

, which puts the player in the role of Donkey Kong's son, Donkey Kong Jr., who must attempt to rescue his father from the clutches of the evil Jumpman, who by then had already been renamed Mario. Jumpman must navigate four different levels, climbing to the top to either force Donkey Kong to move on or, in the stunning final confrontation, bring the building's girders down to make the big monkey fall.ĭonkey Kong was followed-up by Donkey Kong Jr. Jumpman mistreats Donkey Kong, who snaps and kidnaps Pauline and, in a decidedly King Kong-like twist, takes her up a building under construction. The basic story of the game is that Donkey Kong is Jumpman's pet. To accomplish this task, Yamauchi chose a young employee named Shigeru Miyamoto.

The company's president back in 1981, Hiroshi Yamauchi, made the decision to take a Nintendo arcade release called Radar Scope (a hit game in Japan that floundered in the States) and see if it could be easily retrofitted to play a different, and hopefully more successful, game. Play by yourself or with a friend, in the co-op round and get all those collectibles.The arcade classic Donkey Kong rose out of Nintendo's desire to crack into the United States arcade market. He will have extra hearts as well as unique abilities that will give you a more relaxed gameplay. The Original Mode will have you playing as Donkey Kong and you can ask help from Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong all of which have different abilities that you can choose from depending on the situation.Īlso if you would want a light and fun mode, play as Funky Kong in the Funky Mode which gives players a new range of main-character options and a range of gameplay updates. The Donkey Kong island has been turned into a frozen fortress by the Arctic invaders and of course, you are the only one who can save the day. The action is of course nonstop with the classic original game or go on and try the new Funky Mode with the Funky Kong. And get to journey the island that is full of platforming perfection. Our favorite Kongs are back and this time in the Nintendo Switch! Introducing some new feature. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is an action, platformer video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo.
