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   release        = Arcade JP: July 9, 1981<br />Arcade NA: July 31, 1981<br />Arcade EU: 1981<br />ColecoVision: 1982<br />Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Intelivision, TI-99/4A, VIC-20 NA: 1983<br />Famicom JP: July 15, 1983<br />NES NA: June 1, 1986<br />NES EU: October 15, 1986<br />Atari 7800: 1986<br />Nintendo 64 [[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest]] JP: April 14, 2001<br />GameCube [[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest+]] JP: December 14, 2001<br />GameCube [[Animal Crossing]] NA: September 15, 2002<br />GameCube [[Animal Crossing]] EU: September 24, 2004<br />iQue Player [[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest]] HK: June 1, 2006<br />Wii [[Virtual Console]] NA: November 19, 2006<br />Wii [[Virtual Console]] JP: December 2, 2006<br />Wii [[Virtual Console]] AU: December 7, 2006<br />Wii [[Virtual Console]] EU: December 8, 2006<br />NES Original EU: October 29, 2010<br />NES Original JP: July 28, 2012<br />NES Original NA: October 1, 2012<br />GBA e-Reader WW: 2012<br />3DS [[Virtual Console]] JP: October 17, 2012<br />Wii U [[Virtual Console]] WW: July 15, 2013<br />3DS [[Virtual Console]] NA: August 15, 2013<br />3DS [[Virtual Console]] JP: November 21, 2013<br />Famicom Mini AU/JP: November 10, 2016<br />NES Classic EU/NA: November 11, 2016<br />Switch [[Arcade Archives]] NA: June 14, 2018<br />Switch [[Arcade Archives]] AU/EU/JP: June 15, 2018<br />Switch Online WW: September 18, 2018|
   release        = '''Arcade'''<br />JP: July 9, 1981<br />NA: July 31, 1981<br />EU: 1981<br />'''ColecoVision'''<br />NA: 1982<br />'''Atari 2600, 8-bit, Intelivision, TI-99/4A, VIC-20'''<br />NA: 1983<br />'''Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom'''<br />JP: July 15, 1983<br />NA: June 1, 1986<br />EU: October 15, 1986<br />'''Atari 7800'''<br />NA: 1986<br />'''Nintendo 64 (''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest]]'')'''<br />JP: April 14, 2001<br />'''GameCube'''<br />JP (''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest+]]''): December 14, 2001<br />NA (''[[Animal Crossing]]''): September 15, 2002<br />JP (''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest e+]]''): June 27, 2003<br />EU (''[[Animal Crossing]]''): September 24, 2004<br />'''Game Boy Advance'''<br />WW ([[Nintendo e-Reader]]): 2002<br />JP (''[[Classic NES Series]]''): February 14, 2004<br />NA (''[[Classic NES Series]]''): June 7, 2004<br />EU/Oceania (''[[Classic NES Series]]''): July 9, 2004 <br />'' '''iQue'' Player (''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest]]'')'''<br />China: June 1, 2006<br />'''Wii ([[Virtual Console]], [[NES]])'''<br />NA: November 19, 2006<br />JP: December 2, 2006<br />AU: December 7, 2006<br />EU: December 8, 2006<br />'''Nintendo 3DS'''<br />EU (''Original Edition'', [[NES]]): October 29, 2010<br />JP (''Original Edition'', [[NES]]): July 28, 2012<br />NA (''Original Edition'', [[NES]]): October 1, 2012<br />JP ([[Virtual Console]], [[NES]]): October 17, 2012<br />'''Wii U ([[Virtual Console]], [[NES]])'''<br />WW: July 15, 2013<br />NA: August 15, 2013<br />JP: November 21, 2013<br />'''NES Classic Edition/Famicom Mini'''<br />AU/JP: November 10, 2016<br />EU/NA: November 11, 2016<br />'''Nintendo Switch'''<br />NA ([[Arcade Archives]], [[Z80-based arcade hardware by Nintendo|arcade]]): June 14, 2018<br />AU/EU/JP ([[Arcade Archives]], [[Z80-based arcade hardware by Nintendo|arcade]]): June 15, 2018<br />WW ([[Nintendo Switch Online|Online]], [[NES]]): September 18, 2018|
   added_to_museum = GC ([[Animal Crossing]]): January 20, 2003<br />NES CE: June 22, 2017 <br /> Famicom Mini: August 10, 2017<br />GBA ([[Nintendo e-Reader|e-Reader]]): January 20, 2018<br />Switch ([[Arcade Archives]]): August 16, 2018<br />TI-99/4A: February 3, 2020|
   added_to_museum = GC ([[Animal Crossing]]): January 20, 2003<br />NES CE: June 22, 2017 <br /> Famicom Mini: August 10, 2017<br />GBA ([[Nintendo e-Reader|e-Reader]]): January 20, 2018<br />Switch ([[Arcade Archives]]): August 16, 2018<br />TI-99/4A: February 3, 2020|
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Revision as of 04:17, 11 December 2023

This article is about the arcade game. For the Game & Watch game, see Donkey Kong (Game & Watch).

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Donkey Kong
Developer Nintendo R&D1, Ikegami Tsushinki
Coleco (Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision)
Nintendo R&D2 (NES)
Publisher Nintendo
Platforms Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, GameCube, Intellivision, iQue Player, NES Classic Edition, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 64, Nintendo e-Reader, Nintendo Switch, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U
Released Arcade
JP: July 9, 1981
NA: July 31, 1981
EU: 1981
ColecoVision
NA: 1982
Atari 2600, 8-bit, Intelivision, TI-99/4A, VIC-20
NA: 1983
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom
JP: July 15, 1983
NA: June 1, 1986
EU: October 15, 1986
Atari 7800
NA: 1986
Nintendo 64 (Animal Forest)
JP: April 14, 2001
GameCube
JP (Animal Forest+): December 14, 2001
NA (Animal Crossing): September 15, 2002
JP (Animal Forest e+): June 27, 2003
EU (Animal Crossing): September 24, 2004
Game Boy Advance
WW (Nintendo e-Reader): 2002
JP (Classic NES Series): February 14, 2004
NA (Classic NES Series): June 7, 2004
EU/Oceania (Classic NES Series): July 9, 2004
iQue Player (Animal Forest)
China: June 1, 2006
Wii (Virtual Console, NES)
NA: November 19, 2006
JP: December 2, 2006
AU: December 7, 2006
EU: December 8, 2006
Nintendo 3DS
EU (Original Edition, NES): October 29, 2010
JP (Original Edition, NES): July 28, 2012
NA (Original Edition, NES): October 1, 2012
JP (Virtual Console, NES): October 17, 2012
Wii U (Virtual Console, NES)
WW: July 15, 2013
NA: August 15, 2013
JP: November 21, 2013
NES Classic Edition/Famicom Mini
AU/JP: November 10, 2016
EU/NA: November 11, 2016
Nintendo Switch
NA (Arcade Archives, arcade): June 14, 2018
AU/EU/JP (Arcade Archives, arcade): June 15, 2018
WW (Online, NES): September 18, 2018
Added to
Museum
GC (Animal Crossing): January 20, 2003
NES CE: June 22, 2017
Famicom Mini: August 10, 2017
GBA (e-Reader): January 20, 2018
Switch (Arcade Archives): August 16, 2018
TI-99/4A: February 3, 2020
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Donkey Kong was first released for the arcade. It was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1, with code development subcontracted to Ikegami Tsushinki, and was published by Nintendo in 1981. It was the first game in the Donkey Kong series. It was also the first game to feature Nintendo's mascot Mario. As such, it was brought to most of Nintendo's subsequent systems, either as ports or through emulation.

Story

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An Italian-American carpenter named Mario had a pet gorilla, Donkey Kong, that captured Mario's girlfriend Pauline.

Mario then chased down Donkey Kong to several construction sites.

Each time he rescued Pauline, Donkey Kong took her up to a higher level, and Mario followed.

Eventually, Mario manages to make the beams collapse with Donkey Kong on top of them.

Unfortunately, Donkey Kong just captured Pauline again, and Mario's chase continued.

Development

Radar Scope was a hit in Japan when it was released in 1980, but when it released in North America, it sold poorly. Nintendo of America asked for a game that could be installed in the unsold Radar Scope cabinets.

Nintendo asked its designers for ideas, and Shigeru Miyamoto's idea was chosen.

Originally Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye characters, but Nintendo could not secure the rights.

The game was designed with original characters instead, and code development was subcontracted to Ikegami Tsushinki.

The resulting game was Donkey Kong, which was a worldwide success.

Versions of the game

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As the first game to feature Nintendo's mascot Mario, it has been released on many different systems, both through traditional game ports and through emulation. It was first released to arcades in 1981.

Coleco secured the rights to release the game to home video game consoles. Coleco published it on ColecoVision in 1982, Atari 2600 and Intellivision in 1983, and Atari 7800 in 1986.

Atari secured the rights to release the game to computers. Atari published it on Atari 8-bit computers, TI-99/4A, and VIC-20 in 1983.

Nintendo published the game themselves after this. Nintendo published it on Famicom in 1983 and NES in 1986. It was included as an unlockable game in Animal Forest on Nintendo 64 in Japan in 2001 and on GameCube on 2002. It was also released on the localized version, Animal Crossing, on GameCube in 2002 in North America and in Europe in 2004. The Nintendo subsidiary iQue released Animal Crossing for the iQue Player in 2006. This version included Donkey Kong as well.

It was released on Virtual Console for Wii in 2006, for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012 in Japan and Europe and North America in 2013, and for Wii U worldwide in 2013.

Donkey Kong Original Edition, a version for the NES was released for Wii in Europe in 2012, and on Nintendo 3DS in North America and Europe in 2012. It was also released as a five-card release for the Nintendo e-Reader in 2012.

It was released on the NES Classic Edition and Famicom Mini in 2016.

It was released for Nintendo Switch via Arcade Archives and for the Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online emulation service in 2018.