Radar Scope

November 1, 1980

Platforms

Arcade

Companies

Ikegami Tsushinki Nintendo Nintendo R&D2

Genres

Arcade Shooter

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Donkey Kong began development as a result of the commercial reception of the game Radar Scope. Radar Scope was a success in Japan, but failed to sell successfully in North America. To recoup costs, the game that would become Donkey Kong was developed using some of the unused arcade cabinets and hardware.

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Some concepts considered for alternate games to use unsold Radar Scope cabinets for if Donkey Kong couldn't be developed were a Jack & the Beanstalk game, a fishing game, a space shuttle construction game due to space shuttles being a hot news topic at the time, and a game about fighting a disease in the human body, based on a movie (likely Fantastic Voyage).

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