The evolution of gaming, from the console to the cloud — mashable.com

1981 - Donkey Kong storms in, and Nintendo is done with vacuums and vice Shigeru Miyamoto creates Donkey Kong for Nintendo, which, by this time, has moved into video games and out of love hotels and vacuums. Donkey Kong is a massive hit and becomes one of the first games to feature multiple levels. It also introduces us to a character we're now well familiar with: Jumpman, or, as he's known to many today, Mario.

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