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Atari 7800

Donkey Kong

1988 1-2 Players 65% Not Rated

In Donkey Kong, Jumpman must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular characters. The game is divided into four different one-screen stages. Each represents 25 meters of the structure Donkey Kong has climbed, one stage being 25 meters higher than the previous. The final screen occurs at 100 m.

Release date
January 1, 1988
Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Atari
Players
1-2

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Donkey Kong

In Donkey Kong, Jumpman must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular characters.

The game is divided into four different one-screen stages. Each represents 25 meters of the structure Donkey Kong has climbed, one stage being 25 meters higher than the previous. The final screen occurs at 100 m.

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Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Atari

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WorldwideJanuary 1, 1988 · Not Rated

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