I fired up DK in mame after the King of Kong documentary came out and ended up playing quite a lot as I recalled as a kid having a very difficult time getting anywhere in the game. It was fairly satisfying getting through all the main stages for the first time.
You could stick it in an arcade cabinet and pretend it's the real thing, like Billy Mitchell
https://perfectpacman.com/2022/09/06/new-technical-analysis/
I fired up DK in mame after the King of Kong documentary came out and ended up playing quite a lot as I recalled as a kid having a very difficult time getting anywhere in the game. It was fairly satisfying getting through all the main stages for the first time.
It's also been re-released on Nintendo Switch as a part of Arcade Archives.