Its eponymous star, Donkey Kong Jr., also called simply Junior or abbreviated as DK Jr., is trying to rescue his father Donkey Kong, who has been imprisoned.

Mario attempts to stop DK Jr. by releasing the many animals he controls to knock DK Jr. off the vines and platforms.

DK Jr. catches Donkey Kong while Mario falls onto the ground.

The player controls DK Jr. and has to rescue Donkey Kong from Mario, who had captured him.

DK Jr. can run left and right, jump, and grab vines / chains / ropes to climb higher on the screen.

Enemies include " Snapjaws ," which resemble bear traps with eyes, bird-like creatures called " Nitpickers " that Mario releases to thwart DK Jr., and " Sparks " that roam across the wiring in one of Mario's hideouts.

These enemies will cost DK Jr. one life if he touches them, but they can be defeated by dropping fruit onto them.

At the top of every stage is Mario and Donkey Kong, and when DK Jr. reaches the top, he chases Mario to the next stage.

DK Jr. catches DK and Mario falls and hits the ground.

DK Jr. must climb up vines to get to the top while avoiding Snapjaws.

* In the second stage, DK Jr. must get to the top by jumping on platforms and climbing across chains, while avoiding Nitpickers and the eggs they drop.

DK Jr. must avoid Sparks sent out by Mario as he climbs the platforms.

* In the last stage, DK Jr. must push several keys up to the locks in the top platform to unlock DK's cage.

* DK Jr. touches Mario or any enemy ;

* DK Jr. falls off the bottom of the screen or into water ;

* DK Jr. drops off the end of a rope / vine / chain and falls too far ;

If a player starts 2 player mode and, as player two runs to the end of the first platform in stage one, then jumps so that DK Jr. hits a blue Snap-jaw and the water at the same time the death sequence is skipped and player one starts at the beginning of level one again, with an extra turn.

* From Bryghuset Svaneke, Bornholm, DK.

* Hvid Bock from Fuglsang in Haderslev, DK.

In December 1978, Vietnam announced formation of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation ( KUFNS ) under Heng Samrin, a former DK division commander.

* < span id =" DK " class =" citation "> Freeman, Kathleen & Diels, Hermann ; Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: a complete translation of the fragments in Diels, Fragmente der Vorsokratiker.

* Universe: The Definitive Visual Dictionary, Robert Dinwiddie and others., DK Adult Publishing, ( 2005 ), pg.

The band played under name " DK Kennedys " for a few concerts, but later reverted to " Dead Kennedys " permanently.

" DK " logoThe original logo was created by Winston Smith.

When asked about the " DK " logo in an interview, Jello Biafra explained, "... I wanted to make sure it was something simple and easy to spray-paint so people would graffiti it all over the place, and then I showed it to Winston Smith.

The Drums of Noto Hanto: DK Publishing, Inc, 1999.

Pherecydes of Syros ( 6th century BC ), believed that there were three pre-existent divine principles and called the water also Chaos .< ref >< DK B1a ></ ref > In the language of the archaic period ( 8th – 6th century BC ), arche ( or archai ), designates the source, origin or root of things that exist.

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The Cardinals honored Kile by placing a small " DK 57 " sign in the home bullpen.

The team wrote " DK 57 " on their hats.

In the all star game, former pitcher Matt Morris wrote DK 57 on his hands and held them up when they announced his name in honor of his fallen teammate and close friend.

It is circular, says " DK 57 ," and is on pinstripes.

( DK ) is a fictional gorilla appearing in the Donkey Kong and Mario video game franchises.

DK debuted at the same time as Mario, and he still spars with Mario on occasion, appearing as a playable character in the Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. series, and is the primary antagonist in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games.

The story designs of the present DK series, which began with Donkey Kong Country, is clearly different, which Nintendo uses alteration of generations to explain.

Despite his name being in the titles of both games, DK is the damsel-in-distress in the sequels Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble !, where he is captured by K. Rool.

In Donkey Kong 64, King K. Rool has driven a mechanical Crocodile Isle in front of DK Island after stealing all of Donkey Kong's bananas and friends.

It depicted DK as being more violent than his original image and also used the bongo controllers.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit screenshot with ( L-R ) Bowser ( character ) | Bowser, Yoshi, Donkey Kong ( character ) | DK and Wario on Peach Circuit

In Yoshi's Island DS, Donkey Kong appears as " Baby DK ", a younger version of himself, similar to Baby Mario.

Besides these standard versions, there are also the " DK " and " Bowser " minigames, which are themed to reflect their titular character ; " Battle " minigames are retained from Mario Party 4.

Mario makes an attempt to chase after DK, but DK kicks Mario into the air.

** First Prize Winners ( 3 ): Gerhard Schoeny / Martin Knoebel / Floreian Groessbacher ( AT ), Charlotte Strandkvist ( DK ) and Mario Chemnitz ( DE )