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A complete remake of the original arcade game on the Game Boy, titled Donkey Kong (referred to as Donkey Kong '94 during development) contains levels from both the original Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. arcades. It starts with the same gameplay and four locations as the arcade game and then progresses to 97 additional puzzle-based levels.
It debuted in 1981 with the arcade game Donkey Kong, which was a sales success that brought Nintendo into the North American market, [1] with the original arcade games being ported into versions on third-party home consoles and developed by several companies. [2] The Donkey Kong franchise has sold a total of 82 million copies as of 2022. [3]
The order of the levels is different in different territories. In the Japanese version, the four levels appear in 1-2-3-4 sequence and then repeat, just as with the Japanese release of Donkey Kong. In the US version, the order is 1–4. 1–2–4, 1–3–4, 1-2-3-4 and then 1-2-3-4 from then on.
The game was moderately successful in Japan, where Game Machine listed Donkey Kong 3 on their December 1, 1983, issue as being the fourth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month. [5] Despite this, it was a commercial failure in North America, particularly due to the wake of the video game crash of 1983.
1.14 million [g] 1983 Donkey Kong 3: Arcade 5,000 [238] 1988 Donkey Kong Classics: Nintendo Entertainment System 1.56 million [239] 1994 Donkey Kong Country: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance: 13.31 million [h] 1995 Donkey Kong Land: Game Boy: 3.91 million [242] Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Miyamoto didn't work on the NES version of Donkey Kong, but he did work on other games. Donkey Kong was released for the arcade in 1981, but came out on the Famicom, the Japanese version of the ...
The title screen and first level are in the top row; level 2 and 3 are below, from the arcade version. The object of the game is for Popeye the Sailor to collect a certain number of items dropped by Olive Oyl, depending on the level—24 hearts, 16 musical notes, or 24 letters in the word "HELP"—while avoiding the Sea Hag, Brutus, and other dangers.
Donkey Kong with Mario and Pauline (from the Donkey Kong arcade game) Donkey Kong Jr. (from the Donkey Kong Jr. arcade game) Q*bert with Coily, Ugg, Wrongway, Slick and Sam (from the Q*bert arcade game) Pitfall Harry with his pet mountain lion Quickclaw and his niece Rhonda (unlike the others which are arcade games, this segment is from the ...