Donkey Kong © 1982 Nintendo Co., Ltd.
As in the arcade game, Donkey Kong has kidnapped Pauline and carried her to the top of a construction site. Donkey Kong is throwing barrels. Mario has to dodge the barrels and climb his way to the top, flip the crane switch then use the crane to cut a wire on DK's girder. Game B requires more coordination, technique and timing. Highest possible score is 999. When the score reaches 300 one more Mario is restored. If there are no misses scores are doubled until the player get a miss.
Model DK-52
Released on June 3, 1982 (Thursday) in Japan at a retail price of 6,000 JPY.
The Donkey Kong Game & Watch unit was the first piece of video game hardware to implement the D-pad.
