Donkey Kong Jr.

Original title

ドンキーコング JR.

transcription

Donkī Kongu Junia

Studio

Nintendo Research & Development 1

Erstveröffent-
lichung

Arcade : 1982

Game & Watch :
October 26, 1982 NES / Famicom : July 15, 1983 June 1986 June 15, 1987 Famicom Disk System : July 19, 1988
Japan
North America
Europe

Japan

Nintendo e-Reader : September 16, 2002

platform

Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System , Family Computer Famicom Disk System , Atari 2600 , Atari 7800 , Atari Home Computer Series , ColecoVision , Coleco Adam , Intellivision , BBC Micro , Nintendo e-Reader , Game & Watch

Game mode

Gamepad , keyboard , joystick

Donkey Kong Jr. ( Jap. ドンキーコングJR. , Hepburn : Donkī Kongu Junia , North American Donkey Kong Junior in Arcade - and non-Nintendo versions advertised) is a Jump 'n' Run - Arcade Game , which in 1982 by Nintendo's development studio Nintendo Research & Development 1 . It is the successor to Donkey Kong and was launched during the 1980s for various well-known game consoles and home computers , such as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as one of the launch titles , Family Computer (Famicom), Famicom Disk System , Atari 2600 , Atari 7800 , the Atari home computer series , the ColecoVision , the Coleco Adam , the Intellivision , the BBC Micron , the Nintendo e-Reader and ported as a Game & Watch game.

The gameplay was developed by Shigeru Miyamoto , the graphics he designed together with Yoshio Sakamoto . The music of the game was composed by Yukio Kaneoka, as with the predecessor.

1983 appeared with Donkey Kong 3 a successor.

action

Donkey Kong is being held in a cage by Mario. His son Donkey Kong Jr. is now trying to save his father. The roles of the previous game are now reversed, as Mario is now - for the first and so far only time - the villain.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, Donkey Kong Jr. is a platform game. There are four levels in total, each with its own topic. Donkey Kong Jr. (DK Jr.) can run left and right, jump, and grab vines, chains, and ropes to climb. It can slide off faster if it only holds one vine or climb faster if it holds two. Enemies include "snapjaws," which resemble bear traps with eyes. Bird-like creatures called "Nitpickers", some of which can attack the player by dropping eggs, and "Sparks" that roam the lines in one of Mario's hiding spots. DK Jr. can jump over these enemies on platforms, switch from one vine / chain / rope to another to dodge them, or drop pieces of fruit that destroy any enemy they touch before falling to the bottom of the screen where they are eventually dissolve. In order to pass the first three levels, DK Jr. must reach the key hanging next to his father's cage, whereupon Mario escapes and pushes him off the screen. In the fourth phase, DK Jr. has to put six keys in locks on the top platform to free his father, Donkey Kong . After a short cutscene, the player reappears in the first level with an increased level of difficulty. A bonus timer is run at each stage and any remaining points are added to the player's score after the game is completed. DK Jr. loses a life if he touches an enemy or projectile, falls too far down, or falls into the abyss. He also loses a life if the bonus timer counts down to zero. The game is over when the player has lost his entire life.

Development and publication

The game was developed in 1982 by Nintendo's studio Nintendo Research & Development 1 and was released as an arcade game in 1983 (in Europe 1984) under the name Donkey Kong Junior . It is the sequel to the hit arcade game Donkey Kong from 1981.

Portings and new releases

Ports

Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong Jr.

Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong Jr. (Tabletop)

The release for the home market under the name Donkey Kong Jr. took place in 1983 with a port for the Famicom as one of the launch titles in Japan. In 1986 the game was also ported for the US market. In 1987 it was released for the NES in Europe. In 1988 it was also released for the Famicom Disk System. Further ports for the Atari 2600, Atari 7800 consoles, the Atari home computer series, the ColecoVision, the Coleco Adam, the Intellivision, the BBC Micro and Game & Watch followed. In 2012, the game was also ported for the Nintendo e-reader.

New releases

The arcade version of the game was later released for the virtual console of the Wii and the Wii U and the Nintendo eShop of the Nintendo 3DS . The game was also included in the Nintendo Classic Mini game console .

reception

Donkey Kong Jr. was honored at the 5th Arkie Awards for Best Video Game Sound Effects in 1984. The game is in the Top 100 of the Killer List of Videogames .

Like its predecessor, the game was popular for speed runs and high score records held.

The figure Donkey Kong Jr. made it, like other Mario and Nintendo figures, as a playable character in several Mario games, such as the Mario Kart series , Mario Tennis or Super Mario Bros. 3 . Donkey Jr. was one of the characters who appeared in the cartoon series Saturday Supercade (1983-1985) on CBS . He was later also one of the main characters in the animated series Donkey Kong's Adventures .

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Francis Dodds: The future of academic publishing: Revolution or evolution? In: Learned Publishing . tape 31 , no. 2 , July 13, 2017, ISSN 0953-1513 , p. 163-168 , doi : 10.1002 / leap.1109 .
^ Lionel Carter: Towards a Ceasefire in Kashmir . April 9, 2018, doi : 10.4324 / 9780429491658 .
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^ The Top Coin-Operated Videogames of All Time - The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .

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[2] Lionel Carter: Towards a Ceasefire in Kashmir . April 9, 2018, doi : 10.4324 / 9780429491658 .

[3] Coleridge, Nicholas David, (born March 4, 1957), President, Condé Nast International Ltd, since 2012 (Vice-President, 1999–2011); Managing Director: Condé Nast Publications, since 1992 (Editorial Director, 1989–91); Condé Nast Digital (formerly CondéNet) Ltd, since 1999; Director: Les Publications Condé Nast, since 1994; Condé Nast India, since 2006; Condé Nast Zao, since 2012 . In: Who's Who . Oxford University Press, December 1, 2007, doi : 10.1093 / ww / 9780199540884.013.u11473 .

[4] FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS VOL. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .

[5] https://www.webcitation.org/6EQFCxqtG?url=http://www.1up.com/news/virtual-console-lineup-unveiled. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .

[6] Donkey Kong Jr. Retrieved September 12, 2019 (British English).

[7] Video (New York. 1977). In: Video (New York. 1977). 1978, ISSN 0147-8907 ( worldcat.org [accessed September 12, 2019]).

[8] The Top Coin-Operated Videogames of All Time - The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .