Kotaku: Donkey Kong

How Many Errors Can You Spot in 30 Years of Hot Christmas Toys?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:20:00 EST

The folks at Ultimate Coupons were nice enough to pass on this video game-dappled infographic featuring the top toys of three decades worth of Christmas holidays. In the true holiday spirit we only tear it apart just a little. More »

OC ReMix's Latest Free Album Explores the Evil Themes of 18 BadAss Video Game Bosses

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:20:00 EST

What happens when 20 top video game music remixers take on 18 of the biggest, baddest bosses ever committed to CD or cartridge? That would be OC Remix's 30th free album, BadAss: Boss Themes. More »

Jimmy Kimmel Smashes Bandstand As Donkey Kong

Brian Crecente — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Jimmy Kimmel went full video game for the Halloween airing of Jimmy Kimmel Live. More »

Nintendo DSi Xl Bundles Fit for a Kong

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:10:00 EDT

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Remember the DSi XL? Sure you do! Nintendo hasn't forgotten it, either. That's way today, Nintendo announced two new bundles for the jumbo-sized DSi handheld. More »

The World’s Best Donkey Kong Players Throw Down in The Kong Off

Evan Narcisse — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:40:00 EDT

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There's a Potential Donkey Kong Kill Screen, If You Wanna Watch

Owen Good — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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The top two record-holders for Donkey Kong will try to topple the game's existing all-time high scores tomorrow in a record chase you may watch live. More »

It's Lexicon Like Donkey Kong

Owen Good — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:30:00 EDT

Having nothing better to do, evidently, Denver's Westword set out to chart the comprehensive history of "It's On Like Donkey Kong," and found that Ice Cube has much to do with the social currency of the phrase, whether a call to celebrate or a challenge to fight. It was copyrighted by Nintendo last year. The full graphic is at the link. More »

Here Are Three New Ways to Spend Your Hard-Earned Club Nintendo Coins

Mike Fahey — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:40:00 EDT

You've bought Nintendo product, registered it online, and collected Club Nintendo coins for your effort. Nintendo repays you with a Metroid screensaver, Donkey Kong posters, and a giant AR card you could have printed out yourself! More »

Miyamoto's, Where You Know Everybody's Name

Owen Good — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:00:00 EDT

For its cover of this week's edition (on newsstands today) the Portland Mercury commissioned this painting, an homage to Edward Hopper's Nighthawks with Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto and three characters he introduced to America 30 years ago this week. More »

The The King of Kong Remake Is Still On, but May Go Mockumentary

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:40:00 EDT

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The high score battle between Donkey Kong pros Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell was immortalized in 2007's The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. And for the past four years, there's been talk of that movie being remade, further fictionalized in a film adaptation of a film. More »

In 1983, Donkey Kong Nearly Died

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

As we celebrate what's (probably? maybe?) Donkey Kong's 30th birthday, let's today take a look at the 1983 court case which nearly brought a premature end to Nintendo's big ape. More »

Donkey Kong Turned 30 Yesterday—or Did He?

Owen Good — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Researching the exact birthday for a tribute to the 30th birthday of Donkey Kong, Patrick Scott Patterson of the Arcade Examiner came up with conflicting information. Absent official word from Nintendo, he thinks the big ape—and therefore Mario (né Jumpan)—turned 30 yesterday, July 9. More »

So That's What Happened To Mario and Pauline

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:40:00 EDT

At some point during his illustrious career Nintendo hero Mario swapped girlfriends, dumping Donkey Kong's Pauline for Super Mario's Princess Peach. How did that go? A little something like this. More »

The Nintendo Download Welcomes eShop Games Into the Fold

Mike Fahey — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:40:00 EDT

The weekly Nintendo Download makes the move to Thursday morning this week, as the era of the eShop kicks off with the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong and a colorful WiiWare game about snails. More »

Christina Aguilera Is a Huge Gamer

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:00:00 EDT

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, popstar Christina Aguilera revealed her love for classic arcade games, saying she even has a mini "old school" arcade in her house with Donkey Kong, Mario, and Galaga. More »

One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Their E3 2010 Promises?

Mike Epstein — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:00:00 EDT

E3 is the biggest event the video game business. Every company lays their cards on the table, and every AAA game for the next year is on display. Failure is not an option. More »

Donkey Kong Doesn't Have to Do Anything, He's a Gorilla

Mike Fahey — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:00:00 EDT

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What's so terrifying about a short Italian plumber that would make an 800 pound gorilla flee instead of facing him? As it turns out, absolutely nothing. More »

At Least Two of Thor's Norse Gods Love Mario Kart

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:20:00 EDT

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They might be at odds in the live-action Thor movie and its accompanying video games, but there is one thing Norse god of mischief Loki and earth goddess Sif agree upon, and that's Mario Kart. More »

The Town That Banned Pac-Man

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Arcade games may have been a source of great joy and entertainment for millions across the world in the 1980s, but for the small town of Marshfield, Massachusetts they were nothing but trouble. More »

The Three Kings Of Kong Finally Meet And Do Battle

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:40:00 EDT

Forget 2007 documentary The King of Kong. That was a struggle for Donkey Kong domination between just two men. The Kong Off, held last week, was a struggle between sixteen of the world's (well, North America's) best player. More »

Record Holder Says "I'm Playing Donkey Kong So I Can Get Laid"

Owen Good — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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Hank Chien, the plastic surgeon who is the two-time (and current) world high score champion in Donkey Kong, is the subject of a documentary getting its second screening tomorrow. More »

Super Maria And Link Vs. Donkey Kong In A Diaper

Justin Page — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:30:00 EST

The old school game of Donkey Kong gets a new twist thanks to artist Manuhell. Click on the image to check out all of the cool extras within. More »

Billy Mitchell Opens an Arcade

Owen Good — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST

Billy Mitchell, who supplied every villainous stereotype short of twirling his mustache in "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters," has opened an arcade at Orlando's airport under the film's branding - with good guy Steve Wiebe gracing the entrance. More »

An Invasion Of Mario, Donkey Kong and Kirby Toys

Stephen Totilo — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:15:00 EST

This line of Yoshis are just a fraction of the population of Nintendo toys and figures at Toy Fair 2011. These guys are from Global Holdings, a company that gets Nintendo items onto the shelves of Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, GameStop and other shops. More »

Here Is A Dog In A Tron Costume Playing Donkey Kong

Owen Good — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:20:00 EST

And Excitebike! In Episode 1 of "Tron Dog," the canine protagonist gets sucked into the game grid to dodge barrels and flip a motorbike. I mean, it's Tron Dog, the title sort of speaks for itself, right? More »

A Most Appropriate Cross Promotion

Owen Good — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EST

Fresh produce purchased this morning by Kotaku reader Stephane L. Not redeemable for store credit at GameStop. More »

Who Knew Donkey Kong Could Be This Gorgeous?

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EST

Beautiful concept art for Retro Studios' Donkey Kong Country Returns shows that this Wii game could have been a different looking beast. More »

Plastic Surgeon Topples Hot Sauce Man, Algebra Teacher To Claim Donkey Kong Throne

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:40:00 EST

In the battle between three men over who is the world's best Donkey Kong player, a New York plastic surgeon has claimed a fresh victory. Will this barrel hopping high score war ever end? Not any time soon. More »

Reigning King Of Kong Goes After Own Record

Owen Good — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:00:00 EST

After Steve Wiebe reclaimed the world record high score in Donkey Kong in September, the Seattle teacher said there still was "room at the top" left for future challenges. He'll try to beat his own mark in about two weeks. More »

No Reward Is Worth This Many Barrels

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:30:00 EST

Donkey Kong meets Star Wars. By Carlos Escárrega, as seen on it 8-bit. More »

Isaac Clarke Vs. the Necromorphs of the Mushroom Kingdom

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:00:00 EST

Artist Sheridan Johns puts Donkey Kong, Yoshi and a flock of Goombas through a warp pipe and onto the USG Ishimura for an unexpected and awesome video game mash-up entry in this deviantArt contest. Even scarier than Dead Space? Maybe. More »

The King Of Donkey Kong Country Returns References

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:30:00 EST

Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country Returns makes homage to on-again, off-again Donkey Kong high score champ Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe's nemesis in the documentary The King of Kong. How so? See the patriotic neckwear worn by this giant monkey idol? More »

Diehard Nintendo Fans Debate Whether Donkey Kong Is Good Or Evil

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:00:00 EST

Nintendo's famous ape seemed like a villain back in the original Donkey Kong game, but he's been a good guy recently. Which is it? We asked people who would know, some of whom were dressed as Nintendo characters. More »

Wiebe: Still Points Available In Race To Donkey Kong's Max Score

Owen Good — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:30:00 EST

The infamous "kill screen" sets a limit to the highest possible score in Donkey Kong. Steve Wiebe, who reclaimed the world's No. 1 in September, says the game still has about 100,000 points to go. More »

Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns Is Hypnotic, Hard Fun

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EST

The people responsible for turning Metroid on its head with Metroid Prime for GameCube now have their hands on Donkey Kong. What have they done with it? Delivered the expected, a Donkey Kong Country game that goes back to basics. More »

Donkey Kong Banana Chowdown Features Japanese Champion Eater

Owen Good — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:30:00 EST

Takeru Kobayashi, famous as the six-time winner of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, is appearing in Toronto for a pre-release stunt for Donkey Kong Country, in which he and the game will evidently have a banana-eating contest. More »

Europe Getting "Director's Cut" Version Of Donkey Kong

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:30:00 EST

Japan's "hacked" version of Super Mario Bros. isn't the only modified classic included with red Wiis around the world. Turns out the copy of Donkey Kong hitting Europe has been messed with as well. More »

Meet Super Kong, Your Donkey Kong Country Returns 'Super Guide'

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:40:00 EST

The new Donkey Kong Country also has a new Kong and features the third appearance of Nintendo's helpful "Super Guide", the help system introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This is our first look at Super Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns. More »

NSFW: Now This Is A Nintendo Trademark We'd Like To See

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:30:00 EST

Nintendo is trying to copyright the saying "It's on like Donkey Kong". It's madness. Thankfully, Super Nerd Wil Wheaton has an elegant solution. More »

Why Mario Became The Star

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EST

The creator of Mario and Donkey Kong explains why the plumber was better-suited to star in so many games than the ape. A win for the little guys out there. More »