Donkey Kong
The Commodore VIC-20 port of Donkey Kong was developed by Atari, Inc., under the Atarisoft label.
Donkey Kong is a platform developed by Nintendo, released 15 December 1983 on Commodore VIC-20.
What Donkey Kong is
Donkey Kong is a platform game developed by Nintendo and released in 1983. It was published by Atari. It is available on Commodore VIC-20 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.
Where it sits in the Mario series
Donkey Kong is the 26th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansuu Lesson in 1983.
What it launched against
Donkey Kong launched on 15 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and 3D Deathchase.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, 3D Deathchase.
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