Big-City

Big-City
Game	Donkey Kong
Level(s)	8
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The Big-City (alternatively spelled Big City) is the first world of Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. After Donkey Kong is defeated in the prologue, he gets up and takes Mario's lady friend Pauline, escaping with her to this city. The city introduces most of the new gameplay elements of the Game Boy game, such as keys that need to be taken to doors to proceed in the levels, as well as Roads and Ladders that can be placed in specific slots and extended from there. Big-City features eight stages, two of which are boss fights with Donkey Kong.

The levels of the Big-City show a common metropolitan landscape with skyscrapers and office buildings. In the foreground, Mario encounters conveyor belts, girders, trash cans, and power lines that he can use to flip and jump off of. Among the variety of enemies introduced in the Big-City, Rappies have a basic behavior that is also seen in enemies that reside in later worlds. On the other hand, Bowbows, Oils, Faiachū, Wire Traps, and Trash Cans stand as unique obstacles encountered by Mario. After the first encounter with Donkey Kong in Stage 1-4, Road Blocks and Ladder Blocks show up and allow Mario to create temporary platforms and ladders respectively. As with all stages in the game, three of Pauline's material possessions are scattered across each stage of the Big-City, and Mario can collect them to play a bonus game once he completes a stage and his score finishes tallying.

Levels

Level	Image	Enemy species and obstacles encountered
Stage 1-1		Oil, Bowbows
Stage 1-2		Bowbow, Oils, Rappies
Stage 1-3		Fireballs, Dust Man, Bowbow, Wire Trap
Stage 1-4		Donkey Kong
Stage 1-5		Rappy, Faiachū
Stage 1-6		Faiachū
Stage 1-7		Bowbows
Stage 1-8		Donkey Kong, barrels

Profiles

“The first area that Mario must cross is the Big City. Just like King Kong, Mario must climb to the top of a skyscraper to get to his beloved. The ravenous gorilla awaits in the fourth level of this area. Mario has learned many skills during Donkey Kong's abstence. He can climb his enemy, jump off, and become a powerful missile as he plummets back towards the giant ape!”

—Super Game Boy Player's Guide, page 34

Items and objects

Mario and Donkey Kong, heading for the entrance of the Big-City

The Big-City introduces the following new items:

• Key
• Trash Can
• Road
• Ladder

The following objects and obstacles make their first appearance:

• Door
• Rope
• Spikes

Enemies

The following enemies appear in the Big-City:

• Bowbows
• Oils
• Rappies
• Wire Traps
• Dust Man
• Faiachū

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ビッグシティー Biggu Shitī	Big-City
Dutch	Grote stad	Big city
French	Big City[?]	-
Italian	Grande Città Grande città	Big City Big city
Spanish	Gran Ciudad[?]	Big City

Trivia

• The instruction booklet of Donkey Kong Land states that Big Ape City is Donkey Kong's "favorite stomping ground" and also calls it "Big City" in its description, implying the locations are the same. New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey is also implied to be this location.