List of Donkey Kong video games
Donkey Kong is a video game series created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. It is published by Nintendo, with entries in the series developed by Nintendo, Rare, Namco, Retro Studios, and Paon. The series debuted in 1981 with the arcade game Donkey Kong, which was a sales success that brought Nintendo into the North American market.[1] Most Donkey Kong games have either been arcade games or released for Nintendo consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the current generation of video game consoles. However, some of the original arcade games were ported into versions on third-party home consoles and developed by several companies. Donkey Kong is among the best-selling video game franchises, with more than 48 million games sold worldwide.[2]
Most of the games in the franchise are platform games, although the series also includes other genres such as racing and rhythm games. The franchise centers on the anthropomorphic gorilla Donkey Kong and his family, who are usually the series's protagonists. 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 placed on its technical innovation and entertaining platforming sequences.[1] The latest game in the series is Donkey Kong Country Returns, a platform game for the Wii based on the Donkey Kong Country video games released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Release years by system: 1981 – Arcade, Atari 2600[3][4] 1982 – Intellivision, ColecoVision, Tabletop miniarcade[1][5][6][7] |
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Release years by system: 1982 – Arcade[1][19] 1983 – Intellivision, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Tabletop miniarcade[7][20][21][22] 1984 – Atari 800[23] 1986 – Nintendo Entertainment System[24] 1988 – Atari 7800[25] 2002 – Nintendo e-Reader[26] 2006 – Wii Virtual Console[27] |
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Release years by system: 1983 – Arcade[1] 1984 – Nintendo Entertainment System[1] 2003 – Nintendo e-Reader[29] 2008 – Wii Virtual Console[30] |
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Release years by system: 2005 – Arcade[31] |
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Release years by system: 1983 – Nintendo Entertainment System[32] 2007 – Wii Virtual Console[33] |
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Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[34] 2000 – Game Boy Color[35] 2003 – Game Boy Advance[36] 2006 – Wii Virtual Console[37] |
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Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[38] 2004 – Game Boy Advance[39] 2007 – Wii Virtual Console[40] |
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Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[41] 2005 – Game Boy Advance[42] 2007 – Wii Virtual Console[43] |
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Release years by system: 1997 – Nintendo 64[44] 2007 – Nintendo DS[45] |
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Release years by system: 1999 – Nintendo 64[46] |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Nintendo GameCube[48] |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Nintendo GameCube[48] |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Nintendo GameCube[52] 2009 – Wii[53] |
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Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo GameCube[55] |
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Release years by system: 2007 – Wii[57] |
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Release years by system: 2010 – Wii[58] |
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Release years by system: 1982 – Game & Watch[61] 1998 – Game Boy Color[62] 2002 – Game Boy Advance[60] |
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Release years by system: 1994 – Game Boy[66] 2011 – Nintendo eShop[67] |
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Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy[68] |
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Release years by system: 1996 – Game Boy[69] |
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Release years by system: 1997 – Game Boy[70] |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance[71] |
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Release years by system: 2005 – Game Boy Advance[73] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS[75] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS[77] |
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Release years by system: 2009 – DSiWare[79] |
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Release years by system: 2010 – Nintendo DS[81] |
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[edit] Canceled games
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Cancellation date:[82] 2002 |
Proposed system release: GameCube[82] |
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[edit] References
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- ^ a b "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble for SNES". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/snes/action/superdonkeykong3nnks/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
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- ^ a b c d "Donkey Konga for GameCube". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/puzzle/donkeykonga/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
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- ^ "Donkey Kong Circus (Panorama)". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/489/489588.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
- ^ "Donkey Kong Hockey (Micro Vs. System)". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/489/489602.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
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- ^ a b "Donkey Kong Land for Game Boy". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/action/superdonkeykonggb/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
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- ^ a b c "Donkey Kong Land III for Game Boy". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/action/donkeykongland3/index.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
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- ^ a b c d "Donkey Kong Racing for GameCube". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/donkeykongracing/index.html. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Official Nintendo website
- Official Paon website (Japanese)
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