MediaWiki:Sitenotice:
2024-03-02: The wiki ran out of disk space, so things were not working. This has been resolved by adding another 5GB of quota ;-) Thanks to Tim Lindner for reporting the issues.
2020-05-17: If a page gives you an error about some revision not being found, just EDIT the page and the old page should appear in the editor. If it does, just SAVE that and the page should be restored. OS-9 Al (talk) 12:22, 17 May 2020 (CDT)
The King
| WELCOME |
|---|
| Looking for CoCo help? If you are trying to do something with your old Color Computer, read this quick reference. Want to contribute to this wiki? Be sure to read this first. This CoCo wiki project was started on October 29, 2004. --OS-9 Al |
See Recent Changes. | About this site. | Join the E-Mail List or Facebook Group. | Contact me with updates/questions.
This page was last updated on 09/14/2024. Total Pages: 744. Total Files: 994.
| The King | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:|296px|The King]] | |
| Year | 1982 |
| Publisher | Tom Mix Software |
| Author | Chris Latham |
| Media | Tape, Disk |
| Requires | 32 KB, 1 or 2 Joysticks |
| Optional | |
| Graphic mode | 256x192x2 |
The King is a clone of the arcade game Donkey Kong. Originally called Donkey King, the name apparently was changed to fend off potential legal action from Nintendo. The rights-holders of original games usually ignored clones as beneath their notice, but The King has garnered widespread praise and attention as being better even than the era's officially-authorized ports for many platforms. Unlike most of that time's Donkey Kong clones/ports to home computers or consoles, The King includes all four levels seen in the arcade, with all the arcade's inter-level transition cutscenes/vignettes as well. Its only deficiency is the lack of the arcade's step-by-step chirping sound and constant musical background during active gameplay (which get on the nerves of some gamers anyway). Still, it plays the familiar transition tunes well, and the smooth animation and level of graphical detail are immediately apparent.
CoCo fans regard it as one of the best CoCo 1/2 programs (let alone games) and a "go-to" title to show off what our machine can do.
The author Chris Latham went on to write another highly impressive CoCo showcase game, Sailor Man (a clone of Popeye), the first 64K CoCo game. Latham was interviewed on April 1, 2017 by The Original Gamer Stevie Strow, with L. Curtis Boyle, Nick Marentes, and Boisy Pitre also participating.
Reviews
| Review | Author | Magazine | Y | M | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two 'Donkey' Programs Feature Many Great Times | The Rainbow | 83 | 01 | 152 | |
| Donkey King | Philip N. Wilcox | HOT CoCo | 83 | 06 | 19 |