoru Iwata (Person), Masamichi Abe (Person), Kunitake Aoki (Person), Lawrence Schwedler (Person), Mika Kurosawa (Person), Shigeki Yamashiro (Person), Tom Prata (Person), Yukimi Shimura (Person), Keisuke Terasaki (Person), James Phillipsen (Person), Akiya Sakamoto (Person), Erik Peterson (Person), Hiroto Alexander (Person), Joel Simon (Person), Karen Ishikawa (Person), Katsuhiko Kanno (Person), Masahiro Takeguchi (Person), Michael Kron (Person), Mike Harrington (Person), Norihito Ito (Person), Richard Vorodi (Person), Sachiko Nakamichi (Person), Shigehisa Nakaue (Person), Shinya Takahashi (Person), Souichi Yamamoto (Person), Stephen Lee (Person), Takao Shimizu (Person), Tim Bechtel (Person), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Person), Wing S. Cho (Person), Yusuke Nakano (Person)