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88-503: In Tropical Freeze , Donkey Kong and his family must venture across five islands to save their home, Donkey Kong Island, after it is frozen over by the villainous Snowmads —a group of invaders from the northern seas, who attacked the island on Donkey Kong's birthday. Like its predecessor, the game received generally positive reviews. Praise was directed at the level design, gameplay, and soundtrack, although its high level of difficulty received more mixed opinions. The game continues on from

176-417: A Donkey Kong spin-off film, with Rogen set to reprise his role. In response to backlash for voicing Donkey Kong in his normal speaking voice, Rogen explained: "I was very clear that I don't do voices. If you want me to be in this movie, then it's going to sound like me and that's it. That was the beginning and end of that conversation. I think in the film and in the game, all you seem to know about Donkey Kong

264-415: A cement factory . The player must empty cement from the hoppers into the cement trucks below. A conveyor belt at the top moves cement into hoppers which can only hold three loads at a time. An alarm sounds when one has been filled to capacity. To move Mario around the screen, the player must use elevators located at the center. If the player moves to the center when an elevator is not present, Mario falls to

352-454: A Game of the Year, calling it "a masterpiece of mechanics and level design" and citing the level Grassland Groove as the best platforming level of the game. GameSpot , however, gave the game 6 out of 10, saying that interesting boss battles and vehicle segments did not make up for "clunky, repetitive level design" and poor implementation of new mechanics. GamesTM , who gave it a 7 out of 10, found

440-495: A colour LCD screen without an internal back-light, which faces downward in order to expose the translucent rear to an external light source, e.g. daylight. The player views the action in a mirror that reflects the screen. The game was later included in Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002). Mario's Cement Factory was a game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and first released in 1983 for the Game & Watch Tabletop series. The game

528-445: A few new features. Retro Studios president Michael Kelbaugh told Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé that production started on Tropical Freeze because the team "had a lot of gas left in the tank" after finishing Returns , wanting to include underwater levels and 3D camera work, and to use the Wii U hardware to do "a lot of really new cool tricks". The addition of camera work was

616-633: A hidden boss in Punch-Out!! , uppercutting K. Rool out of his castle at the end of Donkey Kong Country 2 , and having punch-based attacks as his special and final smash moves in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . In a match against boxing champion "Krusha" K. Rool in Donkey Kong 64 , DK's weight is given at 800 pounds. The new Donkey Kong introduced in Donkey Kong Country was initially characterized as

704-470: A major character. He was redesigned, appearing with a red necktie , which sometimes bears his initials, "DK". The 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Donkey Kong Country , developed by British game developer Rare , was the beginning of a series. The manual for Donkey Kong Country states that the main protagonist in this game is the grandson of the Donkey Kong from the original trilogy, who

792-466: A new twist to the game by having Bowser , who waits at the top middle of the screen, cause the conveyor belt to reverse on occasion, forcing Mario and Luigi to correct it with switches placed at their sides. Like nearly all Game & Watch titles, Mario Bros. features the standard Game A and tougher Game B. Mario the Juggler is a Game & Watch New Wide Screen series game featuring Mario as

880-462: A once-over. So that's good enough for me – I must have done something right! The Donkey Kong Country series introduced the setting of Donkey Kong Island and a backstory for the character. The series also introduced Diddy Kong as DK's sidekick and best friend, and K. Rool , King of the Kremlings, as his nemesis who steals his and Diddy Kong's banana hoard. While retaining the red necktie featured in

968-446: A pallet out of the machine on the lowest level and puts in on the conveyor belt . Luigi then takes it from the other side and puts it on the belt above it. There are 3 points on each side the brothers must do this. Finally, once the package is filled Luigi tosses it onto the delivery truck. Once the truck is full, the brothers get a short break. If the brothers drop a pallet, they are yelled at by their bosses. If three pallets are dropped,

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1056-409: A red tie. Bayliss presented the modern look to Nintendo and was immediately approved for the high-resolution 3D medium. Although the character design has been tweaked over the years, Donkey Kong's appearance remains consistent since the last modification by Bayliss. Today it makes me smile to see so many products with DK on the front, and that he's pretty much still the same as he looked when I gave him

1144-488: A striking resemblance to Donkey Kong. One of the enemies, named "Guerrilla", says "Don't confuse me with someone else", referring to DK. Both Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. appear as minor antagonists in the Super Mario Bros. -based adventure book Doors to Doom . Donkey Kong was also featured on the Game & Watch Gallery handheld series and Tetris DS . In Yoshi's Island DS , Donkey Kong appears as "Baby DK",

1232-544: A version of the "DK Rap" from Donkey Kong 64 serves as stage music for Kongo Jungle (the one difference in the lyrics being the word "heck" substituted from the word "hell"). He appeared once more in Super Smash Bros. Brawl , this time being joined by his sidekick Diddy Kong and three stages – "Jungle Japes" from Melee , "Rumble Falls" from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat , and "75m" from the original Donkey Kong game from 1981. Both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong returned to

1320-551: A younger version of himself, similar to Baby Mario . First appearing in World 2–1, most of his gameplay reflects Donkey Kong Jr. , even featuring the Snapjaw enemies from the game. He has been seen in the audience of some games in the Punch-Out!! series and also serves as the hidden opponent in 2009's Punch-Out!! on the Wii. During Rare's time, references were seen throughout Rare's games. In Banjo-Tooie , Bottle's daughter, Goggles,

1408-568: Is a fictional gorilla -like character in the Donkey Kong and Mario franchise, created by Shigeru Miyamoto . The original Donkey Kong first appeared as the title character and antagonist of the eponymous 1981 game , a platformer by Nintendo, which would lead to the Donkey Kong series. The Donkey Kong Country series was launched in 1994 with a new Donkey Kong as the protagonist (although several installments focus on his friends Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong instead). This version of

1496-540: Is a grown-up version of Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo of Europe's website also states that the modern DK is DK Jr., but the Game Boy Advance versions of Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest , Super Smash Bros. Brawl , Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Donkey Kong Country Returns , Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze , Gregg Mayles of Rare, and Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide all explicitly state that

1584-572: Is a selectable character in Mario Tennis , Mario Power Tennis , Mario Tennis: Power Tour , Mario Tennis Open , Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash and Mario Tennis Aces . Donkey Kong is playable in Mario Golf , Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour , Mario Golf: World Tour and Mario Golf: Super Rush but not Mario Golf: Advance Tour . Donkey Kong is featured in Super Mario Strikers for

1672-407: Is also playable in each Super Smash Bros. game. Donkey Kong appeared in Super Smash Bros. as the first character from the Donkey Kong series and had a stage called "Kongo Jungle", which was based on Donkey Kong Country . Both he and Kongo Jungle returned for the series second game, Super Smash Bros. Melee . In this game, he had two new stages called "Jungle Japes" and "Kongo Jungle", and

1760-480: Is an escaped circus gorilla on the run from Mario and Pauline , who seek to recapture him. A second series of segments based on Donkey Kong Jr. focuses on the title character, voiced by Frank Welker , who seeks to find his missing father after his escape from the circus. Donkey Kong later appeared as a recurring antagonist in the 1989 animated series Captain N: The Game Master , voiced by Garry Chalk . He

1848-424: Is assisted by a companion, who either provide additional abilities to Donkey Kong, or can be controlled individually by a second player. Along with Diddy Kong , who returns with his barrel jet pack for crossing large gaps, two additional characters are added: Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong . Dixie has the ability to spin her ponytail into a propeller and slowly descend through the air, with an initial boost in height at

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1936-442: Is depicted as the territorial and easily angered ruler of Kongoland, and must be fed to be appeased. Donkey Kong is also the main character of the 1996 Donkey Kong Country animated series, in which Donkey Kong fights to protect Kongo Bongo Island and the mystical Crystal Coconut from King K. Rool and his Kremling henchmen. Donkey Kong was voiced by Richard Yearwood , with his singing voice performed by Sterling Jarvis . Donkey Kong

2024-645: Is not wearing a tie. IGN criticized his tie, stating that "DK needs a fashion makeover". They said that while he "used to be a working icon", "his status is starting to show signs of rust". 1UP.com listed him as the most "Gracelessly Aging Character", citing the fact that the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game eventually became Cranky Kong . IGN ranked him 5th in their "Top 100 Videogames Villains" list for his earlier appearances. UGO.com listed Donkey Kong seventh on their list of "The 25 Awesomest Hidden Characters" for his cameo appearance in Punch-Out!! . Empire also included him on their list of

2112-483: Is now Cranky Kong . Cranky orchestrates the events of Donkey Kong Land to recreate those of DKC. Despite his name being in the titles, Donkey Kong is the figurative damsel-in-distress in the two sequels to DKC and those to DKL, where he is captured by K. Rool. In these sequels, the player controls Diddy, Dixie , and Kiddy as they set out to rescue Donkey Kong. The Donkey Kong Country series also led to an animated television series and Donkey Kong 64 , in which DK

2200-520: Is on the right screen. The game's clamshell design is unusual in the series; it opens horizontally like a book (in the Japanese right to left reading order) and not vertically (like the Nintendo DS ). The brothers are working in a bottling plant , moving packages between the various levels of the bottling machine. The only controls for the game are up and down buttons for each brother. Mario first gets

2288-461: Is placed on a barrel while juggling pineapples and avoiding flames. This game is very similar to Mario the Juggler , the last Game & Watch game, as they both involve a character juggling while avoiding objects. Donkey Kong Hockey was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1984 as part of the Game & Watch Micro Vs. series. The game features one LCD screen and two attached control pads. The hockey features Donkey Kong as one of

2376-727: Is playable once again. Following Rare 's departure from the series, Nintendo co-produced a trilogy of rhythm games with Namco for the GameCube known as the Donkey Konga series, which were based on Namco's own Taiko: Drum Master , though only two of the series' games made it to America. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was released in March 2005, in North America for the GameCube. It depicted DK as being more violent than his original image and also used

2464-558: Is played, he can gain a companion and each Kong has three hit points. As the Kongs celebrate Donkey Kong's birthday, their island is attacked by the Snowmads, arctic invaders. Their leader, Lord Fredrik, blows a horn that creates frozen winds and an ice dragon. The Kongs are blown away and the Snowmads seize the frozen Donkey Kong Island. The Kongs traverse a series of islands and make their way back to Donkey Kong Island. They make their way through

2552-494: Is seen holding a Donkey Kong plush doll. Also in the worker's quarters in Grunty's Industries, the DK logo is seen on the fridge. Outside of video games, Donkey Kong has made several appearances in animation. The 1983 animated anthology series Saturday Supercade features cartoon segments based on the original Donkey Kong arcade game. In the segments, Donkey Kong, voiced by Soupy Sales ,

2640-489: Is subtly alluded to in the 1993 film Super Mario Bros. when the character of Anthony Scapelli, portrayed by Gianni Russo , is inadvertently devolved into a chimpanzee by King Koopa. Donkey Kong was voiced by Seth Rogen in the 2023 film by Illumination Entertainment , in addition to having been given a subtle redesign composed of elements from his contemporary and original arcade appearances. In November 2021, reports surfaced that Illumination had begun development on

2728-537: Is that he throws barrels and does not like Mario very much. And that's what I ran with". Donkey Kong has been described as one of the most iconic mascots for Nintendo . In their 250th issue in January 2010, Nintendo Power ranked him as their eighth-favorite Nintendo hero, stating that while he is a somewhat goofy hero, he is decently good overall and an entertaining one. They also ranked him as their eighth-favorite Nintendo villain, joking that one should avoid him if he

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2816-427: The Game & Watch series. Donkey Kong was developed by Nintendo R&D1 as part of the Game & Watch Multi Screen series, featuring two LCD screens. Released in 1982, it is a port of the arcade game, where Mario is a carpenter attempting to rescue his girlfriend from an evil, or at least angry, ape. Like the arcade Donkey Kong , Mario must climb a building while avoiding barrels, but beating

2904-543: The Mario Party series, he was a playable character in all three titles released for the Nintendo 64 , and also Mario Party 4 for the GameCube , this one being his last playable appearance in the series for some time. He eventually became an "event character" in later games, making appearances as an incidental character on the game board. He made an appearance within Mario Party 8 , once again as an incidental character on

2992-525: The Super Smash Bros. crossover fighting series, and serves as the main antagonist of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series from 2004 to 2015. The character is voiced by Richard Yearwood and Sterling Jarvis in the animated series Donkey Kong Country (1997–2000), and by Seth Rogen in the Illumination Entertainment feature film The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). In 1981, Nintendo

3080-502: The Game Boy game, Donkey Kong , he also donned a distinct physical appearance featuring heavy brows and a peaked lock of hair on top of his head. This would become the standard look for Donkey Kong still used over two decades later. The modern Donkey Kong is portrayed as a powerful yet laid-back ape, who is interested mainly in his banana hoard and his girlfriend, Candy Kong. He has pugilistic abilities that are often emphasized, featuring as

3168-504: The Nintendo Selects label in March 2016, in North America. According to the 2021 CESA Games White Papers, it went on to sell 2.02 million units on the Wii U, as of December 2020. The Nintendo Switch version of Tropical Freeze had stronger sales. In Japan alone, the game sold roughly 88,421 units in the first five days of release, more than doubling its debut on Wii U. By December 2018, the game had sold 2.08 million copies worldwide on

3256-445: The 2014 Wii U game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze , Donkey Kong sets out to get his home back from evil Vikings known as the Snowmads. Every Mario Kart game has featured a version of Donkey Kong as a playable character. Super Mario Kart features Donkey Kong Junior as a playable character. The modern Donkey Kong made his first appearance in the series with Mario Kart 64 , and has been in every game to date since. In

3344-520: The 50 greatest video game characters, adding that he is "the worst named character in the history of gaming". The 2011 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition lists Donkey Kong as the 33rd-most popular video game character. In 2012, GamesRadar ranked him as the 25th-best hero in video games. Jeremy Parish of Polygon ranked 73 fighters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate "from garbage to glorious", listing Donkey Kong as 22nd, stating that "we'd love to play as Donkey Kong. This guy, though? He's just

3432-469: The Famicoms F-1 Grand Prix tournament. The game plays like a scaled down version of the original NES game and features eight levels, which Mario must pass in order to rescue the princess. The game also features 1 Up Mushrooms, Stars, and the enemies Bullet Bill and Lakitu. Each of the eight worlds feature Mario navigating a scrolling platformer. Mario must avoid getting trapped behind walls as

3520-687: The GameCube and made his first appearance on the Wii within the title Mario Strikers Charged as a playable soccer captain. In Mario Super Sluggers , he appears as a captain again. Donkey Kong also appears in Mario Superstar Baseball . He made a playable appearance in almost every Mario & Sonic game , starting with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games . He's also playable in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Mario Sports Mix . He

3608-670: The Kong's adversary King K. Rool . Along with Bowser , he is also a playable guest character in the Nintendo versions of Skylanders: SuperChargers and Skylanders: Imaginators . Super Mario Maker features Donkey Kong as a Mystery Mushroom costume. Donkey Kong appears as one of the playable characters in the downloadable campaign, Donkey Kong Adventure , for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle . The character has also made more incidental appearances. Two minor enemies in Super Mario RPG bear

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3696-584: The Mario Toy Company, upset over the lack of Mini-Mario toys available for purchase. The game was followed by a 2006 sequel titled Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis , where Donkey Kong, who is infatuated with Pauline, kidnaps her and takes her to the roof of the Super Mini-Mario World amusement park when she ignores a Mini-Donkey Kong toy in favor of a Mini-Mario. He also once again appeared as

3784-555: The Switch, bringing total sales to over 4 million units across both platforms. As of March 2019, the title has sold over 2.25 million units worldwide on the Switch, including 290,000 copies in Japan. The 2023 CESA Games White Papers revealed that the Nintendo Switch version had sold 4.62 million units, as of December 2022. Donkey Kong (character) Donkey Kong , also shortened to DK ,

3872-622: The antagonist in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! . Aside from those, Donkey Kong appeared in DK King of Swing on the GBA around the time of Jungle Beat , and in its sequel, Jungle Climber , for the Nintendo DS . In the 2010 Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns , Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong battle against the Tiki Tak Tribe , who appears on Donkey Kong Island and hypnotizes various creatures. In

3960-561: The bongo controllers. It was also the first game to receive the ESRB E10+ Rating. In October 2007, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast was released in North America for the Wii . On handheld consoles, Donkey Kong was reunited with his former rival Mario in the 2004 Game Boy Advance game Mario vs. Donkey Kong . A throwback to the Donkey Kong game for the Game Boy, Donkey Kong resumed his antagonist role from his earlier games by taking over

4048-414: The bottom and loses a life. Losing a life may also occur if the player stays on the elevator too long, in which case Mario will either fall or be crushed. There are safe zones at the top and bottom of the elevators allowing Mario to hang without danger of being hurt. The game includes two game modes, Game A and Game B. By selecting Game B, the player begins at a higher difficulty level than Game mode A. It

4136-401: The character persists as the main one up to today. While the 1980s games' Donkey Kong and the modern Donkey Kong share the same name, the manual for Donkey Kong Country and subsequent games portray the former as Cranky Kong , the latter's grandfather, with the exception of Donkey Kong 64 and The Super Mario Bros. Movie , in which Cranky is depicted as his father, alternatively portraying

4224-486: The co-operative multiplayer. Game Informer gave it a 9.25 out of 10 for the levels, gameplay and graphics, while also noting the game having a fewer levels than Returns . GameTrailers gave the game a 9.1 out of 10, praising enhancements made to the gameplay, and the "stellar" soundtrack. IGN gave the game 9 out of 10 for the game's challenge, level design, and boss battles. Gamnesia's Colin McIsaac chose Tropical Freeze as

4312-681: The following year in the sequel Donkey Kong Jr. , where Donkey Kong is taken captive and locked in a cage by Mario, while Donkey Kong Junior sets out to rescue him. Donkey Kong resumed his antagonistic role in Donkey Kong 3 , where the character Stanley the Bugman takes Mario's place as the protagonist. Stanley fights Donkey Kong's attempts to invade a greenhouse along with a horde of killer bees. After Donkey Kong , Mario went on to become Nintendo's primary mascot, while Donkey Kong and his son were relegated to supporting roles and cameos. The 1994 Game Boy version of Donkey Kong marked his re-emergence as

4400-529: The formidable platforming difficulty. The game was nominated for Best Visual Design and Best Audio at the 2014 Golden Joystick Awards , as well as for Best Nintendo Game at the 2018 event. In Japan, the Wii U version of Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze sold over 70,000 copies during its first month of release. During its first eight days of release in the United States, the game sold an estimated 130,000 units. This game, along with its predecessor , were added to

4488-620: The frozen fortress until they encounter the leader of the Snowmads, Lord Fredrik, who challenges them to a battle deep in the depths of the volcano. Donkey Kong delivers the final punch to Lord Fredrik, who crashes into the Snowmad ships, defeating the Snowmads. Donkey Kong blows into Fredrik's horn, producing a breeze that thaws Donkey Kong Island. The game's story focuses on the Snowmads, a group of Viking -themed arctic animals such as walruses , owls , Rabbits , and penguins that invade Donkey Kong Island, forcing Donkey Kong to go against them with

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4576-812: The game board. Donkey Kong also appears in Mario Party DS and in Mario Party 9 as a non-player character , though he came back as playable in Mario Party 10 and Mario Party: Star Rush (along with Diddy Kong ). Donkey Kong appears as a contender in Mario Party: The Top 100 , and later as an unlockable, playable character in Super Mario Party , while also appearing as a playable character in Mario Party Superstars and Super Mario Party Jamboree . Donkey Kong has also made playable appearance in various Mario sports games . Donkey Kong

4664-432: The game is different from the arcade version. The player must trigger a lever on the upper screen, activating a hook, which Mario must then jump and catch. If the player succeeds, a peg will be removed and Mario will return to the starting point, but if the player does not, Mario will fall to the ground and lose a life. Removing all available pegs in this manner will cause Donkey Kong's platform to collapse, and he will fall to

4752-498: The game loops with longer distances. Within the levels, 1-Up Mushrooms and Stars —staples of the Mario series—can be found by hitting the floor above Mario. When the mushroom is collected they will add a life (unless Mario has the maximum 3 reserved lives, in which case only points will be added); when the Star is collected Mario will be invincible for 10 seconds. From the early mid-1980s to

4840-400: The game to be as difficult as its predecessors, citing the enemy and obstacle placements, and the difficulty of boss battles. In their review of the Nintendo Switch version, GameSpot gave Tropical Freeze a more favorable assessment, awarding the game 9 out of 10. IGN stood by their 9 out of 10 score, remarking that the addition of Funky Mode makes the game more accessible without reducing

4928-477: The game will end. A homebrew port and sequel, titled Mario Bros. II , was also released in 1987 by Thundersoft for the Commodore 64 . It replaced the bottle factory with a cake factory. In the remakes of this game for Game & Watch Gallery 3 and 4 , Mario and Luigi are catching what becomes a cake, which is boxed and wrapped up for delivery (with Wario portraying the delivery man). The remakes add

5016-452: The game. The soundtrack was primarily composed by David Wise , along with the help of Aiden Griffin as his assistant. Wise previously contributed music for the original SNES Donkey Kong Country games. Additional music was provided by Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, and Riyu Tamura under the supervision of Kenji Yamamoto . The development team designed the gameplay to be similar to that of previous series games, apart from

5104-465: The grandson of the original Donkey Kong who appears in the game as an elderly ape named Cranky Kong . This remained the most consistent storyline, with it also being directly stated in both Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest , but Donkey Kong 64 portrays the modern Donkey Kong as Cranky Kong's son. Leigh Loveday , the writer of Donkey Kong Country 2 , prefacing his statement with "As far as I know", said that he

5192-513: The ground. A remake of the game was later featured in Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997) and 4 (2002). In this 1982 game, the player controls Donkey Kong Jr. as he works to save his father, Donkey Kong , while watching out for obstacles like crocodiles , birds, and electric flashes. The game was released as part of the Mini-Classics series in 1998 (a set of four Game & Watch games ported to small keychain -bound handhelds), and

5280-563: The help of his friends Diddy Kong , Dixie Kong , and Cranky Kong . This is Dixie Kong 's third appearance in the main series and the first since Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! , released in 1996. This is also Cranky Kong 's first appearance as a main playable character in the Donkey Kong Country series, although he was previously playable in minigames in the Game Boy Advance versions of Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3 and 1984's Donkey Kong Hockey (when he went by

5368-476: The juggler in the very first Game & Watch game, Ball . Released by Nintendo in October 1991, it was the final game to be released in the Game & Watch series. Mario's Bombs Away is a Game & Watch Panorama series game released in 1983. The game consists of a military-clad Mario delivering bombs from left to right, while keeping them away from flaming oil spills and enemy torches. It features

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5456-552: The last 30 years". According to Matt Reeves , the treacherous Koba -loyal apes in service of the Colonel in his 2017 film War for the Planet of the Apes are nicknamed "donkeys" in a reference both to Donkey Kong, and how they are used as "pack mules". List of LCD games featuring Mario#Donkey Kong Hockey Nintendo has released several Mario and Donkey Kong LCD video games for

5544-465: The late mid-1990s, Nelsonic Industries produced a line of multi-purpose wristwatches called Game Watches. These electronic devices employed an LCD to either tell the time or to allow players to play a game. In 1989, Nelsonic obtained licensing from Nintendo to produce a series of Game Watches based on popular Nintendo franchises such as Mario/Donkey Kong , The Legend of Zelda , and Star Fox . These games would enjoy limited inherited popularity based on

5632-532: The latter-day imposter version from Donkey Kong Country — the original DK's son". Gavin Jasper of Den of Geek ranked Donkey Kong in 13th place of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters, stating that "DK is a blast to play as, especially when unleashing his ground-slap move in a match against seven opponents and everyone's bouncing around like ping-pong balls. His wind-up punch is perfect, too". HobbyConsolas also included Donkey Kong on their "The 30 best heroes of

5720-420: The modern Donkey Kong as the original Donkey Kong Jr. from the titular game . Donkey Kong is considered one of the most popular and iconic characters in video game history. Mario , the protagonist of the original 1981 game, went on to become the central character of the Mario franchise; the modern Donkey Kong is regularly featured as a character in the Mario games. He has also been playable in every entry of

5808-420: The name of Donkey Kong). The game was first announced during Nintendo's E3 2013 Nintendo Direct presentation on June 11, and was produced by Kensuke Tanabe who, having previously worked on Super Mario Bros. 2 , has incorporated some elements from that game. Originally to be released on December 6, 2013, Nintendo pushed back the release date to February 21, 2014, citing the need for more time to optimize

5896-479: The partner. The Super Guide from the previous game is absent and is replaced by an expanded shop, run by Funky Kong , offering various support items such as temporary invincibility. Like the previous game, each level contains various Kong letters and puzzle pieces, some of which require specific partners to reach, which unlock various bonuses and hidden levels. The Time Attack mode also returns, now featuring online leaderboards, allowing players to view video replays of

5984-502: The players and Mario as the other. Mario Bros. is a Game & Watch Multi Screen series game by Nintendo released on March 14, 1983. Despite the title, it is unrelated in gameplay to the Mario Bros. arcade game. It is the first appearance of Luigi , as the Game & Watch version predates the arcade game by almost two weeks. In this game, Luigi is on the left screen and Mario

6072-513: The popularities of the original series, and they would periodically be re-released in a variety of colors. Originally retailing at moderate prices, these games have now become collectors items on the secondary market and fetch large prices at places like eBay. The earliest of the Nintendo-licensed watches was Super Mario Bros. , which was released in June 1989. The Super Mario Bros. 2 Game Watch

6160-459: The present-day Donkey Kong is Cranky's grandson. Donkey Kong first appeared as the titular antagonist of the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong (alongside protagonist Mario and damsel in distress , Pauline ). As Mario, the player must reach Donkey Kong at the top of each stage, where he is holding Pauline captive. Donkey Kong attempts to hinder the player's progress by throwing barrels, springs, and other objects towards Mario. The ape reappeared

6248-558: The rivalry between Bluto and Popeye for Olive Oyl . Bluto was replaced by a large enraged ape, which Miyamoto said was "nothing too evil or repulsive", and the pet of the main character. Miyamoto has also named the 1933 film King Kong as influences for the character. In addition to 1930s American media, Miyamoto also stated he drew inspiration from " Beauty and the Beast ". Miyamoto used " donkey " to convey "stubborn" in English; while "Kong"

6336-413: The screen scrolls and navigate successful jumps which can lead to falling into the water below. The level progresses until Mario has moved all of the allotted "distance" points. Distance points are removed for each successful forward movement and added on for each successful backwards movement. Upon beating the eighth level, Mario receives a kiss from the princess, Bowser is thrown out of the castle, and then

6424-603: The series in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , with Donkey Kong being among the first wave of amiibo released for the games. Jungle Japes from Melee returns in the 3DS version, and both Kongo Jungle from the original Super Smash Bros. and 75m from Brawl return in the Wii U version, along with a new stage called Jungle Hijinxs from Donkey Kong Country Returns . All aforementioned stages (aside from Rumble Falls and Jungle Hijinxs) returned alongside Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , while also being joined by

6512-411: The series, Retro Studios had to prove their ability to handle the license. Miyamoto influenced the game's "ground pound" design and gave other small tips, but was otherwise not involved in its development. Michael Kelbaugh of Retro Studios had worked on Donkey Kong Country series games in various capacities since the first release. An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch was released on May 4, 2018. It

6600-459: The side-scrolling platform gameplay of the Donkey Kong Country series and sees Donkey Kong and his friends traveling through seven different islands in order to defeat the Snowmads. Controls are similar to the previous game, with the addition of being able to pluck items from the ground and pick up and throw stunned enemies, and various controllers can be used with customizable controls. Like the previous game, players primarily control Donkey Kong who

6688-508: The start, allowing her and Donkey Kong to fly up out-of-reach platforms or items. Cranky, in a similar mechanic to the DuckTales video game, can use his cane to bounce on dangerous surfaces such as spiky thorns and reach higher areas and defeat certain enemies the other Kongs cannot. Filling up a 'Kong-POW' meter allows Donkey Kong and his partner to perform a special move which defeats all on-screen enemies and converts them into items depending on

6776-602: The team's biggest change. The dynamic camera swings from a side to a fully 3D view, bringing depth to obstacles in the characters' path. Additionally, Tropical Freeze adds Dixie Kong as a partner character, who has a mid-air hover ability that affects how players access platforms. The developers also added "plucking" objects out of the ground, similar to the game mechanic in Super Mario Bros. 2 , on which Tropical Freeze 's producer had also worked. Due to Donkey Kong series creator Shigeru Miyamoto being protective over

6864-425: The top of the rope, one of the chains will unlock. He must do this 4 times until he saves Donkey Kong. After that, the game will start over, at a somewhat faster pace. The game was later included in Game & Watch Gallery 3 (2000). Donkey Kong Circus is a Game & Watch Panorama series game released in 1984 as an edit to an earlier Mickey Mouse game. In this game, the player controls Donkey Kong , who

6952-493: The top ranked players. The Nintendo Switch version of the game features Funky Kong as a new playable character. In the optional easier NEW FUNKY MODE, Funky Kong is playable with no possible companions, along with an option to switch between him and Donkey Kong. Unlike Donkey Kong in the game's normal mode, Funky Kong comes with five hit points instead of two, while he is also able to double-jump, hover in mid-air, stand on spikes and breathe underwater for an unlimited time. When DK

7040-513: Was also the 7th Mario game. Super Mario Bros. was released in two different versions: YM-801 (Crystal Screen series, released June 1986) and YM-105 (New Wide Screen series, released March 1988). Later the same game was repackaged into a yellow special edition Disk-Kun character case (YM-901-S), a character used to advertise the Famicom Disk System. This version was limited to 10,000 units, never sold in stores, and given away to winners of

7128-460: Was developed once again by Retro Studios and includes support for new control schemes and an easier difficulty option, "Funky Mode", which introduces Funky Kong as a playable character. Like its predecessor, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze received "generally favorable reviews" from critics. Destructoid gave the game a perfect 10 out of 10. GamesRadar gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, praising its presentation and challenge whilst criticising

7216-438: Was later included in Game & Watch Gallery 3 (2000) and 4 (2002), and as DSiWare game in 2010. In this game, Mario gives payback to Donkey Kong for stealing his girlfriend, Pauline , by locking him up in a cage. Donkey Kong II , which is similar to Donkey Kong Jr. , was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released as part of the Game & Watch Vertical Multi Screen series, featuring two LCD screens. It

7304-416: Was pursuing a license to make a game based on the 1930s Popeye comic strip. When this relationship was cancelled, Nintendo decided to take the opportunity to create original characters that could then be marketed and used in later games. Shigeru Miyamoto came up with many characters and plot concepts, but he eventually settled on a love triangle between gorilla, carpenter, and girlfriend, that mirrored

7392-425: Was released in 1983. Donkey Kong Jr. must touch a key, which makes it move up to the top screen. He must then climb to the top screen while avoiding things such as electrical wires, crocodiles & birds. When he gets to the top screen, he must touch the key again, which makes it move right next to a keyhole below one of the chains. He must then climb up the rope below the keyhole, while avoiding birds. When he gets to

7480-418: Was released shortly after. Subsequent to this Nelsonic released Game Watch versions of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990), Super Mario Bros. 4 (1991, based on Super Mario World ), and Super Mario Race (1992). Additionally, Donkey Kong (1994) was released as a wristwatch, featuring Mario. Critics were generally pleased with the game watches and praised their stylishness as articles of clothing. Gameplay

7568-591: Was roundly criticized as oversimplified, however, and the watches were considered to have been largely unsuccessful in evoking their original NES title namesakes. Super Mario Brothers 3 was described as "nothing like the NES game" and its single-screen layout resulted in play dynamics that were described as "boring". In 1992, Epoch Co. was licensed to print a series of Nintendo-themed cards for their Barcode Battler II platform. Card sets were printed with both Mario and Zelda themes. Functioning similarly to an LCD e-Reader ,

7656-561: Was simply to imply him being a "large ape", the name Donkey Kong was intended to convey "stubborn ape" to the American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America , people laughed, but the name stuck. The character's appearance was redesigned for the Super NES in 1994 by former Rare character artist Kevin Bayliss with supervision from Miyamoto, who suggested giving Donkey Kong

7744-453: Was soon after released as part of the Game & Watch New Wide Screen series, and also as part of the Mini-Classics series in 1998 (a set of four Game & Watch games ported to small keychain -bound handhelds). It was also remade as part of Game Boy Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery 4 , and has a DSiWare release. In this game, the player assumes the role of Mario , working in

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