Donkey Kong Treatment

Fade from black to a boy sitting on the floor playing a video game. We can see that the game he is about to play is Super Mario Bros. Zoom to the t.v, and we enter the world of the video game. Mario drops down to the playing surface as he usually does in the game. As he begins to run, Donkey Kong drops behind him and quickly catches up and swats him off frame. Donkey Kong continues to run the course having minimal trouble with the obstacles because of his immense size. Donkey Kong breaks a few bricks and hurdles some of the green pipes customary to Mario along the way. He also picks up barrels that are scattered throughout the game. Donkey Kong finally makes it to the end as Mario begins to catch him. The game will stop here as the Princess is there waiting at the end of level 1. Donkey Kong will grab the Princess and go into the castle. The camera zooms into the door of the castle and opens up to the ladder maze from the original Donkey Kong game and begins to climb the ladder. 

Note: as Donkey Kong collects barrels throughout the game, there will be a counter on the screen just as there is a counter to count Mario’s coins. Donkey Kong will collect these barrels to explain why he later on throws barrels at Mario in the ladder maze.

Animation Story Boards Revised

 We will start with a boy playing Super Mario Bros. on his tv at home. Then, the view will zoom until only the tv fills the screen.

Donkey will fall at the beginning of Super Mario Bros. level 1-1.

Donkey will continue the level just as it is in the game. Pictures will be hand drawn, not 8-bit.

Donkey will fall through the hallow pipe instead of choosing to go down it as Mario does. He will fall to this under ground section but instead of continuing through the pipe on the ground, he will climb back up because of the size of the pipe. Mario however will take the short cut and this is how he will catch up later.

Donkey will continue the level as usual, collecting barrels along the way.

 At this point, Mario will begin to catch Donkey due to taking the shortcut.

Here, Donkey will grab the Princess after completing only one level, he will then run into the castle.

The camera will zoom into the castle door just as it did with the tv and we will see Donkey begin to climb the ladder maze with the Princess over his shoulder