Donkey Kong
Nintendo's original gorilla
Donkey Kong is a video game character and franchise created by Nintendo, debuting in 1981.
The original arcade game featured a giant ape throwing barrels at a jumping man trying to rescue a woman—that jumping man became Mario.
The name combines "donkey" (suggesting stubbornness or stupidity) with "Kong" (evoking King Kong).
The franchise has expanded to include racing games, rhythm games, and the country-music-themed Donkey Kong Country series.
I spent hours playing Donkey Kong as a kid.
Enclosed storage furniture
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
- joystickTilting lever for control
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- highscoreTop recorded result
barrels · ladders · girders · Pauline · hammer · levels · 1981 · Coleco
Leap-based video game
- barrelsCylindrical storage vessels
- bananasCurved yellow fruit
- mine cartRail vehicle for ore
- ground poundForceful downward strike
rolling · bongos · collectibles · boss battles · hand slap
Italian masculine name
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- platformerLeap-based video game
- Nintendo 64Cartridge-based home console
Mario Kart · SNES · Game Boy · Wii · Switch · amiibo · first-party
Largest great ape
- simianOf primates with tails
- necktieKnotted collar ornament
- barrel rollFull-axis aircraft rotation
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
- joystickTilting lever for control
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
highscore · barrels · ladders · girders · Pauline · hammer · levels · 1981 · Coleco · bonus stage
platformer
Leap-based video game
ground pound · rolling · bongos · collectibles · boss battles · hand slap
Mario
Italian masculine name
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- platformerLeap-based video game
Mario Kart · Nintendo 64 · SNES · Game Boy · Wii · Switch · amiibo · first-party
gorilla
Largest great ape
- simianOf primates with tails
- necktieKnotted collar ornament
- barrel rollFull-axis aircraft rotation
jungle
Dense tropical forest
- treehouseElevated play structure in branches
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- mine shaftsVertical tunnels for extraction
temples · factory · ship · underwater · vines · bananas · tikis · ruins · caves
- NintendoNES, Mario, SNES, Metroid, GameCube
- Retro ArcadePac-Man, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga, Frogger
- 1981 EventsIBM PC, DeLorean, Sandra Day O'Connor, hunger strikes, hostage release
- Donkey Kongbananas, barrels, boss battles, treehouse, mine cart
- ColecoVisionFrogger, Q*bert, Mouse Trap, Turbo
- Smash BrosFox, Falco, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff, Peach