Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a 2004 GBA puzzle-platformer by Nintendo, pits Mario against Donkey Kong to rescue stolen Mini-Mario toys. Selling ~1.5 million copies, it’s a 2025 X retro classic (,).

The .gba ROM (~8 MB) features colorful 16-bit visuals and upbeat music, running smoothly on emulators like VisualBoyAdvance, mGBA, or RetroArch on PC, Mac, or Android. Legally download Mario vs. Donkey Kong GBA ROM by dumping your cartridge with GBxCart RW (~$50,). Avoid illegal ROM sites like EmulatorGames.net due to malware and Nintendo’s copyright rules (). Buy Mario vs. Donkey Kong cartridges (~$15–$50 in 2025 on eBay) for legal dumping or play on Analogue Pocket. Save the Mini-Marios legally at Gigarom!