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Retrogaming , also known as classic gaming and old school gaming, is the playing or collecting of older  personal computer ,  console , and  arcade  video games in contemporary times. Usually retrogaming is based upon systems that are obsolete or discontinued. Retrogaming has three main activities; vintage retrogaming, retrogaming emulation, and ported retrogaming. Vintage retrogaming includes games that are played on the original hardware.  Emulation  involves newer systems simulating old gaming systems, while ported retrogaming allows games to be played on modern hardware via  ports  or compilations. Additionally, the term could apply to a newer game, but with features similar to those of older games, such as an "retro  RPG " which features turn-based combat and an isometric camera perspective. Participants in the hobby are sometimes known as retrogamers in the United Kingdom, while the terms "classic gamers" or "old school gamers"...

Retrogaming , also known as classic gaming and old school gaming, is the playing or collecting of older personal computer , console , and arcade video games in contemporary times. Usually retrogaming is based upon systems that are obsolete or discontinued. Retrogaming has three main activities; vintage retrogaming, retrogaming emulation, and ported retrogaming. Vintage retrogaming includes games that are played on the original hardware. Emulation involves newer systems simulating old gaming systems, while ported retrogaming allows games to be played on modern hardware via ports or compilations. Additionally, the term could apply to a newer game, but with features similar to those of older games, such as an "retro RPG " which features turn-based combat and an isometric camera perspective. Participants in the hobby are sometimes known as retrogamers in the United Kingdom, while the terms "classic gamers" or "old school gamers" are more prevalent ...

Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング Donkī Kongu, [dõŋ.kiː kõŋ.ɡu͍] ) is a series of video games featuring the adventures of an ape-like character called Donkey Kong , conceived by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981. The franchise mainly comprises two different game genres, plus spin-off titles of various genres. The games of the first genre are mostly single-screen platform / action puzzle types, featuring Donkey Kong as the opponent in an industrial construction setting. Donkey Kong first made his appearance in the 1981 arcade machine called Donkey Kong , in which he faced Mario , now Nintendo's flagship character. This game was also the first appearance of Mario, pre-dating the well-known Super Mario Bros. by four years. In 1994, the series was revived as the Donkey Kong Country series, featuring Donkey Kong and his clan as protagonists in their native jungle setting versus a variety of anthropomorphic enemies, usually against the Kremlings , a clan of crocodiles, and their leader King K. ...