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''This article is for the video-game, Donkey Kong Jr. For the character of the same name, click [[Donkey Kong Jr.|here]].'' | ''This article is for the video-game, Donkey Kong Jr. For the character of the same name, click [[Donkey Kong Jr.|here]].'' | ||
[[Image:DKJR.png| | {{mergeto|Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade game)}} | ||
{{Infobox Arcade Game |title = Donkey Kong Jr. | |||
|image = [[Image:DkJuniorStart.jpg|255 px|Title Screen of Donkey Kong Jr.]] | |||
|developer = [[Nintendo]] | |||
|voices = | |||
|designer = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] | |||
|release = 1982 | |||
|genre = Retro/Platform | |||
|modes = Up to 2 players, alternating turns | |||
|cabinet = Standard | |||
|arcade system = | |||
|monitor = Raster, standard resolution | |||
|input = Joystick, 1 button | |||
|ports = | |||
|notes = 37th of the top 100 games in the [[KLOV]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Donkey Kong Jr.''' was the direct sequel to ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]''. | |||
[[Image:DKJR.png|left|frame|A Screenshot.]] | |||
'''Donkey Kong Jr.''' is an Arcade game that was one of only two games to have [[Mario]] cast as a villain (the other was ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''). It was the sequel to ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]''. | '''Donkey Kong Jr.''' is an Arcade game that was one of only two games to have [[Mario]] cast as a villain (the other was ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''). It was the sequel to ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]''. | ||
[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] had to rescue his father, [[Donkey Kong]], from Mario, perhaps holding a grudge for the kidnapping of his girlfriend [[Pauline]]. Donkey Kong Jr. had to climb vines and leap on trampolines to rescue his dad from Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. also had to avoid [[Snapjaw]]s. | [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] had to rescue his father, [[Donkey Kong]], from Mario, perhaps holding a grudge for the kidnapping of his girlfriend [[Pauline]]. Donkey Kong Jr. had to climb vines and leap on trampolines to rescue his dad from Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. also had to avoid [[Snapjaw]]s. | ||
Donkey Kong Jr. never enjoyed the sales or the following that the original Donkey Kong did, but it did well enough to warrant a third sequel, [[Donkey Kong 3]]. | |||
Later, Rare, in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country|Donkey Kong Country series]]'', said that [[Cranky Kong]] was the kidnapped character and Donkey Kong was Donkey Kong Jr. However [[Nintendo]] seems to not like this and calls the current Donkey Kong the kidnapped one. | Later, Rare, in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country|Donkey Kong Country series]]'', said that [[Cranky Kong]] was the kidnapped character and Donkey Kong was Donkey Kong Jr. However [[Nintendo]] seems to not like this and calls the current Donkey Kong the kidnapped one. | ||
Revision as of 15:07, July 26, 2007
This article is for the video-game, Donkey Kong Jr. For the character of the same name, click here.
Donkey Kong Jr. was the direct sequel to Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong Jr. is an Arcade game that was one of only two games to have Mario cast as a villain (the other was Donkey Kong II). It was the sequel to Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong Jr. had to rescue his father, Donkey Kong, from Mario, perhaps holding a grudge for the kidnapping of his girlfriend Pauline. Donkey Kong Jr. had to climb vines and leap on trampolines to rescue his dad from Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. also had to avoid Snapjaws.
Donkey Kong Jr. never enjoyed the sales or the following that the original Donkey Kong did, but it did well enough to warrant a third sequel, Donkey Kong 3.
Later, Rare, in the Donkey Kong Country series, said that Cranky Kong was the kidnapped character and Donkey Kong was Donkey Kong Jr. However Nintendo seems to not like this and calls the current Donkey Kong the kidnapped one.
