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|release='''Arcade:<br>'''{{release|Japan|August 2, 1982<ref>[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19820815p/page/n3/mode/1up Game Machine August 15, 1982 issue, page 7 & 13]</ref>|USA|September 1982<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_14/page/40/mode/1up Cash Box September 18, 1982 issue, page 40]</ref>}} '''ColecoVision:'''<br>{{release|USA|February 1983<ref>[https://retrocdn.net/images/1/1a/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.1_12.pdf The Video Game Update, March 1983. Pages 6 & 8]</ref>|Europe|1983}} '''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{release|Japan|July 15, 1983|USA|June 1986|Europe|June 15, 1987<ref>[http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/games/dkjr-nes Date info of Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) from TMK], retrieved 4/1/2008</ref>}}'''Atari 2600:'''<br>{{release|USA|September 1983<ref>[https://retrocdn.net/images/f/fc/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_06.pdf The Video Game Update, September 1983. Pages 82 & 96.]</ref>|Europe|1983|Australia|1983}} '''Intellivision:'''<br>{{release|USA|October 1983<ref>[https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d1/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_07.pdf The Video Game Update, October 1983. Pages 101 & 112]</ref>|Europe|1983}} '''Atari 8-bit computers:'''<br>{{release|USA|March 1984<ref name=4/84>[https://retrocdn.net/images/3/38/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.3_01.pdf The Video Game Update, April 1984. Page 16.]</ref>|Europe|1985}} '''Coleco Adam:'''<br>{{release|USA|April 1984<ref name=4/84/>}} '''[[Family Computer Disk System]]:'''<br> {{release|Japan|July 19, 1988<ref>[http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/games/dkjr-fds Date info of Donkey Kong Jr. (FDS) from TMK], retrieved 4/1/2008</ref>}}'''Atari 7800:'''<br>{{release|USA|November 1988|Europe|1989<ref>[http://www.atarimania.com/catalog-atari-atari-uk-games-catalogue_357_7.html Atari UK 1989 catalog]</ref>}} '''e-Reader:'''<br> {{release|USA|September 16, 2002<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/dkjr-e Date info of Donkey Kong Jr. (e-Reader) from TMK], retrieved 11/25/2012</ref>}}'''[[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 2, 2006|USA|December 4, 2006|Europe|December 22, 2006}}'''[[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) (Ambassador Program Release):'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 31, 2011|USA|September 1, 2011|Europe|September 1, 2011|Australia|September 1, 2011}}'''Virtual Console (3DS) (Full Release):'''<br>{{release|Japan|April 18, 2012|USA|June 14, 2012|Europe|August 23, 2012|Australia|August 23, 2012|South Korea|April 6, 2016<ref>https://themushroomkingdom.net/games/dkjr-vc-3ds</ref>}}'''[[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]]):'''<br>{{release|USA|April 26, 2013|Europe|April 27, 2013|Australia|April 28, 2013|Japan|July 15, 2013}}'''NES Classic Edition:'''<br>{{release|Australia|November 10, 2016|USA|November 11, 2016|Europe|November 11, 2016}}'''[[Nintendo Switch]] (''[[Arcade Archives]]''):'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 21, 2018|USA|December 21, 2018|Europe|December 21, 2018|Australia|December 21, 2018}}'''[[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]:'''<br>{{release|Japan|May 15, 2019<ref>Nintendo. (May 7, 2019). [https://youtu.be/cczZrEUpV8Q ファミリーコンピュータ Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2019年5月]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref>|USA|May 15, 2019<ref>Nintendo. (May 7, 2019). [https://youtu.be/jdyNmSMxbAQ Nintendo Entertainment System - May Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref>|Europe|May 15, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1126154124104482816 Nintendo of Europe Twitter]</ref>|Australia|May 15, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1128585854837035008 Nintendo AU NZ Twitter]</ref>|HK|May 15, 2019|South Korea|May 15, 2019}}  

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'''''Donkey Kong Jr.''''', also spelled '''''Donkey Kong Junior''''' in early arcade releases and home ports, is an arcade [[List of games|game]] starring [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] It is the direct sequel to ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', and it and the similar ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'', as well as ''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'', are the only games in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise where [[Mario]] is the antagonist.

After the events of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', [[Mario]] has captured [[Donkey Kong]] as revenge for kidnapping [[Pauline|his lady friend]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] has to save him. Donkey Kong Jr. will travel through four stages from the jungle to the big city to rescue his father, climbing vines, avoiding enemies and jumping on platforms along the way. However, every time Donkey Kong Jr. gets close to freeing his father, Mario just pushes him further away.

 

Finally in his hideout, Mario appears to be atop a skyscraper similar to [[100m]] from the last game. Donkey Kong Jr. has to put six [[key]]s into their keyholes to free his dad and make the platform they are standing on disappear. Donkey Kong and Mario both fall down and Donkey Kong Jr. catches Donkey Kong but Mario just hits the ground. Donkey Kong Jr. carries his dad off-screen as Mario gets up and runs after them, only to be kicked right back out by Donkey Kong, forcing him to flee. In the NES version, this is altered to Mario falling to his apparent death.

|Fruit can be dropped onto enemies directly bellow Donkey Kong Jr., otherwise gaining a point bonus if no enemy is hit.

''Donkey Kong Jr.'' was re-released in several other forms for different game systems.

*It was ported to various non-Nintendo platforms during the 1980s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkP8JxBGliw Donkey Kong Jr. - Versions Comparison (HD)]</ref> Like ''Donkey Kong'', Nintendo awarded home console licensing to {{wp|Coleco}} while giving {{wp|Atari, Inc.}} the rights to publish home computer ports. The latter did so only for their {{wp|Atari 8-bit family}} computers. Atari UK finished but did not release ports for the {{wp|BBC Micro}} and {{wp|ZX Spectrum}}. However, these were leaked anyway. {{wp|Atari Corporation}} later published a port for their {{wp|Atari 7800}} console after Coleco had pulled out of the video game market.

==References in later games==

*''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'': Donkey Kong Jr., as well as many enemies and gameplay elements, make an appearance in this game (with Donkey Kong Jr. only being in the former). Also, Mario's method of trapping Junior in ''Donkey Kong '94'' is identical to Donkey Kong Jr.'s method of freeing his father from captivity. Many enemies and gameplay elements from ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' are reused in ''Mario vs Donkey Kong'' as well.

*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series: [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]'s ability to climb two ropes at a time originates from ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' The music for this game is redone and replayed in the [[Golden Temple]] level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. A different cover of the song plays in the [[Secret Seclusion]] world in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. The plotline for ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' was also very similar to ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', including Donkey Kong being captured by an old enemy (in his case, Kaptain K. Rool) and requiring that Diddy save him by traveling to the place Donkey Kong was being held captive.

*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'': Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a playable character in this game.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a trophy in the game, and his antagonism towards Mario is referenced in the flavor text for the trophy.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': When Diddy Kong, Fox, and Falco arrive at the barge taking the recently-trophified Donkey Kong to the Ancient Island, Donkey Kong's trophy is shown in chains on the arms and legs, referring to Donkey Kong's captive status in the game, particularly at the Chain Scene.

*''[[NES Remix]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'': Several challenges are based off of this game.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': Donkey Kong Jr. appears in this game as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. Additionally, a medley of songs named "Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr." is featured.

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According to ''The Ultimate History of Video Games: from Pong to Pokemon and beyond...the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world''{{page needed}}, the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' sold 30,000 units in North America, half of its predecessor.

==Name in other languages==

*During the intro of the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', there were actually two Marios seen carrying Donkey Kong's cage away.

*Most versions of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', including the NES version, had the ending theme played once instead of twice. The four versions to break this rule were the Arcade, Intellivision, Coleco Adam, and Atari 8-bit computer ports.

*In the arcade version of the game, between the second and third stages, Mario carries Donkey Kong away in a yellow helicopter, with Jr. following close behind with a parasol.

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