Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Donkey Kong Climbs Again!


Donkey Kong (Miyamoto, et. al.,1981) is best known for it's Italian Mario who is out to save his girlfriend. because the carpenter mistreats the ape, so of course as revenge Donkey Kong escapes and kidnaps Mario's girlfriend, originally known as the Lady, but later renamed Pauline. Upon reaching the top of the steel stage, a heart appears between Mario and Pauline, but Donkey Kong grabs the woman and climbs higher, causing the heart to break. And the game then starts over at a higher level of difficulty.

Even today Donkey Kong is ranked as the 3rd most popular arcade game of all time and the Engineering students at UC Santa Cruz helped Donkey Kong climb his steel stage again using 6400 post it notes.


Total Number of Post-It® Notes: About 6400

Total People: About 10 Involved

Total Time:
5 hours

Currently visible at the E2 building at UCSC, it is scheduled to be removed on or before May 1.
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064








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