Yesterday I picked up DKCR 3D. Its the exact same game as the one on the Wii, and I blew through the main quest in about 6-7 hours. At this point I've already gone through and grabbed all the kong letters, beaten all the special levels before. So playing through the game got challenging around world 7 or so, but it was never impossibly difficult like it was the first time I played it. The 3D effect is a nice touch, but overall the visuals have noticably scaled down from the Wii version. I also noticed that the more traditional control scheme makes the game smoother and easier to play.

Here's the rub: This version has 8 new levels that weren't in the original. I haven't had a chance to play them yet because I still have to get all the DK letters in every world, and beat the original HARD levels in all 8 worlds... and then after you open the Golden Temple there are 8 new levels (9-1, 9-2, 9-3, etc) that have been designed specifically as post game content. Once you beat all of the levels, the original final level of the game will be accessible - the Golden Temple, which is now level 9-9. While I'm not exactly thrilled that I have to go through and be a perfectionist all over again just to play the new content, I'm enjoying the overall vibe of the game and its always nice to be able to play one of your favorite console games on a 3D Handheld. As always the game is fast paced, action packed, and GOOD.

I finally may have a source of income pretty soon, so I'm excited that I may be able to invest in some titles that I normally would not be able to play. I'm limited solely to 3DS for the time being & I'm hoping that I'll be able to play Zelda when it comes out in November, but there are no guarantees. The games that I'm looking forward to the most are on the Wii U, though. Specifically Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze... I get a GOOD feeling about that game. I think its going to be a spiritual successor to DKC2 - seriously. Did you see some of the level designs in that trailer? Screams DKC2.

As for the Nintendo 2DS... OOOOOOOOOKKKKKKK... o.O