Warlords Battlecry Game Guide


 Introduction
 Evolution of an Ape
 Donkey Kong: The   Beginning
 The Early Games (through   1984)
 The SNES and Game Boy    Years
 Kong Family Album
 More of the Game Boy   and SNES Years
 The Family Expands
 The Legend Continues
 Family Expansion Again
 Donkey Kong Enters a   New Generation
 3D Family Matters
 Upcoming Games
 Kong Cameos
 Donkey Kong Country:  The Show
 Related Links

By: Doug Trueman
Designed By: Katie Bush

In 1981 an unknown Japanese artist created a game based on a gorilla, a plumber, a kidnapped blonde, and lots of barrels. That game became known as Donkey Kong.

In October of 1999, 18 years later, Nintendo released Donkey Kong 64 to the Nintendo 64 with critical acclaim, selling 2.5 million copies, and it became the sixth-best-selling game of that year, in spite of its late release in October. In GameSpot's History of Donkey Kong feature, we analyze Donkey Kong's evolutionary track from the early arcade days to the coming games on the Game Boy Color. What makes the ape so great? Why is Nintendo's "gorilla" warfare so successful? The answers to these questions are inside.

Special thanks to Keita Iida, James Wilson, Jim Leonard, the team at www.dkvine.com, Brian (Killer List of Video Games), and Ambrosine.

 
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