Donkey Kong Junior
Donkey Kong Junior is the direct sequel to Donkey Kong. In this game, Mario plays the antagonist, finally having captured Donkey Kong, and has put the ape in a locked cage. As Donkey Kong Jr., players will…
Donkey Kong Junior is an arcade developed by Nintendo R&D1, released 30 June 1982 on Arcade. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.
What Donkey Kong Junior is
Donkey Kong Junior is an arcade game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1982. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After the events of Donkey Kong, Mario has captured Donkey Kong as revenge for kidnapping his lady friend and Donkey Kong Jr. has to save him. However, every time Donkey Kong Jr. gets close to freeing his father, Mario just pushes him further away.
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 Junior is the fourth of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Donkey Kong in 1982.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 1 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 1.5 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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