Month Of Mario PT1

I suppose you are familiar with the biscuit selection box you get at Christmas.  A veritable smorgasbord of treats in a commemorative box, even if half of them are pink wafers and proto Oreos that are included but no one likes.  Sort of based on Nintendo Land for the Wii U but much more like the old Game and Watch compilations that were for Gameboy and Gameboy Colour. 

I had the idea while out at work, for Nintendo to go to indie companies to make game compilations based on what was originally the earliest NES games (mainly the sports ones).  There would be strict rules for these comps mind.

1. Graphics should be sprites either inspired for the NES or SNES or a more modern style like on the GBA, definitely no Mii avatars or polygons.

2. No lazy virtual console emulation, these are all new games not ROMS.

3. Do not charge full price and do not have in app purchases, these are budget games using obscure or unloved titles and should be priced as such.

With the rules laid down I propose my first compilation pack is to be based on Donkey Kong.

Give me a Switch updates and reworks to the original Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jnr, Donkey Kong 3,and a re imagined versions of  Donkey Kong Maths and the unreleased Donkey Kong No Ongaku Asobi.

Donkey Kong.
You all know this by now, Jumpman has to get back Pauline from the clutches of Kong spread over 4 stages.  Give us a choice of characters from the Mario roster, make it gender neutral for once and have Luigi be rescued by Princess Peach for once.  No real extra levels or such but if this was made real as an unlockable bonus I'd be happy.

Donkey Kong Junior.

This is another game I'd like to see remade if only to finally put Wario in place of Mario as the bad guy.  I'd like a few more levels with this too as it doesn't get much love.

Donkey Kong 3

There is a PC6001 version of Donkey Kong 3 which has been recently preserved that should be the kind of level of obscurity I'm looking for to be as part of this collection. Along with Stanley himself who has languished far too long in obscurity. I'd love to see him come back in some  form. (Fun fact this is the only version I've not played as I had the originals under the Donkey Kong Classics range).
Give him a shooter all his own and an expanded game to play through which would  be nice.

Donkey Kong Maths.

Part of the original edutainment range of NES originals this taught you basic maths such as Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  This could be greatly expanded on with bits from the original and sequels too.  Love to see him pull on a series of puzzles that make maths fun.  The original was a vs game to see who could make the sum that Kong held up on a board, I'd love to see that expanded upon and given the full game treatment.

Donkey Kong Ongaku no Asobi.

The final unreleased gem,  supposedly to teach you music and such with a music quiz and a band to jam with.  It sounds like a weird version of a sound test, so lets go full Mario Paint maker for one half and allow you to jam along to a good selection of Nintendo tunes in 8 /16 bit style with various unlocks for how well you do on the other games on the collection and that would be the best thing ever.  

Oh and the final edutainment title involved Popeye teaching you English which is quite frankly bizarre.