List of Donkey Kong video games
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Donkey Kong is a video game franchise created by Shigeru Miyamoto and published by Nintendo. Games in the franchise have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Rare, Paon and Retro Studios. While the first games were arcade releases, most Donkey Kong games have been released for Nintendo consoles and handhelds since the third generation.
It debuted in 1981 with the arcade game Donkey Kong, which was a sales success that brought Nintendo into the North American market.[1] With the original arcade games being ported into versions on third-party home consoles and developed by several companies. The Donkey Kong franchise has sold a total of 82 million copies as of 2022.
Most of the games in the franchise are platform games, although the series also includes spin-offs other genres such as racing and rhythm games. The franchise is centered on the anthropomorphic gorilla Donkey Kong and his clan of other apes and monkeys. Many of the Donkey Kong games use supporting characters throughout gameplay, allowing the player to control different members of the family.[1] The success of the series is commonly attributed to its technical innovation and entertaining platforming sequences.[1]
Arcade video games[edit]
Title | Details |
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Original release date(s):[2] |
Release years by system: 1981 – Arcade, Atari 2600[2][3] 1982 – Intellivision, ColecoVision, Tabletop miniarcade[1][4][5][6] |
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Original release date(s):[1][20] |
Release years by system: 1982 – Arcade[1][20] 1983 – Famicom, Intellivision, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Tabletop miniarcade[6][21][22][23] |
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Original release date(s):[1]
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Release years by system: 1983 – Arcade[1] 1984 – Famicom[1] |
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Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever Original release date(s):[34]
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Release years by system: 2005 – Arcade[34] |
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Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2006 – Arcade |
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Home console games[edit]
Title | Details |
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Original release date(s):[35] |
Release years by system: 1983 – Nintendo Entertainment System[35] 2001 – GameCube (within Animal Crossing) |
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Original release date(s):[37] |
Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[37] 2000 – Game Boy Color[38] |
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Original release date(s):[41] |
Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[41] |
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Original release date(s):[44] |
Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[44] |
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Original release date(s):[47] |
Release years by system: 1997 – Nintendo 64[47] 2007 – Nintendo DS[48] |
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Original release date(s):[49] |
Release years by system: 1999 – Nintendo 64[49] |
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Original release date(s):[51] |
Release years by system: 2004 – GameCube[51] |
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Original release date(s):[53] |
Release years by system: 2004 – GameCube[51] |
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Original release date(s):[55] |
Release years by system: 2004 – GameCube[55] |
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Original release date(s):[58]
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Release years by system: 2005 – GameCube[58] |
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Original release date(s):[60] |
Release years by system: 2007 – Wii[60] |
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Original release date(s):[62] |
Release years by system: 2010 – Wii[62] 2013 – Nintendo 3DS[62] |
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Release years by system: 2014 – Wii U 2018 – Nintendo Switch |
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Portable and handheld games[edit]
Title | Details |
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Original release date(s):[64]
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Release years by system: 1982 – Game & Watch[65] 1998 – Game Boy Color[66] |
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Original release date(s):[64]
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Release years by system: 1982 – Game & Watch[65] 1998 – Game Boy Color[66] |
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Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1982 – Game & Watch[65] |
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Original release date(s):[68]
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Release years by system: 1984 – Game & Watch |
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Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1984 – Game & Watch[65] 2002 – Game Boy Advance[70] |
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Original release date(s):[68]
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Release years by system: 1984 – Game & Watch |
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Original release date(s):[72] |
Release years by system: 1994 – Game Boy[72] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS[73] |
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Original release date(s):[74]
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Release years by system: 1994 – Nelsonic Game Watch[74] |
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Original release date(s):[75] |
Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy[75] |
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Original release date(s):[76] |
Release years by system: 1996 – Game Boy[76] |
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Original release date(s):[77] |
Release years by system: 1997 – Game Boy[77] |
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Original release date(s):[78] |
Release years by system: 2005 – Game Boy Advance[78] |
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Original release date(s):[80] |
Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS[80] |
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]
Title | Details |
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Original release date(s):[82] |
Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance[82] |
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Original release date(s):[84] |
Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS[84] |
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Original release date(s):[86] |
Release years by system: 2009 – DSiWare[86] |
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Original release date(s):[88] |
Release years by system: 2010 – Nintendo DS[88] |
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2013 – Nintendo 3DS eShop |
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Original release date(s):[89] |
Release years by system: 2015 – Nintendo 3DS eShop[89] and Wii U eShop[90] |
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2016 – Nintendo 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop |
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Canceled games[edit]
Title | Details |
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Diddy Kong Pilot Cancellation date: September 2002 |
Proposed system release: Game Boy Advance |
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Donkey Kong Racing Cancellation date:[92] August 2002[91] |
Proposed system release: GameCube[92] |
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Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers Cancellation date: August 2002[91] |
Proposed system release: Game Boy Advance |
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Freedom Cancellation date: 2016 |
Proposed system release: Nintendo Switch |
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External links[edit]
- Official Nintendo website
- Official Paon website (in Japanese)