Despite introducing the modern world to Nintendo games with 1981’s arcade classic, the great ape was quickly sidelined in favor of making Mario a star. While the mustachioed plumber and his brother ...

Donkey Kong has been a core brand in the gaming industry for a similar length as Mario during the original arcade days of Donkey Kong, when Mario was known only as Jumpman, and Donkey Kong was the ...

Nintendo released new information, footage, and screenshots for 3D platforming action adventure game Donkey Kong Bananza during a dedicated Nintendo Direct broadcast today, revealing details on the… ...

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 ...

The Pauline seen in leaked artwork of Donkey Kong Bananza, however, has childlike proportions.If she’s a child in Bananza, that would mean the Switch 2 game is set before the events of 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.

Epic Universe brings track-jumping Donkey Kong coaster to U.S. for first time The new $7 billion Universal Epic Universe theme park opens May 22. Share this: ...

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. The ...

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.

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 ...