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|title=Donkey Kong Circus | |||
|image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|150px]] | |||
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] | |||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |||
|released=September 6, 1984 | |||
|genre=Platformer | |||
|modes=Single player | |||
|platforms=[[Game & Watch]] | |||
|media={{container|gaw=1}} | |||
|input={{input|gaw=1}} | |||
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'''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] title released as part of the Panorama series on September 6, 1984<ref name="ITA">[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_circus.htm ''Donkey Kong Circus'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref>. It is a remake of the second [http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm ''Mickey Mouse''] Game & Watch game, which was released worldwide seven months earlier. The two games' codes even seem to have gotten mixed up, with ''Mickey Mouse'' being model "DC-95" and ''Donkey Kong Circus'' being "MK-96".<ref name="ITA"/> Neither the Panorama Screen ''Mickey Mouse'' nor ''Donkey Kong Circus'' were released in Japan. | '''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] title released as part of the Panorama series on September 6, 1984<ref name="ITA">[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_circus.htm ''Donkey Kong Circus'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref>. It is a remake of the second [http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm ''Mickey Mouse''] Game & Watch game, which was released worldwide seven months earlier. The two games' codes even seem to have gotten mixed up, with ''Mickey Mouse'' being model "DC-95" and ''Donkey Kong Circus'' being "MK-96".<ref name="ITA"/> Neither the Panorama Screen ''Mickey Mouse'' nor ''Donkey Kong Circus'' were released in Japan. | ||
Revision as of 23:18, September 6, 2015
Donkey Kong Circus is a Game & Watch title released as part of the Panorama series on September 6, 1984[1]. It is a remake of the second Mickey Mouse Game & Watch game, which was released worldwide seven months earlier. The two games' codes even seem to have gotten mixed up, with Mickey Mouse being model "DC-95" and Donkey Kong Circus being "MK-96".[1] Neither the Panorama Screen Mickey Mouse nor Donkey Kong Circus were released in Japan.
Gameplay
In this game, Donkey Kong (Mickey Mouse) balances on a barrel (circus ball) while juggling pineapples (batons) and avoiding the flaming torches. Mario (Donald Duck) watches his performance. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario would laugh at him. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail.
Trivia
- While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo charactersTemplate:Refneeded, the previous Game & Watch game featuring Mickey Mouse was an alternate version of Egg released simultaneously in certain countries.
- This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was actually due to Gunpei Yokoi's idea to move the background around the characters rather than vice versa.
References
- ^ a b Donkey Kong Circus info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames Retrieved 13 November 2010
| Game & Watch games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario franchise | Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Mario Bros. (1983, MS) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, TT/NWS) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, CrS | 1987, Sp | 1988, NWS) • Mario the Juggler (1991, NWS) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, CoS) | |
| Donkey Kong franchise | Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, NWS | 1983, TT & PS) • Donkey Kong II (1983, MS) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, MVS) • Donkey Kong Circus (1984, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) | |
| Miscellaneous | Green House (1982, MS) | |
| MS: Multi Screen • TT: Table Top • PS: Panorama Screen • NWS: New Wide Screen • MVS: Micro VS. System • CrS: Crystal Screen • Sp: Special • CoS: Color Screen | ||
