Donkey Kong (Gameboy)

Donkey Kong (Gameboy) was a world-wide chase to save Pauline from Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.

History
Donkey Kong has returned to New Donk City and kidnapped Pauline in the process. Mario, in a much more athletic form, chases after Donkey Kong in the same Construction Site from the first time Pauline was kidnapped. Mario expected the loosened girders to stop Donkey Kong again, but he recovers quite quickly and takes off with Pauline again, this time deeper inside New Donk City.

After chasing Donkey Kong up a skyscraper, he makes his way to the nearby forest while trying to throw barrels at Mario. After getting closer to him, Donkey Kong boards a ship that Mario also manages to board due to his athletics.

The ship then reaches the jungle, where Donkey Kong quickly meets up with Donkey Kong Jr. along with some shrinking mushrooms to use against Mario. The chase continues further into the desert and into several pyramids.

After crashing through several pyramids, Donkey Kong hitches a ride on an airplane which soon takes off. The plane then lands on an iceberg that starts to break apart.

Donkey Kong drifts to the Mushroom Continent, with Mario still following him into a rocky valley. After scaling down the rocky pillars, their final destination leads them to Donkey Kong's Tower which Mario has to climb while being sidelined by the two Kongs every step of the way.

At the very top of the tower, Mario makes Donkey Kong fall and is reunited with Pauline. The reunion doesn't last long, however, as Donkey Kong uses a ton of Super Mushrooms to make him grow in size. His powerful slams allow enough barrels to fall down for Mario to use, and those were enough to fully defeat Donkey Kong.

Realizing they're in the Mushroom Kingdom, Pauline gives a Super Mushroom to Mario, which grows him in size. He catches the now-normal-sized Donkey Kong, who then yells for Donkey Kong Jr.'s help.

Timeline

 * Mario gets an acrobatic stage show in New Donk City, likely due to the fame he got for his heroism during the events of Super Mario Bros.
 * Donkey Kong returns, now with a tie, placing this game after previous games that feature Donkey Kong without a tie.
 * Donkey Kong Jr. is still a child here.
 * Mario, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Pauline all end up in the Mushroom Kingdom in the game’s end.