showing 4 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong | Atari | 1983 | 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 is a platform-action game that has Mario scale four different industrial-themed levels (construction zone, cement factory, an elevator-themed level, and removing rivets from girders) in an attempt to save the damsel in distress, Pauline, from the big ape before the timer runs out. Once the rivets are removed from the final level, Donkey Kong falls, and the two lovers are reunited. From there, the levels start over at a higher difficulty. Along the way, Mario must dodge a constant stream of barrels, "living" fireballs, and spring-weights. Although not as powerful as in other future games, Mario can find a hammer which allows him to destroy the barrels and fireballs for a limited amount of time. Additionally, Mario can also find Pauline's hat, purse, and umbrella for additional bonus points. Donkey Kong is also notable for being one of the first complete narratives in video game form, told through simplistic cut scenes that advance the story. It should also be noted that in many conversions of the original coin-op game for early 1980's consoles and computer systems, Donkey Kong only used two or three of the original levels, with the cement factory most often omitted.***[media=youtube]rmypbmT3TkM[/media]***RX8031 16k cartridge. 3 common variations of this game exist. The ©1988 variation is a blue cartridge and was marketed as a XEGS game. | labelimagesubject |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Atari | 1983 | RX8040 16k cartridge. A later publishing was marketed for XEGS | labelimageminimize |
| Mario Bros. | Atari | 1983 | RX8051 16k prototype cartridge. | labelimageminimize |
| Mario Bros. | Atari | 1988 | RX8103 64k cartridge. Uncommon. Many people (who've played this obscure game) agreee this is the best version of all. The license [company=Atari]Atari[/company] had to produce [game=Mario Bros.]Mario Bros.[/game] games still hadn't expired and allow then to create versions that compeated with NES games. | labelimageminimize |
