Donkey Kong
arcade game for Commodore 64, 1986
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Mighty Donkey Kong has captured the
beautiful girl - watch him make off with
her to the top of the half constructed
building. Now play the role of the brave
carpenter, Mario, as he fearlessly
pursues the frightening beast and
attempts to rescue the damsel.
CONTROLS
The game is controlled by joystick in
Port two.
[RESTORE] key to abort game.
To start a one player game:
press fire button or [1] on the keyboard
To start a two player game:
press [2] on the keyboard
NOTE: In a two player game both players
use the same joystick, changing
over when prompted.
STATUS AND SCORING
On screen scoring shows current score
(top left), bonus points (top right)
which are collected upon completion of
each screen and the number of lives
remaining. Also displayed are the level
indicator and the number of players.
When Mario finishes a frame, the bonus
is added to your score.
JUMP ONE OBJECT
100 points
JUMP TWO OBJECTS
300 points
JUMP TWO OR MORE OBJECTS
500 points
EACH OBJECT COLLECTED
300, 500, 800 points
HAMMERING OBJECTS
200, 300, 500 or 800 points
REMOVING RIVETS
100 points (Frame 4)
ONE EXTRA LIFE AWARDED
10,000 points
GAME PLAY
"HELP! HELP!" cries the beautiful maiden
as she is dragged up a labyrinth of
structural beams by the omnious Donkey
Kong. "SNORT, SNORT". Foreboding music
warns of the eventual doom that awaits
the poor girl, lest she somehow be
miraculously rescued. "But, wait! Fear
not, fair maiden. Little Mario, the
carpenter, is in hot pursuit of you in
this very moment".
Throwing fate to the wind, risking life
and limb, or worse, little Mario tries
desparately to climb the mighty fortress
of steel, to save the lovely lady from
the evil Mr.Donkey Kong. Little Mario
must dodge all manner of obstacles -
fireballs, plummeting beams and a
barrage of exploding barrels fired at
him by Donkey Kong. Amidst the beautiful
girls' constant please for help, your
challenge is to manoeuvre little Mario
up the steel structure, while helping
him to avoid the rapid-fire succession
of hazards that come his way.
As little Mario gallantly battles his
way up the barriers, he is taunted and
teased by Donkey Kong, who brazenly
struts back and forth, beating his chest
in joyful exuberance at the prospect of
having the beautiful girl all to
himself. It is your job to get little
Mario to the top. For it is there, and
only there, that he can send the mighty
Donkey Kong to his mortal doom. Leaving
little Mario and the beautiful girl to
live happily ever after. "SIGH. SIGH".
HINTS AND TIPS
1. When climbing ladders if you raise
your hand just above the level of the
ladder then barrels will not descend.
2. Don't walk off the platforms as this
results in you losing a life.
3. When jumping if you fall too far you
will also lose a life.
GOOD LUCK!
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)