Donkey Kong (Game)

Originally released in 1981 as an arcade cabinet, Donkey Kong was ported to the NES in 1983. A launch title for the NES, Donkey Kong is the earliest example of a platform video game, as well as the first video game to feature the ability to jump. It is the debut game for two of Nintendo's legendary characters, Mario and Donkey Kong. It has become one of the most popular and well known arcade games of all time.

Plot
Arcade games are typically very spry on plot, this was no exception in the early 80's. Donkey Kong was one of the first video games to have a complete plot from beginning to end. Players control Mario, then known at the time as Jumpman, across a construction site in pursuit of a giant Gorilla named Donkey Kong. DK has kidnapped a woman named Pauline, whom Mario is trying to rescue.

Gameplay
Players must navigate a set of platforms designed as construction girders. Donkey Kong trows obstacles down the girders at Mario, who must either jump over them or climb one of the various ladders set between girders. The game is made of four stages, each a different height of the incomplete building, which in total equals 100 meters. Once the player reaches the top of the stage, the game progresses to the next.

Items

 * Hammer - Mario's means of defense against a barrage of barrels and fireballs. Mario smashes the Hammer down repeatedly for a small amount of time. Any obstacle caught in the way will be destroyed, but as a downsize Mario can not climb up ladders.

Characters

 * Mario


 * Donkey Kong


 * Pauline