Donkey Kong
The Donkey Kong port for Atari 7800 was developed by Atari Corporation.
Donkey Kong is an arcade developed by Atari Corporation, released 21 June 1988 on Atari 7800.
What Donkey Kong is
Donkey Kong is an arcade game developed by Atari Corporation and released in 1988. It is available on Atari 7800 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Donkey Kong has kidnapped the beautiful Lady and taken her to a dangerous construction site. Mario must climb to the top of the construction site and rescue Lady from the giant ape.
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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Mario series
Donkey Kong is the 65th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Donkey Kong Classics in 1988.
What it launched against
Donkey Kong launched on 21 June 1988, within three weeks of Blaster Master and Altered Beast.
Released around the same time: Blaster Master, Altered Beast.
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