<s>
Bob	O
and	O
Jim	O
use	O
their	O
mallets	B-Language
to	O
stun	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
then	O
throw	O
them	O
at	O
a	O
wall	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
enemies	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
off	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
bonus	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
and	O
ITL	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
and	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
in	O
1990	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
game	O
,	O
aptly	O
named	O
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
earlier	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
specifically	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Joukan	O
and	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Egret	O
II	O
Mini	O
in	O
2022	O
and	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
and	O
Jim	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
mallet	B-Language
to	O
stun	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player(s )	O
take	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
flying	O
devil	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
featured	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
)	O
will	O
come	O
into	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
player(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
also	O
ported	O
by	O
IPL	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
later	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Family	O
Computer	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
made	O
by	O
My	O
Arcade	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
version	O
of	O
Chack'n	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
enjoyed	O
some	O
success	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Robert	O
Swan	O
of	O
Computer	O
+	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
port	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
new	O
or	O
original	O
about	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
playable	O
to	O
the	O
max	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
has	O
given	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
positive	O
retrospectives	O
,	O
two	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
GT	O
:	O
Ten	O
Perfect	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
basic	O
,	O
yet	O
captivating	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
trait	O
they	O
attributed	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
platform	O
games	O
made	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
were	O
similarly	O
positive	O
for	O
their	O
two	O
retrospectives	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inclusion	O
on	O
both	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Joukan	O
and	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
gave	O
it	O
criticism	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
complex	O
as	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
criticizing	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
was	O
a	O
locked	O
game	O
in	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Jokan	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
while	O
one	O
could	O
"	O
make	O
do	O
"	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
,	O
ultimately	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
decaf	O
when	O
you	O
want	O
espresso	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
,	O
called	O
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
