Dwayne Johnson has revealed his favorite online game of all time is Donkey Kong however he doesn’t care concerning the a number of sequels or spin-offs.
The arcade recreation Donkey Kong was initially launched in 1981 earlier than being ported to the Nintendo Leisure System in 1986. The enduring platform recreation has Nintendo mascot Mario (then generally known as Soar Man) scaling a sequence of ranges to rescue Pauline (aka The Girl) from the clutches of Donkey Kong.
The sport was an enormous success and helped set up the Japanese recreation builders in North America. Various sequels and spin-offs have been launched through the years, together with the beloved Donkey Kong Nation sequence and this 12 months’s unimaginable Donkey Kong Bananza.
Nonetheless Dwayne Johnson has no time for Donkey Kong’s spectacular 44 12 months historical past. Talking to IGN, he was requested what his favorite online game of all time was. “I gotta go together with [American Football series] Madden if it’s at house. Get up? I gotta go together with the unique Donkey Kong,” he replied. He was then requested if he’s performed any of the opposite Donkey Kong video games. “None of them matter [so] no.”
Seems The Smashing Machine star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson solely acknowledges the unique Donkey Kong recreation: pic.twitter.com/lNIxssRw9I
— IGN (@IGN) October 2, 2025
Various gaming followers aren’t impressed with Johnson’s DK opinion. “Donkey Kong may very well be a mediocre actor, however The Rock might by no means write the ‘DK Rap’,” replied one fan. “He clearly hasn’t performed Bananza,” stated one other. “Humorous how The Rock says ‘none of them matter’ however that’s how avid gamers really feel about half his motion pictures,” wrote a 3rd.
Dwayne Johnson has beforehand starred in a few online game diversifications. He performed Sgt. Asher “Sarge” Mahonin in 2005’s Doom and Davis Okoye in 2018’s Rampage. Each movies bought middling critiques. His newest challenge The Smashing Machine is a biopic of UFC fighter Mark Kerr and Johnson’s efficiency as Kerr is being tipped for Oscar glory.
A four-star NME overview reads: “The Smashing Machine exhibits off a really completely different aspect to Johnson. Pulling no punches in its depiction of Kerr’s private issues, it’s a robust movie that ought to see Johnson rack up just a few Finest Actor nods come awards season. In brief, it is a totally entertaining sports activities biopic that packs one hell of a sentimental gutpunch. It’s smashing stuff.”
In different information, Microsoft has added greater than 90 new titles to Xbox Recreation Cross as a part of a controversial replace that’s made the service much more costly.
