Donkey Kong (1983)
Port of Donkey Kong
Family Computer · Family Computer Disk System · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U
3.13 from 1231 ratings
2440 members have it in their collection · 17 playing now · 164 backlogged · 79 wish listed
How long? Main story 3h · with extras 1h · 100% 1h (from 11 logged playthroughs)
Donkey Kong has kidnapped Pauline, and it is up to Mario, the fearless carpenter, to come to her rescue. Throwing fate to the wind, Mario tries desperately to climb the labyrinth of structural beams from the top of which Donkey Kong taunts him. Help our hero ascend the metal structure by dodging an assortment of fireballs, steel beams, and exploding …
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Donkey Kong has kidnapped Pauline, and it is up to Mario, the fearless carpenter, to come to her rescue. Throwing fate to the wind, Mario tries desperately to climb the labyrinth of structural beams from the top of which Donkey Kong taunts him. Help our hero ascend the metal structure by dodging an assortment of fireballs, steel beams, and exploding barrels the angry ape hurls at him. Prepare yourself for a never-ending adventure as Donkey Kong takes Pauline away to the next level every time Mario gets to the top. Based on the arcade game of the same name, this classic will keep hardcore and casual gamers entertained for hours.
This Donkey Kong port differs from the arcade game, having only three stages instead of four.
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Details
- Developers
- Nintendo R&D2
- Publishers
- Nintendo
- Genres
- Arcade, Platform
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Donkey Kong, Mario
- Series
- Donkey Kong
Release dates
- Jul 15, 1983 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer
- Jun 15, 1986 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
- Oct 15, 1986 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo Entertainment System
- Apr 08, 1988 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer Disk System
- Nov 19, 2006 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
- Dec 02, 2006 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
- Dec 08, 2006 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
- Apr 26, 2008 (Full Release) (Korea) Wii
- Dec 17, 2012 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo 3DS
- Jul 15, 2013 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U
- Jul 15, 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
- Jul 15, 2013 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U
- Jul 15, 2013 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii U
- Aug 15, 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo 3DS
- Nov 21, 2013 (Full Release) (Australia) Nintendo 3DS
- Nov 21, 2013 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo 3DS
- Mar 02, 2016 (Full Release) (Korea) Nintendo 3DS
Also available on
- Donkey Kong (1981) · ARC
- Crazy Kong (1981) · ARC, C64
- Donkey Kong (1982) · INTV
- Donkey Kong (1982) · G&W
- Donkey Kong (1982) · 2600
- Donkey Kong (1982) · Handheld Electronic LCD
- Donkey Kong (1982) · CVIS
- Donkey Kong (1982) · A800
- Donkey Kong (1983) · TI99
- Donkey Kong (1983) · DOS
- Donkey Kong (1983) · APL2
- Donkey Kong (1983) · C64
- Donkey Kong (1983) · VC20
- Donkey Kong (1986) · MSX
- Donkey Kong (1986) · CPC
- Donkey Kong (1986) · SPEC
- Donkey Kong (1986) · C64
- Donkey Kong (1988) · 7800
- Donkey Kong Game Watch (1994) · Handheld Electronic LCD
- Nintendo Mini Classics: Donkey Kong (1998) · Handheld Electronic LCD
- Donkey Kong (2002) · GBA
- Donkey Kong-e (2002) · Nintendo e-Reader
- Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004) · GBA
- Donkey Kong: Original Edition (2010) · 3DS, Wii
- Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong (2018) · NSW
- Donkey Kong · BBCM
- Donkey Kong · ARC
- Donkey Kong · CVIS
- Donkey Kong Plus · GBA
Related
Bundled in
- Donkey Kong Classics (Sep 1988) · NES
- NES Classic Edition (Nov 2016) · Plug & Play
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer (Nov 2016) · Plug & Play
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Rating distribution
5 stars
100
4 stars
252
3 stars
627
2 stars
210
1 star
41
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status TatskyNuki Aug 6, 2021
This game actually gets really frustrating once you get past Level 2. I have no idea how to deal with the fire monsters and the conveyors level is insane. I also have no idea how to set myself up for the triple barrel or quadruple barrel jump achievement for RA. I guess I'll figure it out eventually.
Status TatskyNuki Jul 29, 2021
Because Arcades are straight up dead in the US, I am emulating the Arcade version. Sue me. RA may have audio bugs but THAT WON'T STOP ME
Mario apparently dies on contact with the ground from like an inch down if they don't jump, and like 3 inches down if they do. Did Mario originally skip leg day?
I might …
Because Arcades are straight up dead in the US, I am emulating the Arcade version. Sue me. RA may have audio bugs but THAT WON'T STOP ME
Mario apparently dies on contact with the ground from like an inch down if they don't jump, and like 3 inches down if they do. Did Mario originally skip leg day?
I might need to watch speedrunners or records but is the best way to rack up points is to complete levels as fast as possible or to continually jump over barrels? Or the hammer? I'm not sure which racks up the most.
Trying to get achievements to work on this thing with RetroArch is insanity, do not do this. Arcade games do not work with RetroArch if you're emulating, stick to MAME or literally anything else. Do NOT be me.
Status Reset_Tears Jan 10, 2020
Everyone's favorite monkey named Donkey -- and he's here to throw barrels and look miffed. What a weird game this is, but it apparently did something right.
Level 1 is great stuff. Jump over the barrels, time your ladder climbs just right, and make your way to the top. It's fun and exciting. What's not to love.
Level 2 is …
Everyone's favorite monkey named Donkey -- and he's here to throw barrels and look miffed. What a weird game this is, but it apparently did something right.
Level 1 is great stuff. Jump over the barrels, time your ladder climbs just right, and make your way to the top. It's fun and exciting. What's not to love.
Level 2 is kind of boring in comparison. You're waiting for elevators, and waiting on elevators. And then you jump off an elevator, but for whatever reason Mario can't survive a 3-foot jump. (A 2.5-foot jump, maybe.)
Level 3 is shit. Walk over some Legos and somehow the entire building DK is on will disappear. Just watch out for the living fire flames. The hammer for this level usually just means you're standing around like a doofus while nothing happens, except maybe kill one flame.
3/5 a solid arcade game that stands the test of time, but the first level's really where it's at.
Status Intervigilium Jun 30, 2018
Una joya de las plataformas, la mecánica de juego sencilla pero bien implementada permite ser entendida rápidamente y es aprovechada al máximo. El objetivo del juego es claramente entendido así como lo son los poderes y peligros que en el se encuentran. Con un objetivo más que obvio no es difícil para el jugador comprender e interactuar con el juego.
Status Pale Jun 19, 2018
I completed my first run ever finishing "Level 3" in International mode on the new Switch version. This includes many attempts at it on the actual arcade cabinet over the years. I'm pretty proud of myself. For those that don't know, that's the point in the game where you play each of the four stages in order for the first …
I completed my first run ever finishing "Level 3" in International mode on the new Switch version. This includes many attempts at it on the actual arcade cabinet over the years. I'm pretty proud of myself. For those that don't know, that's the point in the game where you play each of the four stages in order for the first time. My score is improving too, as I fight to stay in the top 100 as more and more people are picking up and playing this one.
Sooooo happy to have it on Switch.