Title:
Donkey Kong
Rating:
E
Genre:
Platform
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IGN Score:
10.0
Release Date:
1982-03-03
Date Added:
2018-07-03 12:28:31
Game Summary:
The game is divided into four different single-screen stages. Each represents 25 meters of the structure Donkey Kong has climbed, one stage being 25 meters higher than the previous. The final stage occurs at 100 meters. Stage one involves Mario scaling a construction site made of crooked girders and ladders while jumping over or hammering barrels and oil barrels tossed by Donkey Kong. Stage two involves climbing a five-story structure of conveyor belts, each of which transports cement pans. The third stage involves the player riding elevators while avoiding bouncing springs. The final stage involves Mario removing eight rivets which support Donkey Kong. Removing the final rivet causes Donkey Kong to fall and the hero to be reunited with Pauline. These four stages combine to form a level.
Upon completion of the fourth stage, the level then increments, and the game repeats the stages with progressive difficulty. For example, Donkey Kong begins to hurl barrels faster and sometimes diagonally, and fireballs get speedier. The victory music alternates between levels 1 and 2. The 22nd level is colloquially known as the kill screen, due to an error in the game’s programming that kills Mario after a few seconds, effectively ending the game.
Brother Chris from Buffalo has just helped you out, eat your spinach!
Upon completion of the fourth stage, the level then increments, and the game repeats the stages with progressive difficulty. For example, Donkey Kong begins to hurl barrels faster and sometimes diagonally, and fireballs get speedier. The victory music alternates between levels 1 and 2. The 22nd level is colloquially known as the kill screen, due to an error in the game’s programming that kills Mario after a few seconds, effectively ending the game.
Brother Chris from Buffalo has just helped you out, eat your spinach!
Platform:
Colecovision
Publisher:
Coleco Industries, Inc.
Developers:
Nintendo of America, Inc.
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Players:
1 To 2 Players
Country of Purchase:
United States
Graphics:
8-bit
Input Devices:
Joystick
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Media Type:
Cartridge
Game Modes:
Single Player
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Discs:
0
Packaging:
Box Set
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-09-23
Date Added:
2018-07-03 12:28:31
