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Retro Weekend: Donkey Kong Land And The Worst Level In Platforming

Invisible Gamer's Austin Clark takes a look at Donkey Kong Land for the Game Boy and talks about one of the worst levels in a platformer.

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Top 10 Best Game Boy Games to Honor its 30th Birthday

Greysun writes: "Let's all wish the Game Boy a happy birthday, as the handheld system is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Also, here were your 10 best games."

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Exclusive: An Interview With Rare’s Paul Machacek

By Daniel Duncan:
"We’ve had the honor and pleasure of interviewing video game engineer and producer Paul Machacek, a thirty year veteran at Rare who has worked on a plethora of their games over the years such as Battletoads, It’s Mr. Pants, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong Land, and many, many more! Read on to learn about a completed Battletoads game you didn’t know about, the story behind the infamous Stop N Swop, why Battletoads is so hard, and how you could have a career as a video game engineer."

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rarefandabase.com
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Donkey Kong Land Rated And Ready For North American 3DS Virtual Console Release

NLife:
"After a successful 3DS Virtual Console début in both Japan and Europe earlier this year, the 1995 Game Boy title Donkey Kong Land is finally on its way to North America.

Evidence of the anticipated re-release has appeared via the ESRB. Released a year after the success of the Super Nintendo original, Donkey Kong Land has the Kongs recapturing their banana hoard when Cranky becomes jealous of their initial success.

With four worlds, and the same level archetypes as Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Land is considered just as ground-breaking in a multitude of different ways."