Donkey Kong Junior (1982). Play Free Online

Summary

Donkey Kong Jr. flips the classic script: Mario is the villain, imprisoning the ape while his son scampers through jungles to free his father. The arcade runs four themed stages—Vines, Springboard, Chains and Mario’s Hideout—requiring climbs, vine‑slides, and clever fruit drops to smash Snapjaws, Nitpickers and Sparks. Each of the first three levels ends with a hanging key that drops the cage; the final hideout forces the player to push six keys into locks before Mario can flee. A bonus timer ticks down, adding any leftover seconds to the score, while touching enemies, falling too far, drowning or letting the timer expire costs a life, and level 22 ends the game due to a one‑digit counter overflow. Since its 1982 launch the game topped Japanese arcade charts, featured in the first official video‑game world championship, returned on Switch via the Arcade Archives series in 2018, and still drives competitive high‑score runs that now exceed 1.5 million points.

Storyline

After Mario defeats Donkey Kong and locks the ape in a forest cage, his son Donkey Kong Jr. launches a rescue mission. Mario transports the captive to his hideout by helicopter, fastens the cage with chains and the keys, and then sends a barrage of enemies after the determined youngster. Jr. weaves past the obstacles, reaches his father, and removes the chains, freeing Donkey Kong as Mario tumbles to the ground. The reunited pair give chase, and when Donkey Kong lands a powerful blow, Mario is forced to flee.

Edited by Maya Carter