Donkey Kong/YMMV


 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Stanley.
 * Follow the Leader: The game was endlessly ripped off by other Japanese games companies, both straight clones and also variations - one of which, the 3D-isometric Congo Bongo, was foreshadowing-ly made by Sega.
 * Gannon Banned: Go ahead and say that the girl in the original game is Peach. I dare ya. Not helped by Peach actually replacing her in the Modern version of the G&W version in Game & Watch Gallery 2.
 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The original appears to be more popular in the U.S. than in its home country of Japan. Nearly all of the notable world records are set by Americans.
 * More Popular Spinoff: Super Mario Bros., and to a lesser extent, Donkey Kong Country.
 * Nightmare Fuel: In Donkey Kong 3, when Stanley loses a life, all the enemy bugs on the screen swarm his lifeless body, and when they leave, nothing is left but his spray bottle.
 * Sequel Displacement: Many people born in modern times think that Mario debuted with Super Mario Bros. Likewise, there exists a small group of people who think, or at least once thought, that Donkey Kong made his debut in Donkey Kong Country.