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'''''King Kong''''' is an unlicensed video game programmed by Karl T. Olinger and published by Tigervision that was released on the Atari 2600
'''''King Kong''''' is a Tigervision video game programmed by Karl T. Olinger that was released on the Atari 2600 in 1982.
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The gameplay is a rip-off of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(video_game) Donkey Kong]. A game where you play as a man and try to rescue a woman from a ape.
''King Kong'' is a [[wikipedia:Video game clone|clone]] of the 1981 Nintendo arcade game ''[[wikipedia:Donkey_Kong_(video_game)|Donkey Kong]]''. Each level requires the player to rescue a woman on top of the Empire State Building while jumping over bombs thrown by King Kong. A special type of bomb resembling a candle will cause the player to automatically move up a floor when they jump over it.
 
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Characters and Monsters===
===Characters and Monsters===
====Playable====
====Playable====
*[[Carl Denham]] or [[Jack Driscoll]]
*Blond Protagonist
====Not Playable====
====Not Playable====
*[[Ann Darrow]]
*Lady
===Enemies===
===Enemies===
*[[King Kong]]
*[[King Kong]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Atari Kong Back Cover.jpg|Back cover
Atari Kong Ad.jpg|Advertisement
</gallery>
==Videos==
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">UX6vvr7iplY</youtube>|Gameplay}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* It is unaware to the player if you are playing as [[Carl Denham]] or [[Jack Driscoll]]. It is also unaware to the player if the womwan you are trying to rescue is [[Ann Darrow]]
*The player character could be interpreted as being [[Carl Denham]] or [[Jack Driscoll]], but is not named on the box art or in the game itself. Likewise, the woman he is trying to rescue is never called [[Ann Darrow]].
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 27 March 2023

King Kong
Game Box Art
Developer Karl T. Olinger
Publisher Tigervision
Platforms Atari 2600
Languages English
Genre Platformer

King Kong is a Tigervision video game programmed by Karl T. Olinger that was released on the Atari 2600 in 1982.

Gameplay

King Kong is a clone of the 1981 Nintendo arcade game Donkey Kong. Each level requires the player to rescue a woman on top of the Empire State Building while jumping over bombs thrown by King Kong. A special type of bomb resembling a candle will cause the player to automatically move up a floor when they jump over it.

Appearances

Characters and Monsters

Playable

  • Blond Protagonist

Not Playable

  • Lady

Enemies

Gallery

Videos

Gameplay

Trivia

  • The player character could be interpreted as being Carl Denham or Jack Driscoll, but is not named on the box art or in the game itself. Likewise, the woman he is trying to rescue is never called Ann Darrow.

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