Gaming : Donkey Kong (Second Gen)

 Donkey Kong

Boxart For NES Version

Game Details :

Developer Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo
Director Shigeru Miyamoto
Producer Gunpei Yokoi
Composer Yukio Kaneoka

Series Donkey Kong, Mario

Platform Arcade, various

Release date
July 9, 1981

Genre Platforming
Mode Single-player, multiplayer

Flier for the Game

Game Information : 

Donkey Kong is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is one of the earlies forms of platform games genre . The main character was called Mario who was originally called Jumpman, has to save a damsel from Donkey Kong. These two characters later became two of the most popular characters in video game history. This game is one of the most important titles from the Golden Age of video Arcade Games and is also generally known as the one of the most popular games of all time. This was one of the first games to provide A GUI as previous first gen graphics where still in the process of creating forms and shapes that you would be able to manipulate.

Plot :

Donky Kong the infamous villain in this series kidnaps Mario's girlfriend Pauline. The player must then help Mario rescue her.

Gameplay : 

The player has to jump over obsticles, gaps and even approaching enemies. This is layed out over four seperate stages. Winning the game has its challanges, the player has to have a key level of patience and the ability to time jumps perfectly to reach the top and win the level. 

The game also provides a scoring system, points are awarded for finishing a stage, jumping over obsticles, destroying objects with the hammer power up. Points are also awarded for picking up items like hats,purses and also for compleating other tasks. The player starts with 3 lives and awarded a bonus at 7.000 points. 

Devided into four stages, each shows Donkey Kong at a different level of which he has climbed. Each stage adds another length of play are where Donkey Kong has climbed thus giving more area of which Mario has to climb.

Nes Version of Donkey Kong 

A black Background showing pink ( in this case ) platforms and ladders, seperating them from all other objects. beige cookies are the obstacles in game. A brown Ape like being can be found at the top which in fact is Donkey Kong. Pauline and Mario have a little more details showing more life like colours and physical appearance.

Atari 2600 Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Series to Date

Donkey Kong Country 

Donkey Kong Country

Platform

SNES,
Game Boy Color,
Game Boy Advance,
Virtual Console

13 years later since the original Donkey Kong has come along way improving bot visually and game play wise. The technological advances allowed this to happen opening diverse ways of how the series can be carried out.

SNES Donkey Kong Country - Jungle Hijinks

Donkey Kong Country : Tropical Freeze

Tropical Freeze

Platform 

Wii U

Wii U - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze E3 Trailer