general description
Donkey Kong single-handedly transformed Nintendo from a small Japanese toy company to later become one of the biggest video game companies in the world. Donkey Kong was (and still is) one of the most popular arcade games ever released.
Donkey Kong was probably the second most merchandised game of its time, behind Pac-Man. The game went on to spawn two classic sequels, Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3 as well as a slew of other games involving its characters on home systems. Donkey Kong and its star character, Mario are probably one of most well known video game characters today, with new games still be released featuring them.
about this version
This game worked suprisingly well considering the jerkiness of the LCD display. The game gets harder as you progress by the introduction of girders that you can smash your head on if you time your jumps wrong, and by the gradual (and finally impossible) increase of the game's speed.
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