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This is a FAQ/Walkthrough of Donkey Kong Jr. for NES by TheNintendoMaster03.
This game is also available on the e-Reader, Wii & 3DS's Virtual Console.
This document is Copyright (C) November 28, 2011.
This guide should be viewed only in Notepad for best appearance possible.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/97072.html
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| Game: Donkey Kong Jr. |
| Console: NES |
| Author: Kevin E. Merrill |
| E-Mail: kevinmrrll519@gmail.com |
| Version: 1.2 |
|____Date:_11/28/11_______________________________|
My guides use the Ctrl+F4 system so you can skip ahead to any area of the FAQ
you wish. Just insert the five letters in between the <>'s in the Ctrl+F4
system box. I also note to the left of the Ctrl+F4 cuts whether a section is
completed or not yet.
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What's New <WhtNw>
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Just a spell check.
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Table of Contents
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1. What's New--------------------------------------------------------> <WhtNw>
***100%***************************Introduction*************Completed***********
2. Legal Disclaimer--------------------------------------------------> <Legal>
3. Version History---------------------------------------------------> <Versn>
4. Introduction-------------------------------------------Completed--> <Induc>
5. The Story----------------------------------------------Completed--> <Sline>
6. The Characters-----------------------------------------Completed--> <Crctr>
7. Controls-----------------------------------------------Completed--> <Cntrl>
***100%***************************Walkthrough**************Completed***********
8. Walkthrough--------------------------------------------Completed--> <Wlkth>
Level One----------------------------------------------Completed--> <Vines>
Level Two----------------------------------------------Completed--> <Sbord>
Level Three--------------------------------------------Completed--> <Hdout>
Level Four---------------------------------------------Completed--> <Chans>
***100%***************************Appendices***************Completed***********
9. Scoring------------------------------------------------Completed--> <Scrng>
10. Enemies List-------------------------------------------Completed--> <EList>
11. Contact Info. and Rules-------------------------------------------> <Cntct>
12. Credits-----------------------------------------------------------> <Crdit>
***100%***************************Introduction*************Completed***********
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Legal Disclaimer <Legal>
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This document is copyright Kevin E. Merrill. It should not be reproduced under
any shape or form except for personal or private use. Meaning being rewritten,
sold or placed in magazines and newspapers is not allowed. If you want to host
my guides on your websites just ask. I'm a nice guy. The only sites as of now
allowed to host my FAQs are GameFAQs, IGN and Neoseeker. Failure to comply or
if you plagiarize my work is a violation of copyright law. All trademarks and
copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark
and copyright holders. All rights reserved.
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Version History <Versn>
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Version 1.0 Submitted 6/21/03: Submitted the FAQ/Walkthrough.
Version 1.1 Submitted 11/11/11: Reformatted along with all my other FAQs.
Version 1.2 Submitted 11/28/11: Just a spell check.
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Introduction <Induc>
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Like I stated in my Donkey Kong FAQ I have always enjoyed Junior more than the
first Donkey Kong game. I find it more enjoyable and is the best game in the
arcade trilogy. Thankfully they included all four levels this time. Seriously
Nintendo, if you added every level in this version why couldn't you give the
original the same treatment?
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The Story <Sline>
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Copied from instruction booklet. Copyright (C) 1986.
DK Junior is on a mission to rescue Donkey Kong from Mario's cage. Jump from
vine to vine collecting bonus fruits and avoiding lethal snapjaws. Then move on
to tougher stages. Jump platforms, dodge sparks of electricity, and watch out
for those birds. Use your skills to get the key that will set your Papa free.
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The Characters <Crctr>
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Donkey Kong: In the last game he was the villain. Now he's the one that needs
to be rescued. Seriously, how did Mario capture the big guy? Banana trail to
the cage? Who knows. Time to save the previous game's villain with his son!
Donkey Kong Jr.: DK's son heads out to save his Father from the...evil Mario?!
Guess Mario showed his Italian attitude after saving Pauline.
Mario: What a minute! Mario was a villian? OMG! That's right kids, he doesn't
show it in games now but even Mario had a dark side.
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Controls <Cntrl>
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| _ Nintendo |
| _| |_ |
| |_ o _| Select Start |
| |_| ____ ____ |
| (____) (____) B A |
|________________________________|
Up and Down: Climbs vines/chains
Left and Right: Donkey Kong Jr. runs
Select: Selects a mode (A=Easy B=Hard)
Start: Pauses, resumes and starts game
B: Does nothing
A: Jumps
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Walkthrough <Wlkth>
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This is the walkthrough section, the bulk of the guide. Here I cover strategies
for all four levels and some for when the game gets more difficult on later
loops of the game. Clearing the first four levels is considered a loop. Every
loop gets harder as more enemies get in your way and will move faster. Unlike
in Donkey Kong, there aren't any enemy limitations for any of the four stages.
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Level One-Vines <Vines>
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______________ _____
| | | | | | | |
| | | | ______ | | Key | /|\
| | DK | | |______| /|\ \___/
| | | | Mario | |
_|____|____|____|_____________________________ | |
|______________________________________________|___________________ | |
| | | | |_____________________|| |
| /|\ FRUIT | | | | |
| FRUIT /|\ | | | | |
| | | | | /|\ /|\ |
/|\ | | | | | | |
| | | | FRUIT | | |
| | | /|\ | | | |
| | ________ | | /|\ | | |
| | |________| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | /|\ | | | | |
| /|\ | | | | | | |
| | | | /|\ | | ___/|\____/|\_
| | | | | /|\|______________|
/|\ | ___/|\______ | FRUIT /|\ | | |
| | |____________| | | /|\ | |
| | | | | | |
| | | /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\
| | |
| | |
| /|\ |
/|\ /|\
________
________ ________ |________|
DK Jr. |________| ______ |________| | |
___________________ | | |______| | | | |
|___________________| | | | | | | | |
While you jump up the vines to the top Mario will release blue Snapjaws that go
down the vines unlike the red ones that will stay on them, the blues will fall
right off when they reach the end of a vine so watch where they're headed at
all times especially when the game begins looping. There will be a red Snapjaw
on the area right of the first fruit you can drop on blue Snapjaws and above
the one right of the shortest one. Unlike the Bird Bombers and Sparks you
cannot collect points for jumping over Snapjaws unlike in the arcade version
which is pretty stupid if you ask me.
Climb vine to vine till you reach the top. There's a safe spot to make the jump
to the top platform without end up jumping on a Snapjaw. Stand above to the
right of the vine the red Snapjaw was guarding at the beginning. (its under the
tiny vine above.) You should have no problems unless of course a red one's
there as well which will happen often in later loops. Wait on the tiny vine
until you see an opening.
From loop 3 and beyond you'll start seeing red Snapjaws on the vines of the two
that will bring you to the top area. If you're lucky enough to make it to loop
7 both vines will have one on there! Starting at loop 4 red Snapjaws will be
hanging out on the top near Mario and will go down some of the vines and also
hang out on the walkway to the exit. At Loop 5 you may start seeing the Snapjaw
sprites disappear for a couple seconds. They're still there so prepare to jump
once you see them flicker.
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Level Two-Springboard <Sbord>
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______________ _____
| | | | | | | |
| | | | ______ | | Key | |
| | DK | | |______| | \___/
| | | | Mario | |
_|____|____|____|___________________________________ _____ | |
|____________________________________________________| |_____| | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| FRUIT | FRUIT | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
_______ | | | | | | | | |
|_______| | | | | | | | | |
|| | | | | |
|| | | | | __
|| | | | FRUIT / \
|| | | | | \__/
|| | | _____________________________________________________/____\
|| | | || || |_______|
|| | | <---/ \---> <---||---> || ||
|| | | \__/ / \ || ||
___|_|___ \__/ || ||
_________| _______ || ||
| ____ |_______| || ||
| <---|____|---> || ||
| || ||
_____|DK Jr. _______ | |
___________| |_______| | |
| ______ | | _______ _____|___|_____
| /\ | |<---|_______|---> |_______________|
| / \ | | | |
| \ / | | | |
| __\/__ | | | |
| |______| | | | |
Mario unleashes Bird Bombers that protect the chains where you can drop fruit
on them. Every couple birds will drop their eggs from the sky that can reach
the bottom of the level. You won't have to worry about that happening for the
first four loops as you can use the jack to reach the floating platform above
if timed right. Jump of the last part of the platform DK Jr. starts on and jump
on the right side of the jack to get the most hangtime to reach the floating
platform for a great shortcut through the level. If you mess the jump up it
may cost Junior a life so get the timing down and you can zip past this stage
quickly until later loops that forces you to take the long road and wait for
the bomber's eggs to disappear before jumping the gap.
The fruit that hangs low up top is not worth it in later loops as they'll hunt
you down more and not let you have free passage through the lower area to the
fruit. Keep crossing chain to chain to reach the top. You'll then or soon will
see a Bird Bomber go under the small gap near the top. You can either jump over
it for points or jump to the tiny chain to let it go by then move on to the
third level which is my personal favorite.
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Level Three-Mario's Hideout <Hdout>
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______________ _____
| | | | ______ | | |
| | | | |_____ | | | Key |
| | DK | | |_| | \___/
| | | | Mario | |
|____|____|____|_________________________________________ | |
|______| |__H_______H________________________H_______H__| | |
| | ... ... FRUIT ... ... | |
| | ... ... ... ... | |
| | ... ... ... ... | |
| | _..._____...______________________..._____..._ |______|
| | |__H/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\H__| |______|
| | ... FRUIT | |
| | ... | |
|______| _...__________________________________________ | |
|______| |__H/\/\/\Fruit/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/H__| | |
| | ... | |
| | ... | |
| | __________________________________________..._ | |
| | |__H/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\H__| | |
_DK Jr._____...
| |
Unlike the blue Sparks that Mario releases the orange ones just roam around the
row they're on and can only be taken out with fruit. The blue ones will head
down the entire level however and fall down on the dotted areas. In later loops
on the top row with multiple dotted areas blue Sparks will descend from there.
When you see an orange Spark above your row and a blue coming down to yours let
the orange Spark go by then you can jump over the blue Spark without bumping
heads with the orange ones. Starting at loop 6 the orange Spark on the third
row you can reach moves super fast! Don't go nuts collecting tons of points
there you'll eventually get killed just run to the next chains ASAP.
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Level Four-Chains <Chans>
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__________________________
/ | | | | \
/ | | | | \
/ __| | DK | |__ \
Mario _/ __/ | | | | \_ \_
________________________|_|__|_|___|____|____|____|__|_|___|_|________________
| | | L | | | | | L | | L | | L | | L | | | | | L | | |
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|__|__|__|__|___|__|__|
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C | | | | | | | | C
C | | | | | | | | C
C | | | | | | | | C
C | | | | | | | | C
C | | | | | | | | C
C | FRUIT | | | | FRUIT | C
C | | | | | | | | C
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C | | | | | | | | C
C | | | | | | | | C
C K | K K K K | K C
C | | | | | | | | C
C | | | | | | | | C
C DK Jr. C
C_____________________________________________________________________________C
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
No doubt this is the toughest level in my book. It gets pretty frantic the
further you get in the game and the Nitpickers don't help either. My strategy
is to bring the keys up halfway the chains and then once you see an opening
anywhere take it. I find this easier than focusing on only a couple rows. This
way you quickly clear more ground and when you can ascend up two chains to open
two locks faster. The ones on the corners are the hardest to get up especially
since the Nitpickers will give you a tough time as you end up backing up an
inch or two before you can drive the key into the lock. If you want lots of
points do your best to lure the red Snapjaws to the chains with fruit under
them. Once all the keys are placed in Mario falls to his doom and Donkey Kong
falls down to his son and the game loops on. Beginning at loop 6 and possibly
5, it will no longer be safe to drop to the bottom as a Nitpicker will
eventually get you.
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Scoring <Scrng>
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Jump over Bird Bombers and Sparks: 100 points.
Drop fruit: 400 points. The points will keep doubling if it kills enemies.
Unlock the locks in level 4: 200 points.
Timer Bonus: 100 points per second left on the timer.
Extra Life: 20,000 points needed.
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Enemies List <EList>
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Bird Bomber: These birds roam the skies of the second level dropping eggs
occasionally above. They make the chain segment a little tough.
Blue Snapjaw: The blue Snapjaws will fall down and past where the vines end in
the opening level. Watch where they go so you know when its safe to move on.
Blue Spark: Unlike the orange Sparks these get released by Mario and fall down
rows at the dotted areas and will descend the entire level unless killed.
Nitpicker: These annoying birds in the final level getting in your way of
saving Junior's Daddy. Put them out of there misery by dropping some fruit on
them if you can.
Orange Spark: These Sparks roam around their rows and never leave them. When
they get in the way take them out with some fruit.
Red Snapjaw: These critters love guarding the vines in the first level and the
chains in the fourth making you think twice of when to progress with the level.
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Contact Info. and Rules <Cntct>
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Please read the FAQ before e-mailing or sending me messages. I've gotten a few
questions through e-mail that were already answered in my FAQs. Make sure that
you speak proper English in your e-mails/messages please. I want to understand
what you trying to say not see a big mess or words that don't make sense. If
you didn't like it tell me what to improve. I don't mind criticism at all. I
just ask you don't be nasty about it. Thank you.
E-mail: kevinmrrll519@gmail.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KMerrill03
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Credits <Crdit>
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-Nintendo for making these classic arcade games, Donkey Kong Classics on NES.
Played it back in the day a LOT. Also for putting it on the Virtual Console.
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