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Computer and Video Games called Donkey Kong "the most momentous" release of 1981, as it "introduced three important names" to the global video game industry: Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Mario. These three figures went on to play a significant role in video game history. [118] Donkey Kong paved the way for the NES, known as the Famicom in Japan.
An album of the same name quickly followed composed entirely of video game songs. The single and album both received gold records for combined sales of over two and a half million copies worldwide. The duo later followed up that single with "Do the Donkey Kong", which only made the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Charts, peaking at No. 103.
A CD-i Donkey Kong game was developed by Riedel Software Productions between 1992 and 1993. [96] It was part of a deal that granted Philips the license to use Nintendo characters in CD-i games, which resulted in Hotel Mario (1993) and three The Legend of Zelda games (1993–1994). The Donkey Kong game was canceled. [96]
Pac-Man was the highest grossing video game for the second year in a row. Nintendo's Donkey Kong defined the platform game genre, while Konami's Scramble established scrolling shooters. The lesser known Jump Bug combined the two concepts into both the first scrolling platform game and the first platform shooter.
The game introduces Donkey Kong's son, the diaper-wearing Donkey Kong Jr. [124] [125] Mario, Pauline, Donkey Kong, and Jr. return in the 1994 Game Boy Donkey Kong, [126] in which Mario again must rescue Pauline from the Kongs. [32] The Game Boy game was the first Donkey Kong game to depict Donkey Kong wearing a red necktie bearing his initials ...
Donkey Kong clone Dungeon Explorer: 1980 Software Exchange "single player game of adventure and combat based on Dungeons and Dragons" [23] Eliminator: 1981: Adventure International: Defender clone Eliza: Tandy Corporation: psychiatrist Q&A simulation Empire: CLOAD: based on Hamurabi and Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio: Empire: Wargame of the Century
Donkey Kong is a video game franchise by Nintendo. Donkey Kong may also refer to: ... Donkey Kong (1981 video game), an arcade video game released in 1981;
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