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Donkey Kong received his own show segment in the television cartoon series, ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''. His ''Donkey Kong'' segment of the show received two seasons, and he starred alongside Mario and Pauline. In the show, Donkey Kong is a circus escapee and travels across the country with Mario and Pauline on his tail. | Donkey Kong received his own show segment in the television cartoon series, ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''. His ''Donkey Kong'' segment of the show received two seasons, and he starred alongside Mario and Pauline. In the show, Donkey Kong is a circus escapee and travels across the country with Mario and Pauline on his tail. | ||
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===''Captain N: The Game Master''=== | ===''Captain N: The Game Master''=== | ||
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Donkey Kong appears in the sixth ''[[Nintendo Adventure Book]]'', ''[[Doors to Doom]]'', in a recreation of the original game where Mario and Luigi are trying to rescue [[Princess Peach]] instead of [[Pauline]]. If the Mario Bros. successfully reach the top of the tower, Donkey Kong is sent plummeting out of sight while Peach jabs him with her crown. | Donkey Kong appears in the sixth ''[[Nintendo Adventure Book]]'', ''[[Doors to Doom]]'', in a recreation of the original game where Mario and Luigi are trying to rescue [[Princess Peach]] instead of [[Pauline]]. If the Mario Bros. successfully reach the top of the tower, Donkey Kong is sent plummeting out of sight while Peach jabs him with her crown. | ||
===''NES Open Tournament Golf''=== | |||
In ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', a gorilla looking similar to Donkey Kong appears wearing a white outfit. His role is to tell the player how much money they have and when they reach certain milestones, as well as keep it. | In ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', a gorilla looking similar to Donkey Kong appears wearing a white outfit. His role is to tell the player how much money they have and when they reach certain milestones, as well as keep it. | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ||
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====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== | ====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== | ||
Donkey Kong reappears as a heavyweight character in the [[Game Boy Advance]] game, ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Again, Wario and Bowser join him as the heavyweight characters. Donkey Kong does not have his own course in this game. | Donkey Kong reappears as a heavyweight character in the [[Game Boy Advance]] game, ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Again, Wario and Bowser join him as the heavyweight characters. Donkey Kong does not have his own course in this game. | ||
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ||
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====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ||
[[File:MK8-Line-DK-Wheel.gif|left|thumb|175px|[[LINE]] sticker of Donkey Kong's kart breaking down in ''Mario Kart 8'']] | [[File:MK8-Line-DK-Wheel.gif|left|thumb|175px|[[LINE]] sticker of Donkey Kong's kart breaking down in ''Mario Kart 8'']] | ||
Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong is once again a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. His fur has a similar texture as in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''. While the official website states that he is a heavyweight, Donkey Kong is actually a lighter heavyweight, sacrificing some speed and weight to boost acceleration, handling, and traction. He shares this trait with [[Waluigi]], [[Rosalina]], [[Roy Koopa]] and [[Link]] in the original game but only Waluigi and Roy in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Donkey Kong is the Staff Ghost for [[Thwomp Ruins]] and {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}. | ||
Donkey Kong also owns a brand of sports drink which appears as a sponsor in the game, called [[Burning DK]]. | Donkey Kong also owns a brand of sports drink which appears as a sponsor in the game, called [[Burning DK]]. | ||
====''Mario Kart Tour''==== | ====''Mario Kart Tour''==== | ||
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Donkey Kong appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a playable character. He is available as a Super driver in said game, with the [[Giant Banana]] returning as his [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]. He also has his [[Donkey Kong Cup|self-named cup]] in the game, as well as a [[Bowser vs. DK Tour|duel tour]] against [[Bowser]]. He also has a High-End gladiator-themed variant named '''Donkey Kong (Gladiator)''' that debuted in the [[Night Tour]] and is assigned the [[Boomerang Flower]] special skill. | Donkey Kong appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a playable character. He is available as a Super driver in said game, with the [[Giant Banana]] returning as his [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]. He also has his [[Donkey Kong Cup|self-named cup]] in the game, as well as a [[Bowser vs. DK Tour|duel tour]] against [[Bowser]]. He also has a High-End gladiator-themed variant named '''Donkey Kong (Gladiator)''' that debuted in the [[Night Tour]] and is assigned the [[Boomerang Flower]] special skill. | ||
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===''Mario Party'' series=== | ===''Mario Party'' series=== | ||
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Donkey Kong reappears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' marking his first appearance as a starting playable character since ''Mario Party 10''. | Donkey Kong reappears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' marking his first appearance as a starting playable character since ''Mario Party 10''. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
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Donkey Kong.png|Donkey Kong's stock icon | Donkey Kong.png|Donkey Kong's stock icon | ||
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===''Mario Golf'' series=== | |||
[[File:DK MGTT art.png|thumb|x180px|Donkey Kong's artwork from ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'']] | |||
Donkey Kong is playable in several ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' games. Unique to Donkey Kong, he swings his golf club with one hand in the series. In ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], Donkey Kong is an unlockable character, and he has a drive of 275 yards. In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', Donkey Kong is now playable by default, and he has a low height and a high Star Drive. In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', Donkey Kong is also playable, although only in the Quick Play mode, and he has a high Drive and Star Drive. Donkey Kong is also playable in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', in which he has a high Drive, and his Challenge Mode Character Match course is [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]]. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Donkey Kong is a playable character of the Power type, and his [[Special Shot]] is Burly Strike, while his Special Dash is the DK Dash. | |||
===''Mario Tennis'' series=== | |||
[[File:mt64dk.png|thumb|Donkey Kong as he appears in ''Mario Tennis'']] | |||
In the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], Donkey Kong appears as a playable Power-type character in most titles, the only exception being ''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' where Donkey Kong Jr. is playable. | |||
In ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]'s intro, Donkey Kong participates in the tournament, where he loses to [[Mario]] (allowing the latter to advance to a semi-finals match against [[Yoshi]]). His doubles partner is Donkey Kong Jr., but if he is not unlocked yet, Donkey Kong's doubles partner is Yoshi instead. | |||
Donkey Kong appears in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' as a playable character. His offensive power shot is the [[Barrel Cannon Blast]], and his defensive power shot is the [[Boomerang Banana Return]]. When Donkey Kong wins the championship, Toad brings him the trophy, and he grabs it with Toad still holding on. He waves it around, shaking up Toad in the process. When he finally stops, Toad faints, and Donkey Kong scratches his head. Donkey Kong's taunt is showing muscles and his doubles partner is [[Diddy Kong]]. | |||
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', Donkey Kong reappears as a playable character. He also appears in the adventure mode, where he blocks the entrance to [[Piranha Plant Forest]] until the player completes the tutorials at [[Bask Ruins]]. When the player beats the tutorials, he challenges Mario to a match of tennis. When the player beats him then, he allows the player to pass. | |||
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===''Donkey Konga'' series=== | ===''Donkey Konga'' series=== | ||
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Donkey Kong makes his ''Mario & Sonic'' debut in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', where he is a Power-type playable character in both [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|the Wii version]] and [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|the Nintendo DS version]]. | Donkey Kong makes his ''Mario & Sonic'' debut in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', where he is a Power-type playable character in both [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|the Wii version]] and [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|the Nintendo DS version]]. | ||
In the Nintendo DS version's Adventure Tours mode, Donkey Kong is first found in [[Icepeak]] by Mario, Sonic, and Toad. Here, Donkey Kong crying due to one of his bananas having fallen in a deep ledge which he can't reach. [[Silver]] then comes and uses his psychic powers to bring the banana back to him. Donkey Kong thanks [[Silver]] and challenges him to [[Moguls (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Nintendo DS)|Moguls]]. When Silver finally defeats him, Donkey Kong joins the group. [[Toad]] tells him that there's a pole back in [[Polastraits]]. There are also obstacles on the pole, such as ice and bombs. When the ape presses the button on the pole, a bridge forms. Later in Icepeak, Donkey Kong meets [[Vector]], who challenges him to a match of Short Track 500m. After beating Vector, Donkey Kong wants him to join the group, to which Vector agrees. | |||
[[Toad]] tells him that there's a pole back in Polastraits. There are also obstacles on the pole, such as ice and bombs. When the ape presses the button on the pole, a bridge forms. Later in Icepeak, Donkey Kong meets [[Vector]], who challenges him to a match of Short Track 500m. After beating Vector, Donkey Kong wants him to join the group, to which Vector agrees. | |||
====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''==== | ====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''==== | ||
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===Other appearances, cameos, and references=== | ===Other appearances, cameos, and references=== | ||
[[File:Donkey Kong - SkylandersSuperChargers.jpg|thumb|''Skylanders: SuperChargers'']] | [[File:Donkey Kong - SkylandersSuperChargers.jpg|thumb|''Skylanders: SuperChargers'']] | ||
Donkey Kong appears briefly at the beginning of a commercial for ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'', where he flings a burning barrel at Mario who narrowly dodges.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkveNFgB0zo Nintendo - Mario's Cement Factory Video Game Commercial - 1983]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 23, 2022.</ref> | Donkey Kong appears briefly at the beginning of a commercial for ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'', where he flings a burning barrel at Mario who narrowly dodges.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkveNFgB0zo Nintendo - Mario's Cement Factory Video Game Commercial - 1983]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 23, 2022.</ref> | ||
[[File:DonkeyKong-PunchOut.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong in the Wii version of ''Punch-Out!!'']] | |||
Donkey Kong has sometimes appeared in the [[nwiki:Punch-Out!! series|''Punch-Out!!'' series]]. In the arcade versions of both ''[[nwiki:Punch-Out!! (arcade)|Punch-Out!!]]'' and ''[[nwiki:Super Punch-Out!! (arcade)|Super Punch-Out!!]]'', Donkey Kong is among the spectators in the audience, like with Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], but Donkey Kong uses a different color scheme in ''Super Punch-Out!!''. In ''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]'' for the [[Wii]], Donkey Kong appears as a hidden bonus opponent, found initially in the game mode Mac's Last Stand, and if the player fights Donkey Kong in that game mode, they can fight him at any time in Exhibition mode. | |||
Donkey Kong | The results screen for the NES version of ''[[nwiki:Tetris (NES)|Tetris]]'' features Donkey Kong as part of a band composed of himself, Bowser, Link, Pit, Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Samus Aran. He is playing the marching bass drum with his fists. Donkey Kong in particular appears when the player has completed height 3 of Game B's ninth level. | ||
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Donkey Kong makes some cameos in [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]]-produced games for [[Nintendo 64]]. In ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Tooie|Banjo-Tooie]]'', for the [[Nintendo 64]], [[jiggywikki:Goggles|Goggles]] is playing with a Donkey Kong doll. His name also appears as an answer to one of Grunty's questions in either the Tower of Tragedy or the final battle. In ''{{fandom|goldeneye|GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64)|GoldenEye 007}}'', another game developed by Rare, Donkey Kong's face can be seen on a mountain in the first mission of the game, the Dam.<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B9b5ySgcdE8| DK's cameo in ''Goldeneye 007'']</ref> In both this game and its spiritual successor ''{{fandom|perfectdark|Perfect Dark}}'', there is an unlockable cheat called "DK Mode". This cheat will make it so that all characters in those games will have a similar body shape to Donkey Kong, with a larger head and arms extending all the way to the ground so as to resemble Donkey Kong's primal posture. | |||
Donkey Kong makes a cameo as a stamp for photos in the [[Game Boy Camera]] peripheral. | |||
Donkey Kong also appears in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8'' as one of the figures that must be cleared. | |||
At E3 2001, three ''Donkey Kong'' series titles were unveiled, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''. All three of these games were eventually canceled due to Nintendo selling [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] to [[wikipedia:Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft]], causing them to lose the rights to the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise. He was planned as a playable character in ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' and presumably ''Donkey Kong Racing'', as he can be seen racing on a [[Rambi]] and a [[Zinger]] in different parts of the trailer. He is only playable via hacking in the leaked build of ''Diddy Kong Pilot''. | At E3 2001, three ''Donkey Kong'' series titles were unveiled, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''. All three of these games were eventually canceled due to Nintendo selling [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] to [[wikipedia:Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft]], causing them to lose the rights to the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise. He was planned as a playable character in ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' and presumably ''Donkey Kong Racing'', as he can be seen racing on a [[Rambi]] and a [[Zinger]] in different parts of the trailer. He is only playable via hacking in the leaked build of ''Diddy Kong Pilot''. | ||
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[[File:Donkey Kong-Pixels.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Donkey Kong (in original form) in ''Pixels'']] | [[File:Donkey Kong-Pixels.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Donkey Kong (in original form) in ''Pixels'']] | ||
Donkey Kong also appears in ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' under '''Turbo Charge Donkey Kong'''. He appears alongside [[Bowser]] with a special figurine sold exclusively in the Wii U starter pack. However, due to an agreement between Nintendo and [[wikipedia:Activision|Activision]], they are playable only on the Nintendo versions of the game. He also appears in the Wii U and Switch versions of ''[[wikipedia:Skylanders: Imaginators|Skylanders: Imaginators]]''. | Donkey Kong also appears in ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' under '''Turbo Charge Donkey Kong'''. He appears alongside [[Bowser]] with a special figurine sold exclusively in the Wii U starter pack. However, due to an agreement between Nintendo and [[wikipedia:Activision|Activision]], they are playable only on the Nintendo versions of the game. He also appears in the Wii U and Switch versions of ''[[wikipedia:Skylanders: Imaginators|Skylanders: Imaginators]]''. | ||
[[File:DK truck1.jpg|thumb|The Donkey Kong monster truck]] | |||
Outside of video games, Donkey Kong appears as a property in [[Nintendo Monopoly]]. He takes the place of Marvin Gardens and costs $280. Also, a [[Donkey Kong (monster truck)|monster truck]] based on Donkey Kong competed in {{wp|Monster Jam}} from 2007 until 2010. | Outside of video games, Donkey Kong appears as a property in [[Nintendo Monopoly]]. He takes the place of Marvin Gardens and costs $280. Also, a [[Donkey Kong (monster truck)|monster truck]] based on Donkey Kong competed in {{wp|Monster Jam}} from 2007 until 2010. | ||
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==List of appearances by date== | ==List of appearances by date== | ||
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