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North America 1994 Nintendo
Europe 1994 Nintendo
Japan June 14, 1994 Nintendo

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Donkey Kong review

You can't get a much better game than this for on the go play. Donkey Kong is the stuff, really it is. It's not what you think: it's not just a little plumber named Mario (formerly Jumpman) leaping over barrels sent his way by an angry ape. There's a lot more to it this time…

Marc Golding · December 9, 2003 · 1 comment

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Donkey Kong review

In the first level, you progressed upward through a series of tiers while bounding over barrels and swinging a hammer - your only line of defense against the unstoppable rolling barrel squadron. In the second level, you made your way up through a stack of conveyor belts…

snowdragon · December 9, 2003

Donkey Kong review

The original Donkey Kong from the Nintendo industry was a huge hit. That is one of the things that put them on the board, and why not give people the chance to play it around a decade later on the new handheld gameboy. But you can't just give them the old Donkey Kong game…

ratking · November 25, 2002

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