Donkey Kong

Shigeru Miyamoto invented the Donkey Kong video game franchise. It recounts the exploits of an ape named Donkey Kong and his ape and monkey tribe. The brand is mostly comprised of platform games, which began as single-screen action-puzzle games and subsequently evolved into side-scrolling platformers. The first game was Donkey Kong, an arcade game released in 1981 that featured the titular character as the main enemy in an industrial construction scene and marked the debut of both the Donkey Kong and Mario characters. The game was a huge success, and two sequels were launched in 1982 and 1983.

The brand was rebooted in 1994 with the platformer Donkey Kong Country, in which Donkey Kong faces a number of anthropomorphic opponents, most notably the Kremlings, a tribe of crocodiles commanded by King K. Rool who oppose the Kongs by stealing their banana horde. Outside of the platforming genre, titles include rhythm games like Donkey Konga, racing games like Diddy Kong Racing, and edutainment games like Donkey Kong Jr. Math. Barrels, which the Kongs utilize as weapons, cars, furnishings, and accommodation, are a hallmark of the Donkey Kong franchise. As of 2022, the Donkey Kong franchise had sold over 80 million copies globally.

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