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Donkey Kong is an arcade game that was released by Nintendo in 1981. The game is an early example of the platform genre as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging obstacles. The storyline is thin but well-developed for its time. In it, Mario (originally called Jumpman) must rescue a damsel in distress, Pauline (originally called Lady), from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape went on to become two of Nintendo's most popular characters.

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  • Donkey Kong is an arcade game that was released by Nintendo in 1981. The game is an early example of the platform genre as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging obstacles. The storyline is thin but well-developed for its time. In it, Mario (originally called Jumpman) must rescue a damsel in distress, Pauline (originally called Lady), from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape went on to become two of Nintendo's most popular characters.
  • Donkey Kong is an arcade video game released in 1981 by Nintendo. The game was released a few years before the NES console was released, the first home console to feature this game was the Atari 2600 released in the following year of 1982. The game was a big hit with consumers and sold a estimated one million copies. The game was subsequently released on a variety of platforms, all of which can be seen below. The game spawned several sequels and was among the earliest platforming video games to be released and also the first to feature the characters Donkey Kong and Mario. In the game, the player controls Mario, originally known as Jumpman, across a series of girders in an attempt to rescue one of his first girlfriends, Pauline, originally known as "Lady", who was kidnapped by Donkey Kong.
  • Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング Donkey Kong?) is an arcade game developed by Nintendo, released in . It is an early example of the platform genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. In it, Jumpman (now known as Mario) must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady (now known as Pauline), from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular characters.
  • Donkey Kongis an arcade game developed by Nintendo, released in 1981. It is an early example of the platform genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging obstacles. The storyline is thin but well-developed for its time. In it, Jumpman (now known as Mario) must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady (now known as Pauline), from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular characters.
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