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'''''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''''' is a [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#remakes|remake]] of the 2004 [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong|game of 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 Nintendo Switch, the first one to use the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' branding since ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'', released almost nine years prior, and the first one to be released on a physical cartridge since ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'', released 13 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]] having stepped down from his role as the voice actor for [[Mario]], several of his voice clips are reused in this game.

A free demo of the game was released on the [[Nintendo eShop]] on January 31, 2024.<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1752859619943194810</ref> This is the first ''Super Mario'' title to omit the ESRB rating on the box art version officially distributed in the Southeast Asian markets<!-- The Middle East does not count as Saudi Arabia has had a native age rating system since 2016, and the U.A.E. has had one since 2018. Oman does not have one, but it shares its gaming market with the U.A.E. in general. -->, although the first Nintendo-published title overall to omit the rating in those markets is ''[[nwiki:Another Code: Recollection|Another Code: Recollection]]''.<ref>https://nintendosoup.com/all-first-party-nintendo-physical-games-in-southeast-asia-will-not-have-a-rating-on-the-cover-starting-from-another-code/</ref>

==Changes from the original game==

===New content===

=====Game modes=====

*An [[Easy Mode]] known as '''Casual Style'''<ref>"'''Casual Style:''' For a more relaxed experience, this style of play removes the timer, adds checkpoints, and boosts the number of times Mario can get hit." -''Mario vs. Donkey Kong™ for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site. (n.d.). Retrieved June 24, 2024, from https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-vs-donkey-kong-switch/''</ref> has been added, with the following changes from Classic:

**The player starts with five bubbles per level. If the player has any bubbles left, the character will return to the last active [[Checkpoint Flag]] in a [[bubble]] in situations that would cause them to lose a life.

**[[Key]]s last for 15 seconds instead of 12 when not held by a character.

*A [[Time Attack (Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Nintendo Switch)|Time Attack]] mode has been added for all levels. It is accessed by pressing {{button|switch|X}} when selecting a level. In Time Attack, the player must reach the end of the level as fast as they can to beat the target time.

 

 

*Two new worlds, [[Merry Mini-Land]] and [[Slippery Summit]], have been introduced as this version of the game's fourth and sixth worlds respectively, with each incorporating new obstacles like [[Flower Fan]]s, carryable [[Spring]]s, [[Warp Box]]es and [[Ice Block|icy terrain]].

***[[Fire Mountain (world)|Fire Mountain]] (the level select menu's color is changed from orange to red)

***[[Spooky House]]

***[[Mystic Forest]] (the level select menu's color is changed from cyan to orange to distinguish itself from Slippery Summit)

***[[Twilight City]] (the level select menu's color is changed from indigo to pink)

**There are also new Plus variants for the new worlds, that being [[Merry Mini-Land Plus]] and [[Slippery Summit Plus]]. As with other Plus worlds, they also have new themings (the former takes place at night and the latter takes place during a blizzard).

*Four new Expert levels have been added, bringing the total of Expert levels to 16, with the levels being based on Merry Mini-Land and Slippery Summit, as well as their Plus variants.

**Expert levels are now split into two world sets containing eight levels each, coded EX1 and EX2 respectively. They are also now unlocked after [[vs. Donkey Kong]] is beaten, instead of after [[vs. Donkey Kong Plus]].

*The bonus present minigames have been replaced with various new bonus levels. In these levels, the player must catch a [[flying key]] that opens a chest before the time runs out, earning five [[Extra life|1-Ups]] in the process.

**Bonus levels can appear after approximately every eighth regular level beaten, with the bonus level corresponding to the last world said level was beaten on. On newly unlocked worlds, it is designed in such a way that up to 4-6 regular levels in the same world must be beaten to open the bonus level for that respective world.

 

=====Gameplay=====

*The scoring system has been removed. As such, the requirements for collecting gold stars has been changed to be performance based.

**A "Perfect!" rating (still represented by a gold star) can be obtained in all levels, excluding [[vs. Donkey Kong]] and its [[Donkey Kong Plus|Plus variant]]. It is obtained by clearing a level with all [[Present (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|presents]], getting all six [[Mini-Mario]]s in the [[Toy box (object)|toy box]] in the Mini-Mario (mm) levels, and completing a boss battle without taking damage.

*Falls are no longer lethal, and only formerly lethal falls now stun the player. Additionally, falls that would non-lethally stun the player in the original no longer do so.

*Retrying or exiting a level that has not been cleared yet no longer costs the player a life.

*Clearing the first level in a world unlocks every remaining level in it except for the Mini-Mario levels and Donkey Kong boss levels.

*[[Hammer]]s and [[Fruit]]s reappear after using them.

*The player can now jump on [[bird (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)|bird]]s.

*When opened, the [[Toy box (object)|toy box]] no longer closes even if the player attempts to stand on it, until all the Mini-Marios jump inside. The toy box will then shake and can be obtained by the player without needing to stand on it first.

*Pressing up on the controller no longer makes the player look up.

*The right stick ({{button|switch|rightstick}}) can now be used to control the camera in larger areas in a level, meaning that the player no longer has to enter Free Scroll Mode to view the level in its entirety.

*Unlike the Japanese version of the original game, all the [[e-Reader]] levels are cut from all versions.

**Additionally, no unused level maker is present in the game's data unlike the original game in all regions.

=====Level design=====

*Some minor tweaks have been made to level design, typically to adjust difficulty and optimize pacing. Some of the notable changes include the following:

 

=====Text and localization=====

*The game has been translated to Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, Korean, Canadian French and Latin American Spanish. The original was not available in these five languages since, at the time, Nintendo of Europe did not do Dutch localizations, Nintendo of America did not do Canadian French or Latin American Spanish localizations, and Nintendo of Hong Kong and Nintendo of Korea did not yet exist.

=====Graphics=====

*The before-level cinematics in the regular levels have been completely removed. Some of them were integrated into new [[Help Box]]es as static instructions (ex. the Help Box for performing Hammer Toss in [[Level 7-2]]).

** Fireworks also appear at the end of the cutscene after Mario gives Donkey Kong a Mini-Mario toy.

=====Audio=====

*The music has been rearranged like other [[reissue|remake]]s.

**Some songs feature extended melodies not heard in their original counterparts, which is notable in songs like the third [[Spooky House]] theme.

**[[Fire Mountain (world)|Fire Mountain]]'s music now features a more mysterious and adventure-like feel as opposed to a more upbeat percussion and melodies.

**[[Twilight City]]'s music now opts for a jazz-like style as opposed to the more upbeat percussion and melodies that are similar to Fire Mountain's music.

**Starting in [[Donkey Kong Jungle (world)|Donkey Kong Jungle]], the Donkey Kong boss battle songs in each world have been replaced with new arrangements of the first boss theme from the GBA version. These correspond to theming of each world. As a result, the boss battles in Spooky House, Mystic Forest and Twilight City no longer reuse the same themes from the first three worlds.

**The music that plays in [[vs. Donkey Kong]] now features an electronic-styled arrangement of the first boss theme.

*In regular levels, the same music plays throughout the entire level, and is not interrupted by a jingle when the player enters a door.

*In Expert levels, the music is no longer played at a faster tempo, and is treated like how it is played in other levels.

*Several archival voice clips of [[Charles Martinet]] as [[Mario]] and the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini-Mario]]s are repurposed here, though some of these clips are not present in the original game.

**Contrarily, [[Donkey Kong]] now uses voice clips by his current voice actor, [[Takashi Nagasako]], as opposed to reusing [[Grant Kirkhope]]'s clips from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' as he did in the original game.

**[[Samantha Kelly]], in addition to voicing [[Toad]] (who does not appear in the original game) through archival voice clips, also voices most of the other [[Toad (species)|Toads]] throughout the remake in the same way, instead of [[Jen Taylor]]'s performance from the original game (a few of Taylor's clips are retained in the opening cutscenes, however).

*Some voice cues no longer occur in some cutscenes and gameplay, with the most notable ones being:

**Mario asking, "Hey, Donkey Kong! Are you okay?" in the cutscene before the "Plus" levels.

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|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Mario.png|200x200px]]<br>[[Mario]]

|align=center|[[File:MPS Toad Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Toad]]

|A playable character who has the same abilities as Mario and can be used as the second player character in co-op mode.

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS DK Bag.png|200px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]]

|The titular main antagonist of ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''. After robbing the [[Mario Toy Company]] and kidnapping all of the Mini-Mario toys, he faces off against Mario to stop him from retrieving them.

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Mini Mario.png|100px]]<br>[[Mini-Mario]]s

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|align=center|[[File:NSMBU 1-Up Mushroom.png|100px]]<br>[[1-Up Mushroom]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Flyingkey.png|80px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch GrayFlyingKey.png|80px]]<br>{{conjectural|[[Flying key]]}}

|These keys fly around the level and must be collected to open chests containing [[extra lives]] in bonus levels. Unlike the standard keys, they simply follow the player around upon contact. Silver flying keys appear in the main and Mini-Mario levels in multiplayer and are required to open the locked doors or chests in addition to the standard keys.

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Key.png|70px]]<br>[[Key]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch_LetterBlockT.png|40px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch_LetterBlockO.png|40px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch_LetterBlockY.png|40px]]<br>[[Letter Block]]s

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch RedPresent.png|60px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch YellowPresent.png|60px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch BluePresent.png|60px]]<br>[[Present (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Present]]

|Wrapped boxes found in red, yellow, and blue varieties. Once all three are collected in a regular or Plus level, the player will earn a Gold Star for that level.

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|align=center|[[File:MvDKNSKōmori.png|90px]]<br>[[Bat (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Bat]]s

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

|align=center|[[File:BirdMvsDK.png|90px]]<br>[[Bird (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)|Bird]]s

|Avian enemies that fly around and can drop [[egg]]s on the player(s), which can be avoided by performing a handstand.

|align=center|[[File:MvDKNSBoo.png|90px]]<br>[[Boo]]s

|align=center|[[File:BrickmanMVDK.png|90px]]<br>[[Brickman|Brickmen]]

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Bucket Man.png|69px]]<br>[[Bucket Man|Bucket Men]]

|Sentient [[Trash Can|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.

|align=center|[[File:MvDKNSFirebird.png|90px]]<br>[[Fire bird]]s

|align=center|[[File:KaenHeiho Mucho MvsDK Switch.png|90px]]<br>[[Fire Shy Guy]]s

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

|align=center|[[File:MvsDK Switch Fireball.png|62px]][[File:BlueFireballMvsDKSwitch.png|50px]]<br>[[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]]s

|Enemies that move from side to side on a platform. Upon contact, orange ones burn the player and blue ones freeze.

|align=center|[[File:LavaBubbleMVDK.png|90px]]<br>[[Lava Bubble]]s

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Monchee.png|90px]]<br>[[Monchee]]s

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Mini Ninji.png|90px]]<br>[[Ninji]]s

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyRed.png|60px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyYellow.png|60px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyBlue.png|60px]]<br>[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyRedBlock.png|60px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyYellowBlock.png|60px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch PolterguyBlueBlock.png|60px]]<br>[[Polterguy]]s

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch_RamRam.png|90px]]<br>[[RamRam]]s

|Purple rhinoceroses resembling [[Rambi]], an animal friend from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They attack by charging at and ramming the player(s). RamRams can be picked up and thrown on to [[Spike Trap|spike]]s, allowing them to be used as platforms.

|align=center|[[File:Robokikki Remake.png|90px]]<br>[[Robo Kikki]]

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Mini Shy Guy.png|90px]]<br>[[Shy Guy]]s

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Sir Shovalot.png|90px]]<br>[[Sir Shovalot]]s

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Snapjaw.png|90px]]<br>[[Snapjaw]]s

|align=center|[[File:FirePiranhaPlantMVDK.png|90px]]<br>[[Tane Pakkun]]

|align=center|[[File:ThwimpMvsDK.png|90px]]<br>[[Thwimp]]s

|align=center|[[File:ThwompMvsDK.png|90px]]<br>[[Thwomp]]s

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|align=center|[[File:BirdNestMvsDK.png|90px]]<br>[[Bird Nest]]

|Objects that birds can spawn from.

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitchCandle.png|90px]]<br>[[Candle]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Cannon.png|90px]]<br>[[Cannon]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Cannonball.png|90px]]<br>[[Cannonball]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch FallingSpike.png|90px]]<br>[[Falling spike]]

|align=center|[[File:FlowerFanRedOff.png|50px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch YellowFlowerFanOff.png|50px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch BlueFlowerFanOff.png|50px]]<br>[[File:FlowerFanRedOn.png|50px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch YellowFlowerFanOn.png|50px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch BlueFlowerFanOn.png|50px]]<br>[[Flower Fan]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Icicle.png|90px]]<br>[[Icicle]]

|align=center|[[File:LavaGeyserMVDK.png|80px]]<br>[[Lava Geyser]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch_Oil.png|90px]]<br>[[Oil]]

|align=center|[[File:SpikesMVDK.png|160px]]<br>[[Spike Trap|Spike]]

|align=center|[[File:MvDK-Spiked Barrel.png|90px]]<br>[[Spiked Barrel]]<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch) internal filename (<tt>Model/BarrelSpiked.bfres.zs</tt>)</ref>

|Indestructible balls of electricity that travel along [[wire]]s and electrocute Mario upon contact.

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|align=center|[[File:HelpBlockMVDK.png|80px]]<br>[[Message Block|Help Block]]

|align=center|[[File:SandBlockMVDK.png|80px]]<br>[[Sand block]]

|-style="background:#0F52BA;color:#fff;"

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Lift.png|100px]]<br>[[Lift]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Semisolid.png|120px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch SemisolidRed.png|120px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch SemisolidYellow.png|120px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch SemisolidBlue.png|120px]]<br>[[Semisolid Platform]]

|-style="background:#0F52BA;color:#fff;"

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Barrel.png|79px]]<br>[[Barrel]]

|Can be carried and thrown by the player(s). They can be used to defeat certain enemies, or as auxiliary platforms to reach other platforms or to pass wide gaps with [[Spike Trap|spike]]s.

|A flag with Mario's insignia on it that acts as a checkpoint for players in the [[Easy Mode|Casual Style]]. Inactive Checkpoint Flags can be unfurled by coming into contact with one, which will become a new checkpoint that the player will return to upon getting bubbled.

|Switches that are found in three versions: red, yellow, and blue. As the main effect, the switch that is active makes platforms, blocks, and ladders of the same color available to use.

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch DirectionSwitch.png|60px]]<br>[[Direction Switch]]

|A switch that reverses the current direction of [[moving platform]]s and [[conveyor belt]]s.

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Garbage Can.png|80px]]<br>[[Trash Can|Garbage Can]]

|Can be carried and thrown by the player(s). They can be used to defeat certain enemies, or as auxiliary platforms to reach other platforms or to pass wide gaps with [[Spike Trap|spike]]s.

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Ladder.png|50px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch LadderRed.png|40px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch LadderYellow.png|50px]][[File:MarioVsDKSwitch LadderBlue.png|50px]]<br>[[Ladder]]

|Climbable objects of various lengths and visual styles. Some can be toggled by Color Switches, with inactive ones appearing as dotted-lines and cannot be climbed.

|align=center|[[File:RopeMVDK.png|40px]]<br>[[Rope]]

|Climbable objects that hang from trees or metal rings. The player can climb on them in a similar fashion to the vines from ''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]''. [[Snapjaw]]s can be found moving along some vertical ropes.

|align=center|[[File:MvDK NS Spring.png|60px]]<br>[[Yellow Spring|Spring]]

|align=center|[[File:TrackMVDK.png|220px]]<br>[[Track]]

|align=center|[[File:MarioVsDKSwitch Trampoline.png|60px]]<br>[[Trampoline]]

*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'': The background of Merry Mini-Land is seemingly based on [[Coaster Hills]], an attraction from this game.

*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'': Some of Mario's voice clips are reused from this game. The heads-up display is also somewhat adapted from this game including its font, although the character portraits are rendered 3D models instead of 2D artwork.

*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'': Some of Donkey Kong's voice clips are reused from this game.

*''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'': Mario's render for this game is reused for his life icon while Toad's life icon is a recolored variant of other colored Toads' renders.