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{{more images|Icon from the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''}} | {{more images|Icon from the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''}} | ||
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|image=[[File:King Kong MIMNES.png]]<br>NES<br>[[File:King Kong MIMSNES.png]]<br>SNES<!--<br>[[File:King Kong MIMDOS.png]]<br>DOS--> | |image=[[File:King Kong MIMNES.png]]<br>NES<br>[[File:King Kong MIMSNES.png]]<br>SNES<!--<br>[[File:King Kong MIMDOS.png]]<br>DOS--> | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''{{wp|King Kong}}''' is a fictional giant ape and the antagonist of the {{wp|King Kong (1933 film)|film of the same name}}. In 1982, King Kong was the subject of a [[List of controversies#Universal Studios|lawsuit]] against [[Nintendo]] by [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], who claimed that the [[Donkey Kong|character]] and scenario of the game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' infringed on Universal's rights to the King Kong character. | '''{{wp|King Kong}}''' is a fictional giant ape and the antagonist of the {{wp|King Kong (1933 film)|film of the same name}}. In 1982, King Kong was the subject of a [[List of controversies#Universal Studios|lawsuit]] against [[Nintendo]] by [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], who claimed that the [[Donkey Kong|character]] and scenario of the game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' infringed on Universal's rights to the King Kong character. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Mario is Missing!''=== | ===''Mario is Missing!''=== | ||
King Kong appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', where he is an artifact stolen from the [[Empire State Building]] by [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s as they invade [[New York City]]. [[Luigi]] can recover King Kong by defeating a Koopa found in the city. Afterwards, Luigi can ask passersby for information about King Kong. Luigi is awarded $1960 for returning King Kong to the Empire State Building. | King Kong appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', where he is an artifact stolen from the [[Empire State Building]] by [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s as they invade [[New York City]]. [[Luigi]] can recover King Kong by defeating a Koopa found in the city. Afterwards, Luigi can ask passersby for information about King Kong. Luigi is awarded $1960 for returning King Kong to the Empire State Building. | ||
====Information==== | ====Information==== | ||
*Boy: "''Monkey business! That's from the skyscraper he climbed in his movie.''" | *Boy: "''Monkey business! That's from the skyscraper he climbed in his movie.''" | ||
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===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series=== | ||
King Kong is mentioned in the [[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Tell Me Everything|first song]] of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] episode "[[Legend of the Crystal Coconut]]", in which [[Donkey Kong]] | King Kong is mentioned in the [[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Tell Me Everything|first song]] of the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] episode "[[Legend of the Crystal Coconut]]", in which [[Donkey Kong]] mentions that he owns an autographed picture of his idol King Kong. | ||
===Mario Quiz Cards=== | ===Mario Quiz Cards=== | ||
[[File:King Kong quiz card.png|thumb]] | [[File:King Kong quiz card.png|thumb]] | ||
King Kong is the main subject of a 1997 Arts, Sports & Leisure card from [[Mario Quiz Cards]]. The card's artwork depicts [[Cape Mario]] while he scolds King Kong, who is climbing a building. | King Kong is the main subject of a 1997 Arts, Sports & Leisure card from [[Mario Quiz Cards]]. The card's artwork depicts [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] while he scolds King Kong, who is climbing a building. | ||
{{Crossover characters}} | {{Crossover characters}} | ||
{{MIM}} | {{MIM}} |
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