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[[File:DKCTitleScreen.gif|thumb|left|The title screen for Donkey Kong Classics.]]
[[File:DKCTitleScreen.png|thumb|left|The title screen for ''Donkey Kong Classics'']]
'''''Donkey Kong Classics''''' is a video game collection of the ''Donkey Kong'' series, consisting of the games ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''. This compilation is for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], which was developed by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]].


It was released on October [[1988]] in the US, three years after the original release of the NES, and August 10, [[1989]] in Europe.
'''''Donkey Kong Classics''''' is a video game collection of the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]], consisting of the games ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' This compilation is for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], which was developed by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]. ''Donkey Kong Classics'' was released in October [[List of games by date#1988|1988]] in the United States, three years after the original release of the NES, and on August 10, [[List of games by date#1989|1989]], in Europe. It was never released in Japan.


Nothing has actually changed in gameplay and modes. They are still the same as the NES versions. However, the title screen is different. The title screen is in a blue color, and the player can switch between the two games and the single and multi-player modes from there.. They are exactly the same as the NES versions of the games. The game was never released in Japan.
Nothing has changed in gameplay and modes. The only difference is the title screen. It is now a blue color, and the player can switch between the two games and the single- and multiplayer modes from there. They are exactly the same as the [[Arcade Classics Series]] versions of the games.


==Refrences To Earlier Games==
==Media==
*[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]-A remake of the game was made as Game A.
{{main-media|List of Donkey Kong media#Famicom/NES|List of Donkey Kong Jr. media#Famicom/NES}}
*[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]- A remake of the game was made as Game B.


==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
DonkeyKongClassicsArt.png|[[Mario]] fighting with [[Donkey Kong]]
</gallery>


===Box art===
<gallery>
Donkey Kong Classics box NA.jpg|North American box art
Donkey Kong Classics Box CAN.jpg|Canadian box art
Donkey Kong Classics Box SD.jpg|Scandinavian box art
Donkey Kong Classics box ESP.jpg|Spanish box art
Donkey Kong Classics Box FAH.jpg|Dutch box art
Donkey Kong Classics box FRA Classic Series.jpg|Dutch box art ([[Nintendo Classics|Classic Series]])
Donkey Kong Classics Box ITA.jpg|Italian box art
Donkey Kong Classics box DE.jpg|German box art
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 09:42, December 28, 2024

Donkey Kong Classics
Box art of Donkey Kong Classics.
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date NES:
USA September 9, 1988[?]
Europe August 10, 1989[?]
Language(s) English (United States)
Genre Retro/Platform
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer (up to two players, alternating turns)
Format
NES:
Game Pak
Input
NES:
Serial code(s) NES-DJ
The title screen
The title screen for Donkey Kong Classics

Donkey Kong Classics is a video game collection of the Donkey Kong series, consisting of the games Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. This compilation is for the Nintendo Entertainment System, which was developed by Nintendo EAD. Donkey Kong Classics was released in October 1988 in the United States, three years after the original release of the NES, and on August 10, 1989, in Europe. It was never released in Japan.

Nothing has changed in gameplay and modes. The only difference is the title screen. It is now a blue color, and the player can switch between the two games and the single- and multiplayer modes from there. They are exactly the same as the Arcade Classics Series versions of the games.

Media[edit]

For lists of media for this subject, see List of Donkey Kong media § Famicom/NES and List of Donkey Kong Jr. media § Famicom/NES.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Box art[edit]

  • North American box art

    North American box art

  • Canadian box art

    Canadian box art

  • Scandinavian box art

    Scandinavian box art

  • Spanish box art

    Spanish box art

  • Dutch box art

    Dutch box art

  • Dutch box art (Classic Series)

    Dutch box art (Classic Series)

  • Italian box art

    Italian box art

  • German box art

    German box art

Miscellaneous[edit]

Donkey Kong Classics coverage on other NIWA wikis:
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Donkey Kong games
Platformers Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, arcade) • Donkey Kong 3 (1983, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (1984, computer) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
Donkey Kong Country series Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010, Wii) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, Wii U)
Donkey Kong Land series Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
DK series DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, DS) (Banana Bonanza [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Rolling Panic [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Banana Grab [Unknown, Adobe Flash])
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong 64 (1999, N64) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN)
Racing games Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Wii)
Donkey Konga series Donkey Konga (2003, GC) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GC) • Donkey Konga 3 JP (2005, GC)
Other Donkey Kong Circus (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Donkey Konk (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Memory Kong (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Couic d'or ! (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Picross NP Vol. 8 (2000, SFC) • Kremling Krushin (2000, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze (2003, Adobe Shockwave) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Hurling for Distance (2005, Adobe Flash) • Barrel-Blastapalooza (2005, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, arcade) • Mario vs. DK 2: Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, arcade) • Timber's Balloon Pop (2007, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1982, tabletop) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong II (1983, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Classics (1988, NES) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) • Donkey Kong Country (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005, GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007, DS) • New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii, 2008) • Donkey Kong Original Edition (2010, VC) • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013, 3DS) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018, Switch) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch) • Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025, Switch)
Tech demos Unnamed Donkey Kong Country proof-of-concept (Unknown, VB) • puzzle (Unknown, N64) • spritemonkeyEX (Unknown, N64) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo (2014, Wii U)
Pitches / canceled games Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (FC) • Donkey Kong IV (arcade) • Return of Donkey Kong (NES) • Super Donkey (SNES) • CD-i Donkey Kong game (CD-i) • Donkey Kong vs. Super Wario (SNES) • Donkey Kong and the Golden Bananas (SNES) • D.K.R. DMG (GB) • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (GBA) • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (GBA) • Donkey Kong Racing (GCN) • Donkey Kong Plus (GCN/GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (GCN) • Donkey Kong Country 4 (DS) • DK Bongo Blast (GCN) • Freedom (Switch)
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
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Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC† (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Family Computer Disk System Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels‡ (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater‡ (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.‡ (1986) • Golf: Japan Course‡ (1987) • Golf: U.S. Course‡ (1987) • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic‡ (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race‡ (1987) • Donkey Kong^ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally‡ (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.^ (1988) • Mario Bros. Returns^ (1988) • Wrecking Crew^ (1989) • Pinball^ (1989)
Miscellaneous Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1991)
* NES only
† Famicom only
‡ Disk System only
^ Disk Writer only
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