Donkey
Kong made SO MUCH MONEY that Nintendo survived the Great Video Game
Crash.
This gorilla is a pop culture phenomenon, and its sound effects are
still used as de facto “game sounds” when modern TV shows or movies
need to show that something is a video game. It had a lot of
firsts, too: first jump button, first in-game story cutscenes, and
the first appearance of Mario. It’s also HARD, and the learning
curve is steep. That, plus the 2007 documentary King of Kong, has
kept the quest for the Donkey Kong world record high score hotly
contested and much sought after. Hear us talk about the competitive
scene and the history of the arcade original in Donkey Kong: The
Podcast: Part 1!
About the Podcast
Get a taste of new and old with the bi-weekly Indie and Retro podcast! We look at the current gaming world through the lens of indie and retro video games.