Donkey Kong Jr. (Table Top)

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This article is about the Table Top version. For New Wide Screen version, see Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen).
Donkey Kong Jr.
The Tabletop version of Donkey Kong Jr.
Developer Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publisher Nintendo
Platform Game & Watch
Release dates Table Top:
Japan April 28, 1983[1]
USA April 28, 1983[2]
Panorama Screen:
Japan October 7, 1983[1]
USA October 7, 1983[3]
Genre Puzzle
Mode Single player
Format
Built-in
Input
Serial codes CJ-71 (Table Top)
2398 (Coleco Table Top)
CJ-93 (Panorama Screen)
Table Top Donkey Kong Jr. Box art
Table Top box art for Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong Jr. is a 1983 Game & Watch adaptation of the arcade game of the same name. Unlike the identically named 1982 New Wide Screen version and Donkey Kong II, this game is not based on any of the arcade original's levels. Donkey Kong Jr. was one of the first games in the Table Top series. It was rereleased months later as part of the Panorama Screen series.

Gameplay[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. has to navigate his way between the key and Donkey Kong. From the key, Donkey Kong Jr. has to make his way through some trees by using vines to get to different branches. Birds appear in this section. Afterwards, Donkey Kong Jr. needs to grab the bottoms of umbrellas (which are on the left and descending) and balloons (which are on the right and ascending), being careful not to fall into a pool of water. He must insert the key into the lock on Donkey Kong's chains, but Donkey Kong is waving his chain, and one wrong move can cause the key to fall into the water. Donkey Kong Jr. must go back to the key, and the process resets. Once all the chains are unlocked, Donkey Kong is freed from Mario, and the game resets.

Gallery[edit]

  • French box art
    French box art
  • Table Top box art as distributed by Coleco
    Table Top box art as distributed by Coleco
  • Table Top version as distributed by Coleco
    Table Top version as distributed by Coleco
  • Panorama Screen cover art
    Panorama Screen cover art
  • Panorama Screen version
    Panorama Screen version
  • Artwork of Donkey Kong Jr. (Panorama Screen version)
    Artwork of Donkey Kong Jr. (Panorama Screen version)
  • Alarm musical notes (instruction manual)
    Alarm musical notes (instruction manual)

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
FrenchDonkey Kong Jr.-[4]

Notes[edit]

The game start jingle
The excerpt of the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 on which the jingle is based
The jingle when the player has to juggle between balloons and umbrellas
The excerpt of the "Galop infernal" on which the jingle is based
The jingle, slowed down and pitch-shifted to match the song's tempo and pitch, combined with the song itself

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Brawl Chronicle
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Jr.. In The Attic (English). Archived October 27, 2021, 23:35:55 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Jr.. In The Attic (English). Archived October 27, 2021, 21:52:03 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  4. ^ French box art

External links[edit]

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Donkey Kong Jr.
Characters Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong • Mario
Enemies Bird • Drop* • Egg • Nitpicker • Snapjaw • Spark
Items Fruit • Key
Objects Chain • Jump Board • Pole • Vine
Rounds Vine Scene • Jump Board Scene • Mario's Hideout • Chain Scene
Music "Title BGM"
Other Donkey Kong Classics • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros. • Donkey Kong II • Donkey Kong Jr. (board game) • Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen) • Donkey Kong Jr. (Table Top) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson • Donkey Kong Junior (cereal) • Donkey Kong Junior (playing cards) • Gallery • Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. • Game Sound Museum: Donkey Kong Jr. • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
Adaptations Donkey Kong Junior (coloring/activity books) • Saturday Supercade
* Only appears in the Coleco Adam version
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Donkey Kong games
Platformers Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, arcade) • Donkey Kong 3 (1983, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (1984, computer) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
Donkey Kong Country series 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 Country Returns (2010, Wii) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, Wii U)
Donkey Kong Land series Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series 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)
DK series DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, DS) (Banana Bonanza [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Rolling Panic [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Banana Grab [Unknown, Adobe Flash])
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong 64 (1999, N64) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN) • Donkey Kong Bananza (2025, Switch 2)
Racing games Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (2007, Wii)
Donkey Konga series Donkey Konga (2003, GCN) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GCN) • Donkey Konga 3 (2005, GCN)
Other Donkey Kong Circus (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Super Donkey Kong: Ooki Donkey (Mid-1990s, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong Video Arcade Keychain (1998, Arcade keychain) • Donkey Konk (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Memory Kong (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Couic d'or ! (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Picross NP Vol.8 (2000, SFC) • Kremling Krushin (2000, Adobe Flash) • Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait (2003, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze (2003, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Konga (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Hurling for Distance (2005, Adobe Flash) • Barrel-Blastapalooza (2005, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, arcade) • Donkey Konga 2 (2005, Adobe Flash) • Mario vs. DK 2: Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, arcade) • Timber's Balloon Pop (2007, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Crazy Kong Part II (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1982, tabletop) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, New Wide Screen) • Donkey Kong II (1983, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983, Table Top) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Classics (1988, NES) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) • Donkey Kong Country (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • 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, Switch) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch) • Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025, Switch)
Tech demos Unnamed Donkey Kong Country proof-of-concept (Unknown, VB) • puzzle (Unknown, N64) • spritemonkeyEX (Unknown, N64) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo (2014, Wii U)
Pitches / canceled games Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (FC) • Donkey Kong IV (arcade) • Return of Donkey Kong (NES) • Super Donkey (SNES) • CD-i Donkey Kong game (CD-i) • Donkey Kong vs. Super Wario (SNES) • Donkey Kong and the Golden Bananas (SNES) • D.K.R. DMG (GB) • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (GBA) • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (GBA) • Donkey Kong Racing (GCN) • Donkey Kong Plus (GCN/GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (GCN) • Donkey Kong Country 4 (DS) • DK Bongo Blast (GCN) • Freedom (Switch)
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
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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) • Donkey Kong II (1983, MS) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983, TT/PS) • 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
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