In case you’ve swotted up in your gaming historical past, then you definately’ll maybe already know that the unique Donkey Kong from 1981 (lord almighty…) truly began life as a Popeye the Sailor Man challenge, that includes the primary man himself alongside Olive Oyl and antagonist Bluto.
As the story goes, Nintendo had didn’t safe the license for the Popeye challenge, and so Donkey Kong (together with a sure plumber named Mario Jumpman) was born.
For a take a look at how the sport was shaping up with the unique characters, nevertheless, a design doc by Shigeru Miyamoto himself has been highlighted by Digital Eclipse’s Mike Mika on Twitter, having been uncovered and shared by @forestillusion a few years in the past (with scans credited to Gaming Historian).
We missed it again then, but it surely’s fascinating stuff for Nintendo buffs. Test it out under:
You may undoubtedly see how this design doc ultimately advanced into the ultimate product, proper? In truth, the extent structure on the precise seems fairly darn finalised by way of the general idea (albeit with out the bombs and dynamite). Elsewhere, sprites for Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto will be seen within the prime left (simply about), together with a cute little picture of Popeye within the backside left.
To cap all of it off, Miyamoto’s signature is prominently displayed within the prime proper. What a captivating glimpse into the origins of Donkey Kong! For extra data on how Popeye advanced into Donkey Kong, try the article under:
