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*In 1982, Buckner and Garcia recorded a song titled "[[Do the Donkey Kong]]", using sound effects from the game, and released it on the album Pac-Man Fever. | *In 1982, Buckner and Garcia recorded a song titled "[[Do the Donkey Kong]]", using sound effects from the game, and released it on the album Pac-Man Fever. | ||
*A Europe-only [[Donkey Kong (slot machine)|slot machine]] was made in 1996 by Maygay, based on the game. | *A Europe-only [[Donkey Kong (slot machine)|slot machine]] was made in 1996 by Maygay, based on the game. | ||
*In 2007, a documentary film, ''[[List of | *In 2007, a documentary film, ''[[List of references in film#The King of Kong|The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters]]'', directed by {{wp|Seth Gordon}} was released. The film centers around high school teacher {{wp|Steve Wiebe}} as he tries to achieve a world record for obtaining the highest score in the game, which was held by {{wp|Billy Mitchell (gamer)|Billy Mitchell}} at the time. | ||
*This is the very first [[Nintendo]] game to feature anti-piracy measures. How this works is that if all but the first N in the Nintendo name on the title screen is altered, the game freezes up about four seconds into the gameplay, which is the length of time taken for the first blue barrel [[Donkey Kong]] throws to set off the [[oil drum]] at the bottom of [[25m]].<ref>[[tcrf:Donkey Kong (Arcade)#Copyright Protection|The Cutting Room Floor]]</ref> | *This is the very first [[Nintendo]] game to feature anti-piracy measures. How this works is that if all but the first N in the Nintendo name on the title screen is altered, the game freezes up about four seconds into the gameplay, which is the length of time taken for the first blue barrel [[Donkey Kong]] throws to set off the [[oil drum]] at the bottom of [[25m]].<ref>[[tcrf:Donkey Kong (Arcade)#Copyright Protection|The Cutting Room Floor]]</ref> | ||