In 1995, I was eight years old when I went to the movies and saw Toy Story. It changed the way I play, and the way I imagined play could happen. At the time, toys were my life. I had lots of action ...

The internet (myself included) has become obsessed with an abandoned baby monkey who formed an unexpected bond with an Ikea orangutan plush. While many saw the tear-jerking companionship as an ...

Cats are some of the most hilarious creatures around. Why? Well, they’re cute, they’re cuddly, they’re curious, and more importantly, they’re unpredictable. But another big reason why people love them ...

Donkey Kong holds a special place in video game history, as it established many norms, including the platformer genre. It also saved Nintendo from financial ruin, so there’s a lot of love for the ...

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Despite taking the character and series in a fresh direction, ...

If Donkey Kong’s games have proven anything, it’s that Nintendo, Rare, and any company that takes the reins on the series will apparently never run out of ideas for silly new friends, family members, ...

The best Nintendo games do two things. The first is introducing a delightful gaming mechanic — take Ultrahand in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Cappy in Super Mario Odyssey for some ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

Which characters come to mind when you think about the video game Rushmore? For many, Donkey Kong would be up there. It doesn’t matter whether you know the ape from the latest Mario Kart or back from ...

Despite being Nintendo’s original mascot and being one of legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s most iconic character creations, Donkey Kong has had a bit of a weird history of getting his own ...

Melody MacReady is a writer and transwoman (she/her), passionate about all things pop culture-related. From movies to shows to games to comic books, there is not much that she does not enjoy or ...