Retro Gaming Australia

Depending on who you believe, Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the first release of Donkey Kong, and thus 30 years since Mario first debuted.

What you may not know is that Nintendo does not actually own the rights to produce the game, and may not own the source code.

Gamasutra has produced an excellent article, which they call “The Secret History of Donkey Kong”, which discusses the events leading up to the release of the game, the stoush between Nintendo and Ikegami, the company which programmed and manufactured the game and the aftermath of the game’s release. Read it now!