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    Donkey Kong

    Game » consists of 42 releases. Released Jul 09, 1981

    Control Jumpman (later known as Mario) and save his girlfriend, Pauline, from the evil barrel-tossing gorilla known as Donkey Kong. Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, this was the game that set the template for the platformer genre.

    sepultallica86's Donkey Kong (Arcade) review

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    Mario to save a Princess from Donkey Kong

    This arcade game is varied of four levels. The plot of this game is Donkey Kong, an evil ape capturing a princess. Then you take control of a chubby man with a moustache to save the princess. As you take control of Mario you have to climb ladders, jump over moving objects, and avoid hitting ghosts, also collecting items to collect points on the way. Your goal is to reach the very top level or platform of each level, and at the end of the fourth level the platforms in the middle tumble down leaving you to be with the princess.
     
    The control for this arcade game is pretty good, with moving and jumping being the only controls. The prapgics were pretty good for its time and is very fun to play. It may not seem fun to play nowadays, but once you get started in it, you'll really get into it. I recommend this game to anyone who has ever played a video game, this game is a classic, and brought many new standards to video gaming forever.

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      Glockstar Armani presents this game with a *GLOCKIE* award for:*BEST GAME OF 1981*It's strange: this game is kind of like a reverse-crossover. It gave us Mario, Peach, and DK before we had games featuring Mario, Peach, and DK. So, if this is the real deal, does that mean that everything else that came after is nothing but a cheap spin-off?!!?!?! Because I'd be totally cool with that.This is a game about saving a girl from a monkey at a construction site. Also, there's barrels. That's all I'm gon...

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      The First Mario Game and a Platforming Classic 0

      Donkey Kong is the 1981 classic arcade title that put both protagonist Mario and the game designer Shigeru Miyamoto on the map, not to mention Donkey Kong himself. The plot is at heart a video game version of King Kong, a fact which lead to an unsuccessful trademark infringement lawsuit against Nintendo in 1982. The protagonist Mario (called Jumpman at the time) has to save his girlfriend Pauline, who has been kidnapped by the giant ape Donkey Kong and carried up a building under construction. A...

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