Donkey Kong

Back in 1981 Nintendo was on the verge of bankruptcy. So the hired this unknown man called Shigeru Miyamoto to do a game for them.

The game was called Donkey Kong and starred a little carpenter called Jump Man who would later change his name to Mario and become the most famous videogame-hero of all time.

The game itself was a the time revolutionary. Not only was the first real platformer, but it was also the first game with a story of some sort.

Today the game is of course outdated, but it still stands as one of the most important games ever.

You can bet a hundred bucks to someone that they've played this game. people have played this for generations, and all of them have had fun, one way or another.

Donkey Kong, a giant ape, breaks out from the local Zoo (or at least i think he did.) and kidnaps a woman named Paula. so, it's up to jump-man (also known as Mario) to go and rescue this woman, and defeat the monkey who stole her.

Donkey Kong has come a long way. from enemy, to good guy, and to rhythm game icon. in the second version of the donkey Kong games, he was captured and Mario was holding him there. so Mario isn't all you think he is. but nowadays, DK and Mario don't hate each other. they just beat each other up every now and then. play super smash bros to do stage a fight between the 2.

this outdated, but fun game gets 8/10

In 1981, Nintendo was on the verge of bankruptcy following the failure of Radarscope released the previous year. Luckily, Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of modern video games, was on board and saved the company from bankruptcy with this game. And so, two gaming legends, Mario and Donkey Kong, were born, and a whole new era of gaming began that soon turned Nintendo into the juggernaut company it is and launched Miyamoto's designer career.

Taking inspiration from King Kong, Popeye, and Beauty and the Beast, Miyamoto came up with the idea for the titular character designed with the help of his mentor Gunpei Yokoi (RIP). You controlled Mario (then known as Jumpman) as you to run and jump across four levels to rescue his sweetheart, Pauline, from the escaped gorilla, Donkey Kong. The game had colorful and well-designed stages and sprites with quirky sound effects, like Marios footsteps and jumping sounds. The synthesized keyboard music was bright and catchy, like the "How High Can You Get?" jingle that plays before each level starts.

What made Donkey Kong so revolutionary was that it introduced platform gaming and onscreen storytelling. While another platforming title, Space Panic, had already been released the previous year by Universal, Donkey Kong solidified the term and genre. This new game formula allowed the player character to run across the steel beams and floors of the stages, jump over rolling barrels and enemies, and climb up ladders. Beating the game required well timed maneuvering to avoid danger and occasionally using a hammer to defend yourself against not only barrels, but also enemies, like fireballs to net yourself points to increase your hi-score.. Grabbing pickups, like Paulines dropped hat, parasol, and handbag, earned you points as well. In traditional acrade fashion, collecting enough points would give you an extra life.

While very old by modern standards, the game's influence is undeniable and is still widely known as one of the greatest arcade games of all time and a highlight of the golden age of such games alongside Pac-Man, Frogger, Asteroids, and others. It's still enjoyable for those who enjoy classic arcade games and is available on the Nintendo Switch.

Sure this game is old, but it still fun to play. Whocares the graphics are outdated. This game is very fun, that's one of the main reasons we play video games. This is a very challenging game. You will never get tired of playing Donkey Kong, it is a very addictive game.

I give this game 9 out of 10

Many people think that the only thing about Nintendo is consoles and games. Actually, only about 70% of it is. In 1890 Nintendo was founded by a Japanese man named Fusajiro Yamauchi, and they were a successful card company. By the 1950s their company had expanded and by the 1970s they were selling toys. Due to the popularity of video game consoles they decided to make their own. They hired Nintendo's soon-to-be-top-man Shigeru Miyamoto in 1977 and they created the Game-And-Watch device. It failed miserably and Nintendo were starting to run out of money. So in 1980 Shigeru promised to make things right when he started developing his new game, DONKEY KONG. The game was finished by 1981 and released on arcades worldwide. Unbelievably the game was a massive success and Miyamoto had saved Nintendo. This game starred Jumpman the carpenter (soon to become Mario the plumber), a giant, stupid ape called Donkey Kong, and Mario's girlfriend Pauline. Jumpman has to climb a giant construction site to save Pauline, but Donkey Kong has planned many tricks and traps which Jumpman must get past. The game is very fun and a huge revolution for Nintendo. Yes, it is over 20 years since the excitement began and now gamers of today would laugh in the face of this game, it is definitely one of the greatest classics ever to come from the greatest game company of all time.