Donkey Kong (series): Difference between revisions

→‎List of games: The original MvDK functions as both the send-off to the original series and the start of the MvDK series, since it is a successor to GBDK and has wildly different gameplay from the later ones. It should be listed in both places.
(→‎List of games: The original MvDK functions as both the send-off to the original series and the start of the MvDK series, since it is a successor to GBDK and has wildly different gameplay from the later ones. It should be listed in both places.)
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|[[File:DKGBBoxAmerica.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|1994}}Game Boy</span>
|[[File:DKGBBoxAmerica.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|1994}}Game Boy</span>
|''Donkey Kong'' (also known as ''Game Boy Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong '94'') is the first ''Donkey Kong'' [[Game Boy]] title in the series. The [[Construction Site|Start]] is based on the original arcade version of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', but the rest of the game is greatly expanded and entirely different.
|''Donkey Kong'' (also known as ''Game Boy Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong '94'') is the first ''Donkey Kong'' [[Game Boy]] title in the series. The [[Construction Site|Start]] is based on the original arcade version of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', but the rest of the game is greatly expanded and entirely different.
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Mvd.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|May 24, 2004}} [[Game Boy Advance]]</span>
|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' is the final title in the original ''Donkey Kong'' series and is a successor to the Game Boy game (to which it was originally intended to be a direct remake). In it, Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline and several toy [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s and Mario goes to rescue them. It spawned [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|a spinoff series of its own]] with wildly different gameplay mechanics.
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|''Donkey Kong 64'' included the entire arcade version of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' as a [[minigame]] which had to be played to complete the game.
|''Donkey Kong 64'' included the entire arcade version of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' as a [[minigame]] which had to be played to complete the game.
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:''For more information on the series this game is part of, see [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]''
:''For more information on the series this game is a successor to, see [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]''
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
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|[[File:Mvd.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|2004}}Game Boy Advance
|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' is a game for the Game Boy Advance, which was originally planned as ''Donkey Kong Plus'', a sequel to the Game Boy ''Donkey Kong''. The final product retains most mechanics, but subsequent games in the series diverge radically from the template.
 
:''For more information on the series this game is part of, see [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]''
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