Monkey Donkey
モンキー・ドンキー
Description
That crazy monkey has carried off your girlfriend. You must rescue her at the top of the screen by traversing beams, climbing ladders and riding elevators while avoiding barrels, fireballs and mudpans.
Monkey Donkey was produced by Unknown in 1981.
Unknown released 761 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1700. Unknown was based in United States.
Other machines made by Unknown during the time period Monkey Donkey was produced include: Defense, Hot Race, Cruncher, Defense Command, Galaxy, Car Race, Donkey King, Big Kong, Billiards The, and Frog
Specs
| Name | Monkey Donkey |
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| Developer | Unknown (United States) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8737 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
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| Conversion Class | Falcon |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Play
This is a Donkey Kong clone with a few extras thrown in. If something moves, don't touch it. If it does not move, it is either a hammer (used for bashing barrels or enemies) or a bonus item (umbrella, purse, etc.).
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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs
On the barrel level, climb up the ladder on the right at the bottom. Take a step to the right and leap off the edge. Do it right, and you will bounce off the edge and fall through the floor and off the screen. Monkey Kong will then grab the girl and go on to the next screen. This awards mucho bonus points and you will not have to worry about dodging the barrels that Kong keeps throwing.
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Miscellaneous
BOOTLEG OF: Crazy Kong
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Monkey Donkey Census
There are 16,777 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 10,137 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 172,846 machines (7,256 unique titles).
There are no known instances of this game owned by one of our active members. Additionally, former members held 2 game boards.
Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Monkey Donkey.
This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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Technical
The game's hardware is similar to that of Nichibutsu's Crazy Climber.
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MLA Citation Style
"Monkey Donkey - Videogame by Unknown." Museum of the Game, www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/monkey-donkey. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.
Chicago Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. "Monkey Donkey - Videogame by Unknown." Accessed July 15, 2026. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/monkey-donkey.
Chicago Footnote/Endnote
1. "Monkey Donkey - Videogame by Unknown," International Arcade Museum, accessed July 15, 2026, https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/monkey-donkey.
APA Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. (n.d.). Monkey Donkey - videogame by Unknown. Retrieved July 15, 2026 from https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/monkey-donkey