Philips Magnavox Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution Trigger Happy - Manual (Page 56)

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and could withstand one hit from an enemy), a system
whereby an extra life could be won after collecting a
hundred gold coins, and a regular “boss” battle at the
end of every level.
Fig. 3 Donkey Kong: get him over a barrel (‰ 1981 Nintendo)
Throughout its history the platform game has built
the most purely fantastical sort of gameworlds. In the
Mario universe, baby dinosaurs coexist with masked
birds and solid clouds, potent fungi and magical
crotchets hanging in the air. In an early platform hit on