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  1. Wii U Review: 'Nintendo Land' With a Crowd Is a Pleaser

    Sun, 25 Nov 2012

    will be often depends on how many people you have with you. For single players, the game choices are plentiful. " Donkey Kong 's Crash Course" and "Yoshi's Fruit Cart" are two short-and-simple, but smart, puzzle games that offer little

  2. Wii U, mobile games will be headliners at 2012 E3 expo

    Sat, 2 Jun 2012

    of Nintendo, it should lean heavily on its strength, "their own intellectual properties such as Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong ," says Divnich. "They really need to convey that if you want the true and unique Nintendo experience, it is only

  3. Play It Again, Sam: Retro Gaming Is In

    Mon, 7 Mar 2011

    last year was a banner one for retro gaming, between high-profile PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 releases like " Donkey Kong Country," "Splatterhouse" and "NBA Jam"? Check out store shelves in 2011, soon to be choked with familiar names

  4. Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Move take on Nintendo Wii

    Thu, 16 Dec 2010

    Holiday sales for the Wii remain formidable with a limited edition red Wii console and new games such as Just Dance 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns as hot sellers. Wii has sold 32 million units in the USA, compared with 24 million for the Xbox 360

  5. TechBytes: Microsoft May Launch Xbox TV

    Tue, 30 Nov 2010

    It would rival efforts by Google and Apple. Donkey Kong Country Returns Donkey Kong is back. Nintendo has released a new game called " Donkey Kong Country Returns." CNET's Dan Ackerman says

  6. G4 Network Tries a New Game Plan to Get More Guys

    Wed, 11 Feb 2009

    Spaceballs, based on the Mel Brooks movie, along with the TV premiere of The King of Kong , a documentary about the quest for high-scoring stardom in Donkey Kong . G4 is also supplementing syndicated staple Cops with same-week repeats of

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  1. 'Halo 3' called on to combat Xbox 360 woes

    Wed, 11 Feb 2009

    Tetris-like idea after playing tennis on the Wii with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong ). "I am truly enjoying the creative collaboration, and we hope that gamers will be as excited as we are about what

  2. We Like our Christmas Films Wrapped in Dysfunction

    Fri, 14 Nov 2008

    people have the guts to do what most of us can't," says Seth Gordon, director of the video-game documentary "The King of Kong ," of his feature debut. Meaning, they brush off their holiday obligations each year, lie about their intentions

  3. Former Star of TV's "Growing Pains" Pens Autobiography

    Sat, 8 Nov 2008

    in speed contests, getting joystick-cramp in that spot between your thumb and index finger from hours of playing Donkey Kong and Berzerk, growing a Chia Pet (which kind of resembled my own hair) . . . I could go on. Everything was big. Big

  4. Survey: Nearly every American kid plays video games

    Tue, 16 Sep 2008

    games themselves. Kimberly Coleman, a 35-year-old mom and blogger in New York City, was a fan of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong as a kid. She now plays video games with her 4-year-old son, but only those with physical activity, such as

  5. 'Mario Super Sluggers' serves up minor-league fun

    Fri, 29 Aug 2008

    easy. After unlocking the first nine players available, I challenged Bowser Jr. Even though I lacked the strength of Donkey Kong and Wario's bats, and had the pitching prowess of Peach, I won 31-0. When Bowser's castle opened up, I took

  6. Independently produced games are getting noticed

    Mon, 14 Jul 2008

    skasoftware.com; out later this year, no price set Former dishwasher James Silva created this violent take on the Donkey Kong genre when he learned that Bruce Lee was once a dishwasher who got no respect. "I thought, 'Hey, I could turn that

  7. Small game developers get on fast track

    Mon, 14 Jul 2008

    Crashers, with a cell animation look, from The Behemoth , which made Alien. There will also be the impressionistic Donkey Kong descendent Braid from former Game Developer columnist Jonathan Blow. Microsoft's director of digitally distributed

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  1. Roll of Quarters and a 'Donkey Kong' Dream

    Fri, 24 Aug 2007

    immortal. Donkey Kong . I'm Ed producer of the king of Kong a fistful of quarters. king of Kong a fistful sauce mobile Billy Mitchell for the world The game Donkey Kong is the most gaming it's Billy Mitchell . And he record on Donkey Kong for 20

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    band called journey. And videogame arcades first saw the simple but immortal. Donkey Kong .
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  2. Webcast: Nature's Wrath, the Week in Photos and King of 'Kong'

    Fri, 24 Aug 2007

    immortal. Donkey Kong . I'm Ed producer of the king of Kong a fistful quarters. The king of Kong a fistful sauce mobile Billy Mitchell for the world The game Donkey Kong is the most gaming it's Billy Mitchell and he held the record on Donkey Kong for 20

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    band called journey. And videogame arcades first saw this simple but immortal. Donkey Kong .
    I'm Ed Cunningham producer of the king of Kong a fistful of quarters. The king of Kong a fistful of quarters his documentary. About a middle school science teacher Steve we. -- hot sauce mobile Billy Mitchell for the world record on the classic arcade game -- The game Donkey Kong is the most difficult classic arcade game wore on people without question is the hardest games he -- Donkey Kong doesn't last minute -- absolute -- power. There's only two guys that can play at this world record level and it's Billy Mitchell and Steve -- be. Billy Mitchell is by far the most famous the most accomplished -- and coin operated classic games. You want your name written in the history. You have to pay the price. If they're worried Michael Jordan of classic gaming it's Billy Mitchell and he held the record on Donkey Kong for 20/20 five years before Steve we became a long. The -- is a guy who has amazing talent but for whatever reason -- kind of struggled through his life team was laid off from his job things were not going well trying to find another job so we went back to his childhood love Donkey Kong . -- of machine and that's where he kind of lost himself. Candidacy.
  3. SF City Official Throws 'Donkey Kong' Fit

    Thu, 6 Jan 2011

    that I have no regrets about expressing what He calls his righteous indignation. It's on like Donkey Kong when I was younger I played Donkey Kong every once in wasn't bat.

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  4. Introducing the 'Spielberg of Video Games'

    Fri, 12 Nov 2010

    understand it he began his life as a carpenter and later became a plumber is. With and almost thirty years ago we created Donkey Kong part it was originally that's stressful to Kinney. And before Super Mario Mario Brothers which features include Mario

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    a plumber is. With -- and almost thirty years ago we created Donkey Kong part it was originally -- that's stressful to Kinney. -- And before Super Mario Mario Brothers which features include Mario and the
  5. Microsoft on TV

    Tue, 30 Nov 2010

    service for its Xbox video game console. It would rival efforts by Google and apple. Donkey Kong is back Nintendo has released a new game called Donkey Kong country returns cnet's Dan Ackerman says it feels a lot like the arcade classics. You're

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    Xbox video game console. It would rival efforts by Google and apple. Donkey Kong is back Nintendo has released a new game called Donkey Kong country returns cnet's Dan Ackerman says it feels a lot like the arcade classics.
  6. Video Games and the Violinist

    Tue, 22 Jun 2010

    Brothers and not like He was like the cold soundtrack might play got the whole thing nailed down. He also doesn't Donkey Kong by the and know your and also Dragon Quest who takes requests. Outfit and a little little the whole thing 34 whose

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  7. The Return of Super Mario

    Tue, 13 Nov 2007

    character for whom the game was named. Donkey Kong . In 1982. Our pre possessing For the sequel a game called. Donkey Kong junior. In 1983 little Mario was playing second banana to the evil Donkey Kong . The jump man has left a long

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    angry 8 the evil central character for whom the game was named. Donkey Kong . In 1982. Our -- pre possessing little -- man was given a cheerful name rarely seen in the annals of heroes Mario. For the sequel a game called. Donkey Kong junior. In 1983 little Mario was given a shot as his own game. Mario Brothers by then the seemingly indestructible arcade revolution
    From his supporting role -- ago playing second banana to the evil Donkey Kong . The jump man has left a long way an icon like -- yet not like Marilyn. Undaunted no matter how often these
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