But his first 3D appearance would prove to be his last. He was an original cast member in the first two installments of the Mario Tennis series: the 1995 Virtual Boy game Mario's Tennis and the much more fondly remembered Nintendo 64 follow-up in 2000. all take a picture together.Įven after Donkey Kong Country came along in 1994, turning the original Donkey Kong into Cranky Kong and giving a brand-new Donkey Kong an all-new supporting cast, Donkey Kong Jr. After beating the game, Pauline, Mario, Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr. It also marks the moment when plumbers and Kongs first forged their lasting peace. After four levels mimicking the original, it becomes its own adventure. Don't let the name fool you this is much more than just a handheld port of the original arcade game. He went on to play a major role in Donkey Kong for Game Boy, aka Donkey Kong '94. a new lease on life by giving him a driver's license, as he's one of the original playable characters in 1992's Super Mario Kart. teamed up with a greaser to go rescue his pops.īut the '90s offered Donkey Kong Jr. With Donkey Kong kidnapped by Mario, Donkey Kong Jr.
You could also find him in Nintendo's various other attempts at marketing, like the Nintendo cereal and the Saturday Supercade, a cartoon series about the adventures of circus owner Mario and his animal trainer Pauline. spent the rest of the '80s making cameo appearances in other games for instance, he can be spotted in the audience in Punch-Out!!. Math one of the worst-selling games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, killing a nascent line of edutainment games in the process. It's that kind of thrilling gameplay that made Donkey Kong Jr. Math the following year, where Donkey Kong teaches Junior math by holding up signs with numbers on them and making Junior pick up the numbers and signs necessary to get that number. Yep, Mario's a full-on villain in this one. Whereas in the original game, Mario (or Jumpman) was trying to save his girlfriend Pauline from the clutches of Donkey, this game featured Donkey Kong's son trying to save dear old dad from Mario's very own clutches. He made his first appearance in, naturally, Donkey Kong Jr., the 1982 sequel to the original smash-hit arcade game Donkey Kong. So I'm practically forced to wonder: whatever happened to Donkey Kong Jr.?īefore answering that, it might be best to clarify who Donkey Kong Jr. Nowadays, it's like he never even existed. was once such a large part of the Nintendo universe that he had his own arcade game. (I dunno, I still find him suspicious.) But there's one Kong who's completely fallen off the radar: Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong's son.ĭonkey Kong Jr. There's even Lanky Kong, an orangutan who appears to have defected from the ranks of the Manky Kong enemies of the original Donkey Kong Country. Most folks know Donkey, Diddy, and Dixie, but there's also the likes of Funky, Swanky, and Tiny. It's less a species name and more a clan name.
Clear the fourth and most difficult round of this jungle adventure and Donkey Kong is free at last.Across the various Donkey Kong games, there are a lot of Kongs. Or use it to bonk the pesky critters below for even more points. Be careful! Watch your footing! Try to pick some fruit along the way to get extra points.
GAME PLAY: The jungle is full of vines and chains to climb on but watch out for the ape-eating Snapjaws, Nitpickers, and Sparks as you work your way to the key that I will unlock the way to freedom for your father.
This off-the-wall monkey business will have you going bananas. You must steal the keys to the cage from that tyrant Mario, and set your papa free. Mario has gone stark raving bonkers and locked your lovable father, Donkey Kong, in a cage. DKJ can move and jump for the most part, but can also climb up vines. There are a total of four levels, each with a somewhat different theme. The player controls DKJ and has to rescue Donkey Kong from Mario, who had captured him. DONKEY KONG JR IPHONE GAMEPLAYĭonkey Kong Junior is a 1982 arcade-style platform video game by Nintendo. Sorry, no sound on mobile devices in this NES emulator. If you grew up in the 80's you shouldn't need additional gameplay instructions. On mobile phones and Iphone use the gameplay control buttons shown on your screen (only on mobile) to play and start the game. On a computer you can click the Zoom to expand the game to a larger size. Click Game Window Size Button to Zoom Game Size between default, 1.5X and 2XĬlick on the game window and hit the ENTER key to start Donkey Kong Jr (you might have to hit start twice).