Which characters come to mind when you think about the video game Rushmore? For many, Donkey Kong would be up there. It doesn’t matter whether you know the ape from the latest Mario Kart or back from ...

Nintendo's 800-pound gorilla in a 300-pound cabinet arrived in arcades across America 40 years ago this summer. By 1981's end, Donkey Kong had hoisted the Japanese electronics company on his broad ...