
Afterwards, the game starts over again with increased difficulty. After all the rivets are removed, Donkey Kong will fall head first onto a stack of girders and be knocked out and then Mario and Pauline will be together again for good. But on the Rivet level, Mario must remove all the rivets on each and every floor by running or jumping over them. On the Girder, Elevator and Conveyor Belt levels, whenever Mario reaches Pauline, Donkey Kong will grab her and carry her off to the next higher level. Mario can also grab a hammer by jumping up to it to smash barrels, fireballs, and cement tubs for additional points but the hammer can only be used for a limited amount of time. For additional points, Mario gathers umbrellas, hats, purses and other bonus items that the girl has dropped on her way to the top of the building. Using the joystick and the Jump button, you maneuver Mario over rolling barrels, away from falling barrels, over or away from fireballs and cement tubs, away from bouncing rivets, up and down ladders, along girders and conveyor belts, onto elevators, over rivets to remove them and over dangerous crevices, to get to where the ape holds the girl captive. Game PlayYou are a workman named Mario who climbs girders and ladders and will stop at nothing to save his stolen love from the clutches of the giant ape.

By jiggling the straw up and down, you could get up to 99 credits in seconds. A straw inserted in the middle outside section of the upper hinge would turn sideways inside the machine and be positioned just above the credit switch. The early cabinets also had a trick that could be done with a drinking straw to give unlimited gameplay. This is important to check because many of the cabinets that had the older version of the program got updated with new chips.

If it reads: "1981 Nintendo" you have the older version the regular version of the program reads "1981 Nintendo of America". Underneath the name, and Donkey Kong himself, you will see the copyright of Nintendo.
#ORIGINAL DONKEYKONG SOFTWARE#
The best way to tell if your Donkey Kong machine has this older version of the software is to watch the title screen during the demo. Only a barrell thrown from Donkey Kong or a fireball can get Mario when doing this. Move Mario up a ladder so that his hands are at the top of the ladder and the barrells will not come down on Mario. Upright/Standard (204 Pounds - TNT Amusements)Ĭheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter EggsThe first version of Donkey Kong that was released in America red cabinet version had a trick that could be done on the barrell board. Nintendo also produced cabaret or "mini" versions of this game. The most common is the light blue variety, but the first Donkey Kong machines were red. Log in to rate this game! Cabinet InformationThere are two different American cabinet styles. Within the Personal Impressions category, "Like" carries a little more weight than the other factors. Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Donkey Kong - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.19 (44 votes) Mario must avoid flames, barrels, and bouncing rivets to reach his goal. The levels include Girders, Rivets, Elevators, and Conveyor Belts. Jumpman - known today as Mario - must traverse levels structures to save his girlfriend, Pauline, from Donkey Kong before time runs out. Other machines made by Nintendo during the time period Donkey Kong was produced include Sky Skipper, Popeye, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros., Donkey Kong 3, Space Fever (Black & White), Sheriff, Heli Fire, Vs. Nintendo released 106 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1970.


International Arcade Museum Collections.PDF: Search Music (1880-1954) Magazines.International Arcade Museum Library (501c3).
