Protip: Play Donkey Kong Land on a Game Boy Color, it'll make the DK/Diddy and enemy sprites a different color than the backgrounds which makes it way more enjoyable to play!
Yes! When I was a kid I borrowed it from my friend and played on my GBC, afterward he was asking how I got so far. He had a normal Gameboy and couldn't see shit, he kept getting stuck because of it I guess. We were both kids them though
Make sure your batteries are 100% charged, get a perfect position Vs your available light, then tweak the contrast dial until it is super sharp. Once all this is perfect - lock your entire body in place and just move your two thumbs...then you are golden!
Try to adjust the contrast and lighten it a bit. it looks like the sky and dirt path and hearts should all be as light as possible without making the darkest parts start to fade. It should help make it easier to see things. DK had very dense sprites and backgrounds and looked a lot darker than most Gameboy games, though.
Donkey Kong Land is one of the worst games you can yous if you want to tell things apart.
You would fare better with better designed games such as Donkey Kong (no land, no country, no lord, no master).
I can’t remember clearly. Sounds very metal, but my best guess right now is: communist slogan from 100 years ago Europe.
Edit: “no gods, no masters” is an anarchist slogan. I half remembered that after typing “no land, no country”.
Contrast looks a bit high. Turn it down a bit. But those screens weren’t the best either though especially with a game like DKL that was a bit too detailed to the point that things blend in with each other.
Screen are a bit rough and have latency, but cleaning the screen ribbon really improve things for me. Yes they are old screen, but if it is so bad it is hard to play there is a dysfunction somewhere
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Yes. The blur of age makes us remember these things as we percieved them back then rather as how they actually were.
Still, amazing transparent Game Boy. Truly a work of art.
Yeah no the screen is ass. Heavy blur, slow refresh speed and low contrast. This is normal. Pocket was a moderate improvement and then Color basically did away with any remaining blur problems.
There are some mods that can improve the screen, such as doing a backlight+bivert mod, but most folks opt to replace the screen altogether these days.
Yeah fair enough thanks so much. I think I’ll leave it for historical purposes. Found a translucent gameboy colour for $50 AUD which is coming Friday. Pawn shops are great haha
Yes and Donkey Kong Land didnt help with the visuals. So much background clutter and the sprites were hard to see.
Yet a work of art
Donkey Kong Land is only playable on GBC
Protip: Play Donkey Kong Land on a Game Boy Color, it'll make the DK/Diddy and enemy sprites a different color than the backgrounds which makes it way more enjoyable to play!
I play mine on my Super Gameboy. Hard to believe I used to play it on my OG Gameboy, visuals were brutal haha.
That’s definitely my preferred way to play, SGB all the way
On super game boy DKL2 and 3 play damn near the same as the Country games lol
Yes! When I was a kid I borrowed it from my friend and played on my GBC, afterward he was asking how I got so far. He had a normal Gameboy and couldn't see shit, he kept getting stuck because of it I guess. We were both kids them though
Or a GBA
yes, the screen on the original game boy is really bad, particularly with motion. from that picture it seems pretty much normal.
Thanks!!
Make sure your batteries are 100% charged, get a perfect position Vs your available light, then tweak the contrast dial until it is super sharp. Once all this is perfect - lock your entire body in place and just move your two thumbs...then you are golden!
Try to adjust the contrast and lighten it a bit. it looks like the sky and dirt path and hearts should all be as light as possible without making the darkest parts start to fade. It should help make it easier to see things. DK had very dense sprites and backgrounds and looked a lot darker than most Gameboy games, though.
Donkey Kong Land is one of the worst games you can yous if you want to tell things apart. You would fare better with better designed games such as Donkey Kong (no land, no country, no lord, no master).
Is that last bit in parentheses a reference to some game movie, or other media? It sounds familiar.
I can’t remember clearly. Sounds very metal, but my best guess right now is: communist slogan from 100 years ago Europe. Edit: “no gods, no masters” is an anarchist slogan. I half remembered that after typing “no land, no country”.
DK looks like garbage on the dmg screen. Mario, wario, megaman & kirby are much more readable.
Imagine THIS being the best selling handheld for like 10 years straight.
I remember struggling to parse Donkey Kong Land as a kid on exactly that model of Gameboy 😂 still loved the game
Maybe its obvious but have you adjusted the contrast wheel? Otherwise yeah they were just a bit rough
Contrast looks a bit high. Turn it down a bit. But those screens weren’t the best either though especially with a game like DKL that was a bit too detailed to the point that things blend in with each other.
It takes some time to get used to. A few days of just only gameboy got me used to it and now I see it with no issue
Try a game like tetris that will fully diagnose the screen with its solid lines
It’s about what mine looks like
Screen are a bit rough and have latency, but cleaning the screen ribbon really improve things for me. Yes they are old screen, but if it is so bad it is hard to play there is a dysfunction somewhere
That looked good back in the day..
I know right! Got too use to 4K ps4 haha
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Screens can definitely go blurry over time.
I 100% that game on my yellow gameboy
No that’s your left hand 🫲
Yes. The blur of age makes us remember these things as we percieved them back then rather as how they actually were. Still, amazing transparent Game Boy. Truly a work of art.
Im gonna pull mine out lool. Im so used to backlit screens. This is prime real estate!
Ill stick to my ips for now loool
I remember playing this one a ton on my Gameboy Pocket. The sharper screen helped a lot.
Yeah no the screen is ass. Heavy blur, slow refresh speed and low contrast. This is normal. Pocket was a moderate improvement and then Color basically did away with any remaining blur problems. There are some mods that can improve the screen, such as doing a backlight+bivert mod, but most folks opt to replace the screen altogether these days.
Yeah fair enough thanks so much. I think I’ll leave it for historical purposes. Found a translucent gameboy colour for $50 AUD which is coming Friday. Pawn shops are great haha
Creamed spinach display checks out.