REVIEW: Donkey Kong 1986 NES, 1981 Arcade
	By: Nintendo Type: Platform Players: 1 Difficulty: Normal

Mario's first game! Mario, who was not named Mario then, but "Jumpman" (When Donkey Kong came to the US and Europe, jumpman had been renamed Mario), tries to save the beautiful Pauline from the horrible Donkey Kong, who stands on the top of a scaffold throwing big barrels after Mario. Mario must avoid the barrels and the flames that "walk" around on the courses by either jumping over them or, if he finds a hammer, simply smashing all those that get in his way! The limited numbers of courses (3) (The arcade version had 4) makes this a dull game that you will get tired of after only a few days. One good thing is that, once you have completed the 3 courses, the game goes back to course number 1 but now it is in game B, which means that the game is more difficult. A breakthrough in it´s day but not so good anymore. For die hard Mario fans only. - Mattias Liedholm 60%

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