>... argument mostly derives from the question of whether or not Donkey Kong, the character in modern Nintendo games who is rivals with Mario, is the ORIGINAL Donkey Kong from the arcade, or if that's Cranky
>In DKC for the SNES, Cranky Kong repeatedly says that the original Donkey Kong who fought Mario on the girders is himself, and the current Donkey Kong is just his son
>However, in Smash Brothers, Donkey Kong's original appearance date is clearly given as 1981, the year the original Donkey Kong released, starring the character now known as Cranky Kong
>This also raises the question of whether the modern Donkey Kong is DK Jr., who also fought Mario, or if DK Jr. is his own character
>And let's not even raise the question of why Cranky is now old while Mario and Pauline are the same age
>In DKC for the SNES, Cranky Kong repeatedly says that the original Donkey Kong who fought Mario on the girders is himself, and the current Donkey Kong is just his son
>However, in Smash Brothers, Donkey Kong's original appearance date is clearly given as 1981, the year the original Donkey Kong released, starring the character now known as Cranky Kong
>This also raises the question of whether the modern Donkey Kong is DK Jr., who also fought Mario, or if DK Jr. is his own character
>And let's not even raise the question of why Cranky is now old while Mario and Pauline are the same age