KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that the pink Nintendo character is named Kirby after lawyer John Kirby who helped Nintedo with their lawsuit against Universal about the usage of the name "KONG"share.googleexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the pink Nintendo character is named Kirby after lawyer John Kirby who helped Nintedo with their lawsuit against Universal about the usage of the name "KONG"share.googleKuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
I honestly thought he was named after the vacuum company because he sucks up stuff like a vacuum cleaner does.
minus-squareUnspecificGravity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThe difference is that donkey kong isn’t 100 years old and therefore isn’t in the public domain.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoDonkey Kong came out in 1980. I was born in 1983. My hair is grey, my back hurts, and I FEEL like I’m 100 years old. And in this country, we don’t deal with laws or facts. It’s all about how we FEEL. Therefore, Donkey Kong is 103 years old.
The difference is that donkey kong isn’t 100 years old and therefore isn’t in the public domain.
Donkey Kong came out in 1980. I was born in 1983. My hair is grey, my back hurts, and I FEEL like I’m 100 years old. And in this country, we don’t deal with laws or facts. It’s all about how we FEEL.
Therefore, Donkey Kong is 103 years old.
Neither was King Kong in 1980.