Donkey Kong was said to be an inspiration for the platform game, Jumpman according to the game's creator.
Donkey Kong spawned the sequels Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3, as well as the spin-off Mario Bros.
The eponymous Donkey Kong character is the game's de facto villain.
The original arcade version of the game appears in the Nintendo 64 game Donkey Kong 64.
In his 1982 book Video Invaders, Steve Bloom described Donkey Kong as "another bizarre cartoon game, courtesy of Japan".
Today, Donkey Kong is the fifth most popular arcade game among collectors.
Meanwhile, Atari got the license for computer versions of Donkey Kong and released it for the Atari 400/800.
Ray Kassar of Atari was fired the next month, and the home PC version of Donkey Kong fell through.
Under this title, Tiger created a handheld game with a scenario and gameplay based directly on Nintendo's creation.
A complete re-make of the original arcade game on the Game Boy, named Donkey Kong or Donkey Kong '94 contained levels from both the original Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr arcades.
In 2004, Nintendo released the first of the Donkey Konga games, a rhythm-based game series that uses a special bongo controller.
Judge Sweet ruled in Nintendo's favor, awarding the company Universal's profits from Tiger's game ($56,689.41),
In 2004, Nintendo released Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a sequel to the Game Boy title.
Some have Donkey Kong on the left side of the screen in the barrel level (like he is in the arcade game) and others have him on the right side.
Nintendo thanked John Kirby with a $30,000 sailboat named Donkey Kong and "exclusive worldwide rights to use the name for sailboats".
By late June 1982, Donkey Kong's success had prompted more than 50 parties in the U.S. and Japan to license the game's characters.
