Last week, one of the most anticipated premieres for all fans of video games, movies and even popular culture took place. Several years after his failed ‘live-action’, nintendo has teamed up with Illumination to create an animated film about Super Mario Bros. do justice to the plumber’s legacy. Its success was not long in coming and the band sweeps the worldThis is why many institutions are taking advantage of the moment to announce weird things like this which I will explain next. Donkey Kong deserves the glory too.
For those who don’t know, the Mario’s first appearance it wasn’t in the classic NES game that bears its name, but rathere made his debut in Donkey Kong by taking on the lead role you have to save the princess. This arcade title (which later came to consoles) has become a classic among classics and has marked the history of the world of video games. for this reason deserves to be in a “big” museum.
It will be the colossal functional arcade terminal of Donkey Kong
- According to reports from VGC, “The Strong National Game Museum” from New York will dedicate one of its exhibition corners to Donkey Kongbut not in the way you surely imagine
- In collaboration with Nintendothis institution will be developing a large-scale recreation of one of Donkey Kong’s classic arcade machines for the enjoyment of visitors
- This hobby It will be about 6 meters high. (370% bigger than the original) and it will be fully functional (you can play games if you want)
- This collectible should be Available from June 30
Have you ever played the first Donkey Kong? I would swear not, but they told me that it is a much more complicated title than one would think at first glance. Can you imagine my first game being in an arcade as colossal as this?