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The horror.

Graphics: 2 Sound: 1 Replay Value: 1 Notes: 1- or 2-player game. I'm feeling generous on this rating. Does not work on Intellivision II. Screen Shots

What can you say about Donkey Kong? A travesty. Only has two screens - Girders and Rivets. The Elevator and Conveyor Belt levels are missing. Best Score: 42100 [Start: Skill Level 1]

A total of ten Donkey Kong box variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Coleco	2471	1982	U.S.A.	Has 'PLAYS LIKE THE REAL ARCADE GAME' text; standard 'Intellivision' banner; small top flaps have proof of purchase w/ part number on one and date of manufacture on the other
	Coleco	2471	1982	U.S.A.	Has artwork next to picture of arcade machine; standard 'Intellivision®' banner; small top flaps have proof of purchase w/ part number on one and date of manufacture on the other; has barcode on back; 'NOT FOR USE WITH INTELLIVISION® II' sticker on front
	Coleco	2471	1982	Canada	French-Canadian; has bilingual 'SPECIAL HOME VERSION OF NINTENDO ARCADE GAME' text; standard 'Intellivision' banner; part number on spine
	Coleco	R56413	1982	U.S.A.	French-Canadian; has bilingual 'PLAYS LIKE THE REAL ARCADE GAME' text; standard 'Intellivision' banner; small top flap has date of manufacture; part number was hidden on internal flap on bottom (found because it's a mashed-up box); unclear if two versions exist, or if one just has sticker covering text on front of box
	Coleco	2471	1982	Canada	French-Canadian; has bilingual 'NOT FOR USE WITH INTELLIVISION II' sticker covering bilingual PLAYS LIKE THE REAL ARCADE GAME' text; standard 'Intellivision' banner; has part number on spine
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	????	None	????	International edition; need image; blue box with five languages, shows Mario climbing a ladder, Kong and some flaming barrels
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	N/A	None		English (U.K.) version; large art, small arcade cabinet
	CBS Electronics	7625-7A	1983	Holland	English (U.K.) edition; has a very intense Mario threatening a very scary-looking Donkey Kong; back cover has several screen shots; haven't cracked shrinkwrap to find other part numbers within
	CBS Electronics	7625-7 D	1983	Holland	German version
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	N/A	None		French version; large art, small arcade cabinet

Reportedly, a ROM variant was released (Europe only?) that fixed the 'Intellivision II' bug. Hankster reports that this is true. This version may also come in beige case, rather than the black one. My copies with the beige case do not work with the Intellivision II.

A total of thirteen Donkey Kong manual variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Coleco	78269A	1982	U.S.A.	Wonder if they removed the Plays, sounds and scores like the DONKEY KONGTM arcade game! text because, well....
	Coleco	78269B	1982	U.S.A.	Note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V')
	Coleco	78269C	1982	U.S.A.	Note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V')
	Coleco	78269D	1982	U.S.A.	Note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V')
	Coleco	78269E	1982	U.S.A.	Note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V')
	Coleco	56643	1982	Canada	French-Canadian release with English and French as a single back-to-back manual, flip over to view other language; note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V')
	Coleco	56643A	1982	Canada	French-Canadian release with French and English as a single back-to-back manual, flip over to view other language; note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V'); Gordon's trashed this one and someone seemingly stuck the French-Canadian cartridge sticker to the French side of the manual, thought better of it and not-so-carefully removed it
Image not available.	Coleco	56643B	1982	Canada	NOT CONFIRMED; French-Canadian release with French and English as a single back-to-back manual, flip over to view other language; note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V'); presumed since version 'C' is confirmed
	Coleco	56643C	1982	Canada	French-Canadian release with English and French as a single back-to-back manual, flip over to view other language; note IntelliVision (upper-case 'V'); some internal revisions to instructions (layout) etc. were made
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	????	None	????	International Edition; blue artwork; languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish; need remaining information
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	N/A	None		International edition; includes English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish instructions; grayscale art from multilingual box with title and other highlights in blue; need part number, origin, et. al.
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	??????	1983		NEED CONFIRMATION: haven't opened a U.K. version of the game to get info
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	2L xxxx	1983		UNCONFIRMED: my German copy of Donkey Kong is still shrinkwrapped; German; no origin printed on manual

Somewhere between revs. C and E, the instructions for inserting the cartridge became more explicit. Were users really that dense?

The documentation regarding scoring was modified to describe a bug that exists in the game. I changed at least twice, too!

A total of two Donkey Kong overlay variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Coleco	N/A	None		Custom overlay designed by Psycho Stormtrooper
	Reaper	7625-7A	None		Part of the CBS Overlay Pack (2017)

A total of eight Donkey Kong label variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Coleco	N/A	1982	U.S.A.	Standard black label; game logo upside down on edge; word wraps: Nintendo, America, Coleco, of, a, Printed, 1982, York
	Coleco	N/A	1982	U.S.A.	Glossy black label; found on tan cartridge; game logo right side up on edge; word wraps: Nin-, of, —, a, video, Roebuck, 1982, New
	Coleco	N/A	1982	U.S.A.	Standard black label; game logo right side up on edge; word wraps: Nin-, of, Exclusive, Intellivi-, su-, Sears, 1982, York; Note: this label has also been found on tan cartridges
	Coleco	N/A	1982	U.S.A.	Standard black label; game logo right side up on edge; word wraps: Nin-, of, Exclusive, Intellivi-, su-, Sears, 1982, York; Note: this label has also been found on black cartridges
	Coleco	N/A	1982	Canada	Standard black label; English label for French-Canadian market; game logo upside down on edge; word wraps: Nintendo, America, Coleco, of, Coleco, Montréal
Image not available.	Coleco	N/A	1982	Canada	NEED CONFIRMATION; Standard black label; French label for French-Canadian market
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	????	1983	England	NEED CONFIRMATION: haven't opened a U.K. boxed version of the game to see what its label looks like; English text on label
Image not available.	CBS Electronics	4Lxxxx	1983		UNCONFIRMED: my German copy of Donkey Kong is still shrinkwrapped; German label

Besides the minor changes in word-breaks on the label, there were black and tan versions of the cartridge case. The black version seems to be the more common one. I've arbitrarily put names to the case variations - I have no idea which versions were released first, or if any are more common than any other. I am confident in saying that the older copies had a sticker on the back, rather than raised text, indicating that you should insert the cartridge with the other side 'up'.

	Title screen for Donkey Kong.
	The standard Coleco game startup sequence, complete with error buzz when you first see the screen!
	Though this game is pretty much universally reviled and ridiculed in the Intellivision community, graphically, just a few small touches would have done so much: fire in the oil can, more detail on Donkey Kong himself, and of course, more detail for Pauline.
	*Sigh*

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