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, and not a single one by a Japanese player.
 * 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. Technically, they're right, but it was the current Donkey Kong, with the original Donkey Kong debuting as Cranky Kong.