- Donkey Kong (Arcade) (archive.org)
Released in the arcades in 1981, Donkey Kong was not only Nintendo’s first real smash hit for the company but marked the introduction of two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally “Jumpman”) and Donkey Kong.
- Donkey Kong (1981 video game) (Wikipedia)
Donkey Kong is a 1981 arcade video game developed and published by Nintendo. As Mario (also sometimes known at the time as “Jumpman”), the player runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong. It is the first game in the Donkey Kong series and Mario’s first appearance in a video game.