DONKEY.BAS
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Donkey, often known by its filename DONKEY.BAS, is a video game written in 1981, and included with early versions of the IBM PC DOS operating system distributed with the original IBM PC. It is a top-down driving game in which the player must avoid hitting donkeys. The game was written by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and early employee Neil Konzen.
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Developer(s) | Microsoft |
Programmer(s) | Bill Gates Neil Konzen |
Platform(s) | IBM PC DOS |
Release | August 1981; 42 years ago (1981-08) |
Genre(s) | Driving |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Although on the game's title screen it is simply named Donkey, it is often referred to by its filename of DONKEY.BAS. All BASIC programs used the ".BAS" extension, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems that came before Windows 95 display file names in upper case. These conventions are often maintained when the game is referred to in writing.