I played my first arcade machine in 1985 at a roller rink in Clovis, California. The game was Nintendo’s iconic Donkey Kong. I never made it past Level 2, but it was the seed that spawned a ...

For the better part of 44 years, Nintendo's 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong was understood to have a single, definitive ...

If you're anything like me — old, tired, and chronically nostalgic — you've probably played a few rounds of the '80s arcade ...

Speedrunner Kosmic allegedly discovered a way to beat the original Donkey Kong Arcade's infamous kill screen using a ladder glitch.

There is also an arcade machine at the pizza place that closely resembles the original Donkey Kong. This was the first game that Mario ever appeared in, predating the original Super Mario Bros., ...

which is based on older Donkey Kong arcade artwork. The modern Kong has a softer, less angular brow, more oval-shaped eyes that sit closer together, and an overall slightly more realistic look.