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Donkey Kong is regarded as the first game to use graphics to tell a story, [260] which GamesRadar+ said provided an unprecedented level of narrative depth. [250] Donkey Kong Country 's pre-rendered graphics featured a level of detail unprecedented in console games at the time, [261] [262] and inspired many imitators. [28]
The staff also pushed for an English name, and thus it received the title Donkey Kong. [15]: 212 Donkey Kong was a success, leading Miyamoto to work on sequels such as Donkey Kong Jr. in 1982, and Donkey Kong 3 in 1983. In January 1983, the 1982 Arcade Awards gave Donkey Kong the Best Single-player video game award and the Certificate of Merit ...
Donkey Kong, also shortened to DK, is a fictional gorilla in the Donkey Kong and Mario franchise, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Donkey ...
Donkey Kong [c] is a 1981 arcade video game developed and published by Nintendo.As Mario (also sometimes known at the time as "Jumpman"), the player runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong Racing was developed by Rare as a console sequel to Diddy Kong Racing. [103] It was a racing game in which players rode on animals rather than vehicles. [104] Following the Microsoft acquisition, Rare attempted to rework Donkey Kong Racing as a Sabreman game for the Xbox and Xbox 360 before canceling it entirely. [104] [105]
Nintendo releases Donkey Kong, which was one of the first platform games. It was also the game that introduced Mario (named simply "Jumpman" at the time) to the video game world. Namco releases Galaga, sequel to Galaxian. Konami releases Scramble, the first side-scrolling shooter with forced scrolling and multiple distinct levels. [21]
One of the earliest known platform games, Donkey Kong, which arrived 40 years ago this summer, was a revolutionary kind of fun.
Donkey Kong Jr., [c] also known as DK Jr. or simply Junior, is the protagonist of the 1982 arcade game of the same name and the son of the original Donkey Kong. Junior wears a white singlet with a red letter "J" on it. His objective in the game is to save his father, who was locked by Mario in a cage.