The goal is to rescue Mario’s girlfriend Pauline from the marauding Donkey Kong. Mario needs to reach Pauline at the top of the screen, all the while dodging barrels thrown by Donkey Kong.

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The first four levels of the game are right out of the arcade, with Mario ascending a definitely not OSHA-approved building site to rescue damsel in distress Pauline from Donkey Kong. While the ...

Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong’s long lasting love Pauline. Enraged and jealous by Pauline’s preference for Mini Mario over Mini DK, Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline during the opening ceremony of Mario’s new ...