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The original version of this trivia bit implied that the Popeye game was conceived as a remake of Donkey Kong and not the oroginal unreleased idea. This edit makes it clear that Donkey Kong is the final version of that game.
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*Donkey Kong was the second platformer ever made; the 1980 game ''[[wikipedia:Space Panic|Space Panic]]'' was the first. | *Donkey Kong was the second platformer ever made; the 1980 game ''[[wikipedia:Space Panic|Space Panic]]'' was the first. | ||
*Even though Jumpman wears his signature red and blue clothing in the game, he wears blue and white clothing on the boxart for the NES port. | *Even though Jumpman wears his signature red and blue clothing in the game, he wears blue and white clothing on the boxart for the NES port. | ||
*''Donkey Kong'' was conceived as a Popeye game, | *''Donkey Kong'' was originally conceived as a Popeye game, Donkey Kong replaced Bluto, Jumpman replaced Popeye, and the Lady replaced Olive Oyl.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_new_super_mario_bros_wii_16795_16846.html</ref> | ||
*All three major characters were renamed in later appearances, with Jumpman changed to Mario in Nintendo of America's promotions, Lady changed to Pauline in ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', and lastly this game's Donkey Kong becoming [[Cranky Kong]] by the release of ''Donkey Kong Country''. | *All three major characters were renamed in later appearances, with Jumpman changed to Mario in Nintendo of America's promotions, Lady changed to Pauline in ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', and lastly this game's Donkey Kong becoming [[Cranky Kong]] by the release of ''Donkey Kong Country''. | ||