Editing Donkey Kong (game)

'''''Donkey Kong''''' (also referred to as '''''The Original Donkey Kong''''')<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-world-championships-nes-edition-switch/ Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved August 11, 2024.</ref> is an arcade [[List of games|game]] that was [[Nintendo]]'s first big hit in North America. It marked the beginning of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchises and introduced several of their earliest characters, including [[Mario]] himself (a carpenter rather than a plumber and his name is Jumpman), the original [[Donkey Kong]] (who, in later games, would become [[Cranky Kong]], the current Donkey Kong's grandfather<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=6 and 27|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>), and [[Pauline|Lady]] (later renamed Pauline). A port of this game was one of the three launch titles for the [[Family Computer]] in 1983. This port was released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] as part of the [[Arcade Classics Series]] in 1986. The game sold very well in the United States, becoming one of four games to be inducted into the Nintendo Hall of Fame. The original arcade version had four screen levels, but the Nintendo Entertainment System version only has three, with the stage [[50m|50 m]] cut. This game was also the first title to be released on [[Virtual Console]]. ''Donkey Kong'' was the second platforming game ever made; the 1980 game ''{{wp|Space Panic}}'' was the first. However, ''Donkey Kong'' was the first to include [[jump]]ing as an ability.

|align=center|'''[[Mario|Jumpman]]'''

|A carpenter, Little Mario serves as the protagonist of the game, possessing the ability to jump over obstacles and wield hammers. Certain materials for the arcade version use the alternate name Jumpman.<ref>{{cite|url=www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/D/dk-tkg4u.pdf|title=''Donkey Kong'' Operation Manual|page=2 and 5}}</ref><ref>[[:File:DK Arcade Instructions Card.png|Control panel instructions for upright cabinets]]</ref><ref>[[:File:DK Instruction Page.jpg|Instructions for cocktail cabinets]]</ref><ref>[[:File:DK Instruction Banner.jpg|''Donkey Kong'' instruction sticker]]</ref> The ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' release revives the Jumpman name in its manual.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/KumJPLR_wb8?t=56|title=Arcade Archives Donkey Kong (Switch eShop)- Gameplay Footage|author=SeafoamGaming|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 1, 2024|date=June 14, 2018}}</ref>

|The eponymous antagonist, Donkey Kong appears in every level at the end of each stage, hurling obstacles at Jumpman or guarding Lady. This particular Donkey Kong is later revealed to be a younger [[Cranky Kong]].