Donkey Kong
The ZX Spectrum port of Donkey Kong was developed by Ocean Software.
15 November 1986
Donkey Kong is an arcade developed by Ocean Software, released 15 November 1986 on ZX Spectrum.
What Donkey Kong is
Donkey Kong is an arcade game developed by Ocean Software and released in 1986. It is available on ZX Spectrum 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 51st of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. in 1986.
What it launched against
Donkey Kong launched on 15 November 1986, within three weeks of Portal and Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Released around the same time: Portal, Ghosts 'n Goblins.
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When did Donkey Kong come out?
Donkey Kong was released on 15 November 1986 for ZX Spectrum.
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