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Dinky Kong

A demake of Donkey Kong in PICO-8 starring Minio and Dinky Kong.

7 March 2023

Dinky Kong is an arcade developed by Heracleum, released 7 March 2023 on Web browser.

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What Dinky Kong is

Dinky Kong is an arcade game developed by Heracleum and released in 2023. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on PICO-8.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Welcome to the Pico-verse - a pixelated land of tiny horizons and even tinier characters. In the Little Apple, a bustling town on the seaside, something terrible has happened! An oversized simian sprite has escaped and taken a citizen in its cruel clutches! Making its way through town, it has climbed up the construction site of the town’s tallest building. But one brave soul stands forth, determined to rescue their fellow citizen from the dreaded… Dinky Kong!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dinky Kong launched on 7 March 2023, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4, Atomic Heart, Octopath Traveler II and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4, Atomic Heart, Octopath Traveler II, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Dinky Kong come out?
Dinky Kong was released on 7 March 2023 for Web browser.

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