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Donkey Kong 1981

Platforms: Game Boy Advance, DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade

All-time standing

#65 of 1,900

In the top 3% of games

By scope

1980s #5 of 143 Top 3% 1981 #1 of 11 Top 10% Nintendo Entertainment System #6 of 80 Top 10%

Ballots (24)

All time 21

Insider

The top 50 video games of all time -- RANKED

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #10
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GQ Spain

GQ Spain

Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia

  • Published 2020
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #13
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G4TV

G4TV

Top 100 Video Games Of All Time

  • Published 2012
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #15
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Electronic Gaming Monthly

The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time

  • Published 2006
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #15
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Time

The 50 Best Video Games of All Time

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #28
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Game Informer

Game Informer's 300 Greatest Games of All Time

  • Published 2018
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #33

Polygon

The 500 best games of all time

  • Published 2017
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #35
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Gamecenter

Gamecenter

The Top 40 Games of the Millennium

  • Published 2000
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #35
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1UP

1UP

The Essential 100

  • Published 2012
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #36
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Flux

Flux

The Top 100 Video Games

  • Published 1995
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #41

The Sydney Morning Herald

Top 50 video games of all time

  • Published 2002
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #42
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GamesMaster

GamesMaster

100 Games That Shook the World

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #43
Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

We rank the 100 greatest videogames

  • Published 2003
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #45
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GamesTM

GamesTM

The 200 Greatest Games of All Time

  • Published 2018
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #51
FHM

FHM

FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time

  • Published 2010
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #60
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IGN

The Top 100 Video Games of All Time

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #71
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Museum of Pop Culture

Museum of Pop Culture

TOP 100 VIDEO GAMES OF ALL TIME

  • Published 2019
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #74
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Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics

The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time

  • Published 2019
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #83
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Hyper

Hyper

The 200 Games You Must Play

  • Published 2018
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

  • Published 2013
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
An Illustrated History of 151 Video Games

An Illustrated History of 151 Video Games

  • Published 2013
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
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Decade 3

CBR

The 10 Best Games of the 80s, Ranked

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 1980s
  • Ranked #3
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Edge

Edge

The 50 best games of the '80s, ranked

  • Published 2024
  • Decade list · 1980s
  • Ranked #5
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Screen Rant

10 Definitive Games Of The 1980s, Ranked

  • Published 2021
  • Decade list · 1980s
  • Ranked #6
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