Donkey Kong (1983)
Genres:Platform, Arcade
Themes:Action
Game modes:Single player
Story:The Commodore 64 port of Donkey Kong is very much faithful to the original arcade port, with some small differences. This port was developed by Atari.
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The leading character is a historical Japanese samurai, Taira no Kagekiyo (also known as Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo) who fell in the Battle of Dan-no-ura at the end of the Genpei War. In Genpei Tōma Den, he was resurrected and fights Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Saito Musashibo Benkei over the Imperial Regalia of Japan, as well as to defeat his enemy Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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