Donkey Kong: Original Edition

Donkey Kong: Original Edition

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Wii
3DS

Genres

Platform, Arcade

Developer

Nintendo

Release Date

October 28, 2010 (15 years ago)

Publisher

Nintendo

Content Rating

Franchises

Donkey Kong, Mario

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Summary

Journey back to the beginning of Mario’s career, when the plucky hero single-handedly took on the mighty Donkey Kong for the very first time!

This game is a port of the original Donkey Kong arcade, which is different from the NES version.

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