Donkey Kong Classics - Donkey Kong Jr. Playthrough (Actual NES Capture)

This is a capture of me playing through Donkey Kong Jr. on the NES. This is not an emulator. This footage was recorded directly from my front-loading NES using a real Donkey Kong Classics cartridge.

Donkey Kong Classics was one of the earliest games I remember owning for my NES. My mother was probably a fan of Donkey Kong and decided to pick up this cartridge so we could play the game(s) at home. That's the best I can surmise at least. I was simply too young at the time to remember exactly how we got this game (I may have around 4 years old). But I'm betting that it at least came from a family member.

This cartridge is pretty cool because it contains two games in one: Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. I always liked Donkey Kong Jr. a tad more than Donkey Kong. The level design just seemed neater, and there were additional mechanics such as climbing that were more complex than Donkey Kong. I especially liked the electrical level as a kid. And the music was catchy too.

In this video I completed one cycle of the game on Mode B, which is the hard mode. Like the arcade version, this version repeats endlessly, so there's no way to beat the game.

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and a composite connection at 60 frames per second. I used a Toshiba model D-R550 DVD Recorder to upconvert the NES's native 240p signal to 480i so that the Hauppauge could capture the console's audio/video signal.

I'm using an NES Advantage Joystick.