
The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular and recognizable characters.

In the game, Jumpman (since renamed Mario) must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady (now named Pauline), from a giant ape named Donkey Kong (who would later become Cranky Kong).

It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. This game can be played also in a versions for Atari 2600, Atari 7800 and DOS.ĭonkey Kong is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981.

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