![]() One early and obvious workaround was to overlay a virtual d-pad and action buttons on the screen. Working around that limitation was a big challenge. Good platforming games depend on precise mechanical controls, like buttons, directional pads, and joysticks. The advent of touchscreen gaming left developers with a conundrum. While Donkey Kong seems rudimentary today, the basics of running through a level and jumping over obstacles have remained as the genre has evolved (with the hero of Donkey Kong, later named Mario, usually leading the way with genre-defining titles like Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and Super Mario 64). Platform games have been a video game staple since the original Donkey Kong hit arcades in July of 1981. #1661: Mimestream app for Gmail, auto-post WordPress headlines to Twitter and Mastodon, My Photo Stream shutting down.#1662: New Macs, 12 top OS features for 2023, vertical tabs in Web browsers, watchOS 9.5.1.#1663: Exploring the Apple Vision Pro, 12 more OS features coming in 2023, new Apple service features, Apollo shuts down. ![]() ![]() #1664: Real system requirements for OS 2023, beware Siri creating alarms instead of timers.#1665: Important OS security updates, abusive Web notifications, solve myopia with an iPhone, Self Service Repair. ![]()
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