In the trivia section, this website says that, "The game was originally designed as a Popeye game but the rights expired in production, so new characters were made with the same characteristics of a giant taking away the girlfriend while being chased by the small hero."
According to a documentary I saw on G4TechTV, Donkey Kong was rebuilt from a completely different game called Radar Scope. So which one is it?
Well, it's kinda' both.
Miyamoto joined Nintendo when they were in development of Radar Scope; a so-so space shooter, that Nintendo intended to put them on the gaming map. Miyamoto, who was hired for his naturally creative eye, said that it was a bad game; very boring. He proposed they trash the game and start from scratch. So they [Nintendo] did.
Next, Miyamoto convinced Nintendo to secure the rights to Popeye (as to catch the attention of American audiences) for a video game.
They got busy on the game, and half-way through development, the rights went through (but you already know that).
Nintendo was now at a loss. They dropped Radar Scope, and the Popeye liscence was bust. So, to fix all of this, Miyamoto designed his own set of characters to replace the Popeye characters. There was Jumpman (now Mario), replacing Popeye; Paula, replacing Olive Oil; and Donkey Kong, replacing Bluto. He utilized the gameplay system being used for the Popeye game (the smaller man must climb large structure to save girlfriend from larger bruit-gameplay), changing it up some for what is now known as Donkey Kong.
So, there you are. I hope this clears things up for you. :)
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I think the girl's name is Pauline, not Paula, but the rest makes sense and is stuff I didn't know, so I do appreciate the information. I learned about Pauline from Mario Mania, the strategy guide for Super Mario World, which I think is worn out and missing pages. I have no idea where it is. Again, thanks for the info.
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:) Whoops, I always get her name wrong.
And, you're welcome. :)
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Paula's in Earthbound, or Mother 2 if you're in Japan.
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That's proboably how I make that mistake. :)
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You could find a working Atari on Ebay. Or you could locate a store that sells older electronics online.
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Great thread, I never knew that. I truly miss this era in game when it was all about the gameplay and not how many units were sold like it is today. 3D games suck.
Miyamato is a genuis on the level of Jim Henson and one we are likely to never see again.
Try not to take life too seriously, no one gets out alive.
It's always been about sales. That's not to say that nobody in the video game industry cares about making good games, but it's still a business. And video games have been through worse times than this. Ever hear about the video game crash of 1983? That happened because the market was flooded with bad games and it turned people off of the video games in general.
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