Donkey Kong Circus

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Donkey Kong Circus Developer(s) Nintendo EAD Publisher(s) Nintendo Platform(s) Game & Watch Release date September 6, 1984 Genre Platformer Rating(s) ESRB: - Everyone Mode(s) Single player Media Game & Watch: Built-in Input Game & Watch: Control pad Donkey Kong Circus is a Game & Watch title released as part of the Panorama series on September 6, 1984. 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". Neither the Panorama Screen Mickey Mouse nor Donkey Kong Circus were released in Japan. Gameplay In this game, Donkey Kong balances on a barrel while juggling pineapples and avoiding the flaming torches. Mario 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 characters, 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 Mario series games Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong II • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Circus • Donkey Kong Hockey • Greenhouse • Mario's Bombs Away • Mario Bros. • Mario's Cement Factory • Mario the Juggler • Super Mario Bros. Compilations Game & Watch Gallery • Game & Watch Gallery 2 • Game & Watch Gallery 3 • Game & Watch Gallery 4 • Game & Watch Collection Other games featured in the compilations Ball • Boxing • Chef • Egg • Fire • Fire Attack • Flagman • Helmet • Judge • Lion • Manhole • Octopus • Oil Panic • Parachute • Rain Shower • Spitball Sparky • Turtle Bridge • Vermin Characters Mr. Game & Watch • Octopus [Edit] Donkey Kong games Donkey Kong 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) Donkey Kong Country 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) Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB) Donkey Konga Donkey Konga (2003, GC) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GC) • Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku (2005, GC) DK Racing Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Wii) Mario vs. Donkey Kong 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) Other Games Donkey Kong (slot machine) (1996, Arcade) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, Arcade) • DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, Arcade) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, NDS) Remakes/Ports Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong II (1983, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Math 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)