2006-09-24 10:31:59 · 7 answers · asked by Pablo P 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
From Wikipedia:
The original premise for the Donkey Kong game was a game built around the Popeye characters but before the game was finished the license fell through and left Nintendo with a game, but no characters.
The name was chosen by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto as a combination of the word "Kong", since the movie King Kong had caused it 'to colloquially mean monkey' in Japan. According to Snopes, Donkey was chosen because Miyamoto intended it "to convey a sense of stubbornness." Various urban legends have circulated, saying that the actual name was to be "Monkey Kong" but was changed by accident for the American release. Snopes debunked these myths in "Donkey Wrong."
In the original Donkey Kong game, the player's character, Mario (originally called Jumpman in Japan), must jump over barrels thrown by Donkey Kong while climbing ladders up a crooked construction site to reach the top of the screen to rescue his girlfriend Pauline (who was originally called Lady in Japan). Each screen is a game stage, with stages grouping to form levels. As the player advances through each level, the degree of difficulty increases proportionately.
This game was first released in the arcades, but was ported to home video game consoles and home computers. The game was also sold as a Game & Watch unit in 1982.
The game was quite revolutionary for its time, featuring multiple, distinct levels, large colorful graphics, and a unique form of play control, and is notable for being one of the first games to feature a (basic) plot.
2006-09-24 10:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by tc_an_american 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was supposed to be Monkey Kong but the Monkey was accidentally written as Donkey at some point during production. They liked the way it sounded so they kept the name.
2006-09-24 10:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by Everyone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When creating the character the designers were looking for a name that meant stern or stubborn and came across Donkey and decided to use that. And King Kong.
2006-09-24 10:37:52 · answer #3 · answered by z0mbydude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Named after King Kong...
2006-09-24 10:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by Sora12225 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in japan, donkey translates into stupid....therefore he is called donkey kong
2006-09-24 10:36:52 · answer #5 · answered by insaneindamainframe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is named after the great ape King Kong (but that name was already copyrighted).
2006-09-24 10:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because he is a jack*** and he is a monkey like king KONG
2006-09-24 10:34:07 · answer #7 · answered by superman50196 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋