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{{distinguish|Circus Kong}} | |||
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{{infobox | {{game infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|250px]] | ||
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]] | |developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
| | |release=September 6, 1984 | ||
|genre=Platformer | |genre=Platformer | ||
|ratings=N/A | |ratings=N/A | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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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"/> Neither the Panorama Screen ''Mickey Mouse'' nor ''Donkey Kong Circus'' was released in Japan. | '''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] title released as part of the Panorama Screen series on September 6, 1984.<ref name="ITA">[http://web.archive.org/web/20211027230755/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_circus.htm ''Donkey Kong Circus'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref> It is a remake of the second [http://web.archive.org/web/20200807084454/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'' was released in Japan. | ||
[[File:DK Circus MK-96 Bell1.gif|thumb|left|The alarm bell]] | |||
The alarm indicator of this game is a bell that is located under the time/score, and the bell swings when the alarm goes off. | The alarm indicator of this game is a bell that is located under the time/score, and the bell swings when the alarm goes off. | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:DK_Circus.png| | [[File:DK_Circus.png|thumb|left|250px|Gameplay of ''Donkey Kong Circus'']] | ||
In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]] falling from the [[Oil drum|drums]]. [[Mario]] watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a [[point]] every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong 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, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the player gets a [[Game Over]]. | In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]] falling from the [[Oil drum|drums]]. [[Mario]] watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a [[point]] every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong 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, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the player gets a [[Game Over]]. | ||
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Donkey Kong Circus Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] sprite | Donkey Kong Circus Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] sprite | ||
DK Circus Reset.png|Display when the game is reset | DK Circus Reset.png|Display when the game is reset | ||
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* This game marks Donkey Kong's first playable appearance, predating ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' by over a decade. | |||
*''Donkey Kong Circus'' used a slightly faster rearrangement of the first six seconds of "{{wp|Pop Goes the Weasel}}" for the game start jingle. | *''Donkey Kong Circus'' used a slightly faster rearrangement of the first six seconds of "{{wp|Pop Goes the Weasel}}" for the game start jingle. | ||
*While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo characters,{{ref needed}} the previous Game & Watch game featuring Mickey Mouse was an alternate version of ''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]'' released simultaneously in certain countries. | *While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo characters,{{ref needed}} the previous Game & Watch game featuring Mickey Mouse was an alternate version of ''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]'' released simultaneously in certain countries. | ||
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{{Game & Watch}} | {{Game & Watch}} | ||
[[Category:1984 games]] | [[Category:1984 games]] |
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