But like Mario and even the pink puffball Kirby, he’s able to adapt to any genre he’s thrust in. While most of the titles that bear his name are platformers, DK has headlined everything from racers to ...

Donkey Kong made his first appearance in an arcade game in 1981. Rare developed a handful of Donkey Kong games from 1993 to 1999. Donkey Kong for the Game Boy is more than just a port of the arcade ...

Which characters come to mind when you think about the video game Rushmore? For many, Donkey Kong would be up there. It doesn’t matter whether you know the ape from the latest Mario Kart or back from ...

Despite being Nintendo’s original mascot and being one of legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s most iconic character creations, Donkey Kong has had a bit of a weird history of getting his own ...

While Donkey Kong may not be a rabbit, he sure does love planting little Easter Eggs in Donkey Kong Bananza. There are secrets calling back to Donkey Kong’s first appearance, Donkey Kong the arcade ...

Donkey Kong Bananza will add even more chaos to the confounding timeline of the Donkey Kong games, which over the past 40-plus years, has been a tangled mess of contradictions and confusion. But ...

When it comes to Nintendo’s deep bench of classic characters, few are as humble as Donkey Kong. While Mario is a jack of all trades, bouncing between his day job as a plumber, party planner, and kart ...