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Short summary

Donkey Kong Jr. is out to save his caged father from Mario.

Many gamers are confused to as why there is a Donkey Kong and a Donkey Kong III, but no Donkey Kong II. It is because Nintendo counts this game as Donkey Kong II.

Unlike other games which Mario appears in, he is depicted as a villain.

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    • Author: Kefym
    In 1981 Nintendo was saved thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto and his revolutionary game DONKEY KONG. Because of its massive success, Shigeru decided to develop a sequel, which was DONKEY KONG JR. DK Jr. is DK's supposed son and is out to rescue his father from the evil clutches of Mario (then known as Jumpman). This game was released on arcades worldwide in 1982, and like its predecessor, was a great success. The only confusion was how come Mario is the bad guy - well, he had taken Donkey Kong back to the jungle and DK Jr. is out to save him, but Jumpman's not going to let that happen. Like DONKEY KONG, this game is action packed and rather exciting for a game that was released 20 years ago, and we have been allowed to revive the long lost action on the NES on DONKEY KONG CLASSICS (contains DK and DK Jr.). The sound may have been a little twitchy, but hey, it was 1982. An exciting game, which is a must for retro gamers to discover the fun of Mario's early career.
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    • Author: OwerSpeed
    The sequel to the classic 1981 game, Donkey Kong, is like the first as far as format is concerned. Battle your way through a stage, getting past all the obstacles to the end. However, this time, you play Donkey Kong Junior and go against Mario to set Donkey Kong free. It's rather odd having a game where Mario is the adversary and not the hero. Oh well. It's not as good as the original, but this game is still a lot of fun, despite the out of date graphics. Thumbs up.
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    • Author: Nern
    Donkey Kong Junior was the sequel to the 1981 arcade hit "Donkey Kong" in which like the original, you must get through each level while avoiding all the enemies you'll encounter. But this time you're playing Donkey Kong's son who must free his dad from Mario (who was known as Jumpman in Donkey Kong, and later appeared in the Super Mario Brothers games). I was a little shocked to see Mario being the villian (since I'm so used to him as the good guy)since he's not like that. This game (which has graphics that are outdated like the original game) isn't quite like as good as "Donkey Kong" but it's still worth playing.
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