In 1996-1997, a japanese magazine published a column by a Ikegami developer about arcade work, including Donkey Kong. Kate Willaert crowdfunded a translation of it. Here it is:
https://shmuplations.com/donkeykong/
Jason Scott on Nostr: So, everybody knows Nintendo didn't program Donkey Kong, right? They just didn't have ...
So, everybody knows Nintendo didn't program Donkey Kong, right? They just didn't have the chops - they secretly contracted a company called Ikegami Tsushinki. It only came out when they made Donkey Kong Jr. off the same code and Ikegami sued them.
In 1996-1997, a japanese magazine published a column by a Ikegami developer about arcade work, including Donkey Kong. Kate Willaert crowdfunded a translation of it. Here it is:
https://shmuplations.com/donkeykong/
In 1996-1997, a japanese magazine published a column by a Ikegami developer about arcade work, including Donkey Kong. Kate Willaert crowdfunded a translation of it. Here it is:
https://shmuplations.com/donkeykong/