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|image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg| | |title=Donkey Kong Circus | ||
|developer=[[Nintendo | |image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|150px]] | ||
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] | |||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
| | |released=September 6, 1984 | ||
|genre=Platformer | |genre=Platformer | ||
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|modes=Single player | |modes=Single player | ||
|platforms=[[Game & Watch]] | |platforms=[[Game & Watch]] | ||
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[[ | '''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a ''[[Game & Watch]]'' title released as part of the Panorama series on September 6, 1984<ref name="ITA">[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_circus.htm ''Donkey Kong Circus'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref>. It is a remake of the second [http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm ''Mickey Mouse''] ''Game & Watch'' game, which was released worldwide seven months earlier. The two games' codes even seem to have gotten mixed up, with ''Mickey Mouse'' being model "DC-95" and ''Donkey Kong Circus'' being "MK-96".<ref name="ITA"/> Neither the Panorama Screen ''Mickey Mouse'' nor ''Donkey Kong Circus'' were released in Japan. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the flaming torches. [[Mario]] watches his performance. | |||
In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the | If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario would laugh at him. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
DKCiMarioSprite.png|[[Mario]] | |||
DKCiDonkeyKongSprite.png|[[Donkey Kong]] | |||
DKCiMarioSprite.png|[[Mario]] | Donkey_Kong_Circus_Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] | ||
DKCiDonkeyKongSprite.png|Donkey Kong | DK_Circus.png|Gameplay | ||
DK_Circus_Reset.png|Display when the game is reset | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo characters{{ref needed}}, the previous ''Game & Watch'' game featuring Mickey Mouse was an alternate version of ''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]'' released simultaneously in certain countries. | |||
*This is one of the few ''Game & Watch'' units to feature full color. This was actually due to [[Gunpei Yokoi]]'s idea to move the background around the characters rather than vice versa. | |||
*While this originally had a Disney license that was dropped in favor of Nintendo characters | |||
*This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was actually due to [[Gunpei Yokoi]]'s idea to move the background around the characters | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Game & Watch}} | {{Game & Watch}} | ||
{{DKGames}} | |||
[[Category:1984 games]] | [[Category:1984 games]] | ||
[[Category:Game & Watch | [[Category:Game & Watch Games]] | ||
[[Category:Puzzle | [[Category:Puzzle Games]] | ||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
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