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{{distinguish|Circus Kong}}
{{distinguish|Circus Kong}}
{{italic title}}
{{italic title}}
{{game infobox
{{infobox
|image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|250px]]
|image=[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release=September 6, 1984
|released=September 6, 1984
|genre=Platformer  
|genre=Platformer  
|ratings=N/A
|ratings=N/A
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'''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] title released as part of the Panorama Screen series on September 6, 1984.<ref name="ITA">[http://web.archive.org/web/20211027230755/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/donkey_kong_circus.htm ''Donkey Kong Circus'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref> It is a remake of the second [http://web.archive.org/web/20200807084454/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'' was released in Japan.
'''''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'' was released in Japan.


[[File:DK Circus MK-96 Bell1.gif|thumb|left|The alarm bell]]
The alarm indicator of this game is a bell that is located under the time/score, and the bell swings when the alarm goes off.
The alarm indicator of this game is a bell that is located under the time/score, and the bell swings when the alarm goes off.
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:DK_Circus.png|thumb|left|250px|Gameplay of ''Donkey Kong Circus'']]
[[File:DK_Circus.png|frame|left|160px|Gameplay of ''Donkey Kong Circus'']]
In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]] falling from the [[Oil drum|drums]]. [[Mario]] watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a [[point]] every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a fireball, he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong 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, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the player gets a [[Game Over]].
In this game, [[Donkey Kong]] balances on a [[barrel]] while juggling [[pineapple]]s and avoiding the flaming torches. [[Mario]] watches his performance. Donkey Kong receives a [[point]] every time he catches a pineapple. If Donkey Kong loses a pineapple, Mario will laugh at him, resulting in a miss. If Donkey Kong manages to grasp a [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireball]], he will flail, which also counts as a miss. If Donkey Kong 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, every miss will be cleared instead. When he gets three misses, the player gets a [[Game Over]].
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DonkeyKongCircus1.png|[[Donkey Kong]] artwork
DonkeyKongCircus1.png|[[Donkey Kong]] artwork
DKCiMarioSprite.png|[[Mario]] sprite
DKCiMarioSprite.png|[[Mario]] sprite
DKCiDonkeyKongSprite.png|Donkey Kong sprite
DKCiDonkeyKongSprite.png|[[Donkey Kong]] sprite
Donkey Kong Circus Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] sprite
Donkey Kong Circus Pineapple.jpg|[[Pineapple]] sprite
DK Circus Reset.png|Display when the game is reset
DK Circus Reset.png|Display when the game is reset
DK Circus MK-96 Bell1.gif|The alarm bell
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</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドンキーコング サーカス<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/gamewatch/mario/history.html HISTORY|ゲーム&ウオッチ スーパーマリオブラザーズ|任天堂]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved June 23, 2021.</ref>
|Jap=''ドンキーコング サーカス''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/gamewatch/mario/history.html HISTORY|ゲーム&ウオッチ スーパーマリオブラザーズ|任天堂]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved June 23, 2021.</ref>
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Sākasu
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Sākasu
|JapM=Donkey Kong Circus
|JapM=''Donkey Kong Circus''
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{multiple image
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|direction=vertical
|footer=
|width=220
|image1=Donkey Kong Circus Jingle.oga
|caption1=The game start jingle
|image2=Pop Goes the Weasel.oga
|caption2=The excerpt of "Pop Goes the Weasel" on which the jingle is based
|image3=Jingle+Weasel.oga
|caption3=The jingle, slowed down and pitch-shifted to match the song's tempo and pitch, combined with the song itself
}}
* This game marks Donkey Kong's first playable appearance, predating ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' by over a decade.
*''Donkey Kong Circus'' used a slightly faster rearrangement of the first six seconds of "{{wp|Pop Goes the Weasel}}" for the game start jingle.
*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.
*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 the other way around.
*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 the other way around.
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==References==
==References==
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{{Game & Watch}}
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[[Category:Donkey Kong games]]
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[[Category:Platforming games]]
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