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|cover        = Donkey Kong IBM PC Booter Front Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Donkey Kong IBM PC Booter Front Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atarisoft}}
 
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|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|PC booter|1983}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|PC booter|1983}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic| | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|donkey-kong|74}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Mario }}
 
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|gogcom id side =  
|strategywiki =  
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|igdb        = donkey-kong
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|strategywiki = Donkey Kong
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|mobygames    = donkey-kong
 
|wikipedia    = Donkey Kong (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Donkey Kong (video game)
 
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|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|Mario}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/pc-booter/donkey-kong MobyGames entry]
 
 
{{mm}} ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_(game) Donkey Kong]''  at Super Mario Wiki
 
{{mm}} ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_(game) Donkey Kong]''  at Super Mario Wiki
  
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{{ii}} This game does not save any settings or data.
 
{{ii}} This game does not save any settings or data.
  
==Video settings==
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Revision as of 15:17, 6 July 2020

Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong cover
Developers
Nintendo
Publishers
Atarisoft
Release dates
PC booter 1983
Reception
IGDB 74
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Series Mario
Donkey Kong on IGDB
Donkey Kong guide on StrategyWiki
Donkey Kong on MobyGames
Donkey Kong on Wikipedia
Donkey Kong (series)
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up 1992
Mario Is Missing! 1992
Mario Teaches Typing 1992
Mario's Time Machine 1993
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters 1993
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers 1994
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun 1994
Mario's Game Gallery 1995
Mario Teaches Typing 2 1996
Super Mario 64 (unofficial port) 2020
Super Mario World (unofficial port) 2023

General information

Donkey Kong at Super Mario Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Floppy disk check (requires the original floppy in the drive to play)
PC booter

Essential improvements

Run in DOSBox

To run correctly in DOSBox, change cycles=auto to cycles=fixed 500. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.

Game data

This game does not save any settings or data.

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects can be toggled with Ctrl.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Title menu.
Title menu.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Hot seat
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA

System requirements

PC booter
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088 5 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA


References