Donkey Kong

prominent woman character in the back(see fig. 1). In fact, most principal video game characters are male. The supporting roles are usually played by female characters if there are any female characters.Image Even some of the first characters like Donkey Kong and Pac-Man although they were not human, they were male. Games like Link and Mario Brothers also had principal male characters and a weaker female character that needed to be saved. Even more recent games include Splinter Cell and the…

It’s been over twenty years since I furiously tore the wrapping paper from an oversized Super Nintendo box. Inside the next wrapped box, I found what would become my most beloved cartridge, Donkey Kong Country. As an eight year old, I didn’t notice that the only female character was unplayable, hyper-sexualized and used as a reward for reaching the save point. In fact, I spent countless afternoons collecting bananas and smashing barrels while completely unaware that my favorite game was…

weren’t many playable female video game characters. The first playable female video game character was Lady Bug from the arcade game Lady Bug, it was a knock off version of Pac-Man which came out in 1981. Similar to Pac-Man it had no story though. Donkey Kong, a game which you had to save a damsel…

It was Nov. 14, 2001 and 1,000 units of the Microsoft® Xbox (TM) video game system arrived at Toys “R” Us Times Square in New York City. About Xbox Xbox was Microsoft’s future-generation video game system. Xbox games blur the lines between fantasy and reality. About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers products and services designed to empower people — any time, any…

A Gamers Choice Do you play video games? Do you consider yourself a gamer? Maybe a child in your household does. Well as a gamer or even as a parent of a gamer, you have many options on what kind of system as a customer might want to buy. The current gen systems are the: Wii U, Xbox one, and the PlayStation 4. What are some things to consider when buying them well: one is priced or how much are you going to invest into the system for the next couple of years, the games that are for each system…

What to Do to Not Do It: A Smarter and More-Fun Way of Persuading Kids to Not Do Drug-Related Activity Everyone has seen it. It’s everywhere. It’s being taken, put into someone’s mouth, and affecting one’s mental health in someway. And before they notice what they’re doing is wrong, it’s already too late. The damage has been done, and now they live in a whole different world than what the average human experiences where they’re prone to do wrong, do crimes, or to get themselves or another…

I will be describing video games. I am using the descriptive informational text in order to explain video games. This topic is significant to me because, videogames are a major part of my life and I enjoy videogames. Video games are a game played by manipulating images, from a computer program, in which the game is displayed on a screen. Much coding goes into making video games. Video games can be used for a leisurely or competitive activity. I preferably use it to pass time or just have fun…

You’re at your friend’s house to play his brand new awesome Kinect system. Of course you are really enjoying it and it’s probably the best thing ever. But you can’t help to be curious about such a complex thing, you may not wander on it but there is that little spot in your brain that just makes you wonder about these ingenious inventions. Almost everyone here today is probably familiar with the most famous and exquisite game consoles. Today’s technology has enabled us to create some of the most…

game. From the prospective of a seventeen year old male, most teenagers don’t even think about video games until introduced to games by family or friends. The introduction of violent video games usually start off with simple games like Pac-Man or Donkey Kong. After the new user realizes that he/she is the only person their…

Technology constantly changes itself and the way we interact with the world and our own selves. One achievement of technology that has always had an impact on people is video games. Video games can provide entertainment, education, and can bring people together. Some critics of games claim that they are violent and meaningless, but in fact, games are a benefit to society. A common misconception is that video games are a recent invention, but the truth is they have been around for almost seventy…