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2006-12-22 10:30:29 · 21 answers · asked by Joe C. 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
It was a translation error. It was originally supposed to be "Monkey Kong," but the Japanese makers/translaters got it wrong.
edit - snopes.com also says that it is more likely that the creator chose "donkey" to mean foolish, like a jackass.
It's like figuring out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop. The world may never know.
2006-12-22 10:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by Andrea 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The story of exactly how Miyamoto came up with the name Donkey Kong varies. A popular urban myth says that the name was originally meant to be Monkey Kong but was misspelled or misinterpreted due to a blurred fax or bad telephone connection. Another story claims that Miyamoto looked in a Japanese-English dictionary for something that would mean stubborn gorilla or that Donkey was meant to convey silly and that Kong was common Japanese slang for gorilla. A rival claim is that he worked with Nintendo's export manager to come up with the title, and that Donkey was meant to represent stupid and goofy.
2006-12-22 18:51:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the game came out orginally for the arcade someone in japan that doesn't speak english put a "D" instead of an "M" on the word monkey. the game was orginally called monkey kong but by the time they found the mistake, thousands of games had already been made and it would have been too expensive to go back and change it so they just stayed with donkey kong
2006-12-22 18:35:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donkey Kong (ãã³ãã¼ã³ã³ã°, DonkÄ« Kongu?) (or sometimes referred to simply as DK) is a character from Nintendo that has appeared in many video games since 1981. Donkey Kong was created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Since 1994 he has worn a necktie, his sole item of clothing.
It is just his name. Donki is I think Japanese slang for silly or foolish.
2006-12-22 18:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by Steve G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Kong" is a gorilla. Remember in King Kong, that gorilla was named king Kong. So maybe that's why the makers of the game named him donkey Kong.
2006-12-22 18:33:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word "kong" refers to them being gorillas (like king kong), the word "donkey" is just used as a discription, perhaps they are similar to donkeys in some way (I haven't played it in awhile). Or maybe "donkey is used to describe thier behavior, kind of like "dopey"
2006-12-22 18:35:52 · answer #6 · answered by darkmaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Shegiru(spelling error I know) Miyamoto named Donkey Kong, he used words to describe him.
Baisically he came up with synonyms for "foolish monkey"
A donkey is sometimes reffered as an @$$, which is also used to describe a foolish person.
Kong, as we all know, means monkey.
2006-12-22 18:34:16 · answer #7 · answered by neoswordmaster777 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "kong" part refers to gorillas. Remember King Kong?
2006-12-22 18:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well donky sounds better plus ryms but i think its coz the monky acts like a donkey you can tell a brit made it (im a brit)
2006-12-22 23:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by munchie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the games were developed by japanese game guys who have never seen a gorilla
2006-12-22 18:33:10 · answer #10 · answered by electro- hamburger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋