Donkey Kong (1986)

Donkey Kong was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by Ocean Software and developed by John Mullins, Clive Paul, and SHEIK, with inlay and poster art provided by Leslie Cabarga.

As an arcade platformer, the game supports up to two players. It features a custom screen loader and provides flexible control options, including Kempston Joystick, Interface 2, Cursor keys, and fully redefinable keys.

The game retailed at £7.95 on cassette. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, it was also made available on Amstrad CPC, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, and Intellivision.

The game holds an average magazine score of 54.50%. Critical reception included a 48% rating from Crash, 3 out of 5 stars from both Sinclair User and Your Computer, and a 5 out of 10 score from Your Sinclair.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through numerous TR-DOS adaptations and cassette cracks by groups such as Bill Gilbert, Prospekt, and Jansoft. ZX Spectrum magazines frequently featured POKE codes and references to the game in various gaming compilations.