Donkey Kong: Bananza is a new platformer featuring Nintendo’s OG
The final game revealed at Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct was Donkey Kong: Bananza, a new platformer featuring one of Nintendo’s stalwarts: DK himself. The...
Nintendo releases arcade Donkey Kong for Switch, slates Sky Skipper for July
It’s official: Nintendo’s arcade-exclusive version of Donkey Kong is now available on a console for the first time. Hamster’s Arcade Archives port of the...
Donkey Kong ‘King’ Billy Mitchell loses crown after Twin Galaxies ban (updated)
He once was the king of Donkey Kong, but one of the world’s most famous gamers has just lost all of his records in...
Donkey Kong scorekeeper: Billy Mitchell’s defense ‘doesn’t make sense’
Embattled competitive gamer Billy Mitchell has broken his silence after a Donkey Kong fansite accused him of misrepresenting his high-score performances in the arcade...
As Billy Mitchell comes under scrutiny, current Donkey Kong champ sets new record
Yesterday, I reported that competitive gamer Billy Mitchell may have misled record keepers with some of his best Donkey Kong scores. But while we...
‘King of Kong’ star Billy Mitchell lied, claims Donkey Kong world-record analysis
A Donkey Kong fansite has removed three high scores from arcade legend Billy Mitchell after an analysis revealed he likely misled the community about...
Donkey Kong gets his own Christmas special in the form of a fan-made arcade remix
It’s the season for holiday specials, but game developers don’t make many of these for their properties. Sure, you can go back and play...
Video: Other Ocean…a classic approach
Presented by Intel From Digital Eclipse through Foundation Nine to Other Ocean and the re-acquisition of the Digital Eclipse name, this story scratches the...
Gaming’s new hall of famers: Donkey Kong, Halo, Pokémon Red and Green, and Street Fighter II
Drumroll, please. The new inductees for the World Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, and the winners are Donkey Kong, Halo: Combat Evolved,...
Donkey Kong’s failing liver: What the death of the CRT display technology means for classic arcade machines
The cathode-ray-tube monitor technology that powered every arcade game before 1992 is dead. What happens to the games when the last screen stops working?