The amount of time allowed for any given screen is determined algorithmically during play by the level the player is on.The timer is calculated 100×(10×(level + 4)), & has a max. value of 8000. When the level reaches 22, the game reads 100×(10×(22+4)) or 100×260. However, the 8-bit counter rolls over at 256, meaning the game calculates 100×4. Causing the timer to be set so low that there is barely 7 sec. for the player to complete the level, simply not enough time for the screen to be completed.
@TheFurryballFoxy There's a timer bug in the game. The final level starts with so little time on the clock that it's physically impossible to move Mario up to the top of the level before time runs out. That's why Mario dies. The timer display is buggy and doesn't actually count down to 0 correctly at this high level, which is why you still see 3000 units or so on the clock when he dies.
That is the kill screen, a glitch in the game requires you to finish that level in 7 seconds, which is impossible. So he dies after the 7 seconds are up.
@TheGameComment or he just used save states, or the fact that only scores on the actual machine are recorded and shared world wide. Don't make assumptions and accusations.
Love is a series of tragedies and triumphs you endure. It's like Donkey Kong, there's hazards that trip you up and small victories here and there... but there's no end level. You just keep going for as long as you can until you hit the kill screen and then start over from scratch with a new game. Each time though, you get a little bit better at avoiding those damn barrels.
@bumblefoot2004 This "is" the actual arcade version since it's run of an emulator and uses the original code- this makes it possible to capture the gameplay directly to AVI instead of filming the action to disc or tape.
I used to play DK for hours as a kid and never believed anyone could get this far. Atari games aren't just repetitive - they have secret levels before secret levels became the norm
Hi - Sorry that i did not reply earlier - I would say that my official score (to my self that is since it has not been posted on TG or anything) would be around 780000
I got to a kill screen playing Donkey Kong on Nintendo Entertainment System. I was mad because I wanted to keep playing. I didn't know seeing a kill screen was such a big deal.
@kram1124 It's the end of the program. Back in the day arcade games were written as one long piece of code. The Kill Screen is the end of the game. Donkey Kong doesn't reset back to the beginning like later games in this style after you finish stage 4 the game continues with recycled stages and a raised difficulty.
Pretty amazing! I've only been past the 3rd elevators a few times in my life. Highest score was around 190,000 back in the late 80s and haven't tried much since. I wonder how Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell get those extra 200,000 points or so to be in the million plus range for the kill screen compared to the high 800s you put up??
And to think Donkey Kong is a typo as it was supposed to be Monkey Kong. I played the NES on an emulator using savestates and it goes on forever. Their are 3 parts to each stage (which repeat only getting harder). Their are levels 1-10, then A-Z, then you get weird characters like lowercase letters and exclamation point etc. I gave up as it goes on toooooo looooong. I would save it when I was doing good. If (I mean when) I died, I just load the save from seconds earlier that I made.
Haha you know it's funny that you know when you get the kill sceen. Look at the bonus and you will see the time act up. in the beginning it would say 100 then it would say 4000. Aka it means game is done. time to die :P good job man
without Donkey Kong nintendo would not exist, they would be bankrupt. watch Chasing the Ghosts and The Kong of Kong documentaries they will explain it all.
@timsartsite that would be convenient for game developers so when people ask why didn't they make a sequel to their game they could just say "didn't you see the kill screen?"
@MarkFaust There is one thing in commn of every classic nintendo game. They all end by a kill screen or some sort... In donkey kong its a failure in the codes of the game it self. Its a thing that cant be fixed because at some point the codes and programs will shutdown and the result of that is the the awesome'kill screen'
@GuitarHeroDice No the hell it is not, my friends and I watched it. It was sort of funny because of how serious everyone took these games! Like wow... especially that annoying video with the kid crying in the bathroom..like wtf...
The best Documentary ever is "Super High Me" and I don't even smoke weed. Second best is "The Union" another weed documentary...
@GuitarHeroDice the documentary? Uhh... yea... Where that one fool is recording himself about to break the record of the Donkey Kong game and his kid starts screaming and he's telling his kid to calm down and what not.
Damn I was stressed watching it. You have very good control with Mario. Something I lack for sure. Maybe now people can start a new trend of beating all the classic video games of the past.
@dk64bestfan When the game reaches a certain point, the game board (The data inside an arcade) cannot keep going, it is only programmed to be able to work up to a certain point which the creators assumed nobody would get past. Therefor when a player reaches that map the game board stops working and kills Mario instantly.
If you also didnt notice one of the taunts was taken from this game. Ever notice when Mario dies...... (YEAH...NOW IT LOOKS FAMILAR DOESNT IT IN BRAWL)
funny thing is that some times people who used to make atari games thought nody can beat it but it dosnt matter how many levels or how hard the game is if has a ending some is smart enouph to beat it lol.
the kill screen happens because it's an 8 bit game, it can only store/produce 2^8 (256) levels and because of the limited memory, they didn't leave space to give the game an ending because it wasn't intended for gamers to reach the "numerical limits" of the game, they were made to be played until one lost. Also why the score doesn't go up to 1 million. It goes back to the zero's (009712 ie 1,009,712). but ranlind2 is right, Mr Mitchell and Mr Wiebe are the experts, even if Billy is a total jerk.
@finalfantasyiscool22 Nope, the donkey kong kill screen has nothing to do with the number of levels (this is actually level 22, or screen 117), it has to do with the calculation of the timer for each leve, which overflows. You're mixing up the Pac-Man one, I believe.
an italian plumber tries to save a princess whilst dodging barrells that decide their path from a giant ape at the top of a set of neverending ladders haha. I don't know what they were smoking back then but I want some of it. Old games are the best.
@GaxAngel Actually he is supposed to be a carpenter in this game, hence the hammer as weapon. And I agree Nintendo seems to have had a good drugs supplier, in fact they still do if you've played New Super Mario Brothers Wii or especially Bowsers Inside Story.
@GaxAngel Actually, back then, he was a carpenter. Not a plumber.
Of further interest, I don't know if he was Italian at that time, but he was named Jumpman and not Mario. And the woman he saved was not a princess. In America, they gave her the name Pauline.
What will happen if you use a cheating device/RAM modifier to get past that level?
dmrlev2004 2 weeks ago
which version of DK was this in my youth my local chip shop had crazy kong not DK and at the 3:50 level it had fireballs not those things
jr2nd 1 month ago
@jr2nd those things in 3:50 are fireballs too but different
lucas66568 2 weeks ago
@lucas66568 eh? they look more like fire slug things
jr2nd 2 weeks ago
@jr2nd yes
lucas66568 2 weeks ago
5:10 to see kill screen immediately
lucas66568 1 month ago
Does every version of DK have a kill screen and is it always level 22?
dmorris38290 1 month ago
@dmorris38290 yes
dmrlev2004 2 weeks ago
The amount of time allowed for any given screen is determined algorithmically during play by the level the player is on.The timer is calculated 100×(10×(level + 4)), & has a max. value of 8000. When the level reaches 22, the game reads 100×(10×(22+4)) or 100×260. However, the 8-bit counter rolls over at 256, meaning the game calculates 100×4. Causing the timer to be set so low that there is barely 7 sec. for the player to complete the level, simply not enough time for the screen to be completed.
roque72 1 month ago
2:13-2:18 (in stoner hippy voice) "Niiiice"
BeLikeWater1000 2 months ago
5:20
Dissruptance 3 months ago
i cant beat level 1
TheSilverwolfpro1 4 months ago
How the heck did Mario die, even though a barrel didn't hit him? :/
TheFurryballFoxy 4 months ago
@TheFurryballFoxy There's a timer bug in the game. The final level starts with so little time on the clock that it's physically impossible to move Mario up to the top of the level before time runs out. That's why Mario dies. The timer display is buggy and doesn't actually count down to 0 correctly at this high level, which is why you still see 3000 units or so on the clock when he dies.
Krellan 3 months ago
@Krellan Hey, thanks for that. I should have knew that,but I never play Donkey Kong. Thanks for the advice. :3
TheFurryballFoxy 3 months ago
@TheFurryballFoxy
That is the kill screen, a glitch in the game requires you to finish that level in 7 seconds, which is impossible. So he dies after the 7 seconds are up.
roque72 1 month ago
@roque72 no it's not impossible just jump to the right after climbing the first ladder
lucas66568 3 weeks ago
@roque72 just jump to the right after climbed the first ladder and you will pass it in less than 7 seconds!
lucas66568 2 weeks ago
like a boss
spiderman1321 5 months ago
king kong
KingOfDark29 5 months ago
LOL at 25m 50m 75m 100m
marioluigi0000 5 months ago
It kills you because your time ran out.
TheChosenBlox 5 months ago
@TheChosenBlox no it kills you cuz theres not enough memory in the game to play the entire last level
BoNursukker 5 months ago
@BoNursukker that wasn't the last level you started the game again.
TheChosenBlox 5 months ago
Is the kill screen when you die?
ZeeFBI 5 months ago
the average donkey kong gamer can't make it past the 3rd elivator lvl, but i did it several times when i was between 5 and 8 years old.
madsniperkill 5 months ago
HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET ?
Joemamma69000 6 months ago
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Deliciousfruit233 6 months ago
YOU DIDN'T GET THE KILLSCREEN!!! only 3 people in the world has made that!
U stole the clippppppp
TheGameComment 6 months ago
@TheGameComment or he just used save states, or the fact that only scores on the actual machine are recorded and shared world wide. Don't make assumptions and accusations.
qwertyui137 6 months ago
@TheGameComment like the description says, its on mame, an emulator. its not the real game dumb fag
BoNursukker 5 months ago
@BoNursukker Dude, you changed the desc. -.- fail
TheGameComment 5 months ago
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BoNursukker 5 months ago
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BoNursukker 5 months ago
@TheGameComment ummmmm its not my video you idiot so how would i have changed it. youre a bright one
BoNursukker 5 months ago
U can has skills
AwesomeArticuno 6 months ago
Just to let you know. There is a possible Donkey Kong kill screen about to happen if you are interested.
bannedagainfromutube 6 months ago 20
he he he
JazzMcHD 5 months ago
@bannedagainfromutube Haha i don't know why but i watched that on Netflix Last night.
That Billy Mitchell is a prick, Steve just wanted to be friends with him.
JayMicks 2 days ago
@NoGoodUserNamesSadly jajajajajajaj
MrDegan1981 7 months ago
Theirs a donkey king kill screen coming up if anyone won wants to see it.
kakashi99908 7 months ago 4
wtf??>.< XD D: 0..0
HomeGamesKiro 7 months ago
Apes aren't donkeys stop messing with my head!!!
kyoku1982 7 months ago 3
it wasn't a kill screen,it was a virtual heart attack!
panictopaz21087 8 months ago
so thats how high you can get :)
superduperdrew12345 8 months ago
That was great. Thanks for posting.
coffeecup6810 8 months ago
how come its called "donkey" kong when there is no fuckin donkey in the game? BTW what an anticlimatic "kill screen".......pssh nerds
dbeezycentex 10 months ago
@dbeezycentex the dumbasses translated it wrong, it's supposed to be monkey kong... I heard
MASSRCOR 10 months ago
@dbeezycentex - Its called Donkey Kong because they were doing a play on words with "Stubborn Ape"
phillyman2004 8 months ago
wow that's really weird
DruidVorse 11 months ago
This game is great with a lot of weed.
HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET?
Well lets see about that XD
SilenceOfChaos 11 months ago 42
Love is a series of tragedies and triumphs you endure. It's like Donkey Kong, there's hazards that trip you up and small victories here and there... but there's no end level. You just keep going for as long as you can until you hit the kill screen and then start over from scratch with a new game. Each time though, you get a little bit better at avoiding those damn barrels.
BipolarBowler 1 year ago
Level 100m is the stage Donkey Kong in SUper Smash bros Brawl!
biketaviousmaximus 1 year ago
@biketaviousmaximus That's not what the game says.
Gargomon251 10 months ago
Is this a recording of an actual arcade version of Donkey Kong?
bumblefoot2004 1 year ago
@bumblefoot2004 This "is" the actual arcade version since it's run of an emulator and uses the original code- this makes it possible to capture the gameplay directly to AVI instead of filming the action to disc or tape.
ranlind2 11 months ago
I used to play DK for hours as a kid and never believed anyone could get this far. Atari games aren't just repetitive - they have secret levels before secret levels became the norm
Homemadegameguru 1 year ago
Every time it says, "How high can you get?", you should have to take a massive bong rip and see how high you are at the kill screen.
pikajesus 1 year ago
I just watched "The King of Kong: A fistful of Quarters" movie yesterday. Steve Wiebe is amazing at this!
Drag0n42 1 year ago 2
@Drag0n42
ha, i watched that with my dad last night Steve Wiebe was amazing at it!
cd2rules 1 year ago
heart attack NNNGH
rox5tsuken 1 year ago 4
@rox5tsuken Heart failure! NNGNHN
Patrumpkin 1 year ago
yo man i'm getting tired of you stealing my bitch alright hahahaha
dopepedalrider98 1 year ago
what's your highest official score mac?
bliss1083 1 year ago
@bliss1083
Hi - Sorry that i did not reply earlier - I would say that my official score (to my self that is since it has not been posted on TG or anything) would be around 780000
ranlind2 11 months ago
I got to a kill screen playing Donkey Kong on Nintendo Entertainment System. I was mad because I wanted to keep playing. I didn't know seeing a kill screen was such a big deal.
JustAWasteOfTime 1 year ago
@JustAWasteOfTime
check this if you didn't think it's not a big deal : copy "watch?v=aW30vgYHHTQ" after the slash of youtube url.
so funny !
ChaosIntestinal 1 year ago
donkey kong... stop being a asshole and give him the princess already...
your not going to be as good as king kong
bryantfamily4 1 year ago
How long does this take?
Luigi84289 1 year ago
@Luigi84289 usually a recorded kill screen takes 2 1/2 hours. That's when going for over a million. This could take around 2 hours.
bliss1083 1 year ago
lol @ 5:21 you died!
TitanIsBack 1 year ago
Never beat this game. The nes version doesn't have this and finding an arcade machine always seemed an arduous task.
Luigi84289 1 year ago
mario had a heart attack
Raveman01 1 year ago
i bet if we knew what the chick looked like, billy and steve may have reconsidered whether or not to play the game... just puttin' that out there.
jawbraeka 1 year ago
@kram1124 it only gives you 7 seconds to complete the level which is impossible.
joseluismata22 1 year ago
wait so what is the kill screen and what does it mean
kram1124 1 year ago
@kram1124 It's the end of the program. Back in the day arcade games were written as one long piece of code. The Kill Screen is the end of the game. Donkey Kong doesn't reset back to the beginning like later games in this style after you finish stage 4 the game continues with recycled stages and a raised difficulty.
Luigi84289 1 year ago
@kram1124 Basically it was programmed linearly not cyclically like Super Mario Bros which resets back to the beginning forever.
Luigi84289 1 year ago
very funny
striker66553 1 year ago
75 meters hey wait a minute i'm in the wrong section I think this is the classic slanted bars mission. Oh well might as well get revenge on DK.
edsandsonicatolympic 1 year ago
what a cock blocker.
MoneyJ3rk 1 year ago
1:15 hes hammering pies :D
conan1412robloxian 1 year ago
steve wiebe is better
500Wolfman 1 year ago 2
attention everyone, pottentiol kill screen
poppopin 1 year ago
lol the kill screen indeed sucks
tutu1987 1 year ago
Wtf, What Killed Him?
pejnismiggle 1 year ago
@pejnismiggle Go to wikipedia and look for¨"kill screen", there you can read what killed him
capra120 1 year ago
how high can you get? is that really appropriate?
TheRadioactivemutant 1 year ago
@TheRadioactivemutant Nigga, how high can I GET? Pass that shit an' I show you.
RioGiovanni 1 year ago
@TheRadioactivemutant is it really inappropriate?
TpendragonT 1 year ago
Back then, when video games still were hard to beat ... :)
Nice job!
pkstaytrue 1 year ago
it shoulda been donkey kong throwing like 200 barrels at u
codglitcher666 1 year ago
Billy Mitchell is a fucking fag it
ECLC104 1 year ago
@ECLC104 it's "faggot" not "fag it" you faggot.
bandit877 1 year ago 2
@bandit877 HA HA sry am not th wrolds beast speller
ECLC104 1 year ago
A real video game legend ;) Nice work dude!
WithePaladin 1 year ago
You are AWESOME. And a bit nerdy, but awesome.
TheMaxwellVideos 1 year ago
how high can you get
000steelandstone000 1 year ago 41
@000steelandstone000 VERY HIGH MON!
TheMightyDeathP0P 10 months ago
at 4:00 it reminds me of pca-man... alot...... COLLECT PELLETS. avoid ghosts. get power! DIE (blue) GHOSTS
guy0731 1 year ago
DK attacks with his invisible lazor
JLMBfreafin 1 year ago
Pretty amazing! I've only been past the 3rd elevators a few times in my life. Highest score was around 190,000 back in the late 80s and haven't tried much since. I wonder how Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell get those extra 200,000 points or so to be in the million plus range for the kill screen compared to the high 800s you put up??
dan23osu 1 year ago
GREAT JOB!!!!! Donkey Kong is sooooo hard I can barely even get past the first level Nice Job. You have a awesome video game talent!!!!
samthecrazyman3535 1 year ago
And to think Donkey Kong is a typo as it was supposed to be Monkey Kong. I played the NES on an emulator using savestates and it goes on forever. Their are 3 parts to each stage (which repeat only getting harder). Their are levels 1-10, then A-Z, then you get weird characters like lowercase letters and exclamation point etc. I gave up as it goes on toooooo looooong. I would save it when I was doing good. If (I mean when) I died, I just load the save from seconds earlier that I made.
jlo138 1 year ago
u sir are amazing
boxybrownathf1 1 year ago
??? MAC ???
ThePooman101 1 year ago
Haha you know it's funny that you know when you get the kill sceen. Look at the bonus and you will see the time act up. in the beginning it would say 100 then it would say 4000. Aka it means game is done. time to die :P good job man
Sousuke15 1 year ago
I hate it when you FINALLY kill DK and then he comes back in one piece.
kimng2 1 year ago
I thought Donkey Kong was good
jmaxlee 1 year ago
i downloaded this on the wii and it didnt give me the first 2 levelsand didnt give me some of the other extras
9000toby 1 year ago
without Donkey Kong nintendo would not exist, they would be bankrupt. watch Chasing the Ghosts and The Kong of Kong documentaries they will explain it all.
thedirtys2006 1 year ago
AMAZING.
jacksonmaddoxnetwork 1 year ago
I always played Donkey when I was little!
One day when I was playing my mom said "Do you notice how big mario's butt is after he climbs a ladder?"
I busted out laughing
CloudythePikachu 1 year ago
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djmdjtjm0305 1 year ago
Genius.
awersONE 1 year ago
Donkey Kong is a rapist
headdildo 1 year ago
never got past lvl 1
fignewton0000 1 year ago 3
that is so kool stupid kong stop steling her mario wantes her go marioo!!!!
xtremestyling97 1 year ago
man i dont know how high i can get. i got pretty fucked up once. maybe ill get high.
killer08kenny 1 year ago
At 0:18 he got no points for jumping over that barrel.
1966Zodiac 1 year ago
every game should have a "kill screen"
timsartsite 1 year ago
@timsartsite that would be convenient for game developers so when people ask why didn't they make a sequel to their game they could just say "didn't you see the kill screen?"
TheBerselli 1 year ago
that was auesome you are the master good for you!
MrNickfreeze 1 year ago
Why didnt they just end the game there? ;o
freand80 1 year ago
@freand80 its an arcade game, just like the atari 2600, the goal is to get a high score, not beat the game.
Overlord9014 1 year ago
who gave donkey kong a death note? >:O
LeesWildWorldStudios 1 year ago 27
@LeesWildWorldStudios Epic win, Donkey Kong...IS KIRA :O
Ayrtoes 1 year ago
@Ayrtoes wow
GamerMGO 1 year ago
@LeesWildWorldStudios The memory unit.
coachjr7241 1 year ago
I wonder if it's possible to exploit the bug off the second beam before the kill screen to get the bonus. hmmmm ?
wingnut4427 1 year ago
Billy Mitchell is a dick !
wingnut4427 1 year ago 2
So what triggers the kill screen? Is it the score or that certain area of the screen on that level?
MarkFaust 1 year ago
@MarkFaust There is one thing in commn of every classic nintendo game. They all end by a kill screen or some sort... In donkey kong its a failure in the codes of the game it self. Its a thing that cant be fixed because at some point the codes and programs will shutdown and the result of that is the the awesome'kill screen'
Hope it helped :)
vand200 1 year ago
Steve Wiebe is the king of this game. Billy Mtichell is a douche bag and dicktucked Steve Wiebe in Billy's own home town.
BassAle999 1 year ago 2
King of kong - the best documentary ever.
GuitarHeroDice 1 year ago
@GuitarHeroDice No the hell it is not, my friends and I watched it. It was sort of funny because of how serious everyone took these games! Like wow... especially that annoying video with the kid crying in the bathroom..like wtf...
The best Documentary ever is "Super High Me" and I don't even smoke weed. Second best is "The Union" another weed documentary...
SirBoxer03 1 year ago
@SirBoxer03 I don't know what the hell you watched, but there is no kid crying in the bathroom in "King of Kong".
GuitarHeroDice 1 year ago
@GuitarHeroDice the documentary? Uhh... yea... Where that one fool is recording himself about to break the record of the Donkey Kong game and his kid starts screaming and he's telling his kid to calm down and what not.
SirBoxer03 1 year ago
Damn I was stressed watching it. You have very good control with Mario. Something I lack for sure. Maybe now people can start a new trend of beating all the classic video games of the past.
SoCo1972 1 year ago
so the game never stops
Palex617 1 year ago
@Palex617 Yes it does! The way it stops is with the kill screen.
vand200 1 year ago
lol so do u ever save the bitch
DjAkatzuki 1 year ago
WOW. You are one skilled player. Thanks for sharing the vid. That was awesome.
mikeferr107 1 year ago
HOLY CRAP MAN!!! You're like pro at this!
amvMaker182 1 year ago
that is amazing, MAC!!!
gregorymad 1 year ago 11
Thanks Greg! :)
ranlind2 1 year ago
@ranlind2 yep its great
iSonicTv 1 year ago
wtf what happened at 5:19
dk64bestfan 1 year ago
@dk64bestfan That's why level 22 is called the Kill Screen. Mario dies there no matter what.
eikind 1 year ago
@dk64bestfan his time was over
vidgameRPG 1 year ago
@dk64bestfan When the game reaches a certain point, the game board (The data inside an arcade) cannot keep going, it is only programmed to be able to work up to a certain point which the creators assumed nobody would get past. Therefor when a player reaches that map the game board stops working and kills Mario instantly.
GuitarHeroDice 1 year ago
O.o
DemonicKitty777 1 year ago
um i have this game for the original gameboy, why does everyone do this the hard way?
FearTheBeans 1 year ago
wow
sweetgurlzful 1 year ago
in this level Donkey has a Death Note
9Kurinoa6 1 year ago 4
If you also didnt notice one of the taunts was taken from this game. Ever notice when Mario dies...... (YEAH...NOW IT LOOKS FAMILAR DOESNT IT IN BRAWL)
Ron457X 1 year ago
donkey kong h4x
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mamamario64ds 1 year ago
this game sacred me xD i dont know why :D
DavidoffChanell5 2 years ago 7
O so thats where they got the hammer in super smash bros. brawl. cool
QuillthePorcupine 2 years ago
@QuillthePorcupine are you kidding me... you didnt know that? btw, you do know the hammer was also in Melee and the first SSB game?
weirdkid5 2 years ago
i know that i just didnt see the hammer till now cuz i dont have the game.
QuillthePorcupine 2 years ago
i hated when i got kill screen in pac man...
lollakas1995 2 years ago
That is one pissed off monkey. He can kill you with a look now.
hinro 2 years ago 4
funny thing is that some times people who used to make atari games thought nody can beat it but it dosnt matter how many levels or how hard the game is if has a ending some is smart enouph to beat it lol.
GhostTech100 2 years ago
check out a game called i wanna be the guy
xentech 1 year ago
Wow, you got to the killscreen, impressive! :)
MrSteveWiebe 2 years ago
the kill screen happens because it's an 8 bit game, it can only store/produce 2^8 (256) levels and because of the limited memory, they didn't leave space to give the game an ending because it wasn't intended for gamers to reach the "numerical limits" of the game, they were made to be played until one lost. Also why the score doesn't go up to 1 million. It goes back to the zero's (009712 ie 1,009,712). but ranlind2 is right, Mr Mitchell and Mr Wiebe are the experts, even if Billy is a total jerk.
finalfantasyiscool22 2 years ago 4
@finalfantasyiscool22 Nope, the donkey kong kill screen has nothing to do with the number of levels (this is actually level 22, or screen 117), it has to do with the calculation of the timer for each leve, which overflows. You're mixing up the Pac-Man one, I believe.
svguerin3 2 years ago
possibly the programmers did this to keep people from playing too long, so you would have to put more money in the machine
mrrrks39 2 years ago
I can't believe you got the Donkey Kong kill screen.
1claymate 2 years ago
crei que nunca veria el final de ese estupido juego por que creo que nunca pase ni el primer nivel
ewtftf 2 years ago
an italian plumber tries to save a princess whilst dodging barrells that decide their path from a giant ape at the top of a set of neverending ladders haha. I don't know what they were smoking back then but I want some of it. Old games are the best.
GaxAngel 2 years ago 44
actually back then he was a carpenter
UnknownSmasher 2 years ago 18
@UnknownSmasher
Dam, after all these years...nearly 25...great back side story!
LouR101 1 year ago
@GaxAngel Actually he is supposed to be a carpenter in this game, hence the hammer as weapon. And I agree Nintendo seems to have had a good drugs supplier, in fact they still do if you've played New Super Mario Brothers Wii or especially Bowsers Inside Story.
zigisamblak 2 years ago
@GaxAngel they aren't on anything it's nintendo logic
patti985 1 year ago
@patti985 Are you sure? At the beginning it does say 'How high can you get?' ;) haha
GaxAngel 1 year ago
@GaxAngel Actually, back then, he was a carpenter. Not a plumber.
Of further interest, I don't know if he was Italian at that time, but he was named Jumpman and not Mario. And the woman he saved was not a princess. In America, they gave her the name Pauline.
MidnightWonko 1 year ago
@MidnightWonko Haha yea, since my comment, I have been told some of these things. Still a pretty crazy plot (but good game).
GaxAngel 1 year ago
@GaxAngel ummm excuse me but......., in that game mario was a carpenter.
BillyNJaymes 1 year ago