King Kong (video game)

King Kong 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

• King Kong

Gallery

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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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