Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Nintendo created some influential arcade games in the early '80s, five of which were ported to the original NES. So how do Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Popeye, Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong 3 compare to their arcade counterparts?

Listen to some of Nestalgica's awesome video game covers:
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Check out some more 'Vs' videos:
Rolling Thunder Vs. Code Name: Viper | NES:
youtube.com/watch?v=HlxXzETtuHA&ytbChannel=Nefarious%20Wes&ab_channel=NefariousWes
Ghosts 'n Goblins - Arcade Vs. NES: youtube.com/watch?v=-JJD9v2imPE&ab_channel=Westapo
Super Metroid Vs. Metroid Fusion: youtube.com/watch?v=pO96swxcuUs&ab_channel=Westapo
Renegade (NES) Vs. Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (Famicom) | USA Vs. Japan: youtube.com/watch?v=DecIdbz6hbc&ab_channel=Westapo
Thunder Force III Vs. Thunder Spirits | Sega Genesis Vs. Super Nintendo: youtube.com/watch?v=fEThUAWW0cU&ab_channel=Westapo
The Immortal - NES Vs. Sega Genesis - Part One: youtube.com/watch?v=EBfV1LTbnXQ&ab_channel=Westapo
Bayou Billy (NES) Vs. Mad City (Famicom) | USA Vs. Japan: youtube.com/watch?v=b8FnlrWo89w&ab_channel=Westapo

Check these videos out as well:
Spy Vs. Spy - Mad Magazine Game - NES Review | Nefarious Wes: youtube.com/watch?v=ra8bDIG4Jq0&ytbChannel=Nefarious%20Wes&ab_channel=NefariousWes
Wii Games to Download Before the Wii-Shop Shuts Down FOREVER!: youtube.com/watch?v=jmSXX3vs7w8&ytbChannel=Nefarious%20Wes&ab_channel=NefariousWes
Dead Rising - Chop Till You Drop | Nintendo Wii Review | Capcom's OTHER zombie franchise: youtube.com/watch?v=aCwGCkZlo6E
Splatterhouse - Wanpaku Graffiti (Famicom / NES) | Quickie Review: youtube.com/watch?v=KLwLsjfFDfw
Mighty Final Fight - Is the Capcom Classics Mini Mix on GBA a cheaper, suitable alternative?: youtube.com/watch?v=lp_nCQXKCNc
Five Go-To Games... When I'm LOADED | Nefarious Wes: youtube.com/watch?v=5khCa57ocFE
Konami Collector's Series Arcade Advance (GBA) | Quickie Review: youtube.com/watch?v=zJmEP8DwBWU
Golgo 13 - Top Secret Episode & The Mafat Conspiracy | NES Review: youtube.com/watch?v=ABrCz9wH_Hw
ESWAT - City Under Siege | I Haven't Played This Game in Years - Ep.3: youtube.com/watch?v=iYQXvKruJU4
Rolling Thunder Vs. Code Name: Viper | NES: youtube.com/watch?v=HlxXzETtuHA&ab_channel=Westapo
Dynamite Duke (Sega Mega Drive / Genesis) | Quickie Review: youtube.com/watch?v=hA9PzoLpAG0&ab_channel=Westapo
Growl - A PETA'm Up? | Sega Genesis Review: youtube.com/watch?v=j4dOzfSP_p0&ab_channel=Westapo
Rygar (NES) | Quickie Review: youtube.com/watch?v=LUCfTRF3fI4&ab_channel=Westapo
Let There Be Shooters Ep.3 - Gun.Smoke, Elemental Master & Firepower 2000: youtube.com/watch?v=PwjoZfdBPPY&ab_channel=Westapo
10 Games Reviewed in 5 Minutes Challenge - 2nd Attempt - 1,500 Subscribers Special: youtube.com/watch?v=x2wKoZk-kbE&ab_channel=Westapo
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness | Nintendo 64 Review: youtube.com/watch?v=Uw84W87msL4&ab_channel=Westapo
Ghosts 'n Goblins - Arcade Vs. NES: youtube.com/watch?v=-JJD9v2imPE&ab_channel=Westapo
Wade Hixton's Counter Punch - A spiritual successor to Punch-Out? | GBA Review: youtube.com/watch?v=FRGR1mv8I_k&ab_channel=Westapo
Kid Niki - Radical Ninja (NES) | Quickie Review: youtube.com/watch?v=6jVxtBKhl-U&ab_channel=Westapo

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