_____ _____ __ _ _ _ _____ _ _ | \ / _ \ | \ | | | | / / | ___| \ \ / / | |\ \ | | | | | \| | | |/ / | |___ \ | / | | | | | | | | | |\ \ | | | | ___| | | | |/ / | |_| | | | \ | | |\ \ | |___ | | |____/ \_____/ |_| \_| |_| \_| |_____| |_| _ _ _____ __ _ _____ For the Atari 2600 | | / / / _ \ | \ | | / ____\ | |/ / | | | | | \| | | | __ | | | | | | | |\ \ | | | \ \ | |\ \ | |_| | | | \ | | \_/ | |_| \_| \_____/ |_| \_| \_____/ |>-------------------------------------------------<| | FAQ/Walkthrough v1.0 | | for Atari 2600 game Donkey Kong | | | | written by Laurence Gamble in 2004 | | | | email : poopawhacka@yahoo.com | | website:www.geocities.com/poopawhacka/ | | www.poopawhacka.angelcities.com/page.html | |>-------------------------------------------------<| This is version 1.0 PLEASE NOTE:This document is copyrighted. I give permission for you to print it, use it on your website or electronically reproduce it. I do not give permission for you to sell this for a profit. This document is shareware and is for private usage. CONTENTS 1.My opinion 2.Game Basics i.Story ii.Controls iii.Enemies iv.Characters v.Scoring vi.Items 3.Walkthrough i.Level 1 ii,Level 2 4.Frequently asked questions 5.Tips and tricks 6.Conclusion 1.MY OPINION When I compare this game to the Donkey Kongs on the NES and Arcade, and even the Colecovision, it looks really bad. But that is not the case. It is actually pretty damn fun. The graphics are alright for the atari 2600, the sound effects are alright (but some music would have been nice) and it is kinda challenging. It may not be as fun as it's later versions but it's still a nice platform game. A nice start for Donkkey Kongs amazing career, even if it does involve raiding construction sites. 2.GAME BASICS Here's some stuff you would probably find in some instruction booklet. But who can be bothered reading them? i.Story It seems that whacked out kong has gone and stolen a certain Italian plumber's (Mario you moron) girlfriend. So you have to go and get her back while DonkeuyKong rolls barrels down at you. ii.CONTROLS Up-Mario climbs up a ladder Down-Mario climbs down a ladder Left-Mario moves to the left Right-Mario moves to the right Fire Button-Jump iii.Enemies Barrel-The famous enemy in Donkey Kong. DK will roll barrels that kind of look like cookies down at you, which you have to jump over. Watch out, they can go down ladders. Ghost Duck-Looks like a duck, but is a ghost (I think). These are very intelligent. Sometimes if you try to jump over them they will move out of the way and go under you. They cannot climb down ladders. They are also about 1.5 times faster thn you. Donkey Kong-Public enemy no 1.He does not actually attack you, but he is still the main enemy. He looks like a really big red blob. iv.CHARACTERS Mario-The whacky plumber who is trying to save his girlfriend. In this game he wears purple, instead of red, which is really weird. Pauline-Marios girlfriend, the maiden in distress. She wears a green dress with a purple belt. Donkey Kong-A giant evil gorilla. He is not a donkey.He is Mario's nemesis in this game. v.SCORING If you score 100 000 points, you gain an extra life At the start of the level your time-o-meter starts at 5000. It goes down 100 points every second (5000, 4900, 4800 etc.) When you complete the level, you get how many points are displayed on it. When you destroy an enemy (with the plunger) you get 100 points When you jump over an enemy you get 100 points. vi.Items There is only 1 item in the entire game. PLUNGER-Well he is a plumber. He uses it as a hammer and it will destroy any enemy EXCEPT Donkey Kong. 3.WALTHROUGH Here I will provide a map and guide for each of the levels. LEGEND |-Ladder !-In complete ladder _-Floor =-Floor that Pauline stands on - Hinge *-Oil tank m-Mario (where you start off). p-Pauline (where pauline is) DK-Donkey Kong LEVEL 1 p === DK | ________|____________________________ ! | _____________________________________ | | ! _____________________________________ ! | | _____________________________________ | | _____________________________________ * m ! | _____________________________________ This would be the most famous of the Donkey Kong levels it involves barrels. It is not that challenging. First, walk forward and climb up the complete ladder. Then move forward, but don't go up the first ladder. Go up the second, because it will pretty much keep you alive (barrels sometimes go down the first one.Climb up and jump a barrel. Go forward and climb up the ladder next to the incomplete one, but only climb up halfway, as a barrel should be moving right over your head or underneath you. Climb up completely and then go up the closest ladder to you.Go up, then jump a barrel. Then climb up the final ladder at the far right of the screen and rescue Pauline. LEVEL 2 DK p ____________________________________ _____-________________________-_____ | | _____-________________________-_____ | | _____-________________________-_____ | | _____-________________________-_____ |m | ____________________________________ This is the lesser known level in Donkey Kong.You have to run/jump over all of the hinges. It is quite challenging. In this level ALWAYS make sure that the ghost ducks are at the other side of the screen before running over the hinges. But you have to make it to the second hinge as well; so you have to watch out that the ghost ducks don't rebound off the gap and into you. The higher up the ghost duck, the more intelligent it is, so watch out. In this level just keep on running and jumping. At the start, go up the ladder next to you. Run over the hinges and jump over a duck once or twice, then climb up the ladder at the left. Then move on to the next floor, and do the same thing. When you reach the 3rd floor, Irecomend using the plunger, as it is a little easier than jumping the quite intelligent duck. Do the highest floor (watch out for the really intelligent duck) and you have completed the game. Now you go back to level 1, but it a tad harder. And gets harder.And harder.... 4.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Here I answer any question I get, no matter how stupid it may be. Q:Where is the Factory Level? A:it is not in this game, either is the elevator level Q:Can you play as any other characters? A:No Q:Why does DK roll cookies down at you? A:They are not cookies, they are barrels. Q:What do you do with the incomplete ladders? A:They have no usage. Q:On the first level,there is a complete ladder at the top-left of the screen.Can you climb up it? A:No, it's just decrotive. Q:I cannot climb entirely up Paulines ladder. Is this Normal? A:YEs, it is normal. Q:Are there any more items/weapons in the game. A:No, they appear in later versions. Q:What is better,This game or Donkey Kong Jr.? A:I personally prefer this one. Q:Where is Luigi? A:Luigi has not been created yet. Q:Why are writing a FAQ for such an old game? A:Why not? 5.TIPS AND TRICKS Stay in the middle of ladders to make sure the coast is clear Jump twice if necessary Never jump vertically up 6.CONCLUSION In conclusion I would like to thank Atari-For making the atari 2600 Shigeru Myamoto-For creating Donkey Kong GameFAQs-For posting this FAQ *************************************************DONKEY KONG IS COPYRIGHT NINTENDO*******************************************