
Additionally, Mario can also find Pauline's hat, purse and umbrella for additional bonus points.ĭonkey Kong is also notable for being one of the first complete narratives in video game form, told through simplistic cut scenes that advance the story. Although not as powerful as in other future games, Mario can find a hammer which allows him to destroy the barrels and fireballs for a limited amount of time. From there, the levels start over at a higher difficulty.Īlong the way, Mario must dodge a constant stream of barrels, "living" fireballs, and spring-weights. Once the rivets are removed from the final level, Donkey Kong falls, and the two lovers are reunited. Released in the arcades in 1981, Donkey Kong was not only Nintendo's first real smash hit for the company, but marked the introduction for two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong.ĭonkey Kong is a platform-action game that has Mario scale four different industrial themed levels (construction zone, cement factory, an elevator-themed level, and removing rivets from girders) in an attempt to save the damsel in distress, Pauline, from the big ape before the timer runs out.
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I used Vimm's Lair as a resource if you want to look anything up yourself.Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, Dedicated handheld, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, ZX Spectrum Kirby's Adventure is more than fifteen times the size of Super Mario Bros., nearly thirty times the size of Donkey Kong, and is by far the largest game on this list. (The original Famicom version debuted early in the system's life, so this small size makes a lot o sense.)

The smallest game on the list came out internationally in 1993 - but it's Pac-Man so it's adapted from a game released in 1980. three-game-pack with Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet included. Mega Man and Metal Gear are the exact same size. It makes sense though since only one sprite was swapped. Dream versions of Punch-Out are the exact same size.
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I'd chalk that up to the developers becoming increasingly familiar with NES hardware while the Mega Man series stopped pushing its technical boundaries.īoth the Mike Tyson's and Mr. After that, 5 and 6 reduced their file size somewhat. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Famicom carts were 32KB at launch. I wonder if that was the initial planned cart size for the Famicom. The majority of "black box" titles were clearly aiming for a 16KB file size. There are several series like that, but Ninja Gaiden II and III only differ by a single kilobyte. Ninja Gaiden II and III are nearly the exact same size. NES Open Tournament Golf is more than ten times the size of Golf, the NES launch title. World Class Track Meet takes up more space than Super Mario Bros. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom

The Great Reddit List of NES File Sizes Name
