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Donkey Kong

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Review by Underdogs:
Donkey Kong is a great PC port of Nintendo's classic arcade game that needs no introduction, since it has been ported to just about every console and computer system you can imagine.

In case you have never heard of the game until this moment (and if that’s true, you most likely never played games until recently), here’s the deal: you control a plump construction worker called Jumpman (who would later morph into a plumber named Mario in Nintendo’s most successful series) who must rescue his girlfriend Pauline from the clutches of Donkey Kong, a giant gorilla modeled after the movie. You do this by jumping over barrels and other obstacles that Kong throw at you, and climbing up ladders to the top. Straightforward, but a lot of fun and quite addictive. This port by Atari does justice to the original arcade sensation, only minus the bright colors due to hardware limitations of PCs in 1983. Still, it remains one of Atari’s best PC ports that remain highly playable to this day. Be sure to slow the game down with slowdown programs, though.

Average Rating:8.67 [64 votes]
Genre:Action
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Developer:Atari Games
Publisher:Atari Games
Year:1983
Software Copyright:Atari Games
Theme:Cartoon
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Related Links:Donkey Kong Megasite
More Info:Mobygames | The Web
System Requirements:DOS
If you like this game, try:CHAMP Kong, Jumpman, Big Top
Thanks to...Demonlord 
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