Donkey Kong Country or Mario vs Donkey Kong

[Mcmadness]

Note, Mario vs Donkey Kong also includes the original arcade games and the gameboy game. You can include the mini mario focused games if you'd like but I am primarily thinking about the ones where you control Mario himself.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

I'm going to be on the unpopular side, but I chose Mario vs. Donkey Kong purely out of personal preference. Call me irrational, but I can't stand playing as Donkey Kong for any part of some Donkey Kong Country games. I could play Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3, but even then, nothing beats playing as Mario to kick the crap out of Donkey Kong.

 

[RandomYoshi]

Donkey Kong Country is a series of platforming games whilst Mario vs Donkey Kong is a series of puzzle games, so they are incomparable.

 

[Mcmadness]

Donkey Kong Country is a series of platforming games whilst Mario vs Donkey Kong is a series of puzzle games, so they are incomparable.

It's more of a ''which do you prefer'' question.

I'm going to be on the unpopular side, but I chose Mario vs. Donkey Kong purely out of personal preference. Call me irrational, but I can't stand playing as Donkey Kong for any part of some Donkey Kong Country games. I could play Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3, but even then, nothing beats playing as Mario to kick the crap out of Donkey Kong.

I will never understand why you hate DK so much.

 

[RandomYoshi]

Donkey Kong Country is a series of platforming games whilst Mario vs Donkey Kong is a series of puzzle games, so they are incomparable.

It's more of a ''which do you prefer'' question.

For an individual to prefer option A over option B, there has to be a comparison done. If option A is more preferable relative to B, then that means that A, compared to B, is better. On the other hand, if option B is more preferable relative to A, then that means that B, compared to A, is better. Since there is an implied comparison embedded into the question, understanding that a valid comparison between choices can be made is of utmost importance here. Therefore this question has no merit and is equivalent to making a thread in the Video Games board about a general topic, in this case a question of which genre is more preferable to play. Of course, platformers and puzzle games are pretty distanced in what is actually tasked of the player in general, meaning that the thread would go nowhere.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Just like that Best Game Ever poll in GameFAQs!

They really need to stop making those polls, or at least stop having misleading names.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

Donkey Kong Country is a series of platforming games whilst Mario vs Donkey Kong is a series of puzzle games, so they are incomparable.

Even if it is apples vs. oranges comparison, you can still say which fruit you prefer. Me, I like apples more than I like oranges.

I don't like that comparison anyhow, and I like to use "bananas vs. roses".

I'm going to be on the unpopular side, but I chose Mario vs. Donkey Kong purely out of personal preference. Call me irrational, but I can't stand playing as Donkey Kong for any part of some Donkey Kong Country games. I could play Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3, but even then, nothing beats playing as Mario to kick the crap out of Donkey Kong.

I will never understand why you hate DK so much.

I don't like his design and personality. I can't sum it up in words. I think it stemmed from a childhood pleasure of massacring Donkey Kong in Super Smash Bros..

 

[Mcmadness]

But all he does is sit around and eat bananas! How could you hate that?

 

[Borp]

I on the other hand like Donkey Kong, so the answer to this is a no-brainer for me.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

But all he does is sit around and eat bananas! How could you hate that?

That's one reason I hate him. Another reason... just look at him. Ugh.

 

[Borp]