Donkey Kong
The Commodore 64 port of Donkey Kong is very much faithful to the original arcade port, with some small differences. This port was developed by Atari.
Donkey Kong is an arcade developed by Atari, released 15 December 1983 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Donkey Kong is
Donkey Kong is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1983. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX 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 25th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Donkey Kong 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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