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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"/> ''Donkey Kong Circus'' | '''''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 not released in Japan. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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 (Game & Watch)|Egg]]'' | *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 (Game & Watch)|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. | *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. | ||
*This game may be set as a prequel to the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', since it is said that it was Mario who unwittingly started the conflict by mistreating his pet. It is possible that Mario is taming him to perform rather than being a mere audience member. However, the relationship between the two in this instance seems to be good-natured. | *This game may be set as a prequel to the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', since it is said that it was Mario who unwittingly started the conflict by mistreating his pet. It is possible that Mario is taming him to perform rather than being a mere audience member. However, the relationship between the two in this instance seems to be good-natured. | ||