all bout kong, pal

Donkey Kong is a Nintendo video game character. Here are some various facts about him.

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D.K.'s AGE IS:

39. Donkey Kong first appeared in the arcade game of the same name, released in 1981.

D.K. IS CURRENTLY:

One of the highest grossing video game franchises of all time, selling a total of 58.19 million copies and making over 5 billion in sales from the arcade game and Donkey Kong Country series.

D.K. STORY OF CREATION IS THUS:

In 1981, Nintendo wanted to make a licensed Popeye game, but when they couldn't secure the license, they wanted to make a similar game with similar characters, which led to the creation of the original Donkey Kong arcade game.

WHAT MAKES D.K. SO COOL?:

the tie, obviously