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Donkey Kong has a level the clock can't handle

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Becoming a world champion at this arcade classic requires accepting that the game simply gives up. The algorithm calculating bonus time breaks down at this stage, giving players a mathematically impossible timeframe to complete the level before automatically expiring.

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