Donkey Kong II

Donkey Kong II is a multi-screen Game & Watch game released on March 7, 1983; it was later re-released as part of Game & Watch Gallery 3. It is an indirect sequel to the Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch game and a direct follow-up to Donkey Kong. While Donkey Kong Jr. is based on the first level of the arcade game of the same name, Donkey Kong II appears to be based on the third and fourth levels.

Story

Essentially, it contains the same story as Donkey Kong Jr.—Donkey Kong is trapped by the tricky Mario, and now the ape's son must save him.

Gameplay

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Donkey Kong II as it appears in Game & Watch Gallery 3

Donkey Kong is chained to the floor in the top of the upper screen by several locks. Donkey Kong Jr. must hit a key up to the top screen and then progress through the bottom screen, jumping over snapjaws and sparks much as Mario jumped over barrels in Donkey Kong. Every time Donkey Kong Jr. jumps over a snapjaw or spark, he receives a point. When he reaches the top screen, he must hit the key right next to one of the locks, then climb up the chain that trails below the lock. Once he reaches the top, he uses the key to unlock the lock, earning from five to 15 points depending on how fast he does the job. Then, he must progress back down to the bottom to hit a new key up, and so on until he hits the fourth key. When Donkey Kong Jr. opens all four locks, he frees Donkey Kong, awarding the player 20 points. If Donkey Kong Jr., after opening a lock, has no misses when he returns to the starting position and throws up a key, he will earn five points. If a snapjaw, bird, or spark hits Donkey Kong Jr., he loses a life, and the key returns to the starting position. If Donkey Kong Jr. 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, he will receive an extra life instead. The game ends when he loses three lives.

In Game A, the snapjaws and birds on the upper screen disappear when Donkey Kong Jr. places the first key into the lock, with only the bird in the upper left corner and the snapjaw in the lower right corner remaining. In Game B, however, the snapjaws and birds remain when Donkey Kong Jr. places a key into the lock, making it more difficult for him to return.

References to other games

• Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong II is its direct follow-up.
• Donkey Kong Jr. - Donkey Kong II is its indirect sequel. Both games share a very similar storyline. Also, Donkey Kong Jr. is identical in both appearances.

References in later games

• Donkey Kong 3 - A sequel to this game. Also, the handheld version of the sequel.
• Game & Watch Gallery 3 - Donkey Kong II is playable here.