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Chapter 7
Kitty & Katty, a Platformer
F
S P ( 1980 arcade game developed by Universal) to
Super Meat Boy (developed by Team Meat in 2010), platform games have
always been a fundamental genre that every aspiring game designer needs
to master, especially if interested in developing two-dimensional games.
To start dening our own, we will look at the rst platform game that
incorporated a swi jumping action: Donkey Kong. is was the game
that, thanks to its innovative qualities and groundbreaking success, made
platformers a staple in gaming literature ever since, and is still played
competitively to this very day.
7.1 DONKEY KONG ...