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Donkey Kong (1994) A screenshot of Mario jumping in Donkey Kong (1994). Nintendo The original arcade Donkey Kong game is known as the first ever debut of Mario, but he was called Jumpman back then.

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.

This means that you play as Jumpman, who would later be renamed Mario, and attempt to save the princess from Donkey Kong's clutches. You do so by jumping your way up to them while avoiding obstacles.

The kill screen in the competitive version of Donkey Kong comes as a result of the game’s mathematics regarding the bonus values on each stage. When that value hits zero, Jumpman dies.