Donkey Kong

Video Game
1981
E

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

2.3K

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Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and re... Read allArcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.

Director
- Shigeru Miyamoto
Writer
- Shigeru Miyamoto

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Shigeru Miyamoto
Writer
- Shigeru Miyamoto

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 0:38

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Photos10

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Trivia
The game was originally designed as a Popeye game but the rights expired in production, so new characters were made with the same characteristics of a giant taking away the girlfriend while being chased by the small hero.

Goofs
There is a bug in the game that randomly occurs when Jumpman jumps over a barrel, and is not awarded any points for it.

Quotes
Introduction screen: How high can you get?

Connections
Edited into Animal Crossing (2001)

User reviews22

Featured review

Classic video game

The first time I played "Donkey Kong" was on N64 believe it or not - it was included as an easter egg no "Donkey Kong 64" which was, like "Mario 64," a 3-D Kong adventure.

At one point in the game, playing as Kong, you get to activate an old arcade game and play the original 1981 version of the video game.

It's actually a great deal of fun, and very hard at times to progress. You play as Jumpman (Mario before he was given a name I suppose), a little guy in a red cap who jumps up and down a lot. You have to progress through levels jumping over objects that Donkey Kong throws at you. Your object is to rescue the girl he is holding hostage. (Ah, a nice King Kong homage.) Overall this is a very fun classic video game that still holds up to this day despite its poor graphics. A must-play for any gamer!