Donkey Kong
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Wii 2 smaller and cheaperWii 2 smaller and cheaper The Nintendo Wii 2 will be smaller and cheaper. That's the word from Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind Mario and Donkey Kong. He says the console will also move into "other aspects of daily life", hinting Ninty will... In this article: Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto, Sony, and Microsoft |
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PopMatters | July 01, 2009
Mario: Upward Mobility and the Working Class Hero (Moving Pixels)
...conception. While Shigeru Miyamoto initially imagined Mario as a carpenter in Donkey Kong, he was reconceptualized as a plumber by the time he and his brother Luigi were to appear in a game titled for these two regular joes. Indeed,...
In this article: Mario, Mario Bros., Luigi, Super Mario Bros., Lara Croft, Bowser, Donkey Kong Jr., Super Mario Bros, and Shigeru Miyamoto
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www.washingtonpost.com | August 05, 2006
Brothers of Reinvention
...as a kid yourself, you've seen what goes on in a Mario game." Mario is the creation of the legendary Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, also the man behind Donkey Kong. In the early 1980s, Mario was known as Jumpman, Donkey Kong's...
In this article: Mario, Nintendo, Luigi, James Bond, Jumpman, and NPD Group
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Yahoo! News | November 07, 2008
Wii designer Shigeru Miyamoto, father of modern videogames
..."Wii … PARIS (AFP) - Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Donkey Kong and global best-seller Super Mario Bros, releases his Wii Music in Europe next week, his latest work in 30 years of inventive videogame design for Nintendo. Aged...
In this article: Shigeru Miyamoto, Wii, Nintendo, Agence France Presse, Wii Music, Super Mario Bros, Europe, All rights reserved, and Shetland Sheepdog
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Techmeme | March 25, 2009
Firms Seek Profit in Twitter's Chatter (Jessica E. Vascellaro/Wall Street Journal)
...games as Donkey Kong and Wii Fit. Credit: Nintendo - Video games guru Shigeru Miyamoto, who created Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Mario and Donkey Kong, has a track record for doling out hit after hit. Red Hat CEO questions desktop's...
In this article: Twitter, Nintendo, Revenue, Linux, Wii Fit, Shigeru Miyamoto, Techmeme, Windows Genuine Advantage, and Wii Sports
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Newsday.com - Pop Music | June 28, 2008
No trouble in Paradise
Meet the inventor of Donkey Kong. And Mario. HIS HOT NEW GAME: Wii Fit. Shigeru Miyamoto turned us all into button-mashing couch potatoes with Donkey Kong and Mario. His latest creation aims to get us fit. By Scott Jones (p. 14) 5 THINGS...
In this article: Mario, Potato, Wii Fit, Shigeru Miyamoto, Pam Anderson, and Jimmy Buffett
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Gamespot | February 10, 2009
Kojima keynoting 2009 GDC
...speaker Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studios (Fable II). Past presenters include God of War creator David Jaffe, futurist Ray Kurzweil, and Wii and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto. sign up or sign in to post a comment there is always a...
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Crave: The gadget blog | March 27, 2008
The 30 dumbest video game titles. Ever. Crave, the gadget blog - CNET
...gorillas. But the term "Donkey" was something that was lost in translation. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Donkey Kong, had heard that "donkey" was a word for stupid. He didn't know it was primarily the word for the animal. Add your own...
In this article: Touch Dictionary, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Accel Partners, King Kong, GameSpot, Harvest Moon, Natsume, and Shigeru Miyamoto
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Life123 | August 25, 2009
Video Games that Changed the World
...different challenges to players. Created by respected game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Donkey Kong wasn't the first Nintendo arcade machine, but it was the one that built the company's fortune and reputation. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons:...
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Video game legend Miyamoto talks 'Wii Music' Gaming and Culture - CNET News
...game legend Miyamoto talks 'Wii Music' Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of monster hits like 'Donkey Kong,' 'Super Mario Bros.,' and 'The Legend of Zelda,' discusses his newest game, 'Wii Music.' Last Monday, Nintendo released its latest...
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Donkey Kong is an arcade game developed by Nintendo, and released in . It is an early example of the platform genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging obstacles. The storyline is thin but well-developed for its time. In it, Mario (originally called Jumpman) must rescue a damsel in distress, Pauline, from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape went on to become two of Nintendo's more popular characters.
The game was the latest in a series of efforts by Nintendo to break into the North American market. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo's president at the time, assigned the project to a first-time game designer named Shigeru Miyamoto. Drawing from a wide range of inspirations, including Popeye and King Kong, Miyamoto developed the scenario and designed the game alongside Nintendo's chief engineer, Gunpei Yokoi. The two men broke new ground by using graphics as a means of characterization, including cut scenes to advance the game's plot, and integrating multiple stages into the gameplay.
Despite initial misgivings on the part of Nintendo's American staff, Donkey Kong proved a tremendous success in both North America and Japan. Nintendo licensed the game to Coleco, who developed home console versions for numerous platforms. Other companies simply cloned Nintendo's hit and avoided royalties altogether. Miyamoto's characters appeared on cereal boxes, television cartoons, and dozens of other places. A court suit brought on by Universal City Studios, alleging Donkey Kong violated their trademark of King Kong, ultimately failed. The success of Donkey Kong and Nintendo's win in the courtroom helped position the company to dominate the video game market in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- Name:
- Donkey Kong
- Genre:
- Platform
- Published By:
- Nintendo
- Series:
- Donkey Kong, Mario
- Modes:
- Up to two players, alternating turns
- Designed By:
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Developed by:
- Nintendo R&D1
- Rating:
- ESRB: E (Everyone) (Game Boy Advance, Wii)
- Platforms:
- Arcade
- Inputs:
- 4-way joystick, 1 button
- Engine:
- Radar Scope
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