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Game ID: 9493
Console / System: ColecoVision
Title: Donkey Kong
Scarcity (loose): 1
Value in USD (loose): 1
Scarcity (complete): 0
Value in USD (complete): 0
Publisher: Coleco
Section: 1
Designer: Zachary Smith
Style: Platform/Fixed Screen
Description: This game was packaged with the ColecoVision console. As such, it is extremely common. The boxed version of this game is quite difficult to come by, however - consider a complete Donkey Kong worth at least $75. The game has three stages but is missing the "conveyor belt" level from the arcade original.
Easter eggs: This game is loaded with bugs! BUG: Level Warp - To automatically warp to stage two, on stage one walk up to first ladder. Climb the ladder halfway, then climb back down. Now walk two steps back, then push ahead and jump at the same time. This should allow Mario to fall right through the bottom of the screen and end up at stage two. BUG: When climbing a ladder (up or down), push in the desired direction, briefly. Then let the stick center and move again. You will move twice as fast the second time. BUG: Ramp screen - have Mario jump when a barrel is passing directly overhead at the end of a ramp. Points will be awarded as though Mario actually jumped over the barrel. This trick works best when Mario is on the ramp directly below DK. BUG: Ramp screen - get the hammer and destroy a few barrels. Then move to the edge of a ramp and fall off. You won’t lose a life, but the hammer will disappear. BUG: Ramp screen - move Mario up the first broken ladder, and then climb back down. Walk to the left and position Mario so that his back is almost touching the same broken ladder. Then move him 1 or 2 steps to the right and jump. If done correctly, Mario will fall through the bottom and appear on the “rivets” level, or re-appear after several seconds on the top ramp next to DK. Note- this only works on some versions. BUG: Elevator screen - move to the top right part of the screen, to where the purse is located. Position Mario directly above the short ladder and quickly move him UP and DOWN and he’ll pass through the metal floor. BUG: Elevator screen - climb all the way to the top and approach Donkey Kong. Stop at the 2nd ladder (the one closest to D.K.). Climb the ladder if it will let you, otherwise jump. You will see D.K.'s face turn brown if a fireball is climbing the 1st ladder.
Country / region: USA
Part #: 2411
System exclusive: 0
Periodical's review: Named "Best Solitaire Game of 1982" by Electronic Games Magazine. Listed as one of the "99 Favorite Classics" by Digital Press in 1997.
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