Donkey Kong

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Conversion of the original arcade game The name Donkey Kong was thought to be a mistranslation of Monkey Kong, In fact the name comes from Shigeru Miyamoto trying to convey the words Stubborn ape, or stubborn as an ass, hence the Donkey moniker.





Platform : Nintendo Famicom
Format : Cartridge
Publisher : Nintendo
Authors : Nintendo R&D2
Date : 15th July 1983
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