BundleGame & Watch Gallery 2Sep 27, 1997Multi-item package
Release
Thursday, June 3, 1982
Player score
64/100
Platform families
Not announced
Connected releases
5
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
Inside Donkey Kong
What it is
Donkey Kong is a Multi Screen Game & Watch game released in 1982. It was based on the arcade game Donkey Kong, with gameplay based only on 25m, the first stage from the arcade version. This was the first Game and Watch game to be based on pre-existing Nintendo characters, and it was the first video game system to include the D-pad, a feature of all future Nintendo systems. The game unit's model is DK-52, with the DK standing for Donkey Kong. The game was a huge success, selling over 1,000,000 copies worldwide.
The premise
Donkey Kong has kidnapped the beautiful Lady and taken her to a dangerous construction site. Mario must climb to the top of the construction site and rescue Lady from the giant ape.
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