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, sometimes abbreviated DK, is a Nintendo Video Game Character , first appeared in the popular 1981 video game of the same name. Initially Donkey Kong was just a large, muscular, brown gorilla, with no distinct features. Since the 1994 '' Donkey Kong '' game remake, he is depicted wearing a red Necktie with a ''DK'' emblem. The creator of Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto , meant to make the name of the ape "Monkey Kong" when naming the character, but he had confused the word "monkey" with "donkey" instead.1 HISTORY Early games Donkey Kong made his first appearance as the titular character of the 1981 arcade game '' Donkey Kong '' alongside protagonist Mario (then known as Jumpman ) and heroine Pauline . As Mario, the player must reach Donkey Kong at the top of each stage, where he is holding Pauline captive. Donkey Kong attempts to hinder the player's progress by throwing barrels and other obstacles towards Mario. The ape would reappear the following year in the sequel '' Donkey Kong Junior '', where Donkey Kong is taken captive and locked in a cage by Mario, while Donkey Kong Junior sets out to rescue him. Donkey Kong would resume his antagonistic role in '' Donkey Kong 3 '', this time the character ''Stanley the Bugman'' taking Mario's place as the protagonist (Mario was given his own spin-off game, '' Mario Bros. ''). Stanley fights Donkey Kong's attempts to invade a greenhouse along with a horde of killer bees. After ''Donkey Kong'', Mario would go on to become Nintendo's primary mascot, while Donkey Kong and his son were relegated to supporting roles and cameos such as in the arcade version of '' Punch-Out!! '', the NES version of '' Tetris '', '' Super Mario Kart '', and the Virtual Boy game '' Mario's Tennis ''. The 1994 Game Boy version of '' Donkey Kong '' marked his re-emergence as a major character. He was redesigned, sporting a necktie as his sole article of clothing. Rare era The 1994 Super NES game '' Donkey Kong Country '' made by British game developer Rare marked a turning point for Donkey Kong, as it created a new setting and storyline for the character in addition to placing him in the protagonist's role. This incarnation of Donkey Kong was designed personally by Shigeru Miyamoto and then rendered in 3D by Rare. This incarnation not only wears the same red necktie the original Donkey Kong wore in the Game Boy remake, but was given a swirly hairstyle as well. In ''Donkey Kong Country'', this version was characterized as the successor to the original DK, who had become the elderly and near-senile Cranky Kong . In the game, Donkey Kong's personal hoard of bananas is stolen by a despotic reptile known as King K. Rool . He teams up with his best friend and cousin Diddy Kong , who serves as the secondary playable character, and sets off to retrieve them. ''Donkey Kong Country'' was followed by a Super NES sequel titled '''', followed the same pattern, in which both Donkey and Diddy were captured, with Dixie and Kiddy Kong serving as the new main characters in their place. The ''Donkey Kong Country'' series also inspired a trilogy of Game Boy games known as the '' Donkey Kong Land '' trilogy. '' Donkey Kong 64 '' for the Nintendo 64 would be the last Platform Game developed by Rare that starred Donkey Kong. The modern Donkey Kong supplanted Junior's role in the '' Mario Kart '' series from '' Mario Kart 64 ''. In addition, DK became a regular playable character in the '' Mario Sports '' series and other spinoffs such as '' Mario Party '' and '' Super Smash Bros. '' Post-Rare era Following Rare's departure from the series, Donkey Kong was reunited with his former rival Mario in the '', where Donkey Kong, who is infatuated with Pauline, kidnaps her and takes her to the roof of the Super Mini-Mario World amusement park when she ignores a Mini-Donkey Kong toy in favor of a Mini-Mario. Nintendo also co-produced a trilogy of and Donkey Kongs Final Smash will be Konga Beat which is based on the '' DK Bongos ''. 2. Enemies Donkey Kong has many enemies. These are mostly '' Kremlings ''. Other common enemies are Gnawties , Zingers , and Klaptraps . The main villian of most of the games is the Kremling King, who is named King K. Rool (a pun on ''cruel''). REFERENCES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS Official
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