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'''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a ''[[Game & Watch]]'' title released as part of the Panorama series on September 1, 1984.
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|image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release=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>
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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"/> 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.


==Story==
[[File:DK Circus MK-96 Bell1.gif|thumb|left|The alarm bell]]
[[Donkey Kong]] has been captured by [[Mario]] from his [[Donkey Kong Island|home]] and forced to put on a circus show to entertain the masses.
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==
In this game, Mario has to control Donkey Kong's actions by making him balance on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding deadly flames.
[[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]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DonkeyKongCircus.jpg|Box art for ''Donkey Kong Circus''
DonkeyKongCircus1.png|[[Donkey Kong]] artwork
DKCiMarioSprite.png|[[Mario]] sprite
DKCiDonkeyKongSprite.png|Donkey Kong sprite
Donkey Kong Circus Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] sprite
DK Circus Reset.png|Display when the game is reset
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドンキーコング サーカス<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/gamewatch/mario/history.html|title=HISTORY｜ゲーム&ウオッチ スーパーマリオブラザーズ｜任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 1, 2024|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Sākasu
|JapM=Donkey Kong Circus
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*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 instead of vice-versa.
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*This game features identical gameplay to [http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm/ ''Mickey Mouse''], which was released seven months earlier.
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|caption1=The game start jingle
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|caption2=The excerpt of "Pop Goes the Weasel" on which the jingle is based
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|caption3=The jingle, slowed down and pitch-shifted to match the song's tempo and pitch, combined with the song itself
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* 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 "{{wp|Pop Goes the Weasel}}" for the game start jingle.
*While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo characters,{{ref needed}} the previous Game & Watch game featuring Mickey Mouse was an alternate version of ''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|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.
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:12, October 20, 2024

Not to be confused with Circus Kong.
Donkey Kong Circus
A screenshot of the product Donkey Kong Circus from the Game & Watch series
Developer Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Game & Watch
Release date September 6, 1984[1]
Genre Platformer
Rating(s) N/A
Mode(s) Single player
Format
Game & Watch:
Built-in
Input
Game & Watch:

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.

Donkey Kong Circus's alarm bell
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.

Gameplay[edit]

Donkey Kong Circus
Gameplay of Donkey Kong Circus

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

    Box art for Donkey Kong Circus

  • Donkey Kong artwork

    Donkey Kong artwork

  • Mario sprite

    Mario sprite

  • Donkey Kong sprite

    Donkey Kong sprite

  • Pineapple sprite

    Pineapple sprite

  • Display when the game is reset

    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]

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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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 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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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
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