Donkey Kong Arcade Score Comparison (Point Values)
What scores more? Compare 13 fixed Donkey Kong 1981 arcade point values, from 100 point barrel jumps to 8,000 point level clear bonuses in game today.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump one barrel Same for beam, pie and firefox singles. | 100 points | Ramp barrel board single jump | arcade-history Donkey Kong scoring: jump 100 points |
| Remove one rivet Tied cheapest with single jumps. | 100 points | 100m rivet stage plug pull | arcade-history Donkey Kong: rivet 100, Atari manual rivet 100 |
| Jump close to Kong Style points near the ape. | 100 points | Rivet stage Kong taunt jump | arcade-history Donkey Kong: Kong jump 100 points |
| Jump two items at once Three times a single. | 300 points | Ramp double jump, same leap | arcade-history Donkey Kong: double jump 300 points |
| Smash barrel with hammer Equals a double jump. | 300 points | Hammer hit on barrel | arcade-history Donkey Kong: hammer barrel 300, mocagh PDF smash 300 |
| Collect item Level 1 Pauline lost items. | 300 points | Hat parasol purse on L1 | arcade-history Donkey Kong: item L1 300 points |
| Jump three plus at once Bug shows 800 but pays 500. | 500 points | Ramp triple leap, displays 800 bug | arcade-history Donkey Kong: triple 500 awarded, displays 800 bug |
| Collect item Level 2 Tied with triple jump. | 500 points | Hat parasol purse on L2 | arcade-history Donkey Kong: item L2 500 points |
| Smash fireball tier Mid of three hammer tiers. | 500 points | Hammer mid tier foe | arcade-history Donkey Kong: hammer others 300 500 800 tiers |
| Collect item Level 3 plus Top item tier. | 800 points | Hat parasol purse L3 onward | arcade-history Donkey Kong: item L3 onward 800 points |
| Smash top tier foe Tied with L3 items. | 800 points | Hammer top tier foe | arcade-history Donkey Kong: hammer top 800 points |
| Stage bonus Level 1 Equals fifty single jumps. | 5,000 points | Clear time bonus starting L1 | arcade-history Donkey Kong: bonus L1 5000, Atari manual 5000 |
| Stage bonus Level 4 plus Most expensive row here. L2 6000 L3 7000 in between. | 8,000 points | Clear time bonus L4 to L21 | arcade-history Donkey Kong: bonus L4 8000, mocagh PDF L4 8000 |
About this converter
The 1981 board pays in small jumps and big clears. Single barrel at 100, rivet at 100, Kong taunt jump at 100, double at 300, hammer barrel at 300, Level 1 item at 300, triple at 500 awarded, Level 2 item at 500, mid hammer at 500, Level 3 item at 800, top hammer at 800. Stage clear dwarfs actions: 5,000 on Level 1, 6,000 on Level 2, 7,000 on Level 3, 8,000 on Level 4 onward. Extra life hits at 7,000 points. Every figure here is the arcade scoring table value, with the 800 display bug noted where it misleads.
How to use it
Pick two actions and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked: one holds a count of the first action, one the matching count of the second, one the total in points. Change any box and the other two update. Try 1 Level 4 bonus against single jumps.
Ports shift some values and stay out: Atari 2600 smash at 800 is noted as cross-check only, with arcade 300 to 800 tiers used for rows. Cement pile smash reads 100 in one strategy PDF against the 300 table, so the arcade table value is used and the conflict is noted. Conveyor and elevator stages use the same jump table, so no separate rows exist.
FAQ
How much is a barrel jump?
100 points single, 300 double, 500 triple awarded. Triple displays 800 due to a bug.
How much is a hammer smash?
300 barrel tier, then 500 and 800 tiers for tougher foes.
How much is Pauline item?
300 on Level 1, 500 on Level 2, 800 on Level 3 onward.
When is extra life?
At 7,000 points. One Level 1 clear at 5,000 plus twenty single jumps gets there.
Sources
- arcade-history.com Donkey Kong 1981 scoring table (jump 100 300 500, hammer 300 500 800, item 300 500 800, rivet 100, bonus 5000 6000 7000 8000)
- Atari 2600 Donkey Kong Cartridge Instructions PDF (starting bonus 5000, jump 100, rivet 100)
- How to Win at Donkey Kong strategy PDF mocagh.org (barrel 100 smash 300, plugs 100, bonus L1 5000 L2 6000 L3 7000 L4 8000, extra at 7000)
- GameFAQs Donkey Kong Points FAQ (100 jump, 300 double, 500 triple, 300 destroy, 300 item cross-check)
Last verified: 2026-09-27 · 13 entries
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