Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade game)

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Donkey Kong Jr. is a 1982 arcade game by Nintendo. It eponymously stars Donkey Kong's son, who is trying to rescue Donkey Kong, who has been captured by Mario (presumedly at the conclusion of the first game, Donkey Kong). It is the second title in the Donkey Kong series of arcade games.

1 Description
2 Legacy
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Description

Template:Expand As Donkey Kong Jr., the player attempts to rescue the character's father, Donkey Kong. The game includes numerous climbing and jumping puzzles. The little ape's only defense is fruit, which can be dropped on snapjaws , nitpickers and sparks to kill them.

The game has four levels with similar goals. After completing the four levels, the levels start over again with increased difficulty. Up to two players may play the game, taking turns.

The game's cabinet is a standard upright and its controls consist of a joystick, two buttons to select the number of players, and a single button which makes Donkey Kong Jr. jump.

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Legacy

This is the second in the series of three arcade games featuring Donkey Kong. The original game was wildly successful and popular, but the other games in the series only achieved limited success. As a matter of fact, the original Donkey Kong was still very popular after these sequels were released and often got more play than them.

Even so, Donkey Kong Jr. is regarded as one of the Top 100 Video Games by the Killer List of Videogames.

Donkey Kong Jr. is also a milestone in that it is the only game to feature Mario as a villain.

In the opening intro, there appear to be two Marios pulling up Donkey Kong's cage. One fan-developed theory here is that the other Mario could be Luigi, who would be introduced in Mario Bros.

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