Launching into American Arcades way back on July 31, 1981, Donkey Kong gave us the first glimpse of what Donkey Kong looked like. Back then he was one of Mario's foe's instead of being the big lovable ape we would come to love decades later. So what's this game like? Is it worth your time to play through? Well allow me to share my thoughts in the next 7 catagories.   Graphics 3: The graphics aren't anything special. Even back in '81 when the game first released it was real rough and blocky to look at. though not game breaking or anything just that its rough to look at from a retro standpoint.   Sound 6: The sound is pretty solid for the time. Its fun to hear Mario (then known as Jumpman) climb ladders and jump over barrels. What music there is, is also fun to listen to. Its nothing your gonna remember after you play the game. But during game play it is fun to listen to.   Story  1: Not much of a story. Donkey Kong kidnaps Mario's then girlfriend Pauline (sorry Peach). Mario being the stalwart hero he is sets off after the dumb ape to rescue her. Not much of a story like I had said. Then again it is a  Mario game. No one plays them for the story.   Addictiveness 1: I am not to likely to play this game again anytime soon. The game boasts of only 5 levels (4 if you play the NES version). Their really short levels and the whole game can be completed in less then an hour. In fact during my play through i manages to finish the game in 35 minutes.   Depth 1: As I said before the game only has 5 short levels that can be completed in less then 10 minutes each. That said depending on how often you die you can finish the entire game in less then an hour.       Difficulty 8: I decided to rate the difficulty pretty high. The game may start out easy but as you continue on its does tend to get a bit more challenging. That said it never got to the point where it gets to hard to where you can't play it. Yes, it does get harder as you go, but with some effort it's nothing you can't get through.   Overall 2.7: Overall i decided to rate the game a 2.7. Reason being is there isn't a lot there to keep you playing after you go through the games 5 levels. Though not a bad game, its just not a good game either.   Final Thoughts: Do I recommend this game? Yes and No. Yes I do recommend it if you've got time to kill or if you've never played it. No, I don't recommend the game to those looking for a fun gaming expierence cause its just not there. Therefore its not worth revisiting over and over again. One play through for me is all I needed to be satisfied. So yeah not a great game at all. More of a time waster then anything.