{"id":134828,"date":"2023-09-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-155535"},"modified":"2023-09-17T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T10:00:00","slug":"poll-box-art-brawl-duel-mario-vs-donkey-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/17\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-mario-vs-donkey-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Box Art Brawl &#8211; Duel: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d932bcf94338e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d932bcf94338e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - Box Art Brawl\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d932bcf94338e\/mario-vs-donkey-kong-box-art-brawl.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTE2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"516\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d932bcf94338e\/mario-vs-donkey-kong-box-art-brawl.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - Box Art Brawl\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hello one and all, and welcome to another edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/box-art-brawl\">Box Art Brawl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before we check out this week&#8217;s competitors, let&#8217;s take a look at how we fared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/09\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-new-super-mario-bros\">last time<\/a>. We took a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/new_super_mario_bros\">New Super Mario Bros.<\/a> on the Nintendo DS, the first entry in the polarising platforming sub-series. It was actually a fairly close battle, but in the end, the North American variant featuring a giant Mario won out with 58% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we&#8217;re going to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gba\/mario_vs_donkey_kong\">Mario vs. Donkey Kong<\/a> on the Game Boy Advance. Initially launched back in 2004, the original is now making a grand return on the Nintendo Switch via a full remake. Seems a great opportunity to chuck it into the Box Art Brawl ring then, no?<\/p>\n<p>The Western design for this one is pretty similar across regions, so it&#8217;s going to be a duel this week between North America\/Europe and Japan. Let&#8217;s get cracking!<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/mario\/related-articles:155461,54427 @ 2023-09-18T03:48:41+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let&#8217;s check out the box art designs themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Europe \/ North America<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - US \/ UK\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/57b616928745b\/mario-vs-donkey-kong-us-uk.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgODk4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"898\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/57b616928745b\/mario-vs-donkey-kong-us-uk.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - US \/ UK\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So this one is pretty straightforward in its design, depicting Mario facing off against, well, Donkey Kong. It&#8217;s a pretty neat illustration with a strong composition, drawing the viewers&#8217; eyes to all corners of the box. Very nice!<\/p>\n<h2>Japan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - JP\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5ba2829d35bdf\/mario-vs-donkey-kong-jp.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTc0Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"574\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5ba2829d35bdf\/mario-vs-donkey-kong-jp.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - JP\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Japanese version, meanwhile, is <em>wild<\/em>. It acts as a fictional advertisement for the Mini-Mario toy, showcasing the figure in all its glory while plastering a bunch of buzzwords across the bottom half of the image. Oh, and look at Donkey Kong peeking out of the top right corner! Adorable.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"poll-which-region-got-the-best-mario-vs-donkey-kong-box-art\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/which_region_got_the_best_mario_vs_donkey_kong_box_art\" data-id=\"8129\" data-question=\"Which region got the best Mario Vs. Donkey Kong box art?\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"Which region got the best Mario Vs. Donkey Kong box art?\">Which region got the best Mario Vs. Donkey Kong box art? (2,063 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results\">\n<li class=\"result with-image first\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b7d7fe2f5af57\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"North America \/ Europe\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">North America \/ Europe<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"1,752 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"85\"><span class=\"val\">85<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result with-image last\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ce579d6b6b694\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Japan\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">Japan<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"311 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"15\"><span class=\"val\">15<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Thanks for voting! We&#8217;ll see you next time for another round of the Box Art Brawl.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Hello one and all, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we check out this week&#8217;s competitors, let&#8217;s take a look at how we fared last time. We took a look at New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS, the first entry in the polarising platforming sub-series. 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