<s>
is	O
a	O
2004	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Software	O
Technology	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
March	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
concept	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
platform	O
and	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
,	O
challenging	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
find	O
keys	O
,	O
reach	O
a	O
locked	O
door	O
,	O
and	O
rescue	O
mini-Marios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
pursuing	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
through	O
a	O
toy	O
factory	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
retrieve	O
several	O
stolen	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Donkey	O
Kong	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
vast	O
set	O
of	O
different	O
athletic	O
moves	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
handstand	O
,	O
a	O
sideways	O
somersault	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
triple	O
jump	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
maneuver	O
platforming	O
stages	O
in	O
various	O
different	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
different	O
environments	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
a	O
lava	O
environment	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
construction	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
five	O
different	O
types	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
common	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
has	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
a	O
key	O
and	O
take	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
locked	O
door	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
find	O
and	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
toy	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
type	O
is	O
where	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
guide	O
six	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
to	O
the	O
Toy	O
Box	O
,	O
while	O
protecting	O
them	O
from	O
dangerous	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
type	O
is	O
the	O
boss	O
level	O
,	O
where	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
type	O
is	O
the	O
Plus	O
Level	O
,	O
where	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
activate	O
one	O
Mini-Mario	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
holding	O
a	O
key	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Expert	O
levels	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
get	O
the	O
key	O
and	O
lead	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
door	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
main	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Expert	O
levels	O
are	O
the	O
hardest	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
through	O
the	O
door	O
beats	O
the	O
level	O
in	O
Plus	O
and	O
Expert	O
modes	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
sending	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
a	O
second	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
Toy	O
Company	O
,	O
a	O
toy	O
enterprise	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
sells	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
small	O
wind	O
up	O
toys	O
called	O
"	O
Mini-Marios	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
a	O
television	O
advertisement	O
for	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
immediately	O
falls	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
the	O
toys	O
and	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
store	O
to	O
get	O
one	O
for	O
himself	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
sold	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furious	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
breaks	O
into	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
toy	O
factory	O
across	O
the	O
street	O
and	O
steals	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
,	O
prompting	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
chase	O
after	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
to	O
get	O
his	O
toys	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
travels	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
rescuing	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
and	O
battling	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
several	O
times	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
before	O
retrieving	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Toad	O
employees	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
Toy	O
Company	O
all	O
laugh	O
at	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
realized	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
stolen	O
toys	O
are	O
gone	O
,	O
prompting	O
him	O
to	O
kidnap	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Toads	O
and	O
imprison	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
tower	O
of	O
a	O
big	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
climbs	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
rescues	O
the	O
Toads	O
,	O
and	O
battles	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
falls	O
onto	O
a	O
truck	O
containing	O
a	O
shipment	O
of	O
new	O
Mini-Marios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	O
Kong	O
then	O
promptly	O
steals	O
this	O
set	O
of	O
toys	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
pursues	O
him	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
reclaim	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
another	O
cat-and-mouse	O
chase	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
gets	O
back	O
all	O
but	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
captured	O
Mini-Marios	O
,	O
which	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
holds	O
captive	O
and	O
guards	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
robot	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
fights	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
one	O
last	O
time	O
,	O
destroying	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
's	O
mech	O
and	O
finally	O
getting	O
back	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
notices	O
that	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
is	O
devastated	O
and	O
crying	O
in	O
shame	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
responds	O
by	O
comforting	O
him	O
and	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
free	O
Mini-Mario	O
toy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finally	O
getting	O
what	O
he	O
has	O
wanted	O
all	O
along	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Toads	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
Mini-Marios	O
all	O
rejoice	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
Plus	O
had	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
save	O
their	O
own	O
levels	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
then	O
copy	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
using	O
a	O
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Create-a-Level	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
appears	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
hidden	O
e-Reader	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
May	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle/Rhythm	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
#25	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
25	O
Game	B-Device
boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
that	O
fits	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
pick-up-and-play	O
environment	O
since	O
players	O
could	O
whip	O
out	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
solve	O
a	O
puzzle	O
,	O
and	O
put	O
it	O
away	O
for	O
later	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
nine	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
owners	O
who	O
purchased	O
their	O
systems	O
before	O
the	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
price	O
cut	O
via	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ambassador	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
offer	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
territories	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
became	O
eligible	O
in	O
the	O
Ambassador	O
program	O
(	O
by	O
accessing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
before	O
the	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
price-cut	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
to	O
Ambassador	O
users	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
never	O
released	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
in	O
paid	O
form	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
unlike	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
