Don’t Forget Mario And Donkey Kong: Two Energy Drinks That Kotaku Missed

nintendoenergydrinks_281×21.jpgLast week, I interviewed the makers of the new, performance-enhancing pill for gamers called “FpsBrain.”

I also spoke with a registered dietitian about it, and she likened the pill to most energy drinks out on the market.

Then yesterday, our friends at Kotaku published a pretty comprehensive feature on energy drinks, comparing the different brands’ ingredients, tastes and effectiveness.

But there are two drinks that courageous (and no doubt bouncing-off-the-walls) feature writer Mike Fahey didn’t try: the Nintendo-brand energy drinks Donkey Kong Jungle Juice and Power Up Energy Drink.

Granted, Fahey probably doesn’t live near a Nintendo World Store, so I walked a few blocks from our Times Square office to Rockefeller Center, where I purchased the two drinks for $1.99 each.

Here’s what I tasted…

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