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Encyclopedia > Kangaroo (arcade game)

Kangaroo
Screenshot from Kangaroo
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Release date: 1982
Genre: Retro/Platform
Game modes: Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Cabinet: Standard
Controls: joystick
Monitor
Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster, standard resolution (256 X 240) 32 Colors
Notes
Very similar game to Donkey Kong Jr.

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Description

Kangaroo is a run-of-the-mill arcade game which bears a resemblance to Donkey Kong Jr. The storyline is simple. The player is a mother kangaroo trying to rescue her baby kangaroo from a group of pink monkeys. Donkey Kong, Jr. ... For the TV show Monkey see Monkey (TV series) Cynomolgus Monkey at Batu Caves, Malaysia A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. ...


There are 4 different levels. Each of them basically consist of the mother kangaroo on the bottom floor trying to reach the top floor where her child is being held captive. On each of the levels, there are monkeys who are throwing apples at Mother Kangaroo. Sometimes the apples are thrown so that she must jump over them and sometimes they are thrown so that she must jump. If she gets face to face with one of the monkeys, she can punch the monkey with a boxing glove. Also, there are pieces of fruit that she can jump up and get for points. Additionally, there is at least one bell on each level that she can hit so that more fruits will appear. She must be wary of the big Ape, who will occasionally appear and try to take her gloves away from her. Just like in Donkey Kong Jr., there is a timer that counts down. If it reaches 0, the player loses a life. In computer and video games, a level (sometimes called a stage, course, map or landscape) is a separate area in a games virtual world, in modern games typically representing a specific location such as a building or a city. ... Binomial name Malus domestica Borkh. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ...


Levels 1, 2 and 4 consist of different platforms that the Kangaroo must jump onto or climb onto via a ladder. On the third level, the cage in which Kid Kangaroo is imprisoned is held up by an entire troop of monkeys and there is a horde of apples that the monkey will unleash if five of them climb up there. On this level, Mama Kangaroo must punch each monkey in the stack several times until the cage is lowered and when the cage has been lowered enough, Mama Kangaroo must climb to the next floor to get to Kid Kangaroo before the cage is raised again or before the monkeys have the horde of apple cores unleashed.


Ports

Like most of the games of its era, Kangaroo was ported to many different systems, including the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. Atari 2600 (four-switch version). ... Atari 5200 System The Atari 5200 is a video game console introduced in 1982 by Atari. ...


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Arcade Games: Mastering Kangaroo (1676 words)
In Kangaroo, you are a mother kangaroo, and the baby you must rescue is being held by a gang of nasty monkeys.
The object of Kangaroo is simple: you, the mother kangaroo, must rescue your baby from the gang of nasty monkeys.
Kangaroo features a six-position joystick which the player uses to make Mom hop right or left, jump or duck, super-leap to a higher platform, or climb ladders.
Kangaroo: Information From Answers.com (374 words)
Kangaroo is an arcade game, which was released in 1982.
Kangaroo is a run-of-the-mill arcade game which bears a resemblance to Donkey Kong Jr.
The player is a mother kangaroo trying to rescue her baby kangaroo from a group of pink monkeys.
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