why is it named donkey kong?

super_smasher · 12-17-2003, 08:01 PM

in donkey kong, ur mario and have to save pauline, but the game is named after the villain! i dont get that

12-17-2003, 08:07 PM

Hook is named after the villain, so is Mars Attack!, and Batman 89 should have been called Joker. Donkey Kong is the main attraction in the game, so it was named after him.

12-17-2003, 11:58 PM

He might mean why Call Donkey Kong Donkey Kong, he is neither a donkey, nor kong.

Dee Emm · 12-18-2003, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by super_smasher:
but the game is named after the villain! i dont get that

He means the game, alright.

Who says a game can't be named after the villain?

12-18-2003, 03:17 PM

Why is legend of Zelda called that when link is the hero?

super_smasher · 12-18-2003, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by Dee Emm:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by super_smasher:
but the game is named after the villain! i dont get that

He means the game, alright.

Who says a game can't be named after the villain?[/quote]im not saying it shouldnt, im saying why they named it donkey kong.

12-18-2003, 06:55 PM

Dunno if it's just a legend or not, but I heard somewhere that Shigeru Miyamoto thought it meant "stubborn monkey."

12-18-2003, 07:06 PM

They gave him the name Donkey to signal he was stupid, and the word kong since he was a monkey stealing girlfriends.

12-18-2003, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by Prince Toad:
Dunno if it's just a legend or not, but I heard somewhere that Shigeru Miyamoto thought it meant "stubborn monkey."

"Crazy Monkey" if I recall correctly.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

12-18-2003, 07:17 PM

Apparently it was supposed to be called "Monkey Kong" but the guy who made it screwed up and called it "Donkey Kong" instead.

12-18-2003, 10:07 PM

Good thing, Monkey Kong sounds retarded. I doubt that's it though.

12-18-2003, 10:16 PM

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Originally posted by CodieKitty:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Prince Toad:
Dunno if it's just a legend or not, but I heard somewhere that Shigeru Miyamoto thought it meant "stubborn monkey."

"Crazy Monkey" if I recall correctly.[/quote]I thought it was characteristic of donkeys to be stubborn, not crazy.

Dee Emm · 12-18-2003, 10:19 PM

Scary monkey. oO;

12-18-2003, 11:02 PM

DK's not a monkey anyway. so good thing they didn't call him that

super_smasher · 12-19-2003, 11:12 PM

he's an ape

12-19-2003, 11:34 PM

I know.

12-20-2003, 12:24 AM

A donkey = A stubborn animal.

A kong = Taken from King Kong, a giant, girl stealing ape.

Donkey Kong = A stubborn ape who refuses to give up his kidnapped girl.

NintendoLand has the full story.

imported_Cravdraa · 12-20-2003, 09:18 AM

Donkey is japanese that translates roughly into "stupid" or "crazy". Kong translates into monkey.

super_smasher · 12-21-2003, 02:04 PM

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Originally posted by Cravdraa:
Donkey is japanese that translates roughly into "stupid" or "crazy". Kong translates into monkey.

donkey is japenese?

imported_Cravdraa · 12-22-2003, 07:54 PM

In this case, yes.

12-17-2003, 08:01 PM	#1
super_smasher Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 507 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	in donkey kong, ur mario and have to save pauline, but the game is named after the villain! i dont get that

12-17-2003, 08:07 PM	#2
Batman Guest Posts: n/a	Hook is named after the villain, so is Mars Attack!, and Batman 89 should have been called Joker. Donkey Kong is the main attraction in the game, so it was named after him.

12-17-2003, 11:58 PM	#3
WaLuigi1774 Guest Posts: n/a	He might mean why Call Donkey Kong Donkey Kong, he is neither a donkey, nor kong.

12-18-2003, 03:17 PM	#5
repster Guest Posts: n/a	Why is legend of Zelda called that when link is the hero?

12-18-2003, 06:55 PM	#7
Prince Toad Guest Posts: n/a	Dunno if it's just a legend or not, but I heard somewhere that Shigeru Miyamoto thought it meant "stubborn monkey."

12-18-2003, 07:06 PM	#8
homer Guest Posts: n/a	They gave him the name Donkey to signal he was stupid, and the word kong since he was a monkey stealing girlfriends.

12-18-2003, 07:17 PM	#10
spicy Guest Posts: n/a	Apparently it was supposed to be called "Monkey Kong" but the guy who made it screwed up and called it "Donkey Kong" instead.

12-18-2003, 10:07 PM	#11
Prince Toad Guest Posts: n/a	Good thing, Monkey Kong sounds retarded. I doubt that's it though.

12-18-2003, 10:19 PM	#13
Dee Emm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hsawaknow Posts: 5,679 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Scary monkey. oO;

12-18-2003, 11:02 PM	#14
Knuckles173 Guest Posts: n/a	DK's not a monkey anyway. so good thing they didn't call him that

12-22-2003, 07:54 PM	#20
imported_Cravdraa Animal Crossing Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It\'s round on the sides and high in the middle Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	In this case, yes.

12-19-2003, 11:12 PM	#15
super_smasher Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 507 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	he's an ape

12-19-2003, 11:34 PM	#16
Knuckles173 Guest Posts: n/a	I know.

12-20-2003, 12:24 AM	#17
GORE-ILLA Guest Posts: n/a	A donkey = A stubborn animal. A kong = Taken from King Kong, a giant, girl stealing ape. Donkey Kong = A stubborn ape who refuses to give up his kidnapped girl. NintendoLand has the full story.

12-20-2003, 09:18 AM	#18
imported_Cravdraa Animal Crossing Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It\'s round on the sides and high in the middle Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Donkey is japanese that translates roughly into "stupid" or "crazy". Kong translates into monkey.