Donkey Kong by Nintendo
Synopsis:
Defeat the giant gorilla and save the girl in this historic rescue. Mario is armed with only his wits and trusty hammer as he climbs the steal gurders in down town New York.
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Original Advertising and Promotional Work
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Original Instructions
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Controls
Joystick or keyboard
Q - UP
Z - DOWN
I - LEFT
P - RIGHT
SPACE BAR - JUMP
STATUS and SCORING
On screen scoring shows current score (top left), bonus points (top right) which are collected upon completion of each screen and the number of lives remaining. Also displayed are the level indicator and the number of players.
EACH BARREL JUMPED - 100 POINTS
2 BARRELS AT ONCE - 300 POINTS
PICK UP HAMMER (To crush barrels) - 300, 500 or 800 POINTS
EACH PIE JUMPED - 200 POINTS
EACH OBJECT COLLECTED - 300 POINTS
Points are also collected for crushing pies with the hammer. On screen 3 extra points are awarded for collecting the objects and finishing the level and on screen 4 for knocking out the rivets. As the level increases the bonuses and scores for collecting objects also increase.
An extra man is awarded at 10,000 points (up to a maximum of 4).
GAME PLAY
"HELP! HELP!" cries the beautiful maiden as she is dragged up a labyrinth of structural beams by the ominous Donkey Kong. "SNORT. SNORT". Foreboding music warns of the eventual doom that awaits the poor girl, lest she somehow be miraculously rescued. "But, wait! Fear not, fair maiden. Little Mario, the carpenter, is in hot pursuit of you in this very moment".
Throwing fate to the wind, risking life and limb, or worse, little Mario tries desparately to climb the mighty fortress of steel, to save the lovely lady from the evil Mr. Donkey Kong. Little Mario must dodge all manner of obstacles - fireballs, plummeting beams and a barrage of exploding barrels fired at him by Donkey Kong. Amidst the beautiful girls' constant please for help, your challenge is to manoeuvre little Mario up the steel structure, while helping him to avoid the rapid-fire succession of hazards that come his way.
As little Mario gallantly battles his way up the barriers, he is taunted and teased by Donkey Kong, who brazently struts back and forth, beating his chest in joyful exuberance at the prospect of having the beautiful girl all to himself. It is your job to get little Mario to the top. For it is there, and only there, that he can send the mighty Donkey Kong to his mortal doom. Leaving little Mario and the beautiful girl to live happily ever after. "SIGH. SIGH".
HINTS and TIPS
1. Whien climbing ladders if you raise your hand just above the level of the ladder then barrels will not descend.
2. Don't walk off the platforms as this results in you losing a life.
3. When jumping if you fall too far you will also lose a life.
GOOD LUCK!
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Amstrad CPC Version
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britnostalgic says
"Can you believe I purchased Climb-it over this... Arcade perfect port as far as I can see. "
scooby1970 says
"See, now this shows you what the CPC was capable of. A great conversion, with the correct aspect-ratio on the screen! FIne graphics and sound effects make this an almost perfect arcade game."
Jumpman says
"I love this game. It was one of my first and it was as close to "Arcade Perfect" as you could get back then. The CPC bags best conversion!"
Gryzor says
"It`s rarely that you can get by such faithful conversions! Great gfx (although the original were not very complex to begin with) and great gameplay, too!"
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khisanth says
"A good solid conversion that is pretty accurate. Good fun to play and quite addictive!"