The donkey-hide nation of Super Nintendo world brings pure joy to the epic universe

In late 2020, Universal Studios Japan first puts guests in the Super Mario World area of ​​the park and owns rides and a series of mini games under the Super Mario franchise. Unlike most theme park experiences, it’s about collecting coins and stamps, competing with other visitors, and aiming to make the rankings. Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023 Gamification of its theme parks. In May, the company's latest theme park, the global epic universe, will unveil its own super Nintendo world – complete with Donkey Hole National District.

Gamespot has recently had the opportunity to visit Epic's new Super Nintendo World and of course compete. While those visiting the Hollywood Super Nintendo World will be familiar with part of this new Florida location, the land has been completely redesigned and even bigger. The latest iteration that opened in Japan last December brought not only the donkey-hole countryside and mini-land, but also the adventure of beloved Yoshi. More importantly, though, it brings new challenges and ways to make money.

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The best in the new land is the donkey country roller coaster Minecart-Madness. Imagine one of the Minecart levels in the video game series. That's what your Minecart-Madness gets, it's not a traditional roller coaster. Instead, it is meant to simulate the feeling of jumping to the minimum value of the track on one track, as it avoids danger at all costs.

If you are lucky enough to have been able to visit Universal Studios Japan since the ride opened, you know it is a unique experience. In fact, Universal Studios creatives essentially had to invent a new type of riding to correctly simulate the feeling of existence in MITECART. That said, it brings great excitement to the Super Nintendo World, and so far it’s all the dark riding attractions (theme park-style riding style that allows riders to go on different types of rides through a series of animation sets).

But if you are not a fan of roller coasters, you have enough rides. Like every version of the Land, Orlando has Super Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge Riding, designed to simulate the world of Mario Kart. You walk through the castle of Bowser City to see how he created his own various minions and monsters, and then compete with some of the best drivers in the Mushroom Kingdom by using augmented reality goggles.

Another ride not on land in the Hollywood version is the aforementioned Yoshi's adventure, which aims to young audiences. On the above, you are basically riding on Yoshi's back with a series of theme settings. It didn't have much of it except it was a very pleasant and relaxing trip.

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However, these games are where the Super Nintendo world shines. If you read our report Super Nintendo World Back when Universal Studios Hollywood opened, you know you collect coins and stamps to finally fight Bowser Jr. However, this is not publicly explained within the land, so it depends on the guests exploring and finding ways to use electric bands to earn coins. Given that they are priced over $40, it's a good thing Universal continues to add something related to them.

With Yoshi's adventure and Minecart-Madness's addition, there's a lot to do with them. For example, on Yoshi's adventure, there are several Yoshi eggs. To get Golden-Egg stamps, you have to find them and press the appropriate button on the ride to count them to your overall Super Nintendo World score.

As for the rural areas of Lukong, there are several ways to make money, and it is mainly pulled directly from the Olympics. The best mini-games in this section require you to find huge letters that spell out the entire land. In the game, Kong letters give extra life, unlock special levels, and are even used as save points. On donkey country land, they won stamps and coins to help you push to the top of the rankings. Additionally, there is a banana slot machine in the area, which can be activated by simply browsing your power up strap. You can earn anything from banana piles to extra balloons of life. What you collect determines how many coins you add to your overall score.

Hidden puzzle pieces can also be found with several boxes with hidden donkey logos for scanning, Golden Banana at the climax of Minecart-Madness and a game based on it Donkey hole: jungle jumping. Yes, they turned the 2005 GameCube game into a game with Bongo Drum perimeter, into a theme park experience – done with a lot of drums and collect coins. Honestly, this is probably the coolest game that Nintendo World has to offer, like who really expects to pay tribute to the GameCube champion?

As you might expect, you can also earn extra coins from repeat rides at any attraction. However, if you want to be number one on the rankings, keep the line time in mind.

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It can be said that this is the most important thing here, especially in donkey countryside areas. After all, Yoshi's adventures are easily adapted to the Super Mario Land part of the park. Walking into Donkey Kong Country, someone who played this franchise for the first time at Super Nintendo, was as incredible as my first stroll to Super Mario Land.

The area is built as if you are entering Donkey Hole Country Games, from music and design to banana-flavored snacks and Donkey Hole parties and greetings. It's hard to correctly explain how you feel inside a video game you're playing, but it's different.

Of course, this can also be considered a disadvantage. After all the donkeys that all donkey countries have to offer, I want more. Isle Isle of Berk is the way to the dragon area of ​​the epic universe, and it's so huge – it's the largest land in the park – and that's what I want to do with the super Nintendo world, even if it's just to make way for more donkeys. The Mario part of this land has plenty of room to stretch in every direction as you walk in. I want to make the Donkey Kong Country feel like a small part of the spacious Mario section. After all, the franchise is still alive and there is a new one Switch 2 The title is Bake Bay Banana on the way. Maybe they can eventually expand to include more character meetings and even other rides. Where can I encounter a random hole?

Again, maybe they can also extend into the new franchise under the Nintendo umbrella. Where is our Zelda land and riding legend?

Anyway, donkey countries have hype and are out of it for the most part. It established the epic universe, became home to the authoritative super Nintendo world of North America (sorry, Hollywood) and created more games and ways to win. Plus, Sunday's banana-flavored DK Crush is delicious in a giant waffle cone inside a collectible DK bucket cup (if you pay for Upcharge).

Orlando’s Super Nintendo World and the entire epic universe are open to the public on May 22. In addition to Super Nintendo World and Burke Island, the park is based on Harry Potter's World of Wizards and the Dark Universe of Universal Monsters, with original land and rides.