<s>
Donkey	O
,	O
often	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
filename	B-Device
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
in	O
1981	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
with	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
DOS	I-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
distributed	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
screen	O
it	O
is	O
simply	O
named	O
Donkey	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
filename	B-Device
of	O
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
BASIC	O
programs	O
used	O
the	O
"	O
.BAS	O
"	O
extension	O
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
that	O
came	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
display	O
file	O
names	O
in	O
upper	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
driving	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
car	O
but	O
cannot	O
steer	O
,	O
accelerate	O
or	O
brake	O
,	O
only	O
changing	O
lanes	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
donkeys	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
CGA	B-Device
display	I-Device
mode	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
colour	O
graphics	O
mode	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
allows	O
four	O
colours	O
but	O
in	O
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
there	O
are	O
usually	O
only	O
three	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
donkey	O
moves	O
down	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
press	O
the	O
space	B-Device
bar	I-Device
to	O
switch	O
between	O
lanes	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
donkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
car	O
hits	O
the	O
donkey	O
,	O
both	O
car	O
and	O
donkey	O
explode	O
,	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
scattered	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
a	O
short	O
monophonic	O
tune	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
BOOM	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Esc	B-Device
key	I-Device
quits	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprites	O
are	O
rendered	O
slightly	O
differently	O
between	O
the	O
QBasic	B-Language
interpreter	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
IBM	O
BASICA/GW	O
-BASIC	O
interpreter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
IBM	O
was	O
developing	O
its	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
and	O
early	O
1980	O
,	O
it	O
contracted	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
BASIC	O
programming	O
language	O
to	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
as	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
DOS	I-Operating_System
when	O
included	O
with	O
IBM	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
when	O
sold	O
separately	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
included	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
and	O
Neil	O
Konzen	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
the	O
BASIC	O
programming	O
language	O
's	O
capability	O
to	O
produce	O
interactive	O
programs	O
with	O
color	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
Andy	O
Hertzfeld	O
mentioned	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
team	O
's	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
1981	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
purchased	O
for	O
them	O
by	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
"	O
to	O
dissect	O
and	O
evaluate	O
,	O
"	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
computer	O
shipped	O
with	O
"	O
some	O
games	O
written	O
in	O
BASIC	O
that	O
were	O
especially	O
embarrassing	O
:	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1981	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
version	O
1.10	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
with	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
distributed	O
still	O
work	O
on	O
modern	O
computers	O
with	O
compatible	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
5.25-inch	O
floppy	O
drives	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
IBM	O
BASICA	O
which	O
ran	O
the	O
program	O
under	O
PC	B-Operating_System
DOS	I-Operating_System
1.x	O
requires	O
ROM-based	O
IBM	O
Cassette	O
BASIC	O
,	O
which	O
modern	O
computers	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
GW-BASIC	B-Language
(	O
original	O
code	O
)	O
or	O
QBasic	B-Language
(	O
adapted	O
code	O
)	O
interpreters	O
or	O
in	O
compiled	B-Language
form	O
(	O
see	O
"	O
external	O
links	O
"	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
programming	O
example	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
platform	O
and	O
Visual	O
Basic	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
in	O
2001	O
Microsoft	O
developed	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
in	O
homage	O
to	O
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
named	O
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
ends	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
hits	O
the	O
donkey	O
5	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
App	O
Store	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Jan	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
DONKEY.BAS	B-Application
was	O
reinvented	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
DONKEY.APP	O
,	O
requires	O
watchOS	O
3	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
new	O
SpriteKit	O
and	O
Digital	B-Device
Crown	I-Device
APIs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
simple	O
one-turn	O
game	O
control	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
turn	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
Crown	I-Device
to	O
switch	O
lanes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
DONKEY.APP	O
was	O
updated	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
to	O
add	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
and	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
Focus	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Remote	O
for	O
one-touch	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
