Donkey Kong not only started a trend with platform games back then, but it also created a vast universe of games based on the two main characters from the game (Donkey Kong and Mario, then known as Jumpman).
I remember seeing this game for the very first time in the arcade in my hometown in Puerto Rico. I was immediately drawn to it, even though I was never very good at it. Donkey Kong had many home ports made for consoles of the time (with varying degrees of success), but that was just the beginning. Mario became the most recognizable character ever and appeared in other titles such as Mario Bros., which introduced the world to Mario’s brother Luigi; Donkey Kong Jr., which introduced us to Kong’s son and where Mario was now the bad guy; Donkey Kong 3, which introduced us to Stanley and changed the formula to a shooter; and Super Mario Bros., which helped make the NES a success in the marketplace…
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