In my humble opinion Donkey Kong deserves it's status, long may it continue.King Kong is perhaps the most famous movie monster of all, having first appeared in the classic 1933 film, then re-invented in the best-forgotten 1976 reboot, before being brought back to life in Peter ‘Lord of the Rings’ Jacksons’ 2005 adventure. It's game play still holds up even today for many an avid gamer seeking retro gaming action. Donkey Kong was developed during the golden age of video gaming, and the programming behind it has to be admired.

But none of them reaching the status of the original, and rightly so. The game has spawned many clones such as Crazy Kong, Monkey Kong and Donkey King to name but a few. Since then Donkey Kong has also appeared on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. In 1982 the game was released on various other platforms such as, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and an MS Dos version. These included Ramps, Rivets, Elevators and The Pie Factory. Cut scenes were introduced to heighten the excitement of the player and move the plot along, plus there were the multiple stages, each of progressing difficulty to contend with. The game introduced graphical techniques that were previously unseen, and broke new ground. All this despite the initial discontent of Nintendo staff in the United States. The arcade version of Donkey Kong was first released by Nintendo in 1981, and it became an instant success selling over 65,000 units. The character Jumpman changed his name to Mario, and the gorilla? Well, he was to become known as.Donkey Kong! His task being to save the damsel in distress from a huge gorilla. The game would involve moving the main character, then called “Jumpman” around various platforms while avoiding all obstacles in his way. His name was Shigeru Miyamoto, and the game he would come to design would become a legend. His search ended when he came across a young designer who had been with the company since the late 70s.

He searched for a developer who could turn around the companies fortunes, and design a game that would break into the American market. In order to save face, the companies president a Mr Hiroshi Yamauchi decided he wanted to convert Radar Scope into something completely different. The final straw seem to come with the disaster that was Radar Scope. Time and time again they tried with various offerings, but their efforts were in vain. Donkey Kong Game History In the early 1980s a video game company called Nintendo first tried to break into the American gaming market.

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