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| ⚫ | '''Donkey Kong Circus''' was a handheld game system released on September 6, 1984, as part of the Game & Watch<ref>[[wikipedia:Game & Watch|''Game & Watch'' on Wikipedia]]</ref> Panorama series. In the game, the player controls [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]] while trying to juggle pineapples on a [[Barrel|barrel]], making sure to avoid flames. |
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==Story== |
==Story== |
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| + | [[Mario]] (earlier known as Jumpman) was a carpenter who had watched a circus act starring a [[Kong Family|Kong]] named Donkey Kong (later known as Cranky Kong). Mario unwittingly laughed at Donkey when the gorilla made mistakes during the circus act. In the circus, Donkey Kong had to use his legs to balance the barrel he was on, juggle pineapples and avoid deadly flames. |
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| − | [http://www.mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong Donkey Kong] has been captured by [http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario Mario] from his [http://www.mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_Island home] and forced to put on a circus show to entertain the masses |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was |
+ | *This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was due to the idea of the system creator, Gunpei Yokoi<ref>[[wikipedia:Gunpei Yokoi|Gunpei Yokoi on Wikipedia]]</ref><ref>[https://www.mariowiki.com/Gunpei_Yokoi Gunpei Yokoi on Super Mario Wiki]</ref>, 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 |
+ | *This game features identical gameplay to ''Mickey Mouse''<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mickey_mouse1.htm ''Mickey Mouse'' on In the Attic]</ref>, a previous Game & Watch game, 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". |
| + | *The gameplay of ''Donkey Kong Circus'' is similar to ''Mario the Juggler''<ref>[https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_the_Juggler Mario the Juggler'' on Super Mario Wiki]</ref>, the last original game released in the Game & Watch series. |
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| + | ==External Links== |
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| + | *[https://www.mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_Circus ''Donkey Kong Circus'' on Super Mario Wiki] |
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[[Category:Games]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:23, 10 March 2021
- Note: This is the second game released in the Donkey Kong series, but the story takes place before the first game.
Donkey Kong Circus gameplay.
Donkey Kong Circus was a handheld game system released on September 6, 1984, as part of the Game & Watch[1] Panorama series. In the game, the player controls Donkey Kong while trying to juggle pineapples on a barrel, making sure to avoid flames.
Story[]
Mario (earlier known as Jumpman) was a carpenter who had watched a circus act starring a Kong named Donkey Kong (later known as Cranky Kong). Mario unwittingly laughed at Donkey when the gorilla made mistakes during the circus act. In the circus, Donkey Kong had to use his legs to balance the barrel he was on, juggle pineapples and avoid deadly flames.
Gallery[]
The Donkey Kong Circus handheld game system.
Trivia[]
- This is one of the few Game & Watch units to feature full color. This was due to the idea of the system creator, Gunpei Yokoi[2][3], to move the background around the characters instead of vice-versa.
- This game features identical gameplay to Mickey Mouse[4], a previous Game & Watch game, 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".
- The gameplay of Donkey Kong Circus is similar to Mario the Juggler[5], the last original game released in the Game & Watch series.