Mario & Luigi Vs. Donkey Kong is a 2018 puzzle platformer hybrid for Nintendo 3DS and Switch. This is the first MVDK game that Kenji is non-playable in.
Plot[]
“It’s another day in Mini-Land, the theme park filled with Mini Marios and other creations by Mario Toy Co. Today, Luigi and Kenji decided to have a look at his brother’s finest work and suddenly finds out about the Mini Luigi (he even got one for himself.) As soon as he and Mario meet up, Donkey Kong gets excited too, although not in a good way. He was so excited that instead of giving away his coins, he steals every single one of them and makes off with them. Just then, Pauline tried to stop the mad monkey from stealing them, but she got kidnapped too. Now the fate of the theme park is in the hands of Mario, Luigi and the Mini Marios.” "Especially If Kenji Is a Caretaker"
- Manual Description
After World 8, Donkey Kong stopped running away with his Mini Luigis and Pauline, and checked his sack, but there were no Mini Luigis. Mario, Luigi, the Mini Marios, the Mini Luigis and Pauline started laughing at him, Except for Kenji. Kenji was Rage Free, That he was so calm. Kenji Blushed. His eyes were closed, he smiled, he was timid.... he walked away. Then he got so angry that he cursed a Mini Mario and Mini Luigi. Then Mario and Luigi climbed up a rope to the tower that DK was on, and the fight was on.
After the fight, DK falls off and the Mario Bros. high-fived each other as they saw him fall down. DK crashes into a Mini delivery van and Mini Paulines came out, but the ape didn’t notice them, instead he made off with all of the Mini Luigis from the van. Fortunately, he forgot to take Pauline, so now she, the brothers, and the Mini Marios and Luigis and Paulines make for World 1+
After World 8+, DK checks his sack again. As soon as Mario and Luigi started laughing at him, Kenji was blushing with his eyes closed. three Mini Marios and three Mini Luigis came out. DK then attached them to the limbs of his upgraded robot from the first game, and the final fight was on.
After the final fight, the robot was destroyed and everyone celebrated, Except for Kenji. Kenji was shy, and turned away... but then DK got up and stared at the brothers, while they stared back. Kenji stopped blushing And came back. After a few seconds of staring, Mario gives DK a Mini Luigi that seems to like him as much as the Mini Mario from the first game. Everybody returned to Mini-Land to celebrate the end of Mario and DK’s conflict. The credits play.
Characters[]
| Image | Name | Info | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario | The founder of Mario Toy Co., and brother of Luigi. He has all of his abilities from DK94 and MVDK, including Handstand and Pickup. | Playable | |
| Luigi | Mario’s brother. He has all of Mario’s moves, but they are tweaked to match Luigi’s skills (high jump, possibility of Triple Handstand Jump, etc.) | Playable | |
| Mini Mario | The first MTC toy ever made. None of them can do all of the awesome jumps that Mario or Luigi can, but hammers can help them overcome almost any enemy! | Playable | |
| Mini Luigi | Introduced in Tipping Stars. Apart from the high jump, he can‘t do all the cool ones that Luigi can do, or go near Boos (unless he has hammers.) | Playable | |
| Pauline | Mario’s close friend and an employee of MTC. She was kidnapped by DK along with the other Mini Luigis. | Non-playable | |
| Mini Pauline | Originally a limited edition toy. Like Mario does in SMO, they can throw their hats at enemies while they aren’t looking. | Playable | |
| Donkey Kong | The villain of the game. His overexcitement got him stealing Mini Luigis. At the end of every world, our heroes will confront him. | Non-Playable | |
| Mini Donkey Kong | The Mini version of Donkey Kong planned by the angry ape himself. He can climb up slopes and throw barrels at a touch of the screen. | Playable | |
| Mini Toad | This very fun guy can crawl through small gaps and run very fast. | Playable | |
| Kenji | The Youngest Brother Of Mario and Luigi. Kenji's Full Name is "Kenji Kotabe". Kenji (AKA 1-UP まん) Is The Younger Brother Of Luigi. He Is The Most Timid Brother Of Mario and Luigi, Kenji is a Lucky Brother Of Mario and Luigi. When he is shy, Kenji Starts Blushing. Kenji is 10 Years old. | Non-Playable |
Development[]
Mario and Luigi were originally going to be playable only in the final fight, Which Makes Kenji A Non-Playable Character. but due to looking back on DK94, their roles were extended to those they have now.
Fun Fact: The First Game Which Made Kenji Non-Playable Was Mario and Luigi VS Donkey Kong.
Kenji has never been a playable character before. He Wishes That He Was Playable.
Fun Fact: Mario and Luigi VS Donkey Kong was the first game Kenji Blushed.
Fun Fact: Kenji only appears in the story.
Worlds[]
Each world has 8 levels, split into two level groups: Mario levels and Mini Levels.
- World 1: Haunted Mini Land
- A haunted house in Mini Land with Boos. Introduces Blue Blocks
- World 2: Dry Dry Desert
- A desert inhabited by Pokeys. Introduces Switches
- World 3: Crazy Jungle
- A jungle filled with Circus Kongs and Capture Kongs. Introduces Springs.
- World 4: Mount Pyro
- A mountain home to Flame Guys. Introduces Ladders.
- World 5: Magnet Mayhem
- A lost workshop filled with magnets. Introduces Magnets.
- World 6: Royal Tower
- A castle that resembles Mushroom Castle. Introduces Warp Pipes.
- World 7: Shy Galaxy
- A galaxy in space home to Space Guys. Introduces ? Blocks.
- World 8: New Donk City
- This area from Super Mario Odyssey involves zooming across Boost Blocks. Introduces Boost Blocks.
- World BOSS: Cursed Minis
- In this boss world, DK throws Cursed Mini Marios and Luigis at his rivals. Both Mario, Luigi and their mini counterparts are playable at the same time.
- World 1+: Haunted Mini Land
- From this Plus world on, Mario and a Mini Mario must cross paths and open the door to the boss in the final level. Same happens with Luigi and a Mini Luigi.
- World 2+: Dry Dry Desert
- World 3+: Crazy Jungle
- World 4+: Mount Pyro
- World 5+: Magnet Mayhem
- World 6+: Tower Top
- World 7+: Big Shy Galaxy
- World 8+: New Donk City
- World BOSS+: Crazy Kong
- For the human counterparts, the strategy is the same for DK94 and MVDK. For the minis, as the same as each main boss in Mini Land Mayhem.
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References to earlier games[]
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: The gameplay for Mario and Luigi is the same for this game. Also, similar to the Mini Mario theme playing at the world select in Mini Land Mayhem, the Spooky House 1 theme play at this game’s world select screen. The Spooky House 2 theme also plays in Haunted Mini Land and its plus counterpart.