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'''''Donkey Kong''''' was Nintendo's first big hit in America. It also marked the first appearances of [[Mario]] (known as Jumpman, a carpenter) and [[Donkey Kong]]. | '''''Donkey Kong''''' was Nintendo's first big hit in America. It also marked the first appearances of [[Mario]] (known as Jumpman, a carpenter) and [[Donkey Kong]]. | ||
The game sold well and is considered a classic among classic game enthusiasts. It is one of four to the [[Nintendo Hall of Fame]]! The original arcade version has four screen levels, but the NES version only has three (50m was cut from this version). This game had six sequels: ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong '94]]'', ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. | |||
In addition to the arcade version, ''Donkey Kong'' was ported to the [[NES]] as [[Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong]], [[Famicom Disk System]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]], [[ColecoVision]], and [[IntelliVision]]. It was later re-released along side later ''Mario'' games in ''[[Donkey Kong Classics]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]'', and was included in ''Game & Watch Galleries [[Game & Watch Gallery 2|2]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4|4]]''. It is also available in the [[Virtual Console]]. | |||
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' also has the game Donkey Kong as an unlockable masterpiece. Instead of srarting from the start, [[player]]s will start at the second level. To unlock it, the player must play the game for ten hours. There's also an unlockable stage, [[75m]] that is based on the second level of the game. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
Donkey Kong has kidnapped Jumpman's/Mario's girlfriend [[Pauline]], and taken her to the top of a construction site. Jumpman must climb to the top of this construction site and rescue Pauline from the giant ape. | |||
===Official Story Quoted From Nintendo of America=== | ===Official Story Quoted From Nintendo of America=== | ||
[[image:Donkeykongflier.jpg|thumb|left|The flier for the game, which was handed out in arcades and places like Toy Stores and such.]] | [[image:Donkeykongflier.jpg|thumb|left|The flier for the game, which was handed out in arcades and places like Toy Stores and such.]] | ||
<pre>"HELP! HELP!" cries the beautiful maiden as she is dragged up a labyrinth | <pre>"HELP! HELP!" cries the beautiful maiden as she is dragged up a labyrinth | ||
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*[[Trouble Bug]]s | *[[Trouble Bug]]s | ||
*Blue Barrels | *Blue Barrels | ||
*Trampolines | |||
The difference between normal barrels and blue barrels, other than the color, is that Donkey Kong will throw the normal barrels in any direction, while the blue barrels will be thrown directly down to the bottom of the level. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Due to the huge success of Donkey Kong, Nintendo of America was able to grow and release many more games in succeeding years and had the resources necessary to release the Nintendo Entertainment System in the USA. | Due to the huge success of Donkey Kong, Nintendo of America was able to grow and release many more games in succeeding years and had the resources necessary to release the Nintendo Entertainment System in the USA. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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*Pauline, according to the manual for the game, had blond hair. However, in the newer [[Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario Vs. Donkey Kong games]], Pauline has brown-maroon hair. Strangely, in [[Princess Peach]]'s debut, she had brown-maroon hair, but changed to blond hair. | *Pauline, according to the manual for the game, had blond hair. However, in the newer [[Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario Vs. Donkey Kong games]], Pauline has brown-maroon hair. Strangely, in [[Princess Peach]]'s debut, she had brown-maroon hair, but changed to blond hair. | ||
*It is debated whether or not the Donkey Kong in this game is actually [[Cranky Kong]], and that the Donkey Kong that appears today is actually his son, probably [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]. However, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', [[Otacon]] says that the Donkey Kong fought in this game is Donkey Kong's grandfather. | *It is debated whether or not the Donkey Kong in this game is actually [[Cranky Kong]], and that the Donkey Kong that appears today is actually his son, probably [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]. However, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', [[Otacon]] says that the Donkey Kong fought in this game is Donkey Kong's grandfather. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||