
- Who
- Nintendo, Donkey Kong
- What
- first
- Where
- Not Applicable ()
- When
- 1981
The first true platform game was the 1981 Nintendo arcade game Donkey Kong . It was the first game to star Mario – though he was called Jumpman at the time – and the first game created by legendary Japanese designer Shigeru Miyamoto. GWR Video Gamer's Edition 2008, title: First true platform game.