Donkey Kong

Atari 2600

1981Nintendo, Pax Softnica, Ikegami Tsushinki Nintendo, HAMSTER, Co.

Puzzle · Platformer

Garry Kitchen's 1982 Coleco port of Nintendo's arcade climber: jump barrels and climb girders — two of the four arcade stages did not fit in 2600 memory.

Franchise

Donkey Kong

Facts

2600 July 1982.
Three to four months; Kitchen worked the last 72 hours without sleep.
Wikipedia: 4 million 2600 units and $100 million wholesale (Kitchen expert report).

Related games

Donkey Kong Jr. · Atari 2600Coleco 2600 sequel port
Keystone Kapers · Atari 2600Kitchen's next 2600 original at Activision

Sources

Donkey Kong (1981 video game) · Wikipedia

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