For about as long as the Donkey Kong arcade game has been around, high-skill players have known about the kill screen on the first board of Level 22 that kills Jumpman (Mario) shortly after you ...

The Strong museum’s planned 20-foot tall Donkey Kong arcade cabinet ... On the 1981 arcade cabinets, players were often directly at or at a downward angle to the screen. Unless you’re as ...

If you're familiar with the classic Donkey Kong arcade game, then you'll have undoubtedly heard of the kill screen. For those not in the know, the game essentially features a level known as the ...

“Insert coins ... excitement for a coin or two. Then, as the 1980s wound on, arcade machines began to offer a new option to players after the dreaded Game Over screen appeared: if they put ...