Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Donkey Kong

Title	Donkey Kong
First release	1994
Developer	Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Game Boy
Genres	platformer, puzzle video game
Also known as	Game Boy Donkey Kong · Donkey Kong '94 · ドンキーコング
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Game Boy: 1994-06-01 (NTSC), 1994-06-14 (NTSC-J), 1994-06-28 (NTSC-U), 1994-09-24 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2564684

Mario climbs a perilous skyscraper across 12 worlds to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong. Players navigate 96 levels by collecting disappearing keys to unlock hidden rooms and avoiding various traps. The gameplay combines platforming with puzzle elements, requiring precise movement through complex environments featuring scrolling backgrounds and numerous collectable objects.

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Wikidata (Q2564684) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (gb/donkey-kong) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (3174,103446,106873,109733) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Logo: Nintendo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Donkey Kong (Game Boy) logo.png”)

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Videos

Game Boy Longplay [005] Donkey Kong

World-of-Longplays · Game Boy version · longplay · 1:36:22auto-matched
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Donkey Kong (Game Boy) Playthrough

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