<P> In 1981, Nintendo was pursuing a license to make a game based on the Popeye comic strip . When this fell through, Nintendo decided that it would take the opportunity to create new characters that could then be marketed and used in later games . Shigeru Miyamoto came up with many characters and plot concepts, but he eventually settled on a gorilla / carpenter / girlfriend love triangle that mirrored the rivalry between Bluto and Popeye for Olive Oyl . </P> <P> Bluto was replaced by an ape, which Miyamoto said was "nothing too evil or repulsive", and the pet of the main character . Miyamoto has also named "Beauty and the Beast" and the 1933 film King Kong as influences for the character . </P> <P> Miyamoto used "donkey" to convey "stubborn" in English; the name Donkey Kong was intended to convey "stubborn ape" to the American audience . When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck . </P> <P> Donkey Kong was redesigned for the Super NES in 1994 by former Rare character artist Kevin Bayliss . He presented the modern look to Nintendo and was immediately approved . Although the character design has been tweaked over the years, Donkey Kong's appearance remains consistent to this day when Bayliss last modified him . </P>

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