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1982

A classic arcade platformer where you play a young ape climbing vines and chains to rescue your caged father. Mario is the villain this time, and the short, tricky stages demand precise timing.

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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The closest matches for Donkey Kong Junior are Donut Dodo, Icy Tower and Almost There: The Platformer. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Donkey Kong Junior special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Donut Dodo

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  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Bright, upbeat tone

A retro arcade platformer styled like a lost 1983 cabinet game, built around tough, precise jumping and chasing high scores. Simple controls meet tight timing and light puzzle elements.

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Icy Tower

Bright, upbeat tone

A simple arcade freeware game where you hop up an endless tower from platform to platform, chaining combos and momentum to climb as high as possible. Easy to grasp, highly addictive score chasing.

HoPiKo

Linear, curated structure

HoPiKo is a lightning-fast arcade platformer where you leap between platforms through hundreds of short, punishing levels. Precise timing and instant retries drive the speedrun-style challenge.

Dashy Square

Gameplay comes before story

A rhythm-driven platformer where you guide a square through levels with dashes and jumps. Precise timing and quick reflexes are the core of the experience.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Bright, upbeat tone

A collection of short speedrun challenges drawn from 13 classic NES games, played for best times and scores online or on the couch. Precision and reflexes are key, and the leaderboards drive the competitive fun.

Celeste Classic

Bright, upbeat tone

The original tiny platformer made for the PICO-8 fantasy console: you climb a mountain with precise jumps and eight-direction dashes. Short screens and instant restarts make it tough yet compelling.

Stardash

Bright, upbeat tone

A old-school, punishing platformer with unlimited lives and instant restarts. Precise jumps and the rush of finally clearing a level keep you coming back for more.

Meganoid: Chronicles

Linear, curated structure

A brutally tough retro platformer with 100 short levels packed with traps, spikes and fire, which you can then replay in reverse. Precise jumping and memorizing hazards are the core of the experience.

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