Get to know the king of swing!

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Get to know the king of swing!
Get to know the king of swing!
Publisher Nintendo
Original language English
Release date April 12, 2023[1]

Get to know the king of swing! is an article published on the official Nintendo website. The article covers the history of Donkey Kong, in addition to providing facts about the character and a list of Nintendo Switch games in which he appears.

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Large and in charge, Donkey Kong is always ready for an adventure. Although DK may have changed a bit since starring in his first game, he’s still taking on enemies and crashing through boxes. And you can bet he’ll be doing it all in style! (Peep the tie.)
You can barrel-blast through the history of Donkey Kong’s starring roles, then check out a few of the games you can find him in on the Nintendo Switch™ system.
Fun Facts
  • Donkey Kong made his debut in 1981 with Mario, who—at the time—was called Jumpman.
  • DK hasn’t always worn a red tie. While many people may remember first seeing Donkey Kong wearing a tie in the Donkey Kong Country™ game, his signature style was actually introduced a few months earlier in 1994, appearing on the box art of the Donkey Kong™ game for the Game Boy™ system.
Join Donkey Kong in these Nintendo Switch games![A]

Gallery[edit]

  • The timeline of Donkey Kong games shown in the article

    The timeline of Donkey Kong games shown in the article

Footnotes and references[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ In the article, the list is provided in a format linking directly to the pages to purchase the games.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The article
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