Donkey Kong Jr.

Synopsis[]

Can Donkey Kong Jr. save his papa from Mario's prison? Mario has gone mad! He's turned the tables on Donkey Kong and locked him in a cage. It's up to you, as Donkey Kong Jr., to rescue your father by stealing Mario's set of keys. But it won't be easy. You'll have to fight off ape-eating Snapjaws, jump onto moving islands and break through a jungle of vines to get to the keys that will free Donkey Kong. Can you handle the action? Because this off-the-wall monkey business will have you going bananas!

In Other Languages[]

Language	Title
Japanese	ドンキーコング JR.

Release timeline[]

Console	Release date	Country of origin
Second-generation arcade	June 30, 1982	Japan
Second-generation arcade	June 30, 1982	USA
	July 15, 1983	Japan
	June 1986	USA
	June 15, 1987	UK
	September 1988 (re-release)	USA
	August 10, 1989 (re-release)	UK
Famicom Disk System	July 19, 1988	Japan
e-Reader	September 16, 2002^[1]	USA
	December 2, 2006	Japan
	December 4, 2006	USA
	December 22, 2006	UK
	April 18, 2012	Japan
	June 14, 2012	USA
	August 23, 2012	UK
	April 26, 2013	USA
	April 27, 2013	UK
	July 15, 2013	Japan

Combination cartridges[]

In 1988, this game was re-released with Donkey Kong in a 2-in-1 video game cartridge titled "Donkey Kong Classics". The music from the title screen of this game will play after the demo gameplay of Donkey Kong.

Comparison: Arcade vs. NES[]

After Donkey Kong Jr. catches his father and drives off with him, Mario chases after them, but then the next thing we see is that Donkey Kong's big foot sends Mario flying with a huge kick, and he runs away. In the NES version, he just dies.

Gallery[]

Screenshots[]

Original arcade version[]

The title screen was uploaded to The Video Game Museum in February 2001, and two of these screenshots (Levels 2 and 3) were uploaded in early 2002. The rest were uploaded to TMK on December 17, 1999.

NES version[]

Five of these screenshots were uploaded to TMK on August 12, 1999.

Videos[]

Nintendo_eShop_-_Donkey_Kong_Jr._Wii_U_Virtual_Console_Trailer — Nintendo eShop - Donkey Kong Jr. Wii U Virtual Console Trailer

Video Games
Arcade		Donkey Kong (1981) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984)
NES	Mario	Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
NES	Kirby	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Game Boy/Color	Mario	Super Mario Land (1989) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)
	Kirby	Kirby's Dream Land (1992) • Kirby's Pinball Land (1993) • Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995) • Kirby's Block Ball (1996) • Kirby's Star Stacker (1997) • Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2001)
	Wario	Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) • Wario Land II (1998) • Wario Land 3 (2000)
	Pokémon	Red, Green and Blue (1996) • Yellow (1998) • Gold and Silver (1999) • Crystal (2000)
Sega Master System/Genesis		Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) • Sonic & Knuckles (1994)
Sega Game Gear		Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic Chaos (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (1994) • Sonic Drift 2 (1995) • Sonic Blast (1996)
Super NES	Mario	Super Mario World (1991) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
	Kirby	Kirby's Dream Course (1994) • Kirby Super Star (1996) • Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (1996)
Nintendo 64	Mario/Yoshi	Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996/1997) • Yoshi's Story (1997/1998) • Mario Party (1998/1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999/2000) • Paper Mario (2000/2001) • Mario Party 3 (2001)
	Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
	Kirby	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)
	Other	Super Smash Bros. (1999)
Sega Saturn		Sonic Jam (1997) • Sonic R (1997)
Dreamcast		Sonic Adventure (1998/1999) • Sonic Shuffle (2000) • Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
Game Boy Advance	Mario	Super Mario Advance (2001) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001/2002) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) • Mario Party Advance (2005)
	Wario	Wario Land 4 (2001)
	Sonic	Sonic Advance (2001/2002) • Sonic Advance 2 (2002/2003) • Sonic Battle (2003) • Sonic Advance 3 (2004)
	Kirby	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) • Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (2004)
GameCube	Mario	Luigi's Mansion (2001) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002) • Mario Party 4 (2002) • Mario Party 5 (2003) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) • Mario Party 6 (2004) • Mario Party 7 (2005)
	Sonic	Sonic Mega Collection (2002) • Sonic Heroes (2003/2004) • Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) • Sonic Riders (2006)
	Kirby	Kirby Air Ride (2003)
	Other	Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
Nintendo DS	Mario/Yoshi	Super Mario 64 DS (2004) • Mario Kart DS (2005) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) • Super Princess Peach (2005/2006) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006) • Mario Party DS (2007) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
	Kirby	Kirby Canvas Curse (2005) • Kirby Squeak Squad (2006/2007) • Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) • Kirby Mass Attack (2011)
	Sonic	Sonic Rush (2005) • Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) • Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)
Wii	Mario	Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
	Sonic	Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) • Sonic Unleashed (2008) • Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)
	Kirby	Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) • Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) • Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (2012)
Nintendo 3DS		Super Mario 3D Land (2011) • Mario Kart 7 (2011) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013) • Yoshi's New Island (2014) • Super Mario Maker (2016) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016)
Wii U	Mario	New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Yoshi's Woolly World (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
Wii U	Sonic	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) • Sonic Lost World (2013)
Nintendo Switch		Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Super Mario Party (2018) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) • Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Other consoles		Xbox 360: Sonic Free Riders (2010) • Sonic Generations (2011)

↑ e-Reader with Donkey Kong Jr.

[1] -Reader with Donkey Kong Jr.

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