Donkey Kong shipped as an arcade in July 1981 with the main character being an unnamed carpenter in the Japanese version and "Jumpman" in the English instructions. As company lore goes ...

knew Donkey Kong had a special place in the heart of millions of people–whether they discovered him when trying to defeat him with Jumpman 40 years ago, or first learned who he was in The Super ...

One early Nintendo game – the 1981 platformer Donkey Kong – featured a character known as Jumpman, later known as Mario, one of the best-known video game heroes of all time. As the market for ...

Pauline was the very first, appearing in the original "Donkey Kong" game as the woman who "Jumpman" was trying to rescue from the eponymous ape villain. The Kong family is now known for heroics ...

The Super Nintendo World-focused Nintendo Direct has officially wrapped up, and Donkey Kong fans have plenty to be excited ...