<s>
is	O
a	O
1981	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
and	O
jumps	O
on	O
platforms	O
and	O
climbs	O
ladders	O
to	O
ascend	O
a	O
construction	O
site	O
and	O
rescue	O
Pauline	O
from	O
the	O
titular	O
giant	O
gorilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
hit	O
to	O
rival	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
from	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
inspirations	O
including	O
Popeye	B-Application
,	O
Beauty	B-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Beast	I-Device
,	O
and	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Miyamoto	O
developed	O
the	O
scenario	O
and	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
chief	O
engineer	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
American	O
staff	O
was	O
initially	O
apprehensive	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
succeeded	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
1981	O
and	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
selling	O
units	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
licensed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Coleco	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
conversions	O
for	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
selling	O
cartridges	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
ports	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	B-Application
City	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
alleging	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
violated	O
its	O
trademark	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
ultimately	O
failing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
positioned	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
market	O
dominance	O
from	O
1981	O
through	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuts	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
became	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
mascot	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
recognizable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
pioneered	O
the	O
platform	O
game	O
genre	O
before	O
the	O
term	O
existed	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
1980	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
even	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
term	O
being	O
coined	O
;	O
the	O
U.S.	O
gaming	O
press	O
used	O
'	O
climbing	O
game	O
 '	O
for	O
games	O
with	O
platforms	O
and	O
ladders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
platform	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
jumping	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
jump	O
between	O
gaps	O
and	O
over	O
obstacles	O
or	O
approaching	O
enemies	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
four	O
unique	O
stages	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
with	O
multiple	O
stages	O
,	O
following	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
1980	O
's	O
Phoenix	B-Application
and	O
1981	O
's	O
Gorf	B-Application
and	O
Scramble	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
are	O
awarded	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
leaping	O
over	O
obstacles	O
;	O
destroying	O
objects	O
with	O
a	O
hammer	B-Application
power-up	O
;	O
collecting	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
hats	O
,	O
parasols	O
,	O
and	O
purses	O
;	O
removing	O
rivets	O
from	O
platforms	O
;	O
and	O
completing	O
each	O
stage	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
steadily	O
decreasing	O
bonus	O
counter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
touches	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
or	O
any	O
enemy	O
object	O
,	O
falls	O
too	O
far	O
,	O
or	O
lets	O
the	O
bonus	O
counter	O
reach	O
zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
single-screen	O
stages	O
represents	O
25	O
meters	O
of	O
the	O
structure	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
has	O
climbed	O
:	O
25	O
,	O
50	O
,	O
75	O
,	O
and	O
100	O
meters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stage	O
one	O
involves	O
Mario	B-Application
scaling	O
a	O
construction	O
site	O
made	O
of	O
crooked	O
girders	O
and	O
ladders	O
while	O
jumping	O
over	O
or	O
hammering	O
barrels	O
and	O
oil	O
drums	O
tossed	O
by	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
stage	O
requires	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
eight	O
rivets	O
from	O
the	O
platforms	O
supporting	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
;	O
this	O
causes	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
to	O
fall	O
and	O
the	O
hero	O
to	O
be	O
reunited	O
with	O
Pauline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
begins	O
to	O
hurl	O
barrels	O
faster	O
and	O
sometimes	O
diagonally	O
,	O
and	O
fireballs	O
speed	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
130	O
is	O
colloquially	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
kill	O
screen	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
programming	B-General_Concept
error	O
that	O
kills	O
Mario	B-Application
after	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
effectively	O
ending	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2007	B-Application
documentary	O
The	O
King	O
of	O
Kong	O
:	O
A	O
Fistful	O
of	O
Quarters	O
portrays	O
Steve	O
Wiebe	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
world	O
record	O
,	O
then	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
held	O
by	O
Billy	O
Mitchell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
other	O
world	O
record	O
categories	O
for	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
besides	O
highest	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
No	O
Hammer	B-Application
Challenge	O
"	O
where	O
competitors	O
try	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
without	O
using	O
the	O
hammer	B-Application
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
earliest	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
visually	O
unfolds	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eponymous	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
character	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
de	O
facto	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
is	O
a	O
carpenter	O
originally	O
unnamed	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
,	O
later	O
named	O
Jumpman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
kidnaps	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Lady	O
and	O
later	O
renamed	O
Pauline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
rescue	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
smirks	O
upon	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
demise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
depicted	O
in	O
red	O
overalls	O
and	O
a	O
red	O
cap	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
everyman	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
common	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphical	O
limitations	O
and	O
the	O
low	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
small	O
sprites	O
prompted	O
his	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pauline	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
disheveled	O
like	O
King	B-Application
Kongs	I-Application
Fay	O
Wray	O
in	O
a	O
torn	O
dress	O
and	O
stiletto	O
heels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
has	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
but	O
innovates	O
by	O
advancing	O
a	O
complete	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
a	O
heart	O
appears	O
between	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Pauline	O
,	O
but	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
grabs	O
her	O
and	O
climbs	O
higher	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
heart	O
to	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
concludes	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
reaches	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
rivet	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1980	O
with	O
minor	O
success	O
at	O
importing	O
its	O
parent	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
from	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1981	O
,	O
its	O
president	O
Minoru	O
Arakawa	O
bet	O
the	O
small	O
startup	O
company	O
on	O
a	O
major	O
order	O
of	O
3,000	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
poor	O
reception	O
in	O
America	O
filled	O
a	O
warehouse	O
with	O
2,000	O
unsold	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
machines	O
,	O
so	O
Arakawa	O
requested	O
that	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
president	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
send	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
of	O
new	O
game	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
yielded	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
debut	O
as	O
lead	O
game	O
designer	O
of	O
his	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
concept	O
,	O
and	O
Yamauchi	O
appointed	O
head	O
engineer	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
as	O
project	O
supervisor	O
with	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
according	O
to	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ikegami	O
Tsushinki	O
was	O
subcontracted	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creation	O
or	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
provide	O
"	O
mechanical	O
programming	B-General_Concept
assistance	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
software	O
created	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
instructed	O
Ikegami	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
program	O
according	O
to	O
its	O
instructions	O
and	O
put	O
it	O
onto	O
read-only	B-Device
memory	I-Device
(	O
ROM	B-Device
)	O
chips	O
on	O
printed	O
circuit	O
boards	O
(	O
PC	O
boards	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
later	O
led	O
to	O
mutual	O
lawsuits	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
as	O
Ikegami	O
asserted	O
ownership	O
over	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
which	O
Nintendo	O
denied	O
as	O
Ikegami	O
was	O
a	O
subcontractor	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
paid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
also	O
pursuing	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Popeye	B-Application
comic	O
strip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
many	O
characters	O
and	O
plot	O
concepts	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
settled	O
on	O
a	O
love	O
triangle	O
between	O
a	O
gorilla	O
,	O
a	O
plumber	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
hammer	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
girlfriend	O
that	O
mirrors	O
the	O
rivalry	O
between	O
Bluto	O
and	O
Popeye	B-Application
for	O
Olive	O
Oyl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
has	O
named	O
"	O
Beauty	B-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Beast	I-Device
"	O
and	O
the	O
1933	O
film	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
as	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
its	O
origin	O
as	O
a	O
comic	O
strip	O
license	O
played	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
storyline	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
preceded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programming	B-General_Concept
rather	O
than	O
simply	O
being	O
appended	O
as	O
an	O
afterthought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrelated	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Popeye	B-Application
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
Miyamoto	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
varies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yokoi	O
thought	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
original	O
design	O
was	O
too	O
complex	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
had	O
some	O
difficult	O
suggestions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
see-saws	O
to	O
catapult	O
the	O
hero	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
which	O
was	O
eventually	O
found	O
too	O
hard	O
to	O
program	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
similar	O
concept	O
came	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
Popeye	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
specified	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
multiple	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
four-man	O
programming	B-General_Concept
team	O
complained	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
essentially	O
asking	O
them	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
game	O
repeatedly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
circuit	O
board	O
of	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
was	O
restructured	O
for	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
hardware	O
,	O
originally	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Namco	O
Galaxian	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
moving	O
around	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
,	O
which	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
does	O
not	O
require	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
removed	O
unnecessary	O
functions	O
and	O
reduced	O
the	O
scale	O
of	O
the	O
circuit	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
reworked	O
for	O
updated	O
ROM	B-Device
chips	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
existing	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
sound	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
monitor	O
were	O
left	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
set	O
,	O
scoreboard	O
,	O
upper	O
HUD	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
font	O
are	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
,	O
with	O
palette	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
hardware	O
has	O
the	O
memory	O
capacity	O
for	O
displaying	O
128	O
foreground	O
sprites	O
at	O
16x16	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
each	O
and	O
256	O
background	O
tiles	B-Application
at	O
8x8	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
all	O
moving	O
objects	O
use	O
single	O
sprites	O
,	O
the	O
taller	O
Pauline	O
uses	O
two	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
larger	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
uses	O
six	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sales	O
manager	O
disliked	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
and	O
shooter	O
games	O
common	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
Judy	O
and	O
Lincoln	O
expressed	O
reservations	O
over	O
the	O
strange	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arakawa	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
"	O
Jumpman	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
name	O
originally	O
chosen	O
for	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
popular	O
brands	O
Walkman	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
in	O
likeness	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Segale	O
,	O
the	O
landlord	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
office	O
space	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
ready	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stone	O
and	O
Judy	O
convinced	O
the	O
managers	O
of	O
two	O
bars	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
Redmond	O
headquarters	O
,	O
a	O
skeleton	O
crew	O
composed	O
of	O
Arakawa	O
,	O
his	O
wife	O
Yoko	O
,	O
James	O
,	O
Judy	O
,	O
Phillips	O
,	O
and	O
Stone	O
gutted	O
2,000	O
surplus	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
machines	O
and	O
applied	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
conversion	O
kits	O
imported	O
from	O
Japan	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
motherboards	B-Device
,	O
power	O
supplies	O
,	O
and	O
marquee	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makers	O
of	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
were	O
interested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
offered	O
a	O
considerable	O
fee	O
for	O
all	O
rights	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
declined	O
after	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
internal	O
discussion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Yamauchi	O
granted	O
Coleco	O
exclusive	O
console	O
and	O
tabletop	O
rights	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
because	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
 [ was ] 	O
the	O
hungriest	O
company	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arakawa	O
signed	O
the	O
document	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
Yamauchi	O
persuaded	O
the	O
Coleco	O
representative	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
sign	O
without	O
review	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
lawyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
the	O
game	O
cartridge	O
stand-alone	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
console	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
August	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
offered	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
versions	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
's	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
port	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Garry	O
Kitchen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
also	O
released	O
stand-alone	O
Mini-Arcade	O
tabletop	O
versions	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Frogger	B-Application
in	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
also	O
bundled	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
with	O
its	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
clone	O
,	O
the	O
Coleco	O
Gemini	O
,	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
obtained	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Coleco	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Adam	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
running	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
at	O
the	O
1983	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
Atari	O
protested	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masayuki	B-Application
Uemura	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
's	O
lead	O
architect	O
,	O
designed	O
the	O
console	O
specifically	O
to	O
faithfully	O
recreate	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
early	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	O
Series	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
October	O
15	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omitted	O
are	O
the	O
cement	O
factory	O
stage	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
because	O
early	O
ROM	B-Device
cartridges	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
enough	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1988	O
NES	O
compilation	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
'	O
94	O
during	O
development	O
)	O
contains	O
levels	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
starts	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
and	O
four	O
locations	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
and	O
then	O
progresses	O
to	O
97	O
additional	O
puzzle-based	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
built-in	O
enhancement	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
contains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
longest-undiscovered	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
predicted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
likely	O
become	O
a	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
1982	B-Application
book	O
Video	O
Invaders	O
,	O
Steve	O
Bloom	O
described	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
as	O
"	O
another	O
bizarre	O
cartoon	O
game	O
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Japan	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
exciting	O
variations	O
"	O
on	O
Pac-Mans	O
maze	B-Application
theme	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Frogger	B-Application
due	O
to	O
how	O
players	O
need	O
to	O
"	O
scale	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
"	O
which	O
make	O
them	O
"	O
more	O
like	O
obstacle	O
courses	O
than	O
mazes	B-Application
"	O
since	O
"	O
you	O
always	O
know	O
where	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
—	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
1982	B-Application
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
single-player	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
as	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Coin-Op	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
Arcade	B-Application
Express	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
port	O
and	O
scored	O
it	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
in	O
1983	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Coleco	O
did	O
a	O
fabulous	O
job	O
"	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
faithful	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
video	O
game	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Danny	O
Goodman	O
stated	O
that	O
of	O
Coleco	O
's	O
three	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
was	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Atari	O
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
port	O
in	O
its	O
September	O
1984	O
issue	O
and	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
of	O
Action	O
,	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Addiction	O
and	O
Theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Driscoll	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwards	O
commented	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
near	O
perfect	O
and	O
that	O
anyone	O
can	O
be	O
caught	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
fever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
popular	O
worldwide	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
positive	O
reaction	O
from	O
consumers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
pulling	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
financial	O
troubles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
2,000	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
sold	O
out	O
,	O
more	O
orders	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
selling	O
4,000	O
units	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
June	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
sold	O
60,000	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
machines	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
earning	O
$180	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arakawa	O
used	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
profits	O
to	O
buy	O
of	O
land	O
in	O
Redmond	O
in	O
July	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
earned	O
another	O
$100	O
million	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
totaling	O
$280	O
million	O
in	O
US	O
cabinet	O
sales	O
by	O
1982	B-Application
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
annual	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
listed	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
as	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1981	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
sixth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Game	O
Machine	O
later	O
listing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1983	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
twentieth	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
Play	O
Meter	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
October	O
1981	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
weekly	O
earnings	O
record	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
listed	O
by	O
RePlay	O
as	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
among	O
the	O
thirteen	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1983	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
in	O
June	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
's	O
extended	O
popularity	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
to	O
six	O
months	O
that	O
the	O
average	O
game	O
lasted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
65,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
67,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1982	B-Application
sold	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
had	O
sold	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
cartridges	O
for	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
grossing	O
more	O
than	O
and	O
earning	O
Nintendo	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
royalties	O
;	O
the	O
bundled	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
units	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
sold	O
units	O
in	O
1982	B-Application
for	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
Atari	I-Application
2600	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
cartridges	O
available	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
rental	O
at	O
certain	O
stores	O
in	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
's	O
1987	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
sold	O
a	O
further	O
units	O
for	O
by	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
's	O
Mini-Arcade	O
tabletop	O
versions	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Frogger	B-Application
,	O
had	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
three	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
840,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
were	O
sold	O
;	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
later	O
had	O
a	O
further	O
160,000	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
units	O
in	O
1986	O
and	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
totals	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Atari	O
and	O
Famicom	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
are	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
grossed	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
Sid	O
Sheinberg	O
,	O
a	O
seasoned	O
lawyer	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
MCA	O
and	O
Universal	B-Application
City	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
,	O
learned	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
and	O
suspected	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
of	O
Universal	O
's	O
own	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
he	O
met	O
with	O
Arnold	O
Greenberg	O
of	O
Coleco	O
and	O
threatened	O
to	O
sue	O
over	O
Coleco	O
's	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
agreed	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
to	O
pay	O
royalties	O
to	O
Universal	O
of	O
3%	O
of	O
their	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kongs	I-Application
net	O
sale	O
price	O
,	O
worth	O
about	O
$4.6	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Sheinberg	O
revoked	O
Tiger	O
's	O
license	O
to	O
make	O
its	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
O	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Rissman	O
refused	O
to	O
acknowledge	O
Universal	O
's	O
claim	O
to	O
the	O
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
court	O
battle	O
ahead	O
,	O
Universal	O
agreed	O
to	O
allow	O
Tiger	O
to	O
continue	O
producing	O
its	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
distinguished	O
it	O
from	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	B-Application
City	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
v	O
.	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
was	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
for	O
the	O
Southern	O
District	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
by	O
Judge	O
Robert	O
W	O
.	O
Sweet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
seven	O
days	O
,	O
Universal	O
's	O
counsel	O
,	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
firm	O
Townley	O
&	O
Updike	O
,	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
names	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
were	O
easily	O
confused	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
infringement	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
counsel	O
,	O
John	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
countered	O
that	O
Universal	O
had	O
themselves	O
argued	O
in	O
a	O
previous	O
case	O
that	O
King	B-Application
Kongs	I-Application
scenario	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
thanked	O
John	O
Kirby	B-Application
with	O
the	O
gift	O
of	O
a	O
$	O
30,000	O
sailboat	O
named	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
"	O
exclusive	O
worldwide	O
rights	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
sailboats	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
the	O
titular	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
was	O
named	O
in	O
John	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
honor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
successor	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Ikegami	O
sued	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
unauthorized	O
duplication	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
program	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
cancelled	O
Coleco	B-Device
Adam	I-Device
versions	O
as	O
number	O
50	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
even	O
ignoring	O
its	O
massive	O
historical	O
significance	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
stands	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
demanding	O
challenges	O
and	O
graphics	O
which	O
manage	O
to	O
elegantly	O
delineate	O
an	O
entire	O
scenario	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
it	O
the	O
148th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
among	O
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
spawned	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
titles	O
with	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
running	O
,	O
jumping	O
and	O
vertical	O
traversal	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
genre	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
match	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
came	O
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
were	O
earlier	O
games	O
that	O
either	O
told	O
a	O
story	O
or	O
used	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
combined	O
both	O
concepts	O
together	O
to	O
introduce	O
its	O
own	O
new	O
concept	O
:	O
using	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
visually	O
advance	O
a	O
complete	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
games	O
brought	O
to	O
Western	O
regions	O
that	O
introduced	O
a	O
surreal	O
concept	O
using	O
cute	O
artwork	O
,	O
a	O
representation	O
of	O
typical	O
Japanese	O
fantasy	O
but	O
unusual	O
to	O
Western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
that	O
reason	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
similar	O
games	O
that	O
followed	O
were	O
briefly	O
called	O
"	O
novelty	O
games	O
"	O
by	O
Western	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
other	O
such	O
novelty	O
games	O
helped	O
to	O
acclimate	O
Western	O
audiences	O
to	O
Japanese	O
approaches	O
to	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
abstraction	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
key	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
decade	O
that	O
followed	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom/Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
the	O
most	O
momentous	O
"	O
release	O
of	O
1981	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
"	O
introduced	O
three	O
important	O
names	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
global	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
:	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
matching	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
powerful	O
sprite	O
capabilities	O
in	O
a	O
home	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
wanted	O
the	O
Famicom	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
took	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
to	O
semiconductor	O
chip	O
manufacturer	O
Ricoh	O
for	O
analysis	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
Ricoh	O
producing	O
the	O
Picture	O
Processing	O
Unit	O
(	O
PPU	O
)	O
chip	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
game	O
in	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
30-year	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
beaten	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
and	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
and	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
which	O
contains	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
that	O
reinstates	O
the	O
cement	O
factory	O
stage	O
and	O
includes	O
some	O
intermission	O
animations	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
only	O
ever	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
PAL	O
region	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
was	O
sent	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
purchased	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Concentration	I-Application
Training	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
from	O
July	O
28	O
to	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
was	O
sent	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
purchased	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
select	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
registered	O
it	O
on	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
from	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
on	O
September	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
cloned	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1983	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
clones	O
had	O
become	O
available	O
on	O
various	O
different	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Giant	O
List	O
of	O
Classic	O
Game	O
Programmers	O
lists	O
17	O
different	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
clones	O
released	O
for	O
various	O
home	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
licensed	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Falcon	O
for	O
some	O
non-US	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Crazy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
machines	O
found	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
some	O
American	O
arcades	O
,	O
often	O
installed	O
in	O
cabinets	O
marked	O
as	O
Congorilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bootleg	O
copies	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
France	O
under	O
the	O
Crazy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Konkey	O
Kong	O
or	O
Donkey	O
King	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1982	B-Application
Logger	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
from	O
Century	O
Electronics	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
clone	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
bird	O
standing	O
in	O
for	O
the	O
ape	O
and	O
rolling	O
logs	O
instead	O
of	O
barrels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1981	O
,	O
O	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Rissman	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
,	O
obtained	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
name	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
from	O
Universal	B-Application
City	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
this	O
title	O
,	O
Tiger	O
created	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
LCD	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
scenario	O
and	O
gameplay	O
based	O
directly	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
home	O
computer	O
clones	O
directly	O
borrowed	O
the	O
gorilla	O
theme	O
:	O
Killer	B-Application
Gorilla	I-Application
(	O
BBC	O
Micro	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Killer	O
Kong	O
(	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Crazy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	O
(	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Kongo	O
Kong	O
(	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Donkey	O
King	O
(	O
TRS-80	O
Color	O
Computer	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kong	O
(	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
,	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
releases	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
was	O
Hard	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
Mack	I-Application
(	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
three-stage	O
game	O
without	O
an	O
ape	O
,	O
but	O
using	O
the	O
construction	O
site	O
setting	O
from	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
clones	O
recast	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
different	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cannonball	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
(	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
1982	B-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
soldier	O
and	O
cannonballs	O
replacing	O
the	O
ape	O
and	O
barrels	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
Southwest-themed	O
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
(	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
1982	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epyx	O
's	O
Jumpman	B-Application
(	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
1983	O
)	O
reuses	O
a	O
prototypical	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
character	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
magazine	O
ad	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
tagline	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
liked	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
you	O
'll	O
love	O
JUMPMAN	B-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jumpman	B-Application
,	O
Miner	B-Application
2049er	I-Application
(	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
1982	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Robot	O
and	O
His	O
Robot	O
Factory	O
(	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
focus	O
on	O
traversing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
or	O
collecting	O
scattered	O
objects	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
climbing	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
so	O
many	O
games	O
with	O
multiple	O
ladder	O
and	O
platforms	O
stages	O
by	O
1983	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
described	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
Popeye	B-Application
game	O
as	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
variation	O
of	O
a	O
theme	O
that	O
's	O
become	O
all	O
too	O
familiar	O
since	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
clone	O
called	O
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
using	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
the	O
structure	O
and	O
gameplay	O
are	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
attempted	O
to	O
take	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
unauthorized	O
clones	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
but	O
estimated	O
they	O
lost	O
in	O
potential	O
sales	O
to	O
these	O
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1990	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
successfully	O
won	O
over	O
thirty	O
lawsuits	O
related	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
won	O
a	O
1990	O
Japanese	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Falcon	O
Company	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
sold	O
12,000	O
counterfeit	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
spawned	O
the	O
sequel	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
(	O
1982	B-Application
)	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
son	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
father	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1983	O
spin-off	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
introduced	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
Luigi	O
in	O
a	O
single-screen	O
cooperative	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
sewer	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
exterminator	O
named	O
Stanley	O
ridding	O
the	O
ape	O
—	O
and	O
insects	O
—	O
from	O
a	O
greenhouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revived	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
platform	O
games	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
chase	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
to	O
get	O
back	O
the	O
stolen	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
follow-up	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
March	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
once	O
again	O
falls	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Pauline	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
rescue	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Rare	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
purchased	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
games	O
,	O
a	O
rhythm-based	O
game	O
series	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
special	O
bongo	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
(	O
2005	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
platform	O
action	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
bongo	O
controller	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Barrel	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
bongo	O
controller	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
with	O
no	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
bongo	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
was	O
revived	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
in	O
2010	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tropical	I-Application
Freeze	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
game	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
multiple	O
NES	O
games	O
and	O
sometimes	O
"	O
remixes	O
"	O
them	O
by	O
presenting	O
significantly	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
challenge	O
features	O
Link	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
traveling	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
screen	O
to	O
save	O
Pauline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
is	O
increased	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
because	O
Link	O
cannot	O
jump	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Zelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
include	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
stage	O
called	O
"	O
75m	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
its	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
namesake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
June	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kongs	I-Application
success	O
had	O
prompted	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
parties	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Japan	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
simian	O
nemesis	O
appeared	O
on	O
cereal	O
boxes	O
,	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
pajamas	O
,	O
and	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
animation	O
studio	O
Ruby-Spears	O
produced	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
cartoon	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
Saturday	O
Supercade	O
program	O
on	O
CBS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
mystery	O
crime-solving	O
plots	O
in	O
the	O
mode	O
of	O
Scooby-Doo	B-Application
are	O
framed	O
around	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Pauline	O
chasing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Soupy	O
Sales	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
escaped	O
from	O
the	O
circus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
creation	O
and	O
lawsuit	O
with	O
Universal	O
were	O
discussed	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
of	O
High	O
Score	O
on	O
Netflix	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
John	O
Kirby	B-Application
(	O
who	O
the	O
episode	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
as	O
he	O
passed	O
away	O
shortly	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2015	O
film	O
Pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
film	O
where	O
aliens	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
1980s	O
arcade	B-Application
characters	O
as	O
they	O
attack	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
alien	O
leader	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
climax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2023	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
Movie	O
,	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
actor	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
Guiseppe	O
,	O
who	O
resembles	O
how	O
Mario	B-Application
looked	O
back	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guiseppe	O
is	O
also	O
seen	O
playing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
on	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
Jump	O
Man	O
"	O
,	O
referencing	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
original	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
the	O
songs	O
"	O
Do	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
by	O
Buckner	O
&	O
Garcia	O
and	O
"	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
by	O
R	O
.	O
Cade	O
and	O
the	O
Video	O
Victims	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodes	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
Futurama	B-Application
,	O
Crank	O
Yankers	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Fairly	O
OddParents	O
have	O
referenced	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
effects	O
from	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
serve	O
as	O
generic	O
video	O
game	O
sounds	O
in	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phrase	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
on	O
like	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
was	O
coined	O
by	O
American	O
rapper	O
Ice	O
Cube	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
various	O
works	O
of	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
