 Donkey Kong Jr . Math was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) . It was first released in Japan on December 12 , 1983 , and was released shortly after as JR . Math Lesson together with Donkey Kong Jr. as Nintendo 's first licensed multicart ( released in a bundle together with Sharp 's C1 NES TV ) . Donkey Kong Jr . Math was released for the NES in North America and Europe in 1986 . It is the only entry in the " Education Series " of NES games released in North America . In August 1995 , the Sharp multicart was re @-@ released separately from the C1 NES TV . The game has been released on other platforms , including the video game Animal Crossing , which featured several NES games . Donkey Kong Jr . Math was re @-@ released on the Wii 's Virtual Console in Japan on March 27 , 2007 , Europe and Australia on April 20 , 2007 , and in North America on September 3 , 2007 . It was re @-@ released again for the Wii U 's Virtual Console in North America on August 28 , 2014 , in Europe on January 22 , 2015 , and in Japan on April 15 , 2015 . 
