This means that you play as Jumpman, who would later be renamed Mario, and attempt to save the princess from Donkey Kong's ...

Donkey Kong is the primary antagonist of each level, hurling barrels, springs, and other obstacles to thwart Jumpman’s ascent. This Donkey Kong is a brute, a kidnapper, and the clear villain, a ...

In Donkey Kong, the player controls a character known only as "Jumpman" at the time, who later became Mario, who would jump on every subsequent Nintendo platform and later drive go-karts. The ...

9. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004) This one’s bananas — literally. A platformer controlled with the DK Bongo drums, this GameCube gem is pure chaos and rhythm-based fun.

Indeed, in the original Mario Vs.Donkey Kong from 2004, DK is thrown into a rage after discovering that the mini-Mario toys he wanted ever so badly are sold out.His destructive conquest ends with ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 won’t launch with a new 3D Mario game, but we will get the next best thing: a new 3D platforming game starring Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong Bananza will come out for the Switch ...

Nintendo's mascot character has been with us since 1981 when the unimaginatively named 'Jumpman' debuted in Donkey Kong. Following a name change, Mario turned 'Super' in 1985's Super Mario Bros ...

While this is a nice easter egg, other references in the movie support a theory that Giuseppe is actually Jumpman and that the events of the original Donkey Kong game occurred within the universe ...

National Day Calendar said that the Mario that we know and love started as a villain when Donkey Kong was first developed.He wasn’t even a plumber in 1981. Instead, pre-plumber Mario, or Jumpman ...

For about as long as the Donkey Kong arcade game has been around, high-skill players have known about the kill screen on the first board of Level 22 that kills Jumpman (Mario) shortly after you ...

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York unveiled an absolutely massive 'Donkey Kong' arcade cabinet, with a total height of nearly 20 feet. The museum indicated in a tweet that ...