The offending red stick, ... I am not sure if the Donkey Kong PCB supported 8-way joystick inputs but if it did the joystick could be modified to be 4-way.

But Donkey Kong Bananza more than anything is a toy that lets you dig through solid rock and dirt as a super-strong monkey, and that's just the purest form of childlike fun. Switch 2 Hands-On ...

Forget Pokemon Red and Blue, Nintendo's finally brought the secret best Game Boy game to Switch: an expanded version of Donkey Kong with 2425% more levels News By Dustin Bailey published 7 March 2025 ...

Diddy Kong made his debut in 1994’s Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), developed by Rare. This was no ordinary sidekick introduction.

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, is building a 20-foot-tall Donkey Kong arcade machine, making it the largest, playable construction of the game.