Metroidvania Works #03: Donkey Kong [Nintendo, 1981]

The final entry in the Metroidvania Chronicles "prequel trilogy," this episode looks at the world's first great platformer, Donkey Kong. Not that the world needs yet another Donkey Kong retrospective, but at least this one tries to take a different perspective on it. Go on, give it a watch. For more on the history and evolution of exploratory action games, read www.metroidvania.com — and please consider supporting this series at www.patreon.com/gamespite!