Several potential Donkey Kong names have resurfaced, but there’s one in particular that just makes us laugh.
Even Mario was internally called Mr. Video and Jumpman before Nintendo settled on his famous name.
The final Donkey Kong name was chosen as a rough translation of “Dumb Ape.”
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