Donkey Kong Jr.

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This article is about the video game. For the character of the same name, see Donkey Kong Jr. (character).

Donkey Kong Jr.
Developer	Nintendo Research & Development 1 Iwasaki Engineering Nintendo Research & Development 2 (Famicom/NES port) Coleco (ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Intellivision, and Coleco Adam ports) Atari, Inc. (Atari 8-bit computer port) ITDC (Atari 7800 port) Hamster (Arcade Archives)
Publisher	Nintendo Coleco (ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Intellivision, and Coleco Adam ports) Atari, Inc. (Atari 8-bit computer port) Atari Corporation (Atari 7800 port) Hamster (Arcade Archives)
Release date	Arcade: August 2, 1982 September 1982 ColecoVision: February 1983 Famicom/NES: July 15, 1983 June 1986 June 15, 1987 Atari 2600: September 1983 Intellivision: October 1983 Atari 8-bit computers: March 1984 Coleco Adam: April 1984 Family Computer Disk System: July 19, 1988 Atari 7800: November 1988 e-Reader: September 16, 2002 October 2002 Virtual Console (Wii): December 2, 2006 December 4, 2006 December 22, 2006 Virtual Console (3DS) (Ambassador Program Release): August 31, 2011 September 1, 2011 September 1, 2011 September 1, 2011 Virtual Console (3DS) (Full Release): April 18, 2012 June 14, 2012 August 23, 2012 August 23, 2012 April 6, 2016 Virtual Console (Wii U): April 26, 2013 April 27, 2013 April 28, 2013 July 15, 2013 NES Classic Edition: November 10, 2016 November 11, 2016 November 11, 2016 Nintendo Switch (Arcade Archives): December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018 Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online: May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019
Genre	Retro/Platform
Modes	Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Cabinet	Upright and cocktail
Monitor	Raster, standard resolution
Input	Arcade: Joystick NES: NES Controller Wii: Wii Remote (Sideways) Wii Classic Controller Nintendo GameCube Controller Wii U: Wii U GamePad Wii Remote (Sideways) Wii Classic Controller Wii U Pro Controller Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Nintendo Switch Online NES Controller Nintendo 3DS: Control pad NES Classic Edition: NES Classic Controller Wii Classic Controller

Donkey Kong Jr. is a 1982 arcade platform game by Nintendo. It first appeared in arcades, and was later released for a variety of platforms, most notably the Nintendo Entertainment System. Over the course of the 1980s, it was also released for various console systems, with the form of the title abbreviated as Donkey Kong Jr. in most versions. Its eponymous star, Donkey Kong Junior (DK Jr.), is trying to rescue his father Donkey Kong, who has been captured by Mario, in his only appearance as an antagonist in a video game. This game is the sequel to the video game Donkey Kong, which featured Mario as the protagonist and Junior's father as the antagonist.

Gameplay

The player controls DK Jr. and has to rescue Donkey Kong from Mario, who had captured him. Like its predecessor, Donkey Kong, Jr. is an arcade-style platform game. There are a total of four levels, each with a somewhat different theme. DK Jr. can move and jump for the most part, but can also climb up vines. Enemies include Snapjaws, which resemble bear traps with eyes and bird-like creatures called "Nitpickers" that Mario releases to thwart DK Jr. If the player touches one of these enemies, he or she will lose a life. Enemies can be killed by dropping fruit onto them. At the top of every stage is Mario and Donkey Kong, and when DK Jr. reaches the top, he chases Mario to the next stage. Once the four levels are completed, the player restarts the game with increased difficulty and his or her points and lives retained. Up to two players can play the game alternately.

Legacy

Donkey Kong Junior is regarded as one of the Top 100 Video Games by the Killer List of Videogames. Donkey Kong Junior was selected to be among five arcade games chosen for history's first official video game world championship, which was filmed at Twin Galaxies in Ottumwa, Iowa by ABC-TV's That's Incredible! over the weekend of January 8-9, 1983. The game later spawned a cereal which featured fruit-flavored cereal pieces shaped like bananas and cherries. Donkey Kong, Jr. is shown on the box wearing a red shirt with a big yellow J printed on the front.

Competitive play

For more than twenty years, the Donkey Kong, Jr. world record had been held by noted gamer Billy Mitchell, who had achieved 957,300 points in 1983. On August 10, 2008, Mitchell's benchmark score was eclipsed by Icarus Hall of Port Angeles, Washington, who scored 1,033,000 points.

Ports

Like most arcade games of this era, this game was ported to many home systems, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom Disk System, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, ColecoVision, and Intellivision. A Game & Watch version of the game was also made. The NES version was one of the three launch titles for the system in Japan. This game, along with the original Donkey Kong, was re–released in 1988 in an NES compilation titled Donkey Kong Classics. The NES version of the game was later released on the e-Reader and is now available on the Virtual Console. The NES version was also a playable game on Animal Crossing, but required a special password from the official website which is now no longer available.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Donkey Kong Jr..

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  Nintendo Entertainment System box art

External link

• Donkey Kong Jr. on the Super Mario Wiki