Changes: Donkey Kong Circus

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180px-Donkey Kong Circus — *Donkey Kong Circus*.

Note: This is the second game released in the Donkey Kong series, but takes place before the first game.

Donkey Kong Circus was a Game & Watch game (with a Panorama screen) released September 6, 1984. In it, the player controls Donkey Kong Sr. while trying to juggle pineapples on a barrel, making sure to avoid flames.

Story

Mario was a carpenter who had watched a circus act starring a Kong named Donkey Kong Senior (later known as Cranky Kong), Mario unwittingly laughed at Cranky when the Kong made mistakes during the circus act. In the circus, Donkey Kong Sr. had to use his legs to balance the barrel he was on, juggle pineapples, and avoid deadly flames.

Trivia

This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was due to Gunpei Yokoi's idea to move the background around the characters instead of vice-versa.
This game features identical gameplay to Mickey Mouse, which was released seven months earlier. The two games' codes also got mixed up, with Mickey Mouse being model "DC-95" and Donkey Kong Circus being "MK-96".

Donkey Kong Game Series
Platforming Games
Classic	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. (Math) • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong '94
Mario vs. Donkey Kong	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (remake) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge
Donkey Kong Country	Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! • Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong Land	Donkey Kong Land • Donkey Kong Land 2 • Donkey Kong Land III
DK	DK: King of Swing • DK: Jungle Climber
Single Games	Donkey Kong 64 • Donkey Kong (GameCube) (canceled) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Other Genres
Racing Games	Diddy Kong Racing (DS) • Diddy Kong Pilot (canceled) • Donkey Kong Racing (canceled) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Donkey Konga	Donkey Konga • Donkey Konga 2 • Donkey Konga 3
Game & Watch	Donkey Kong Circus • Donkey Kong Hockey
Other Games	Jungle Kong • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (canceled) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom

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+[[File:180px-Donkey_Kong_Circus.jpg|thumb|left|''Donkey Kong Circus''.]]
 [[File:Dkc.jpg|thumb|The ''Donkey Kong Circus'' game]]
+:''Note: This is the second game released in the Donkey Kong series, but takes place before the first game.''
+'''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' was a [[Game & Watch]] game (with a Panorama screen) released September 6, 1984. In it, the player controls [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Sr.]] while trying to juggle pineapples on a barrel, making sure to avoid flames.
+==Story==
-'''''Donkey Kong Circus''''' was a G&W game released in 1984. In it, you control D.K. while trying to juggle pineapples on a barrel, making sure to avoid flames.
+Mario was a carpenter who had watched a circus act starring a [[Kong]] named Donkey Kong Senior (later known as Cranky Kong), Mario unwittingly laughed at Cranky when the Kong made mistakes during the circus act. In the circus, Donkey Kong Sr. had to use his legs to balance the barrel he was on, juggle pineapples, and avoid deadly flames.
+==Trivia==
+* This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was due to [http://www.mariowiki.com/Gunpei_Yokoi Gunpei Yokoi]'s idea to move the background around the characters instead of vice-versa.
+* This game features identical gameplay to [http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm/ ''Mickey Mouse''], which was released seven months earlier. The two games' codes also got mixed up, with ''Mickey Mouse'' being model "DC-95" and ''Donkey Kong Circus'' being "MK-96".
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+[[Category:Games]]
+[[Category:Donkey Kong Games]]