Video game · 1981

Donkey Kong

Released 9 July 1981 on MS-DOS, arcade video game machine, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II and 16 more

Developer: Nintendo, Ikegami Tsushinki
Publisher: Nintendo
Made in: Kyoto, Japan
Genre: Platform, Arcade
Themes: Action
Series: Donkey Kong, Mario

IGDB PLAYERS72216 ratings

About Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong is not only Nintendo's first real smash hit for the company, but marks the introduction for two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong. The game is a platform-action game that has Mario scale four different industrial themed levels (construction zone, cement factory, an elevator-themed level, and removing rivets from girders) in an attempt to save the damsel in distress, Pauline, from the big ape before the timer runs out. Donkey Kong is also notable for being one of the first complete narratives in video game form, told through simplistic cut scenes that advance the story.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

Apple II	9 July 1981
arcade video game machine	9 July 1981
Atari 2600	9 July 1981
Atari 8-bit computers	9 July 1981
Commodore VIC-20	9 July 1981
Game & Watch series	9 July 1981
Intellivision	9 July 1981
MS-DOS	9 July 1981
Texas Instruments TI-99…	9 July 1981
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)	15 July 1983
Amiga	later, date unknown
Amstrad CPC	later, date unknown
Atari 7800	later, date unknown
ColecoVision	later, date unknown
Commodore 64	later, date unknown
Family Computer Disk System	later, date unknown
Game Boy Advance	later, date unknown
IBM Personal Computer	later, date unknown
MSX	later, date unknown
Nintendo e-Reader	later, date unknown
ZX Spectrum	later, date unknown