DONKEY KONG
This week we are featuring another classic title. Donkey Kong was an arcade game released in 1981. This game was a ton of fun! You play as jump man (later known as Mario) as you jump over barrels, climb ladders, and avoid other obstacles in your way while trying to save a woman from an ape known as Donkey Kong. There was a few interesting things about this game. Firstly, this is the first appearance of Mario, but is not the first appearance of Peach. In this game, you rescue another woman whose name is Pauline. Pauline does not appear again until the game Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. Another interesting thing about this game is that remember that old monkey from Donkey Kong 64 and other Donkey Kong games named Cranky Kong? It turns out that he was the original Donkey Kong and the Donkey Kong that we all know and love was actually the original Donkey Kong's grandson. Confusing, huh?
COMIC BOOK OF THE WEEK
WATCHMEN
This story is considered by many to be the greatest graphic novel ever written. It is a tale about an old team of super heroes that investigate the death of one of their own, The Comedian. The story can be very graphic at times and is not for the weak hearted but I do strongly recommend it.
I have read this entire story and it truly is a master piece. It has just about everything in it that a comic book fan can ask for in just one story. Ultimately, this story is about racisism and seems like you're reading an X-Men comic at times, but is still very good.
A few years ago a movie was released about this graphic novel. The film received very positive reviews by critics and is almost exactly like the comics. Most recently, DC started a series called Before Watchmen. These tell the origin stories of each super hero that is in the story. I have not read any of these yet, but I heard some of them are very good.