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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]
Cranky Kong refers to Donkey Kong as his son in Donkey Kong 64 [26] and in the manual, [27] but the manuals for Donkey Kong Country, [28] [29] Donkey Kong Land, [30] and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest [31] state that Cranky is the original Donkey Kong and grandfather of the game's titular character. [32]
Set on a construction site in New York City, [24] the eponymous Donkey Kong character is the game's de facto villain. The hero is a carpenter originally unnamed in the Japanese arcade release, later named Jumpman and then Mario. [25] Donkey Kong kidnaps Mario's girlfriend, originally known as Lady and later renamed Pauline.
Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong was released in the Multi Screen series on June 3, 1982. [9] It is a dual-screen single-player game with an orange clamshell body. It is the first use of the directional pad or D-pad in Nintendo products. The Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong sold 8 million units. [10]
The arcade version of Donkey Kong Jr., featuring both the Japanese and American versions, was released by Hamster Corporation for the Nintendo Switch as part of the company's Arcade Archives series in December 2018. [19] In 2004, Namco released an arcade cabinet which contained Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Mario Bros.
The Retro Studios games star Donkey Kong with other characters as his sidekicks. [157] [158] Players primarily control one Kong, with the second acting as a second hit point. [156] In the Retro Studios games, other characters ride on Donkey Kong's back to provide special abilities; for instance, Diddy's jetpack allows him to temporarily hover ...
Donkey Kong is a video game franchise by Nintendo. ... Donkey Kong (1981 video game), an arcade video game released in 1981; Donkey Kong (Game & Watch), ...
The company is best known for its platform games, which include the Donkey Kong Country series and the Banjo-Kazooie series, and for its Nintendo 64 first-person shooters GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. This list includes games produced by Rare after its formation. It does not include games developed or published by Ultimate Play the Game.