D.K

**Donkey Kong** (ドンキーコング //Donkī Kongu//[|?] ) is a [|fictional] ape in [|his video game series], created by [|video game designer] [|Shigeru Miyamoto]. Donkey Kong first appeared in [|Nintendo]'s popular [|1981] video game of the [|same name]. Since then he has appeared in [|over 20 games] in his own series, as well as in some games in the [|Mario series]. He debuted at the same time as him in the original //Donkey Kong// game, before moving on to the more complex //[|Donkey Kong Country]// platformers for the [|Super Nintendo]. He still spars with Mario on occasion, appearing as a playable character in [|Mario Kart], appearing as a playable fighter in [|Smash Bros.] and the primary antagonist in the [|Mario vs. Donkey Kong] games.[|[1]]