Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr. is a 1982 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for arcades. It is the sequel to 1981's Donkey Kong, but with the roles reversed compared to its predecessor: Mario is now the villain and Donkey Kong Jr. is trying to save his kidnapped father. After its initial release in arcades, the game was ported to a variety of home consoles, including the Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System. The game's title is written as Donkey Kong Junior in the North American arcade version and various conversions to non-Nintendo systems.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1982
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 January 1982 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2264301, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Donkey Kong Jr.? How long to beat it
Total play time for Donkey Kong Jr. is about 0.6 hours to do everything, and around 0.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.3h | 181 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 0.5h | 23 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 0.6h | 41 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Donkey Kong Jr. sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Donkey Kong Jr. lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 31ahead of 0% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 52ahead of 90% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Donkey Kong Jr.
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Donkey Kong Jr.
What platforms is Donkey Kong Jr. on?
Donkey Kong Jr. is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 1982.
Who made Donkey Kong Jr.?
Donkey Kong Jr. was developed by Nintendo and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Donkey Kong Jr.?
about 0.3 hours for the main story, 0.5 hours with the main extras, 0.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.