In many ways, Donkey Kong and his evolutions have been a bellwether for the larger gaming landscape.
The History of Donkey Kong The ideas, development and growth
A History of Nintendo Games Appearing on Non-Nintendo Platforms – The Chi-Scroller
Game review: 'Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D' a quality port of the Wii game – The Denver Post
The definitive ranking of Donkey Kong games - Polygon
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Video Game) - TV Tropes
Donkey Kong (arcade game) - Wikipedia
Fun fact - with Tropical Freeze getting a Switch release, every single DKC game has now gotten a handheld port : r/nintendo
Donkey Kong (arcade game) - Wikipedia
Nintendo is reportedly working on a new Donkey Kong game for the Switch - Xfire