Donkey Kong II

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Donkey Kong II
GaW DK2.png
Developer Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo
Platforms Game & Watch
Release date March 7, 1983
Genre Platformer
Rating(s) N/A
Mode(s) Single player
Media
Game & Watch:
Built-in
Input
Game & Watch:

Donkey Kong II is a Game & Watch game released as a part of the Multi Screen series on March 7, 1983;[1] it was later re-released as part of Game & Watch Gallery 3. It is an indirect sequel to the Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch game and a direct follow-up to Donkey Kong. While Donkey Kong Jr. is based on the first level of the arcade game of the same name, Donkey Kong II appears to be based on the third and fourth levels. This game, Donkey Kong Circus, and Donkey Kong Jr. are the only times where Mario has ever been portrayed as an antagonist.

The alarm bell

The alarm indicator of this game is a bell that is located beside the leftmost lock, and Mario strikes the bell with a drumstick when the alarm goes off.

Story[edit]

Essentially, it contains the same story as Donkey Kong Jr.—Donkey Kong is trapped by the tricky Mario, and now the ape's son must save him.

Gameplay[edit]

Donkey Kong II as it appears in Game & Watch Gallery 3

Donkey Kong is chained to the floor in the top of the upper screen by several locks. Donkey Kong Jr. must hit a key up to the top screen and then progress through the bottom screen, jumping over Snapjaws and sparks much as Mario jumped over barrels in Donkey Kong. Every time Donkey Kong Jr. jumps over a Snapjaw or spark, he receives a point. When he reaches the top screen, he must hit the key right next to one of the locks, avoiding Nitpickers along the way, then climb up the chain that trails below the lock. Once he reaches the top, he uses the key to open the lock, earning from five to fifteen points depending on how fast he does the job. Then, he must progress back down to the bottom to hit a new key up, and so on. When Donkey Kong Jr. opens all four locks, he frees Donkey Kong, awarding the player 20 points. If Donkey Kong Jr., after opening a lock, has no misses when he returns to the starting position and throws up a key, he will earn five points. If a Snapjaw, Nitpicker, or spark hits Donkey Kong Jr., he loses a life, and the key returns to the starting position. If Donkey Kong Jr. 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, he will receive an extra life instead. The game ends when he loses three lives.

In Game A, the Snapjaws and Nitpickers on the upper screen disappear when Donkey Kong Jr. places the first key into the lock, with only the Nitpicker in the upper left corner and the Snapjaw in the lower right corner remaining. In Game B, however, the Snapjaws and Nitpickers remain when Donkey Kong Jr. places a key into the lock, making it more difficult for him to return.

Controls[edit]

  • +Control Pad: Move
  • A Button: Jump
  • B Button: Switch "main" screen

References to other games[edit]

  • Donkey Kong – Donkey Kong II is its direct follow-up.
  • Donkey Kong Jr. – Donkey Kong II is its indirect sequel. Both games share a very similar storyline. Also, Donkey Kong Jr. is identical in both appearances.

References in later games[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Box art for Donkey Kong II

  • A sprite of Donkey Kong

  • A sprite of Mario

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong II info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames Retrieved 13 November, 2010.
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 JP (2005, GC)
DK DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, NDS)
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)
Racing games Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Wii)
Other games Donkey Kong (slot machine) (1996, Arcade) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, Arcade) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, Arcade)
Remakes/ports 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) • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (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)
Cancelled games Return of Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) • Donkey Kong Racing • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure
Game & Watch
Mario series games 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, CrS | 1988, NWS) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, CoS)
Compilations 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)
Game & Watch Gallery series exclusives Gallery Corner • Message Board • Music Room • Museum
Other games featured
in the compilations 		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)
Characters Alarm Koopa • Alarm Monkey • Buddy • Driver • Heavy Smoker • Mini Donkey Kong • Mr. Game & Watch • Octopus
Miscellaneous Mini Classic
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 • CrS: Crystal Screen • CoS: Color Screen
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