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| Donkey Kong Circus
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| Developer(s)
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Nintendo EAD
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| Publisher(s)
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Nintendo
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| Platform(s)
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Game & Watch
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| Release date
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September 6, 1984
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| Genre
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Platformer
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| Rating(s)
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| Mode(s)
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Single player
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| Media
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Game & Watch:
Built-in
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| Input
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Game & Watch:
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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 was released in Japan.
Gameplay[edit]
 Gameplay of Donkey Kong Circus In this game, Donkey Kong balances on a barrel while juggling pineapples and avoiding the flaming torches. Mario watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a point every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong reaches 300 points without any misses, the points will be worth double until he does get a miss. If he has any misses at said score, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the game is over.
Gallery[edit]
Box art for Donkey Kong Circus
Display when the game is reset
- While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo characters[citation needed], 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[edit]
| Game & Watch
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| Mario series games
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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) • Greenhouse (1982, MS) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, PS) • Mario Bros. (1983, MS) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, TT/NWS) • Mario the Juggler (1991, NWS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, CS | 1988, NWS)
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| Compilations
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Game Boy Gallery (1995, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1998, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA) • Game & Watch Collection (2006, NDS)
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| Game & Watch Gallery series exclusives
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Gallery Corner • Message Board • Music Room • Museum
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Other games featured
in the compilations
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Ball (1980, SS) • Boxing (1984, MVs) • Chef (1981, WS) • Egg (1981, WS) • Fire (1980, SS | 1981, WS) • Fire Attack (1982, WS) • Flagman (1980, SS) • Helmet (1981, GS) • Lion (1981, GS) • Manhole (1981, GS | 1983, NWS) • Octopus (1981, WS) • Oil Panic (1982, MS) • Parachute (1981, WS) • Rain Shower (1983, MS) • Turtle Bridge (1982, WS) • Vermin (1980, SS)
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| Characters
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Alarm Koopa • Alarm Monkey • Buddy • Driver • Heavy Smoker • Mini Donkey Kong • Mr. Game & Watch • Octopus
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| Miscellaneous
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Mini Classic
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| SS: Silver Series • GS: Gold Series • WS: Wide Screen • MS: Multi Screen • TT: Table Top • PS: Panorama Screen • NWS: New Wide Screen • MVs Micro Versus • CS: Crystal Screen
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| Donkey Kong games
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| Donkey Kong
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Donkey Kong (1981, Arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, Arcade) • Donkey Kong 3 (1983, Arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong Circus (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (1984) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
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| Donkey Kong Country
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Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996, SNES) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999, N64) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010, Wii) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, Wii U)
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| Donkey Kong Land
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Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB)
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| Donkey Konga
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Donkey Konga (2003, GC) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GC) • Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku (2005, GC)
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| DK
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DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, NDS)
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| DK Racing
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Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Wii)
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| Mario vs. Donkey Kong
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
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| Other Games
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Donkey Kong (slot machine) (1996, Arcade) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, Arcade) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, Arcade)
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| Remakes/Ports
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Crazy Kong (1981, Arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong II (1983, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Classics (1988, NES) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country (2003, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004, GBA) • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005, GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007, DS) • New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii, 2008) • Donkey Kong Original Edition (2010, VC) • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013, 3DS) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018, NS)
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- Everyone
