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'''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] title released as part of the Panorama Screen series on September 6, 1984.<ref name="ITA">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20211027230755/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_circus.htm|title=''Donkey Kong Circus''|publisher=In The Attic|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> It is a remake of the second [http://web.archive.org/web/20200807084454/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm ''Mickey Mouse''] Game & Watch game, which was released worldwide seven months earlier. The two games' codes even seem to have gotten mixed up, with ''Mickey Mouse'' being model "DC-95" and ''Donkey Kong Circus'' being "MK-96."<ref name="ITA"/> Neither the Panorama Screen ''Mickey Mouse'' nor ''Donkey Kong Circus'' was released in Japan. | '''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] title released as part of the Panorama Screen series on September 6, 1984.<ref name="ITA">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20211027230755/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_circus.htm|title=''Donkey Kong Circus''|publisher=In The Attic|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> It is a remake of the second [http://web.archive.org/web/20200807084454/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm ''Mickey Mouse''] Game & Watch game, which was released worldwide seven months earlier. The two games' codes even seem to have gotten mixed up, with ''Mickey Mouse'' being model "DC-95" and ''Donkey Kong Circus'' being "MK-96."<ref name="ITA"/> Neither the Panorama Screen ''Mickey Mouse'' nor ''Donkey Kong Circus'' was released in Japan. | ||
[[File:DK Circus MK-96 Bell1.gif|thumb|left|The alarm bell]] | |||
The alarm indicator of this game is a bell that is located under the time/score, and the bell swings when the alarm goes off. | |||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:DK_Circus.png|thumb|left|Gameplay of ''Donkey Kong Circus'']] | [[File:DK_Circus.png|thumb|left|Gameplay of ''Donkey Kong Circus'']] | ||
In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]] falling from the [[Oil drum|drums]]. [[Mario]] watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a [[point]] every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong reaches 300 points without any misses, the points will be worth double until he does get a miss. If he has any misses at said score, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the player gets a [[Game Over]]. | In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]] falling from the [[Oil drum|drums]]. [[Mario]] watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a [[point]] every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong reaches 300 points without any misses, the points will be worth double until he does get a miss. If he has any misses at said score, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the player gets a [[Game Over]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Donkey Kong Circus Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] sprite | Donkey Kong Circus Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] sprite | ||
DK Circus Reset.png|Display when the game is reset | DK Circus Reset.png|Display when the game is reset | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:26, July 4, 2024
- Not to be confused with Circus Kong.
| Donkey Kong Circus | |
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| Developer | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Game & Watch |
| Release date | September 6, 1984 |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Format | Game & Watch:
Built-in
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| Input | Game & Watch:
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Donkey Kong Circus is a Game & Watch title released as part of the Panorama Screen series on September 6, 1984.[1] It is a remake of the second Mickey Mouse Game & Watch game, which was released worldwide seven months earlier. The two games' codes even seem to have gotten mixed up, with Mickey Mouse being model "DC-95" and Donkey Kong Circus being "MK-96."[1] Neither the Panorama Screen Mickey Mouse nor Donkey Kong Circus was released in Japan.
The alarm indicator of this game is a bell that is located under the time/score, and the bell swings when the alarm goes off.
Gameplay[edit]
In this game, Donkey Kong balances on a barrel while juggling pineapples and avoiding the fireballs falling from the drums. Mario watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a point every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong reaches 300 points without any misses, the points will be worth double until he does get a miss. If he has any misses at said score, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the player gets a Game Over.
Gallery[edit]
Box art for Donkey Kong Circus
Donkey Kong artwork
Mario sprite
Donkey Kong sprite
Pineapple sprite
Display when the game is reset
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドンキーコング サーカス[2] Donkī Kongu Sākasu |
Donkey Kong Circus |
Trivia[edit]
The game start jingle
The excerpt of "Pop Goes the Weasel" on which the jingle is based
The jingle, slowed down and pitch-shifted to match the song's tempo and pitch, combined with the song itself
- This game marks Donkey Kong's first playable appearance, predating Donkey Kong Country by over a decade.
- Donkey Kong Circus used a slightly faster rearrangement of the first six seconds of "Pop Goes the Weasel" for the game start jingle.
- While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo characters,[citation needed] the previous Game & Watch game featuring Mickey Mouse was an alternate version of Egg released simultaneously in certain countries.
- This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was actually due to Gunpei Yokoi's idea to move the background around the characters, rather than the other way around.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Donkey Kong Circus. In The Attic (British English). Archived October 27, 2021, 23:07:55 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ HISTORY｜ゲーム&ウオッチ スーパーマリオブラザーズ｜任天堂. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2024.
| Game & Watch games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario franchise | Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Mario Bros. (1983, MS) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, TT/NWS) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, CrS | 1987, Sp | 1988, NWS) • Mario the Juggler (1991, NWS) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, CoS) | |
| Donkey Kong franchise | Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, NWS | 1983, TT & PS) • Donkey Kong II (1983, MS) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, MVS) • Donkey Kong Circus (1984, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) | |
| Miscellaneous | Green House (1982, MS) | |
| MS: Multi Screen • TT: Table Top • PS: Panorama Screen • NWS: New Wide Screen • MVS: Micro VS. System • CrS: Crystal Screen • Sp: Special • CoS: Color Screen | ||
