Super Donkey Kong 2 on the GBA is basically the perfect throwback—it feels like someone bottled the energy of the old SNES DKC games and squeezed it onto a tiny cartridge. You start off bouncing between Donkey and Diddy, figuring out which one works better for each level (Diddy’s faster, but DK can smash through stuff, so… yeah, you’ll switch a lot).

The first few levels trick you into thinking it’s just cute platforming with bananas and barrels, but then the game starts throwing curveballs—minecart rides where timing is everything, hidden bonus rooms tucked behind fake walls, and those annoying Kremlings that pop up when you least expect them. The music’s still stupidly catchy, too.

If you’ve played the originals, it’s like slipping into a familiar pair of shoes, but with just enough new bits to keep it from feeling like a straight rerun. And if you haven’t? Well, good luck putting it down after the first boss fight.