Monster Games

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Monster Games
Monster Games logo.
Founded 1996[1]
Defunct July 17, 2025[2]
First Super Mario game Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013)
Final Super Mario game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Final president Richard Garcia

Monster Games was a third-party American game developer based in Northfield, Minnesota. The company specialized in developing racing games, most particularly the Excite series for Nintendo and several licensed NASCAR games. In 2022, Monster Games was acquired by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations,[3] which eventually founded iRacing Studios and subsequently merged Monster Games into the new company in 2025.[2]

Monster Games developed Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and assisted in developing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.[4]

Super Mario games developed[edit]

Title Year released Console
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2014 Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2018 Nintendo Switch

References[edit]

  1. ^ Malina, Tom (May 26, 2013). History of Monster Games. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Leone, Chris (July 17, 2025). Introducing iRacing Studios. iRacing Studios (American English). Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ January 4, 2022. iRacing Acquires Monster Games. iRacing. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ^ GameInformer: Nintendo Answers Our Burning Questions

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