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Donkey Kong was a huge success and sold thousands of cabinets. [1] The game introduced both Jumpman (now known as Mario) and Donkey Kong, two of Nintendo's most successful characters. [1] It was re-released in a number of home console versions, most of which were not developed by Nintendo, but instead by other third party developers. [1]
Previously, Nintendo had originally intended to make a video game based on the Popeye characters, but was denied a license, so the characters of Mario, Donkey Kong, and Pauline were developed for Donkey Kong (1981). [10] Nintendo managed to acquire the license to the Popeye characters after the success of Donkey Kong, allowing them to develop a ...
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]
It was a major success and was followed by the sequels Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) and Donkey Kong 3 (1983). Nintendo placed the franchise on a hiatus as it shifted focus to the spin-off Mario franchise. Rare's 1994 reboot, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game Donkey Kong Country, reestablished Donkey Kong as a
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a remake/reimagining of the 2004 game for the Game Boy Advance. The remake will feature over 130 levels with neat puzzles, including new ones like Merri Mini-Land and ...
Donkey Kong Jr. [a] is a 1982 arcade platform game that was released by Nintendo. It is the sequel to Donkey Kong , but with the roles reversed compared to its predecessor: Mario is now the villain and Donkey Kong Jr. is trying to save his kidnapped father.
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]
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 ...