How Do You Play Classic Donkey Kong?
Donkey Kong is the game that really put Nintendo on the map for American audiences. The classic tale of Mario trying to save Pauline from an out-of-control ape inspired video games for generations, often with the same run-and-jump objectives. Use your joystick (or control pad on consoles) to move left or right. Press up and down on the joystick when standing near a ladder to climb it. Press the sole button on the arcade cabinet, or a button on your console controller, to jump. Avoid hazards such as barrels, fire, pies and springs. Be careful not to fall long distances, as Mario cannot stand it. Move Mario to the top of the screen, where Pauline is waiting, in the first, second and third levels (or just the first two levels in the Nintendo Entertainment System version). Defeat Donkey Kong by running or jumping over each floor connector, thus removing them, in the fourth level (or third level for original Nintendo). Use the hammer only as a last resort in the first and second levels. Bec
