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==List of games==
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!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release and system
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong''
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|[[File:Donkey Kong NES Cover.PNG|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|USA|1981}}Arcade Machine</span>
|In [[List of games by date#1981|1981]], Nintendo had their first blockbuster release with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s creation - ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. Originally released in the arcades, ''Donkey Kong'' became a very popular game amongst gamers, eventually spawning many remakes and ports. In this game, [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]] was the antagonist who kidnapped "[[Mario|Jumpman]]'s" girlfriend ([[Pauline]]). It was later ported to the many home systems including the Atari 2600, the Collecovison and the Nintendo Entertainment System. This is a simple platformer, where the player must control Mario while jumping and avoiding obstacles and making it to Donkey Kong.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong Jr.''
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|[[File:Donkey Kong Jr. NES Cover.PNG|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|USA|1982}}Arcade Machine
|The following year, another arcade game was created, '''''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'''''. This time, the roles were reversed. Mario was the villain, and DK was a damsel in distress. Here, [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], Donkey Kong's son, had to save his kidnapped father from Mario. The gameplay is the same as the original Donkey Kong; Donkey Kong Jr. must avoid traps set off by Mario to save Donkey Kong by jumping and simply avoiding them.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong II''</span>
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|[[File:GaW DK2.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|USA|1983}} [[Game & Watch]]
|'''''[[Donkey Kong II]]''''' was a [[Game & Watch]] game that was very similar to ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' It was based on the third and fourth levels of Donkey Kong Jr. and had the same plotline, but Mario was absent. Its gameplay involved Donkey Kong Jr. unlocking several chains to free Donkey Kong.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong 3''</span>
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|[[File:DK3 Cover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|Japan|1983}}Arcade Machine
|'''''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''''' was the third installment of the ''Donkey Kong'' series, where [[Stanley (Donkey Kong 3)|Stanley]] fought DK. This game differed from its predecessors in that it is a shooter/platformer hybrid and did not include Mario as a character.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''</span>
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|[[File:Dk jr math box.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|Japan|1983}}NES
|'''''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''''' was Donkey Kong Jr.'s second game released in 1983 for the NES. Donkey Kong will hold up a sign, and Donkey Kong Jr. must find the numbers and math sign to get to that number to get a point.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong Circus''</span>
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|[[File:Dkcircus.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|USA|1984}}Game & Watch</span>
|'''''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]''''' is a Game & Watch title released as part of the ''Panorama'' series. Donkey Kong has been captured by Mario from his home and forced to put on a circus show to entertain the masses.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong Hockey''
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|[[File:DKHockey.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|USA|1984}}Game & Watch</span>
|'''''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]''''' is one of the few two-player Game & Watch games ever manufactured. Donkey Kong and Mario must engage each other in a two-player game of Ice Hockey.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Donkey Kong (Game Boy)''
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|[[File:Dmgdqa.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|Japan|1994}}Game Boy</span>
|'''''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''''' (also known as ''Game Boy Donkey Kong'' and ''Donkey Kong '94'') is the first ''Donkey Kong'' [[Game Boy]] Game in the series. This game is based on the original [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'']] but is made longer.
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===Related===
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!width=15% style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title
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!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release and system
!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
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|[[File:Mvd.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{releasedate|USA|2004}}Game Boy Advance
|'''''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''''' is a game for the Game Boy Advance, which was originally planned as ''Donkey Kong Plus'', a sequel to the Game Boy ''Donkey Kong''. The final game retains most mechanics, but subsequent games in the series diverge radically from the template.
 
''For more information on the series, see [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]''
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===Cancelled===
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!width=15% style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title
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!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release and system
!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi
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|[[File:DKFwM.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>Unreleased<br>Famicom</span>
|'''''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi''''' ('''''Donkey Kong's Fun with Music''''') is a [[List of cancelled games and vaporware|cancelled]] game set for release on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It would have followed ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' as one of the edutainment games in the early [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]]. ''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi'' starred the cast of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' plus series newcomer [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] The game never surfaced, and seems to have only been announced in 1983 in a Japanese gaming magazine.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|Return of Donkey Kong
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|<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>Unreleased</span>
|'''''Return of Donkey Kong''''' is a canceled [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] game announced in the ''Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' in 1987. Not much is known about the title.
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Revision as of 00:28, October 19, 2016

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List of games

Title
Cover, original release and system Synopsis
Donkey Kong
File:Donkey Kong NES Cover.PNG
Template:ReleasedateArcade Machine 		In 1981, Nintendo had their first blockbuster release with Shigeru Miyamoto's creation - Donkey Kong. Originally released in the arcades, Donkey Kong became a very popular game amongst gamers, eventually spawning many remakes and ports. In this game, Donkey Kong was the antagonist who kidnapped "Jumpman's" girlfriend (Pauline). It was later ported to the many home systems including the Atari 2600, the Collecovison and the Nintendo Entertainment System. This is a simple platformer, where the player must control Mario while jumping and avoiding obstacles and making it to Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong Jr.
File:Donkey Kong Jr. NES Cover.PNG
Template:ReleasedateArcade Machine 		The following year, another arcade game was created, Donkey Kong Jr.. This time, the roles were reversed. Mario was the villain, and DK was a damsel in distress. Here, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong's son, had to save his kidnapped father from Mario. The gameplay is the same as the original Donkey Kong; Donkey Kong Jr. must avoid traps set off by Mario to save Donkey Kong by jumping and simply avoiding them.
Donkey Kong II
GaW DK2.png
Template:Releasedate Game & Watch 		Donkey Kong II was a Game & Watch game that was very similar to Donkey Kong Jr. It was based on the third and fourth levels of Donkey Kong Jr. and had the same plotline, but Mario was absent. Its gameplay involved Donkey Kong Jr. unlocking several chains to free Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong 3
File:DK3 Cover.jpg
Template:ReleasedateArcade Machine 		Donkey Kong 3 was the third installment of the Donkey Kong series, where Stanley fought DK. This game differed from its predecessors in that it is a shooter/platformer hybrid and did not include Mario as a character.
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Dk jr math box.jpg
Template:ReleasedateNES 		Donkey Kong Jr. Math was Donkey Kong Jr.'s second game released in 1983 for the NES. Donkey Kong will hold up a sign, and Donkey Kong Jr. must find the numbers and math sign to get to that number to get a point.
Donkey Kong Circus
A screenshot of the product Donkey Kong Circus from the Game & Watch series
Template:ReleasedateGame & Watch 		Donkey Kong Circus is a Game & Watch title released as part of the Panorama series. Donkey Kong has been captured by Mario from his home and forced to put on a circus show to entertain the masses.
Donkey Kong Hockey
File:DKHockey.png
Template:ReleasedateGame & Watch 		Donkey Kong Hockey is one of the few two-player Game & Watch games ever manufactured. Donkey Kong and Mario must engage each other in a two-player game of Ice Hockey.
Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
File:Dmgdqa.jpg
Template:ReleasedateGame Boy 		Donkey Kong (also known as Game Boy Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong '94) is the first Donkey Kong Game Boy Game in the series. This game is based on the original Donkey Kong but is made longer.

Related

Title
Cover, original release and system Synopsis
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Mvd.jpg
Template:ReleasedateGame Boy Advance 		Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a game for the Game Boy Advance, which was originally planned as Donkey Kong Plus, a sequel to the Game Boy Donkey Kong. The final game retains most mechanics, but subsequent games in the series diverge radically from the template.

For more information on the series, see Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Cancelled

Title
Cover, original release and system Synopsis
Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi
Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi title screen
Unreleased
Famicom 		Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (Donkey Kong's Fun with Music) is a cancelled game set for release on the Nintendo Entertainment System. It would have followed Donkey Kong Jr. Math as one of the edutainment games in the early Donkey Kong series. Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi starred the cast of the original Donkey Kong plus series newcomer Donkey Kong Jr. The game never surfaced, and seems to have only been announced in 1983 in a Japanese gaming magazine.
Return of Donkey Kong

Unreleased 		Return of Donkey Kong is a canceled Nintendo Entertainment System game announced in the Official Nintendo Player's Guide in 1987. Not much is known about the title.

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