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Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong Jr.

Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong Jr.

|Japan|Arcade

7.5 /10

Pretty good

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Why play it

Donkey Kong Jr. is an action game released by Nintendo in 1982. Donkey Kong has been captured and caged in his latest encounter with Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. is on his way to set him free! Skillfully jump and hang on to vines, avoid the enemies, get to the top, and steal the cage's key from Mario.

Story and worldbuilding

After the events of Donkey Kong, Mario has captured Donkey Kong as revenge for kidnapping his lady friend and Donkey Kong Jr. has to save him. However, every time Donkey Kong Jr. gets close to freeing his father, Mario just pushes him further away.

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Play style

This is a Port leaning into Arcade. Confirm the form and fantasy before you commit.

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NintendoWorldReportJustin Berube · 7 Jan, 2019
7.5/10

Overall, I'm mostly impressed with the Arcade Archives wrapper as it lets players customize the experience or compete online. Donkey Kong Jr. itself is fun but much more challenging than the original Donkey Kong.

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