Donkey Kong Game & Watch, Nintendo.

A pedometer I bought last week came with LR44 batteries, which reminded me of an object of my youth, a Donkey Kong LCD display game—an interesting bunch of orange plastic. And there I sat, with my Nintendo Donkey Kong Game & Watch, 2 new LR44 batteries and itching thumbs. The digits scratched into the plastic read 1135 as high score (999+1+135), a tantalizing number for a guy that now faces 'game over' at a score of about 400.

How old is this thing actually? Wikipedia says 1982, but when we bought it at an electronics shop in Ghent, Belgium (Tandy?) I guess it was 1986.

Funny fact: when the game was released, the monkey was already called Donkey Kong, but the little man was referred to as 'Jumpman'. (The name Mario was introduced later on.) This game is largely based on the 1981 arcade game in which Donkey Kong first appeared, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(video_game).




Data on the back:
Model No.: DK-52
Rating: DC3V 0.0002W
Battery: LR44 (or SR44)x2
Copyright Nintendo 1982
Pat. Pend. Made in Japan
Serial number (unique): 42342496

Category:

Gaming

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• nintendo
• retro
• gaming
• video
• game
• watch
• donkey
• kong
• mario
• jumpman
• lady

[dextorino]

Hey donde lo conseguiste asi de nuevo???? yo tengo uno pero ya no funciona!!!!

[Number1GamingTable]

@azo9360 Dude. This came out before the DS. 0_0

[MikkesREVIEW]

@azo9360 actually the game and watch out dates the ds its what out in like 1982 or something

[MrQi19]

@MrCohibaboy

no there not $100 max

[MrQi19]

@azo9360

what is that even ment to mean this was made by nintendo aswell so this is like the first ds

[azo9360]

NINTENDO DS RIP OFF

[pritimusic]

are u willing to sell it? I had it when i was a kid. Please respond. Thanks! ~Priti

[robby123ism]

SO THATS WHY THT GUYS NAME IS MR GAME AND WATCH

[MrCohibaboy]

these are worth $400 on ebay

[JethroMAC]

Great Game & Watch, one of my favourite. You can see also my video of this.