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|release={{flag list|USA|August 1982<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n1/page/n3/mode/2up|title=Arcade Express Vol1, No1|page=4}}</ref>}} | |release={{flag list|USA|August 1982<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n1/page/n3/mode/2up|title=Arcade Express Vol1, No1|page=4}}</ref>}} | ||
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'''''Donkey Kong''''' is a {{wp|vacuum fluorescent display|VFD}} game based on the [[Donkey Kong (game)|arcade original]]. It was developed and released by [[Coleco]] in 1982 as part of | '''''Donkey Kong''''' is a {{wp|vacuum fluorescent display|VFD}} game based on the [[Donkey Kong (game)|arcade original]]. It was developed and released by [[Coleco]] in 1982 as part of its tabletop arcade games series.<ref name=1984catalog>[https://x.com/toys_retro/status/1597329985915813892 1984 Coleco CES catalog]. ''X''. Retrieved December 23, 2024.</ref> | ||
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
Like | Like the arcade game, the player moves [[Mario]] using a control stick and a [[jump]] button. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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There are eight difficulty levels, each containing the [[25m|Ramps screen]] and [[100m|Rivets screen]],<ref name=1984catalog/> which must be completed before the [[Time Limit]]. The player starts off with three lives. | There are eight difficulty levels, each containing the [[25m|Ramps screen]] and [[100m|Rivets screen]],<ref name=1984catalog/> which must be completed before the [[Time Limit]]. The player starts off with three lives. | ||
In the Ramps screen, Mario must reach the top of the screen to [[Pauline|his girlfriend]] | In the Ramps screen, Mario must reach the top of the screen to [[Pauline|his girlfriend]] using [[ladder]]s while dodging the [[barrel]]s thrown at him by [[Donkey Kong]]. There is a [[hammer]] on the third floor, but it only awards [[point]]s. Donkey Kong is standing on an electric fence. Mario can run under it but not jump through it. | ||
In the Rivets screen, Mario has to remove ten [[Bolt (object)|rivets]] while avoiding [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]]. He simply needs to walk over a rivet to remove it, but this leaves a gap | In the Rivets screen, Mario has to remove ten [[Bolt (object)|rivets]] while avoiding [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fireballs]]. He simply needs to walk over a rivet to remove it, but this leaves a gap which he has to jump over if he needs to reverse direction. He can collect his girlfriend's [[Pauline's lost items|hat, purse, or umbrella]] for extra points. After the last rivet has been removed, the game starts over again at a higher difficulty. The game repeats itself at max difficulty until [[Game Over|all lives are lost]]. The game saves the highest score. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Coleco Donkey Kong Jr. canceled tabletop.jpg|thumb|Cancelled sequel]] | [[File:Coleco Donkey Kong Jr. canceled tabletop.jpg|thumb|Cancelled sequel]] | ||
*Coleco had planned to release a VFD adaptation for ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', but | *Coleco had planned to release a VFD adaptation for ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', but they scrapped it in favor of distributing [[Nintendo]]'s [[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Game & Watch Tabletop version]]. | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZiqQlO-RA ''Donkey Kong '' tabletop commercial] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Donkey Kong games}} | {{Donkey Kong games}} | ||
