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Donkey Kong

A remake of the Game & Watch version, in which Peach substitutes for Pauline.

27 September 1997

Donkey Kong is an arcade developed by Million Colors, released 27 September 1997 on Game Boy Color and Game Boy.

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What Donkey Kong is

Donkey Kong is an arcade game developed by Million Colors and released in 1997. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Game Boy Color and Game Boy.

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 172nd of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Ball in 1997.

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What it launched against

Donkey Kong launched on 27 September 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.

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When did Donkey Kong come out?
Donkey Kong was released on 27 September 1997 for Game Boy Color and Game Boy.

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