Play Classic Donkey Kong Online
Brief History
Donkey Kong first appeared as a Nintendo game character back in 1981. Two theories attempt to explain the origin of the video game’s name:
1. During production, some form of miscommunication led the game to be named Donkey Kong instead of its intended name “Monkey Kong.”
or…
2. His inventor, Shigeru Miyamoto, named the video game “Donkey Kong” to suggest stubborness (donkey) and gorilla-like imagery (Kong).
My personal theory is that the name implied “stupid gorilla” as opposed to “stubborn”, since Donkey Kong fights with braun instead of brains. But whatever the case, Donkey Kong is the name of the muscular, 800 pound gorilla that we know and love today.
Game Description
In the classic arcade game, Donkey Kong plays a meddlesome, antagonist gorilla. At the beginning of the game, he is seen kidnapping Pauline (Mario’s girlfriend) and taking her atop a metal fortress to be held a prisioner. Mario, who desperately wants his girlfriend back, has one job to do…save his girlfriend. Thus the object of the game is to get Mario past ramps, up ladders, and over rumbling barrels to avoid casualty and save Pauline.
The game is simple, as games were back in 1981, but is rather challenging to improve your score with every play.
Play Classic Donkey Kong Online
Take yourself back to 1981 and play classic Donkey Kong online.
