25m

25m
25m in the Donkey Kong arcade game
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Boss	Donkey Kong
Players	Jumpman
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25m is the first level in Donkey Kong, and by extension the first ever level in Mario and Donkey Kong games alike.

Layout

25m in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy

25m is a large stage where Mario must travel up levels of construction girders using ladders along the way in order to reach Pauline. The stage itself has the same color scheme as the later level, 75m, having red girders and green ladders.

Hazards

The hazards that appear in this level include:

• Barrels: These are the main obstacles in this level. Donkey Kong throws an infinite amount of barrels attempting to stop Mario. They can be difficult to avoid since they tend to go down the ladders without warning. Donkey Kong always starts off with a blue barrel that spawns a Fireball. That barrel most likely contains gas. The barrels, however, can be taken out with hammers.
• Fireball: These enemies appear each time Donkey Kong throws a blue barrel into the Oil Drum at the very bottom of the stage. In this level, they pose a very little threat since they appear at the very bottom when Mario is nearly at the top already. They can also be taken down with hammers, and they can also climb the ladders.
• Donkey Kong: He is the main antagonist, and even running into him instantly defeats Mario. This is rather rare since one will already climb the ladder to reach Pauline.

Appearances and references

• This level is featured in the background near the beginning of Foggy Fumes in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its remake.
• The theme music is one of the available soundtracks of 75m in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is also heard in some form in all of the other Donkey Kong tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as well as the Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. medley in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• In the DLC for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Donkey Kong Adventure, a Rabbid will toss barrels at another one in a wooden structure similar in appearance to this level. Also, the name of the level is referenced in a comment made by Beep-0.
• This level's music theme is featured in the song, "Jump Up, Super Star!," in Super Mario Odyssey, right where the line, "Odyssey, ya see," is vocally repeated.

Trivia

• The overall level, and especially the scene where Donkey Kong jumps on the stage to make it slanted so he can throw barrels, is considered an iconic moment in games that has even been referenced in countless forms of media, including other video games.
• This is the only level to not feature Pauline's lost items.
• In Nintendo Land, the end of the first level of Donkey Kong's Crash Course shares a similar appearance with this level.