{"id":155410,"date":"2023-04-13T22:57:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=155410"},"modified":"2023-04-13T22:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:57:43","slug":"worlds-largest-donkey-kong-arcade-game-arriving-at-new-york-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/worlds-largest-donkey-kong-arcade-game-arriving-at-new-york-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s Largest Donkey Kong Arcade Game Arriving at New York Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#39b54a;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#39b54a;background-color:rgba(57, 181, 74, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, is installing the world's largest Donkey Kong arcade game as part of its 90,000 square-foot expansion.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The giant Donkey Kong arcade game stands at an impressive 20 feet tall, making it approximately 370% larger than the original version.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The Strong National Museum of Play is the world's only collections-based museum dedicated to the history and exploration of play, and it is also home to the World Video Game Hall of Fame.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Donkey Kong is a significant milestone in the history of video games and continues to capture the attention of audiences worldwide, with a recent appearance in the successful Super Mario Bros. Movie.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The upcoming installation at the Strong National Museum of Play provides a unique opportunity for a new generation of gamers to experience a piece of gaming history.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has revealed plans to install the world&#8217;s largest Donkey Kong arcade game as part of its 90,000 square-foot expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The museum has collaborated with Nintendo of America to develop this unique installation, which is set to open to the public on June 30, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jon-Paul Dyson, the museum&#8217;s Vice President for Exhibits, referred to Donkey Kong as a &#8220;true titan in the video game world,&#8221; making it the perfect addition to this ambitious project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The expansion will be dedicated to the history of video games and will provide a larger space for the World Video Game Hall of Fame, which has featured Donkey Kong since 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Towering Arcade Game Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The giant Donkey Kong arcade game stands at an impressive 20 feet (around 6 meters) tall, making it approximately 370% larger than the original version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constructed from an aluminum frame and medium-density fiberboard (MDF), the machine maintains an authentic gaming experience by utilizing a motherboard from an original Donkey Kong cabinet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players will stand at a pedestal beneath the towering screen and use a standard-sized control panel that replicates the original joystick and buttons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This attention to detail ensures that gamers will have an experience as close to the original as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has revealed plans to install the world&#8217;s largest Donkey Kong arcade game as part of its 90,000 square-foot expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    <\/h2>\n<h2><strong>About the Strong National Museum of Play<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 1982, the Strong National Museum of Play is the world&#8217;s only collections-based museum dedicated to the history and exploration of play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the museum is also home to the National Toy Hall of Fame, immersive comic book and television show exhibitions, and a carousel ride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Video Game Hall of Fame will announce this year&#8217;s inductee on May 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalists for the honor include popular titles such as Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Barbie Fashion Designer, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Computer Space, FIFA International Soccer, GoldenEye 007, The Last of Us, NBA 2K, Quake, Wii Sports, and Wizardry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Donkey Kong&#8217;s Continued Popularity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The character Donkey Kong continues to capture the attention of audiences worldwide, with a recent appearance in the successful Super Mario Bros. Movie, voiced by Seth Rogen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the film&#8217;s strong box office performance, there is speculation that a Donkey Kong spin-off movie could be in the works.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Donkey Kong: A Look Back<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Donkey Kong arcade game, first released in 1981, was a significant milestone in the history of video games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created by Shigeru Miyamoto, it marked the debut of two iconic characters: Donkey Kong, the giant ape, and Mario, the Italian plumber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game&#8217;s unique platforming and storytelling elements set the stage for a new era in gaming, leading to numerous sequels, spin-offs, and adaptations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the upcoming installation at the Strong National Museum of Play, a new generation of gamers will have the opportunity to experience a piece of gaming history.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":155411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}