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The first player controlled [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], who competed against a pink version of Donkey Kong Jr. (controlled by either the computer or a second player) in order to win the approval of [[Donkey Kong]], who oversaw the competition. The point of the game is to grab math symbols and push them up vines in order to complete mathmatical equations. The game has three modes: Calculate A, Calculate B and Math Excercise. | The first player controlled [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], who competed against a pink version of Donkey Kong Jr. (controlled by either the computer or a second player) in order to win the approval of [[Donkey Kong]], who oversaw the competition. The point of the game is to grab math symbols and push them up vines in order to complete mathmatical equations. The game has three modes: Calculate A, Calculate B and Math Excercise. | ||
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| + | At one point a follow-up known as ''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi'' was planned for the NES, which would have used music as well as sprites from the ''Donkey Kong'' game as well as Donkey Kong Jr. It was eventually canceled. | ||
=Ports and Rereleases= | =Ports and Rereleases= | ||
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| Donkey Kong Jr. Math | |
| Full Title | Donkey Kong Jr. Math |
| Developer | Nintendo R&D 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | NES Virtual Console |
| Release Date | NES JP December 12, 1983 US October 1985 EU December 1988 Virtual Console JP March 27, 2007 EU April 20, 2007 US September 3, 2007 |
Donkey Kong Jr. Math is an early NES game made primarily for education purposes. It takes characters and scenarios from Donkey Kong Junior. It was one of the NES's eighteen launch titles when it was released in America.
Information
The first player controlled Donkey Kong Jr., who competed against a pink version of Donkey Kong Jr. (controlled by either the computer or a second player) in order to win the approval of Donkey Kong, who oversaw the competition. The point of the game is to grab math symbols and push them up vines in order to complete mathmatical equations. The game has three modes: Calculate A, Calculate B and Math Excercise.
Legacy
At one point a follow-up known as Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi was planned for the NES, which would have used music as well as sprites from the Donkey Kong game as well as Donkey Kong Jr. It was eventually canceled.
Ports and Rereleases
- Donkey Kong Jr. Math was available as an unlockable game in both Animal Forest and its sequel Animal Crossing, both of which were originally released in 2001.
- It was later released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007.
| Titles in the Donkey Kong Series |
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| Donkey Kong (GB) - Jr. - Math - 3 Donkey Kong Country (2: Diddy Kong's Quest - 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble) - Land (2 - III) - Donkey Kong 64 Mario vs. Donkey Kong - March of the Minis - Minis March Again! - Mini-Land Mayhem! - Minis on the Move - Tipping Stars Jungle Beat - King of Swing - Jungle Climber - Returns - Tropical Freeze Diddy Kong Racing - Donkey Konga (2 - 3) - Barrel Blast |