DONKEYKONG COM SERIES
Melee before starring in the Donkey Konga series and Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. He would then be featured in Super Smash Bros. He would then finally be featured once again as a playable character in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. However, Donkey Kong would be featured in Super Smash Bros., marking his first appearance in a fighting game. The series was followed by two sequels in which Donkey Kong was, surprisingly, not playable due to being replaced by Dixie Kong. It also had a follow up in the form of Donkey Kong land. Donkey Kong Country was such a massive success that it helped the SNES take the lead in the 16-bit console war.
would make another appearance in the 1992 game Super Mario Kart, but the Donkey Kong franchise would not see its own direct game until 1994 Rareware released Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo, which depicted Donkey Kong's first battle with his arch-enemy King K. At some point between Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong Country, the original Donkey Kong would take the name Cranky Kong and allow the title of Donkey Kong to pass to his grandson.ĭonkey Kong Jr. He would once again be featured in Donkey Kong 3 which saw him go up against Stanley the Bugman. which saw his young son rescuing him from the now antagonist Mario. Mario had to make his way to the top of the tower to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong Sr. Here, he was the antagonist who held Mario's girlfriend, Pauline, captive over a construction building and was Mario's rival. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii Uĭonkey Kong's franchise began as his grandfather made his first appearance in the arcade game of the same name. It should also be noted that in many conversions of the original coin-op game for early 1980's consoles and computer-systems, Donkey Kong only used two or three of the original levels, with the cement factory most often omitted. Additionally, Mario can also find Pauline's hat, purse and umbrella for additional bonus points.ĭonkey Kong is also notable for being one of the first complete narratives in video game form, told through simplistic cut scenes that advance the story. Although not as powerful as in other future games, Mario can find a hammer which allows him to destroy the barrels and fireballs for a limited amount of time.
From there, the levels start over at a higher difficulty.Īlong the way, Mario must dodge a constant stream of barrels, "living" fireballs, and spring-weights. Once the rivets are removed from the final level, Donkey Kong falls, and the two lovers are reunited. Released in the arcades in 1981, Donkey Kong was not only Nintendo's first real smash hit for the company, but marked the introduction for two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong.ĭonkey Kong is a platform-action game that has Mario scale four different industrial themed levels (construction zone, cement factory, an elevator-themed level, and removing rivets from girders) in an attempt to save the damsel in distress, Pauline, from the big ape before the timer runs out. Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Dedicated handheld, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, ZX Spectrum
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