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'''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' is a ''[[Game & Watch]]'' title released as part of the Panorama series on September | '''''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>. | ||
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*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 instead of vice-versa. | *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 instead of vice-versa. | ||
*This game features identical gameplay to [http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm/ ''Mickey Mouse''], which was released seven months earlier. | *This game features identical gameplay to [http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm/ ''Mickey Mouse''], which was released seven months earlier. The two games' codes also got mixed up, with ''Mickey Mouse'' being model "DC-95" and ''Donkey Kong Circus'' being "MK-96".<ref name="ITA"/> | ||
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Revision as of 20:20, November 13, 2010
Donkey Kong Circus is a Game & Watch title released as part of the Panorama series on September 6, 1984[1].
Story
Donkey Kong has been captured by Mario from his home and forced to put on a circus show to entertain the masses.
Gameplay
In this game, Mario has to control Donkey Kong's actions by making him balance on a barrel while juggling pineapples and avoiding deadly flames.
Trivia
- 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 instead of vice-versa.
- This game features identical gameplay to Mickey Mouse, which was released seven months earlier. The two games' codes also got mixed up, with Mickey Mouse being model "DC-95" and Donkey Kong Circus being "MK-96".[1]
References
- ^ a b Donkey Kong Circus info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames Retrieved 13 November 2010
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| Game & Watch games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario franchise | Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Mario Bros. (1983, MS) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, TT/NWS) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, CrS | 1987, Sp | 1988, NWS) • Mario the Juggler (1991, NWS) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, CoS) | |
| Donkey Kong franchise | Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, NWS | 1983, TT & PS) • Donkey Kong II (1983, MS) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, MVS) • Donkey Kong Circus (1984, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) | |
| Miscellaneous | Green House (1982, MS) | |
| MS: Multi Screen • TT: Table Top • PS: Panorama Screen • NWS: New Wide Screen • MVS: Micro VS. System • CrS: Crystal Screen • Sp: Special • CoS: Color Screen | ||
