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Name
of game:
Donkey
Kong |
Released:
1981 
1986 
1981 Atari 2600 |
Review:
N/A |
Quick
facts:
Mario
wasn't even named yet when this game was first released! |
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As we all know Mario's whole career started when he first appeared in
Donkey Kong -1981. By then Mario wasn´t even given aproper name,
he was just called "Jumpman" and was a carpenter (When Donkey
Kong came to the US and Europe "Jumpman" had been renamed Mario).
He tries to save his beautiful girlfriend Pauline from the horrible
monkey Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong tries to stop Mario by throwing barrels
after him. A breakthrough in it´s days and it was hugely popular,
Donkey Kong was the first coin up to use the platform and ladder concept.
The arcade machines became a real blockbuster and sold
in 65.000 units in America only! That´s more than all the Street Fighter
arcade machines has sold (50.000) in America! If you count in Dk jr. and
DK3 we´re up in numbers like 100.000!
Screenshot from the Atari 2600 version. |
