Nintendo carefully curated Donkey Kong's history to turn into a hero, changing the date of his video games debut.

All the characters are still featured in the Mario franchise, with Donkey Kong and Jump Man in particular leading their own ...

I now know that I am not alone in holding out hope that Diddy Kong will join Mario Kart World's broad character roster on ...

In 1981, Mario made his debut as a carpenter called Jumpman, a supporting character in the Donkey Kong arcade game Nintendo ...

Considering how long Donkey Kong has been around and how little the Mario universe has changed in the 42 years since Jumpman was first introduced, I wouldn't blame you for thinking that the ...

Mario (or rather Jumpman) may seem quite limited in his abilities (and death by such short falls is very old-school), but Donkey Kong is still a fun game. Tougher than the NES port, high-score ...

Super Mario is one of the most popular gaming franchises in the world, and the titular star, Mario, is a video game icon - but do you know where the character got his name?

Iconic Nintendo character Super Mario is known the world over, but the back story on how he got his name is not so well-known – until now ...

Donkey Kong, the game that reminds players ... Where it all began. Jumpman (aka Mario), ladders, barrels, Pauline, and the towering ape himself. Simple? Yes. But this game laid the foundation ...

National Day Calendar said that the Mario that we know and love started as a villain when Donkey Kong was first developed. He wasn’t even a plumber in 1981. Instead, pre-plumber Mario, or ...

Monday marks the day that video game fans celebrate the little plumber who battled Donkey Kong, Bowser and Wario. National Day Calendar said that the Mario that we know and love started as a ...