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Mario Vs Donkey Kong Games4/18/2021
Each represents 25 meters of the structure Donkey Kong has climbed, one stage being 25 meters higher than the previous.It also marked the first appearances of Mario (known as Jumpman, a carpenter) and of Donkey Kong.It is one of four games to be inducted into the Nintendo Hall of Fame.
The original arcade version has four screen levels, but the NES version only has three (50m was cut from this version, the Atari 8 bit computer version is the home version to have all four screens in it. The game is fully playable, and includes all 4 screens, unlike most other ports. After clearing all 4 screens once, Donkey receives a Golden Banana, and can spend 2 Banana Coins to play through the game again to receive a Nintendo Coin. After that, it can be played in full as if you were playing it on an actual arcade machine. Instead of starting from the beginning stage, players will start at the second stage. There is also an unlockable stage, 75m that is based on the third level of the game. Mario must climb to the top, save Pauline, and defeat Donkey Kong Senior. The result was a major breakthrough for Nintendo and for the video game industry. Sales of the machine were brisk, with the game becoming the best-selling arcade machine of all time in its era. With the growing base of arcades to sell to, the game was able to gain huge distribution. A little well-known fact is that Donkey Kong was the first appearance of Nintendos world-famous Mario character - known as Jumpman in this game. Howard Lincoln, attorney and future president of Nintendo of America, decided to fight the case, and hired seasoned attorney John Kirby to represent Nintendo. When Kirby showed that not only was Nintendo not in violation of any copyrights, but also that Universal Studios themselves had sued RKO Pictures in 1975 to prove that the plot of King Kong was in fact in the public domain, Judge Robert W. Sweet ruled in Nintendos favor, ordering Universal to pay Nintendo 1.8 million in legal fees. In an ironic twist, Judge Sweet also ruled that Tigers King Kong video game, licensed by Universal, infringed on Donkey Kong. Competitive video gamers and referees stress the games high level of difficulty compared to other classic arcade games. Winning the game requires patience and the ability to accurately time Jumpmans ascent. In addition to presenting the goal of saving the LadyPauline, the game also gives the player a score. Points are awarded for finishing screens; leaping over obstacles; destroying objects with a hammer power-up; collecting items such as hats, parasols, and purses (presumably belonging to Pauline); and completing other tasks. The player receives three lives with a 1-up awarded for the first 7,000 points. The highest recorded score was set by John McCurdy on May 25, 2019; he achieved 1,259,000 points.
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