Donkey Kong made SO MUCH MONEY that Nintendo survived the Great Video Game Crash. This gorilla is a pop culture phenomenon, and its sound effects are still used as de facto “game sounds” when modern TV shows or movies need to show that something is a video game. It had a lot of firsts, too: first jump button, first in-game story cutscenes, and the first appearance of Mario. It’s also HARD, and the learning curve is steep. That, plus the 2007 documentary King of Kong, has kept the quest for the Donkey Kong world record high score hotly contested and much sought after. Hear us talk about the competitive scene and the history of the arcade original in Donkey Kong: The Podcast: Part 1!