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'''''Donkey Kong''''' is a {{wp|vacuum fluorescent display|VFD}} game based on the [[Donkey Kong (game)|arcade original]]. It was developed and released by [[Coleco]] in 1982 as part of its tabletop arcade games series. | '''''Donkey Kong''''' is a {{wp|vacuum fluorescent display|VFD}} game based on the [[Donkey Kong (game)|arcade original]]. It was developed and released by [[Coleco]] in 1982 as part of its tabletop arcade games series.<ref name=1984catalog>[https://x.com/toys_retro/status/1597329985915813892 1984 Coleco CES catalog]. ''X''. Retrieved December 23, 2024.</ref> | ||
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
There are eight difficulty levels, each containing | [[File:DK Coleco tabletop 25m.jpg|thumb|left|Ramps screen]] | ||
There are eight difficulty levels, each containing the [[25m|Ramps screen]] and [[100m|Rivets screen]],<ref name=1984catalog/> which must be completed before the [[Time Limit]]. The player starts off with three lives. | |||
In the | In the Ramps screen, Mario must reach the top of the screen to [[Pauline|his girlfriend]] using [[ladder]]s while dodging the [[barrel]]s thrown at him by [[Donkey Kong]]. There is a [[hammer]] on the third floor, but it only awards [[point]]s. Donkey Kong is standing on an electric fence. Mario can run under it but not jump through it. | ||
In the Rivets screen, Mario has to remove ten [[Bolt (object)|rivets]] while avoiding [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]]. He simply needs to walk over a rivet to remove it, but this leaves a gap which he has to jump over if he needs to reverse direction. He can collect his girlfriend's [[Pauline's lost items|hat, purse, or umbrella]] for extra points. After the last rivet has been removed, the game starts over again at a higher difficulty. The game repeats itself at max difficulty until [[Game Over|all lives are lost]]. The game saves the highest score. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
DK tabletop box.jpg|Box art | DK tabletop box.jpg|Box art | ||
DKCTTCMDonkeyKong.png|Commercial screenshot | DKCTTCMDonkeyKong.png|Commercial screenshot | ||
DK Coleco Tabletop Mario Sprite.png|Mario | DK Coleco Tabletop Mario Sprite.png|Mario | ||
DK Coleco Tabletop Pauline Sprite.png|Mario's girlfriend | DK Coleco Tabletop Pauline Sprite.png|Mario's girlfriend | ||
Revision as of 05:25, December 23, 2024
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| Developer | Coleco |
| Publisher | Coleco |
| Platform(s) | Tabletop arcade game |
| Release date |  August 1982[1] |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Serial code(s) | 2391 |
Donkey Kong is a VFD game based on the arcade original. It was developed and released by Coleco in 1982 as part of its tabletop arcade games series.[2]
Controls
Like the arcade game, the player moves Mario using a control stick and a jump button.
Gameplay
There are eight difficulty levels, each containing the Ramps screen and Rivets screen,[2] which must be completed before the Time Limit. The player starts off with three lives.
In the Ramps screen, Mario must reach the top of the screen to his girlfriend using ladders while dodging the barrels thrown at him by Donkey Kong. There is a hammer on the third floor, but it only awards points. Donkey Kong is standing on an electric fence. Mario can run under it but not jump through it.
In the Rivets screen, Mario has to remove ten rivets while avoiding fireballs. He simply needs to walk over a rivet to remove it, but this leaves a gap which he has to jump over if he needs to reverse direction. He can collect his girlfriend's hat, purse, or umbrella for extra points. After the last rivet has been removed, the game starts over again at a higher difficulty. The game repeats itself at max difficulty until all lives are lost. The game saves the highest score.
Gallery
Box art
Commercial screenshot
Mario
Mario's girlfriend
Donkey Kong
Trivia
- Coleco had planned to release a VFD adaptation for Donkey Kong Jr., but they scrapped it in favor of distributing Nintendo's Game & Watch Tabletop version.
External links
References
- ^ Arcade Express Vol1, No1. Page 4.
- ^ a b 1984 Coleco CES catalog. X. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
