Donkey Kong Junior (video game)

:"For the character of the same name, see Donkey Kong Junior."Infobox VG
title=Donkey Kong Junior


developer=Nintendo R&D1
publisher=Nintendo
designer=Shigeru Miyamoto
release=Arcade
vgrelease|NA=1982

INTV
vgrelease|NA=1983

ColecoVision
vgrelease|NA=1983

VIC-20, Atari 2600
vgrelease|NA=1983

NES
vgrelease|JP=July 15, 1983|NA=June 1986|PAL=June 15, 1987

FDS version
vgrelease|JP=July 19, 1988

7800
vgrelease|NA=1988

Virtual Console
vgrelease|JP=December 2, 2006|NA=December 4, 2006|PAL=December 22, 2006
genre=Platform
modes=Up to 2 players, alternating turns
platforms=Arcade, NES, Famicom Disk System, e-Reader, Atari 2600, Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit, Atari XE Game System, ColecoVision, Commodore VIC-20, Intellivision and Virtual Console.
cabinet=Standard
arcade system=
monitor=Raster, standard resolution (Used: 224 x 256) (Vertical)
input=Joystick, 1 button

Gameplay

The player controls DK Junior and has to rescue Donkey Kong from Mario, who had captured him and taken him into the jungle to kill him.fact|date=October 2008 Like its predecessor, "Donkey Kong Jr." is an arcade-style platform game.fact|date=October 2008 There are a total of four levels, each with a somewhat different theme. DK Junior can move and jump for the most part, but can also climb up vines.fact|date=October 2008 Enemies include alligators and birds that Mario releases to thwart DK Junior. 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 Junior reaches the top, he chases Mario to the next stage.fact|date=October 2008 Once the four levels are completed, the player restarts the game with increased difficulty and his or her points and lives retained.fact|date=October 2008 Up to two players can play the game alternately.fact|date=October 2008

Legacy

"Donkey Kong Junior" is regarded as one of the "Top 100 Video Games" by the Killer List of Videogames.fact|date=October 2008 "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.fact|date=October 2008 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.fact|date=October 2008

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. [ cite web | url= http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=126&vi=24 | title=Twin Galaxies' Donkey Kong, Jr. High Score Rankings | date=2008-8-24]

Ports

Like most arcade games of this era, this game was ported to many home systems, including the video game consoles NES, 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 vgy|1988 in an NES compilation titled "Donkey Kong Classics". The game was later on the e-Reader and is now available on the Virtual Console for 500 Wii Points. [cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154811 |title=Wii Virtual Console Lineup Unveiled |accessdate=2006-11-01 |last=Parish |first=Jeremy |date=2006-10-31 |publisher= 1UP.com ] The NES version was also a playable game on Animal Crossing.

References

External links

*KLOV game|id=7612|name=Donkey Kong Junior
* [http://www.twingalaxies.com/images/generalinfo/%5CIcarus_Hall_Certificate_900.jpg"Icarus Hall - Donkey Kong, Jr. World Record Certificate"]
*moby game|id=/donkey-kong-jr|name="Donkey Kong Jr."
* [http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=126&vi=24 "Donkey Kong, Jr." Scoreboard] at Twin Galaxies
*StrategyWiki|Donkey Kong Jr.