Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong is both the name of a video game character and franchise originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto and owned by Nintendo. The franchise is primarily made up of platforming style games, but there have been a number of offshoots and the character has appeared in other video games ranging from Mario Party, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and much more.

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Alias
DK
Created By
Shigeru Miyamoto
Age
41
Birthday
July 9th, 1981
Died
Currently Alive

Height
7' 10''
Race
Gorilla
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