
They bound from where Donkey Kong stands before falling straight down when it reaches an edge.įireballs that are larger than usual, making them harder to jump over. Spring-like obstacles that appear in 75 m. They are moved along conveyor belts and defeat Mario if he touches them. They spawn from Oil Drums located amongst each stage and can easily be defeated with a Hammer.Ĭement contained in blue tubs. Sentient flames that follow Mario, even climbing up ladders. Certain barrels appear to be blue, which will spawn a Fireball if they reach the Oil Drum at the beginning of the stage. Mario can easily jump over these barrels, or destroy them with a Hammer. This particular Donkey Kong is later revealed to be a younger Cranky Kong.īarrels are thrown by Donkey Kong throughout 25 m. The main antagonist, Donkey Kong appears in every level at the end of each stage, throwing obstacles at Mario or guarding Lady.

Prior to these, she was named in licensed media and merchandise. The MS-DOS and Apple II ports were the first titles to change her name to Pauline, followed by the Coleco Adam and then the Western NES release. The damsel in distress, held by Donkey Kong at the end of every level. The Arcade Archives release revives the Jumpman name in its manual. Certain materials for the arcade version use the alternate name Jumpman. Gameplay Ī carpenter, Mario serves as the protagonist of the game, possessing the ability to jump over obstacles and wield hammers. So, if you want the most exciting, most fun-filled, most talked about family video game on the market, don't monkey around with anything but the original Donkey Kong. Leaving Little Mario and the beautiful girl to live happily ever after. For it is there, and only there, that he can send the mighty Donkey Kong to his mortal doom. It is your job to get little Mario to the top. Amidst the beautiful girl's constant pleas for help, your challenge is to maneuver little Mario up the steel structure, while helping him to avoid the rapid-fire succession of hazards that come his way.Īs little Mario gallantly battles his way up the barriers, he is taunted and teased by Donkey Kong, who brazenly struts back and forth, beating his chest in joyful exuberance at the prospect of having the beautiful girl all to himself. Little Mario must dodge all manner of obstacles- fireballs, plummeting beams, and a barrage of exploding barrels fired at him by Donkey Kong. Throwing fate to the wind, risking life and limb, or worse, little Mario tries desperately to climb the mighty fortress of steel, to save the lovely lady from the evil Mr. Little Mario, the carpenter, is in hot pursuit of you this very moment." SNORT." Foreboding music warns of the eventual doom that awaits the poor girl, lest she somehow be miraculously rescued. "HELP! HELP!" cries the beautiful maiden as she is dragged up a labyrinth of structural beams by the ominous Donkey Kong. Official story quoted from Nintendo of America Mario must climb to the top of the construction site and rescue Lady from the giant ape.

The game sold very well in the United States, becoming one of four games to be inducted into the Nintendo Hall of Fame.

A version of the game was also created later for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's first home console, under the Arcade Classics Series. It marked the beginning of the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises and introduced several of their earliest characters, including Mario himself (a carpenter rather than a plumber), the original Donkey Kong (who, in later games, would become Cranky Kong, the current Donkey Kong's grandfather ), and Lady (later renamed Pauline). Raster, standard resolution 224 x 256 (Vertical) 256 Colorsĭonkey Kong is an arcade game that was Nintendo's first big hit in North America. Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:
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Ocean Software (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, and 1986 Commodore 64 ports) Sentient Software Ltd (ZX Spectrum and MSX ports)Īrcana Software Design (Amstrad CPC and 1986 Commodore 64 ports) (Atari 8-bit, Apple II, TI-99/4A, MS-DOS, Commodore VIC-20, and 1983 Commodore 64 ports) Nintendo Research & Development 2 (NES port) Ĭoleco (ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Intellivision, and Coleco Adam ports)Ītari, Inc. For the Game Boy game of the same name, see Donkey Kong (Game Boy).
