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Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong

Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong is a port of the NES version of the famous arcade game. In Donkey Kong, Jumpman must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape…

14 February 2004

Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong is a platform, released 14 February 2004 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong is

Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong was released in 2004. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Donkey Kong has kidnapped the beautiful Lady and taken her to a dangerous construction site. Mario must climb to the top of the construction site and rescue Lady from the giant ape.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mario series

Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong is the 329th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. in 2004.

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What it launched against

Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong launched on 14 February 2004, within three weeks of Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen and Ninja Gaiden.

Released around the same time: Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, Ninja Gaiden.

Official trailer

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When did Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong come out?
Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong was released on 14 February 2004 for Game Boy Advance.

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