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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]
The first Donkey Kong game for the Nintendo 64, Diddy Kong Racing, a kart racing game, was released as Nintendo's major 1997 Christmas shopping season product. [58] Rare originally developed it as a sequel to its NES game R.C. Pro-Am (1988), but added Diddy Kong to increase its marketability. [59] It received favorable reviews and sold 4.5 ...
Donkey Kong Land 2: Game Boy: Platform [79] Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Super Nintendo Entertainment System [80] Killer Instinct Gold: Nintendo 64: Fighting [81] 1997 Blast Corps: Action [82] GoldenEye 007: First-person shooter [83] Donkey Kong Land III: Game Boy: Platform [84] Diddy Kong Racing: Nintendo 64: Rare ...
Aside from Pac-Man and its sequel, Ms. Pac-Man (1982), the most popular games in this vein during the golden age were Donkey Kong (1981) and Q*bert (1982). [14] Games like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Q*bert also introduced the concept of narratives and characters to video games, which led companies to adopt these later as mascots for marketing ...
August – Nintendo releases Donkey Kong Jr., the sequel to Donkey Kong. August – Taito releases parallax scroller Jungle Hunt. September 24 – Namco releases Pole Position, one of the first games with stereophonic and quadraphonic sound. Featuring a pseudo-3D, third-person, rear-view perspective, it becomes the most popular racing game of ...
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: A series of puzzle platformers where Mario, or toy versions thereof, is maneuvered through small levels. Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024 remake) [59] Mario & Luigi: A series of turn-based role-playing video games where both Mario and Luigi are concurrently controlled by the player.
Category for video games featuring the gorilla Donkey Kong or related characters. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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.