Donkey Kong Jr. swings on a vine as Mario holds a key over him on the cover of "Donkey Kong Jr." (1982) - Nintendo The arcade scene was alive and thriving for much of the '80s, with titles released ...

Nintendo explained how a Super Mario Odyssey prototype and voxel tech led to Donkey Kong Bananza’s massive destructible worlds.

The golden age of arcade games ground to a halt in 1983, but before then, players enjoyed five games that would define the legacy of those early gaming halls.

Nintendo put the industry on its back in the '80s, leading to many great games, and these six are still worth playing.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. The early 1980’s was the golden age of video games, especially those of the ...

The first video game purely for entertainment may have been created in 1958, but it was in the 1970s that the video game industry hit the ground running. This was the dawn of the first wave of arcade ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. The DLC trailer showcases what this additional content is all about, ...

“Donkey Kong lore” is such an unserious phrase I feel like typing it out is almost like painting clown makeup on my own face. “Donkey Kong spoilers” is nearly as goofy, and yet, something I’m giving ...

The best Nintendo games do two things. The first is introducing a delightful gaming mechanic — take Ultrahand in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Cappy in Super Mario Odyssey for some ...

Which characters come to mind when you think about the video game Rushmore? For many, Donkey Kong would be up there. It doesn’t matter whether you know the ape from the latest Mario Kart or back from ...

Despite being Nintendo’s original mascot and being one of legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s most iconic character creations, Donkey Kong has had a bit of a weird history of getting his own ...