For the better part of 44 years, Nintendo's 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong was understood to have a single, definitive endpoint: a "kill screen" where a bug ensures that Mario will inevitably die ...

The Tiki Tak Tribe have invaded Donkey Kong Island and have stolen his bananas after hypnotizing all of the local animals. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are somehow immune to the Kiki's hypnotism so ...

For about as long as the Donkey Kong arcade game has been around, high-skill players have known about the kill screen on the first board of Level 22 that kills Jumpman (Mario) shortly after you ...

But now speedrunner Kosmic has figured out that this supposed kill screen doesn't have to be the end. The original arcade ... title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator. More about donkey ...

44 years after its release, you'd think that the speedrunning community would have pushed the Donkey Kong arcade game to its ... game's long-assumed unbeatable kill screen. All you've got to ...

the Kill Screen has always been an unavoidable roadblock — the definitive end of the game. Like many classic arcade games, Donkey Kong wasn’t designed to be played indefinitely. At a certain ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Donkey Kong could be headed for an overall redesign. Fans got a quick glimpse of the great ape in the Switch 2 demo reel with (what appears to be ...

This marks the third time that Donkey Kong has been significantly revamped since his arcade debut in 1981, and it didn’t take long for the internet to fill with reactions and arguments about his ...

After much speculation following the reveal of Mario Kart 9 in the Nintendo Switch 2 first look video, fans have now spotted another instance of the Donkey Kong redesign from an official Nintendo ...

Polygon reached out to Nintendo about the possibility of this being Donkey Kong’s official look moving forward, but did not hear back immediately. If it’s any consolation for the redesign ...

At this rate, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Switch 2 showcase for April, which will highlight the first line-up of games, includes a new Donkey Kong title. A common theory is that there will ...

Nintendo is going all in on the Donkey Kong redesign spotted by fans in the Mario Kart 9 gameplay debuted during the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event. Donkey Kong has had the same design for years ...