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|first=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])

|latest=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])

!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''

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|In [[List of games by date#1981|1981]], Nintendo had their first blockbuster release with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s creation - ''Donkey Kong''. Originally released in the arcades, ''Donkey Kong'' became a very popular game amongst gamers, eventually spawning many remakes and ports. In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] was the antagonist who kidnapped [[Mario]]'s girlfriend Lady (later renamed [[Pauline]]). It was later ported to the many home systems including the Atari 2600, the ColecoVision and the Nintendo Entertainment System. This is a simple platformer, where the player must control Mario while jumping and avoiding obstacles and making it to Donkey Kong.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''

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|The following year, another arcade game was created, ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' This time, the roles were reversed. Mario was the villain, and DK was a damsel in distress. Here, [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], Donkey Kong's son, had to save his kidnapped father from Mario. The gameplay is the same as the original Donkey Kong; Donkey Kong Jr. must avoid traps set off by Mario to save Donkey Kong by jumping and simply avoiding them.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''</span>

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|''Donkey Kong 3'' was the third installment of the ''Donkey Kong'' series, where [[Stanley]] fought Donkey Kong. This game differed from its predecessors in that it is a shooter/platformer hybrid and did not include Mario as a character.  

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''</span>

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|''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' was Donkey Kong Jr.'s second game, an edutainment title released in 1983 for the NES. Donkey Kong will hold up a sign, and Donkey Kong Jr. must find the numbers and math sign to get to that number to get a point.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)]]

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|''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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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''

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|'''''Donkey Kong Jr.''''' is a ''[[Game & Watch]]'' edition of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', based on the first level of the arcade game of the same name. As in the original arcade game, [[Donkey Kong]] is captured by [[Mario]], and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] must save him. There are two major revisions - the original version in the New Wide Screen series, and the colorized game in the Table Top and Panorama Screen series released the following year with an entirely different level and obstacle layout. Only the New Wide Screen version was ported to ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'', ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', and [[DSiWare]]. The game also has an indirect sequel in the form of ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'', based on later levels of the arcade game.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong II]]''

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|''Donkey Kong II'' is a [[Game & Watch]] game that is very similar to ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' It is based on the third and fourth levels of Donkey Kong Jr. and has the same plotline, but Mario is absent (except as an alarm sprite). Its gameplay involves Donkey Kong Jr. unlocking several chains to free Donkey Kong. It was later re-released as part of ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''

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|'''''Donkey Kong 3''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] title for either one or two players, released on August 20, 1984.<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_3.htm ''Donkey Kong 3'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref> It was later included as a minigame in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson]]''

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|'''''Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson''''' was released exclusively as the pack-in game for the {{wp|Sharp Nintendo Television|Sharp C1 Famicom TV}}, a combined [[Family Computer]] and television unit in Japan. It is a compilation of the games ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''. The game is not exactly a combination, but rather a "platter" of the two ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]''-related games. It combines half of the 1- and 2-Player game modes from ''Donkey Kong Jr''. and the +-×÷ Exercise mode from ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''. The latter is from the prototype version as ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' was still in development upon this game's release.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]''

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|'''''Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.''''' is an arcade system, only found in America, in which players could choose which of the three games they wanted to play.

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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''

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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.

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