1981: Donkey Kong
1982: Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)
1982: Donkey Kong Jr.
1983: Donkey Kong II
1983: Donkey Kong 3
1983: Donkey Kong Jr. Math
1985: Ice Climber ¹
1992: Super Mario Kart ²
1994: Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
1994: Donkey Kong Country
1995: Donkey Kong Land
1995: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
1996: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars ³
1996: Donkey Kong Land 2
1996: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
1996: Mario Kart 64 ⁴
1997: Game & Watch Gallery ⁵
1997: Donkey Kong Land III
1997: Diddy Kong Racing
1998: Banjo-Kazooie ⁶
1998: Mario Party ⁷
1999: Super Smash Bros. ⁸
1999: Mario Golf ⁹
1999: Jet Force Gemini ¹⁰
1999: Donkey Kong 64
2000: Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Colour)
2001: Mario Kart: Super Circuit ¹¹
2001: Super Smash Bros. Melee ¹²
2002: Animal Crossing ¹³
2003: WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania ¹⁴
2003: Mario Kart: Double Dash!! ¹⁵
2003: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga ¹⁶
2003: Donkey Konga
2004: Mario vs. Donkey Kong
2004: WarioWare: Twisted! ¹⁷
2004: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
2005: Banjo-Pilot ¹⁸
2005: DK: King of Swing
2005: Mario Kart DS ¹⁹
2006: Game & Watch Collection ²⁰
2006: Tetris DS ²¹
2006: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
2007: Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber
2008: Super Smash Bros. Brawl ²²
2008: Mario Kart Wii ²³
2009: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
2010: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
2010: Donkey Kong Country Returns
2011: Mario Kart 7 ²⁴
2011: Puzzle Swap ²⁵
2012: Nintendo Land ²⁶
2013: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
2013: NES Remix ²⁷
2014: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2014: Mario Kart 8 ²⁸
2014: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS ²⁹
2015: Super Mario Maker ³⁰
2016: Minecraft ³¹
2018: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)
Spin-offs:
Connected Series:
- Animal Crossing
- Game & Watch
- Ice Climber
- The Legend of Zelda
- Metroid
- Mii
- StreetPass Mii Plaza
- Super Smash Bros.
- Wario
- Yoshi
Footnotes:
- Nitpickers appear as enemies.
- Donkey Kong Jr. is a playable character.
- Enemy Kongs, called Chained Kong and Guerilla appear.
- Donkey Kong is a playable character and there is a race track based on the series.
- Donkey Kong Jr. appears in remakes of Fire, Manhole and Oil Panic.
- A Gnawty appears as a non-playable character.
- Donkey Kong is a playable character and one of the game’s levels is based on the series.
- Donkey Kong is a playable character and there is a stage based on the series.
- Donkey Kong is an unlockable playable character.
- Greenwood Village is a playable location in the game’s multiplayer mode.
- Donkey Kong is a playable character and there is a race track based on the series.
- Donkey Kong is playable and there are a few stages based on the series.
- NES games from the series, including Donkey Kong Jr. Math, are unlockable.
- Donkey Kong makes a small appearance in a microgame.
- Donkey and Diddy Kong are playable and there is a racetrack based on the series.
- A skeletal Kong named Bink appears and runs a barrel mini-game.
- Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Stanley and Pauline make cameos in microgames.
- Expresso makes a minor cameo.
- Donkey Kong is a playable character.
- This game includes a fully playable port of the Game & Watch Donkey Kong.
- This original Donkey Kong appears in certain game modes.
- Donkey and Diddy Kong are playable and there are various stages based on the series.
- Donkey, Diddy and Funky Kong are playable and there are a few race tracks based on the series.
- Donkey Kong is playable and there is a race track based on the series.
- Donkey Kong characters appear in several of the games puzzles.
- A new gamed called Donkey Kong’s Crash Course is included.
- Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Pauline and Stanley are all “remixed” into new scenarios based on their NES appearances.
- Donkey Kong is a playable character and there is a race track based on the series.
- Donkey and Diddy Kong are playable and there is a stage based on the series.
- Several characters are playable with the use of a Mystery Mushroom.
- Donkey and Diddy Kong are playable in the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of the game and can be encountered online in all console versions.