<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
roles	O
reversed	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
(	O
previously	O
named	O
"	O
Jumpman	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
villain	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
is	O
trying	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
is	O
written	O
out	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Junior	I-Application
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
arcade	O
version	O
and	O
various	O
conversions	O
to	O
non-Nintendo	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
include	O
"	O
Snapjaws	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
resemble	O
bear	O
traps	O
with	O
eyes	O
;	O
bird-like	O
creatures	O
called	O
"	O
Nitpickers	O
"	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
attack	O
by	O
dropping	O
eggs	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Sparks	O
"	O
which	O
roam	O
across	O
the	O
wiring	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
hideouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
pass	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
stages	O
,	O
DK	O
Jr.	O
must	O
reach	O
the	O
key	O
hanging	O
next	O
to	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
cage	O
,	O
whereupon	O
Mario	B-Application
flees	O
while	O
pushing	O
the	O
cage	O
off	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fourth	O
stage	O
,	O
DK	O
Jr.	O
must	O
push	O
six	O
keys	O
into	O
locks	O
on	O
the	O
topmost	O
platform	O
to	O
free	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
after	O
being	O
defeated	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
entrusted	O
into	O
his	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
appears	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
takes	O
his	O
keys	O
and	O
places	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
building	O
he	O
fought	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
unleashes	O
several	O
circus	O
animals	O
,	O
but	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
escapes	O
them	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
’s	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
face	O
off	O
but	O
the	O
building	O
begins	O
to	O
crumble	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
climatic	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
saves	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
the	O
two	O
set	O
off	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
’s	O
development	O
in	O
1981	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
team	O
had	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
several	O
ideas	O
and	O
full	O
complete	O
levels	O
that	O
would	O
n't	O
really	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
various	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conversation	O
happened	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
wanted	O
another	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
coin-op	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
fame	O
,	O
giving	O
Miyamoto	O
the	O
perfect	O
opportunity	O
to	O
further	O
explore	O
his	O
newly	O
established	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
to	O
star	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
himself	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
were	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
massive	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
ultimately	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
smaller	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
place	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
who	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
they	O
still	O
wanted	O
a	O
big	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
they	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
capturing	O
him	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
levels	O
appear	O
in	O
1-2-3-4	O
sequence	O
and	O
then	O
repeat	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
has	O
a	O
kill	O
screen	O
at	O
level	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kill	O
screen	O
occurs	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
where	O
an	O
integer	O
overflow	O
occurs	O
after	O
too	O
big	O
a	O
result	O
is	O
given	O
after	O
a	O
multiplication	O
problem	O
in	O
the	O
computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timer	O
counts	O
as	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
700	O
points	O
,	O
then	O
kills	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
until	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
gone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
was	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
(	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Coleco	B-Device
Adam	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
conversion	O
was	O
made	O
but	O
unreleased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
black-and-white	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
New	O
Wide	O
Screen	O
and	O
Multi	O
Screen	O
handheld	O
series	O
(	O
later	O
under	O
the	O
model	O
name	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
II	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
color	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Tabletop	O
and	O
Panorama	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
add-on	O
,	O
the	O
e-reader	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
eighth-highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raymond	O
Dimetrosky	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
Player	O
gave	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
another	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
arcade	O
conversion	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
has	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
magazine	O
in	O
1984	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Device
Adam	I-Device
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
supergame	O
adaptation	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
received	O
an	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
1984	O
Best	O
Videogame	O
Audio-Visual	O
Effects	O
(	O
16K	O
or	O
more	O
ROM	O
)	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
judges	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
great	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
successful	O
as	O
a	O
sequel–"extend[ing]	O
the	O
theme	O
and	O
present[ing]	O
a	O
radically	O
different	O
play-action	O
"	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
by	O
the	O
Killer	B-Application
List	I-Application
of	I-Application
Videogames	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
–	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
–	O
was	O
re	O
–	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
in	O
an	O
NES	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
and	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
playable	O
game	O
on	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
,	O
though	O
a	O
special	O
password	O
is	O
needed	O
from	O
an	O
official	O
website	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
away	O
free	O
to	O
the	O
Ambassadors	O
users	O
before	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
again	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
versions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
which	O
contained	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Icarus	O
Hall	O
of	O
Port	O
Angeles	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
scored	O
1,033,000	O
points	O
playing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
was	O
a	O
cartoon	O
on	O
Saturday	O
Supercade	O
(	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
aired	O
on	O
Saturday	O
mornings	O
from	O
1983	O
to	O
1985	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
voiced	O
by	O
Frank	O
Welker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
8	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
on	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
seen	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
World	O
4	O
was	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
young	O
gorilla	O
identical	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
is	O
among	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
that	O
players	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
by	O
use	O
of	O
Mystery	O
Mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
