Donkey Kong Collection

Donkey Kong is a series of video games featuring the adventures of a gorilla called Donkey Kong, conceived by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981. The franchise consists mainly of two game genres, but also includes additional spin-off titles of various genres.

The games of the first genre are mostly single-screen platform/action puzzle types, featuring Donkey Kong as the opponent in an industrial construction setting. Donkey Kong first made his appearance in the 1981 arcade machine called Donkey Kong, in which he faced Jumpman (Mario), now Nintendo's flagship character. This game was also the first appearance of Mario, pre-dating the well-known Super Mario Bros. by four years. In 1994, the series was revived as the Donkey Kong Country series, featuring Donkey Kong and his clan of other apes as protagonists in their native jungle setting versus a variety of anthropomorphic enemies, usually against the Kremlings, a clan of crocodiles, and their leader King K. Rool. These are side-scrolling platform games. Titles outside these two genres have included rhythm games (Donkey Konga), racing games (Diddy Kong Racing), and edutainment (Donkey Kong Jr. Math).

A hallmark of the Donkey Kong franchise is barrels, which the Kongs use as weapons, vehicles, furniture, and lodging. The Donkey Kong character is highly recognizable and very popular; the franchise has sold over 40 million units worldwide.

Release timeline
1984
1981	Donkey Kong
1982	Donkey Kong Jr.
1983	Donkey Kong II
	Donkey Kong 3
	Donkey Kong Jr. Math
1985
1986
1987
1988	Donkey Kong Classics (NES)
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994	Donkey Kong (GB)
1994	Donkey Kong Country
1995	Donkey Kong Land
1995	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
1996	Donkey Kong Land 2
1996	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
1997	Donkey Kong Land III
1997	Diddy Kong Racing
1998
1999	Donkey Kong 64
2000
2001
2002
2003	Donkey Konga
2004	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
	Donkey Konga 2
	Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
2005	Donkey Konga 3
2005	DK: King of Swing
2006	Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
2007	Diddy Kong Racing DS
	Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
	DK: Jungle Climber
2008
2009	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
2010	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
2010	Donkey Kong Country Returns
2011
2012
2013	Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
2014	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2015	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong series logo
Genre(s)	Platform Action-adventure Puzzle Racing
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1 (1981-1984) Nintendo R&D2 (1983-1987) Nintendo EAD (1994-2009) Rare (1994–2007) Namco (2003–2005) Nintendo Software Technology (2004-2015) Paon (2005–2007) Retro Studios (2010-2018)
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Creator(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Composer(s)	David Wise
Platform(s)	Arcade Game & Watch Intellivision ColecoVision Atari 2600 TRS-80 CoCo Atari 8-bit TI-99/4a IBM PC C64 VIC-20 BBC Micro MSX ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC Atari 7800 NES Famicom Disk System Game Boy SNES N64 GBC GBA Nintendo e-Reader GCN DS Wii 3DS Wii U Nintendo Switch
First release	Donkey Kong July 9, 1981
Latest release	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze May 3, 2018
Spin-offs	Mario Donkey Kong Country Banjo-Kazooie Conker (series) Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Jr

North American arcade flier
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1, Iwasaki Engineering (Arcade) Nintendo R&D2 (NES) Atari, Inc. Coleco
Publisher(s)	Nintendo Atari, Inc. Coleco Hamster (Arcade Archives)
Director(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Producer(s)	Gunpei Yokoi
Artist(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto^[1] Yoshio Sakamoto^[1]
Composer(s)	Yukio Kaneoka^[2]
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Arcade List of platforms[show]
Release	JP: August 1982 NA: 1982 EU: 1982 List of re-releases[show]
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player, 2 player alternating
Cabinet	Upright
CPU	1 × Z80 @ 3.072 MHz
Sound	I8035 @ 400 kHz DAC @ 400 kHz
Display	Raster, 224 × 256, vertical orientation

Donkey Kong Jr. is a 1982 platform game that was released by Nintendo. It is the sequel to Donkey Kong, but with the roles reversed compared to its predecessor: Mario (renamed from "Jumpman") is now the villain and Donkey Kong Junior is trying to rescue his father. It first appeared in arcades and, over the course of the 1980s, was released for a variety of home platforms. The game's title is written out as Donkey Kong Junior in the North American arcade version and various ports to non-Nintendo systems.

Donkey Kong II

Donkey Kong II which is like Donkey Kong Jr. was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released as part of the Game & Watch Multi Screen series, featuring two LCD screens. It was released in 1983. Donkey Kong Jr. has to touch a key, then it moves up to the top screen. Donkey Kong Jr. has to climb to the top screen while avoiding things such as electrical wires, crocodiles & birds. When he gets to the top screen, Donkey Kong Jr. will have to touch the key again, and it will move to next to a keyhole below one of the chains. Donkey Kong Jr has to climb up the rope below the keyhole, while avoiding birds. When he gets to the top of the rope, one of the chains will unlock. He has to do this 4 times until he saves Donkey Kong. After that, the game will start over, at a somewhat faster pace.

Donkey Kong 3

European arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Producer(s)	Gunpei Yokoi
Composer(s)	Hirokazu Tanaka
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Arcade Famicom/NES
Release	JP: October 1983 NA: 1983 EU: 1983 List of re-releases[show]
Genre(s)	Shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Cabinet	Upright
CPU	Zilog Z80
Sound	2x Ricoh 2A03
Display	224 x 256 raster graphics

Donkey Kong Jr. Math

European box art
Developer(s)	Nintendo Research & Development 2
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	JP: December 12, 1983 NA: June 1986^[1] EU: July 10, 1986
Genre(s)	Edutainment, platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong Country

North American box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Tim Stamper Chris Stamper
Designer(s)	Gregg Mayles
Programmer(s)	Chris Sutherland
Artist(s)	Steve Mayles Kevin Bayliss Mark Stevenson Adrian Smith
Writer(s)	Gregg Mayles Daniel Owsen
Composer(s)	David Wise Eveline Fischer Robin Beanland
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Super Nintendo Entertainment System Game Boy Color Game Boy Advance
Release	SNES UK: 18 November 1994^[1] NA: 21 November 1994 EU: 24 November 1994 JP: 26 November 1994 Rereleases[show]
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong Land

North American box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Andrew Collard
Programmer(s)	Paul Machacek
Composer(s)	David Wise Graeme Norgate
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Release	NA: June 26, 1995 EU: August 24, 1995
Genre(s)	Platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player

Donkey Kong Land is a platform video game for the Game Boy developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. It was first released in June 1995 and later for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2014. The game is the portable sequel of the home console title, Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which spawned its own series alongside the main series. Donkey Kong Land was enhanced for the Super Game Boy and featured a "banana yellow" cartridge which was later used for its sequels. Many of the games backgrounds elements, character models, and sound effects were directly ported from the Super NES version onto the Game Boy[citation needed], retaining the same style as the original. Despite sharing common level themes, the level design and story for each game are different

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

North American SNES box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Tim Stamper
Producer(s)	Gregg Mayles
Designer(s)	Gregg Mayles Andrew Collard
Programmer(s)	Chris Sutherland^[1]
Artist(s)	Steve Mayles Mark Stevenson Adrian Smith
Composer(s)	David Wise
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	SNES Game Boy Advance
Release	21 November 1995[show]
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong Land 2

North American box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Lee Schuneman
Programmer(s)	Robert Harrison
Artist(s)	Keri Gunn Dean Smith
Composer(s)	Grant Kirkhope^[a]
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Release	NA: September 23, 1996^[1] EU: November 28, 1996
Genre(s)	Platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

North American box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Tim Stamper^[1]
Producer(s)	Andrew Collard^[1]
Designer(s)	Andrew Collard^[1] Paul Weaver^[1]
Artist(s)	Mark Stevenson^[1] Neil Crook^[1]
Composer(s)	Eveline Fischer^[1] David Wise^[1]
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	SNES Game Boy Advance
Release	18 November 1996[show]
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong Land III

North American box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Gary Richards Huw Ward
Writer(s)	Leigh Loveday
Composer(s)	Eveline Fischer
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, 3DS Virtual Console
Release	Game Boy NA: October 27, 1997^[2] EU: October 30, 1997^[1] Game Boy Color JP: January 28, 2000^[1] 3DS Virtual Console JP: May 7, 2014 (GBC) PAL: October 30, 2014 (GB) NA: February 26, 2015 (GB)
Genre(s)	Platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player

Diddy Kong Racing

North American cover art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Rare Nintendo (Nintendo DS)
Director(s)	Lee Schuneman
Producer(s)	Chris Stamper
Artist(s)	Kevin Bayliss
Composer(s)	David Wise
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS
Release	Nintendo 64 EU: 21 November 1997^[1] NA: 24 November 1997 Nintendo DS NA: 5 February 2007 AU: 19 April 2007 EU: 20 April 2007
Genre(s)	Kart racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong 64

North American box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	George Andreas
Producer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Programmer(s)	Chris Sutherland^[1]
Artist(s)	Mark Stevenson
Composer(s)	Grant Kirkhope
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release	NA: November 22, 1999^[3] EU: December 3, 1999^[2] JP: December 10, 1999
Genre(s)	Platformer, adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Konga( 1 2 3 )

North American cover art for Donkey Konga (left) and Donkey Konga 2 (center), and Japanese cover art for Donkey Konga 3 (right)
Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Hiroyuki Onoda
Producer(s)	Hiroshi Igarashi
Designer(s)	Hiromi Endo
Artist(s)	Naruhisa Kawano Toki Iida
Composer(s)	Junko Ozawa Jesahm
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release	Donkey Konga JP: December 12, 2003 NA: September 27, 2004 EU: October 15, 2004 AU: October 28, 2004^[1] Donkey Konga 2 JP: July 1, 2004 NA: May 9, 2005 EU: June 3, 2005 Donkey Konga 3 JP: March 17, 2005
Genre(s)	Music game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Mario vs. Donkey Kong


Genre(s)	Puzzle
Developer(s)	Nintendo Software Technology
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
First release	Mario vs. Donkey Kong May 24, 2004
Latest release	Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge January 28, 2016
Parent series	Mario

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

North American GameCube cover art
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Yoshiaki Koizumi
Producer(s)	Takao Shimizu Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka
Programmer(s)	Hideaki Shimizu Naoki Koga Takeshi Hayakawa
Composer(s)	Mahito Yokota
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	GameCube, Wii
Release	GameCube JP: December 16, 2004 PAL: February 4, 2005 NA: March 14, 2005 Wii JP: December 11, 2008 NA: May 4, 2009 PAL: June 5, 2009
Genre(s)	Platform, rhythm, score attack
Mode(s)	Single-player

DK: King of Swing

North American box art
Developer(s)	Paon
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Atsushi Kaneko Masataka Sato
Producer(s)	Toshiharu Izuno Tatsuya Watanabe Iwao Horita
Composer(s)	Takashi Kouga
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release	EU: February 4, 2005 AU: March 16, 2005 JP: May 19, 2005 NA: September 19, 2005
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

North American box art
Developer(s)	Nintendo Software Technology
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Yukimi Shimura
Producer(s)	Shigeki Yamashiro Kensuke Tanabe
Composer(s)	Lawrence Schwedler
Series	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	NA: September 25, 2006 AU: January 18, 2007 EU: March 9, 2007 JP: April 12, 2007
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

North American box art
Developer(s)	Paon
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Kenichi Imaeda
Producer(s)	Kentaro Nishimura Toshiharu Izuno Rikiya Nakagawa
Composer(s)	Takashi Kouga
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Wii
Release	JP: June 28, 2007 NA: October 8, 2007 EU: January 25, 2008 AU: February 7, 2008
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

DK: Jungle Climber

North American box art
Developer(s)	Paon
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Atsushi Kaneko Masataka Sato
Producer(s)	Toshiharu Izuno Rikiya Nakagawa Iwao Horita
Composer(s)	Yuichi Kanno Yoshikata Hirota Takashi Kouga
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	JP: August 9, 2007 NA: September 10, 2007 EU: October 12, 2007 AU: November 15, 2007
Genre(s)	Action, platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

Cover Art
Developer(s)	Nintendo Software Technology
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Yukimi Shimura
Producer(s)	Shigeki Yamashiro Kensuke Tanabe
Designer(s)	Wing S. Cho Stephen Mortimer Masamichi Abe
Writer(s)	Wing S. Cho
Composer(s)	Lawrence Schwedler
Series	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo DSi
Release	NA: June 8, 2009 EU/AUS: August 21, 2009 JP: October 7, 2009
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

North American box art
Developer(s)	Nintendo Software Technology
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Yukimi Shimura
Producer(s)	Kensuke Tanabe
Composer(s)	Lawrence Schwedler
Series	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	NA: 14 November 2010 JP: 2 December 2010 AU: 3 February 2011 EU: 4 February 2011
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Packaging artwork
Developer(s)	Retro Studios
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Bryan Walker
Producer(s)	Kensuke Tanabe
Designer(s)	Kynan Pearson Mike Wikan Tom Ivey
Artist(s)	Vince Joly
Composer(s)	Minako Hamano Masaru Tajima Shinji Ushiroda Daisuke Matsuoka Kenji Yamamoto^[1]^{:White-knuckled Action}
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nvidia Shield (set-top box)
Release	Wii NA: November 21, 2010 AU: December 2, 2010 EU: December 3, 2010 JP: December 9, 2010 Nintendo 3DS NA/EU: May 24, 2013 AU: May 25, 2013 JP: June 13, 2013 Wii U Nintendo eShop JP: January 21, 2015 PAL: January 22, 2015^[2] NA: September 22, 2016
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move

Logo of the game
Developer(s)	Nintendo Software Technology^[1]
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Stephen Mortimer
Producer(s)	Yukimi Shimura Kensuke Tanabe
Designer(s)	Wing S. Cho Hirokazu Yasuhara Philip Brodsky Christopher Polney
Artist(s)	Brian McNeely
Composer(s)	James Phillipsen
Series	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Release	NA: May 9, 2013^[3] PAL: May 9, 2013^[2] JP: July 24, 2013^[4]
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Wii U version packaging artwork
Developer(s)	Retro Studios^[a]
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Ryan Harris Vince Joly
Producer(s)	Kensuke Tanabe^[1]
Designer(s)	Stephen Dupree
Artist(s)	Ryan Powell Will Bate
Composer(s)	David Wise^[2]
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Wii U Nintendo Switch
Release	Wii U JP: February 14, 2014 NA/EU: February 21, 2014 AU: February 22, 2014 Nintendo Switch JP: May 3, 2018 WW: May 4, 2018
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Cover artwork of the European Wii U version
Developer(s)	Nintendo Software Technology^[1]
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Stephen Mortimer
Producer(s)	Akiya Sakamoto
Designer(s)	Chris Polney Ian Slutz Philip Brodsky
Artist(s)	Brian McNeely
Composer(s)	James Phillipsen
Series	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
Release	NA: March 5, 2015^[3] JP: March 19, 2015^[2] EU: March 20, 2015^[3]
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player