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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/developer|Nintendo}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atarisoft}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atarisoft}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{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|OpenCritic| | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|donkey-kong|74}}
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|taxonomy    =
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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            | Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Donkey Kong }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|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)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{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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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects can be toggled with {{key|Ctrl}}.
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects can be toggled with {{key|Ctrl}}.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 3 February 2023

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
Genres Platform
Series Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong on IGDB
Donkey Kong guide on StrategyWiki
Donkey Kong on MobyGames
Donkey Kong on Wikipedia
Donkey Kong
Subseries of Mario
Donkey Kong 1983

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.
Royalty free audio

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