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Donkey Kong Junior was the second video game in the Donkey Kong video game series. It was produced by Nintendo, Inc. and released in August 1982 as a follow-up to the wildly successful 1981 game Donkey Kong.
It was also the second game where the character named “Mario” appeared in a video game. Mario has since been used in a number of Nintendo-produced games, as well as the characters of Donkey Kong and his son Donkey Kong, Jr.
Donkey Kong Junior was released on a number of home consoles and in a standup arcade cabinet.
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