The game's sequel, Donkey Kong Junior (shortened to Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong's mode of attack is a seemingly-endless supply of barrels that Mario must either dodge, jump over or smash with a hammer. The storyline involves the plumber (originally a carpenter) named Mario (originally Jumpman note which was first used in an arcade flyer by Nintendo of America the character was previously nameless in Japanese materials, which is why the development name showed up in earlier references, but "Mario" had mostly overtaken "Jumpman" by the first home conversions) saving his girlfriend Pauline (originally " Lady" note The name Pauline was first used in the MS-DOS, Apple ][, Coleco Adam, and western NES conversions also, due to initial confusion with the name, it was sometimes translated as the/a "lady" or thought to be nameless until later English references, and was even occasionally believed for a time in Japanese circles to be a Decomposite Character.) from Donkey Kong, in an obvious reference to King Kong. Didn't scroll at all, but involved a lot of jumping and climbing, and one level had moving platforms. While not, as is commonly reported, the very first Platform Game (that honor belongs to Space Panic), it was the very first to feature actual jumping. A classic arcade game from Nintendo released in 1981, which not only marked the start of their legendary status in the industry, but also debuted both Donkey Kong and Mario as characters.
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