The Consequences of Justice

If there was any reason Gary Oak was never punished for all the wrongs he did to Ash Ketchum by the time Ash's Journey ended, it's because giving Gary any comeuppance whatsoever will be a grave insult to Shigeru Miyamoto. After all, if Gary Oak dies, the entire Miyamotoverse that Shigeru Miyamoto conceived when he came up with Donkey Kong in 1981 will perish as well. Talk about the grave consequences of justice...

P.S. Satoshi Tajiri stated that if Ash finally wins, it will be over because it's possible becoming a Pokemon Master is the moment right before you die.

The Outsider Who Aspired To Surpass Miyamoto

Ever wondered why the writers who worked on the Pokemon TV series were unkind towards Ash Ketchum? That's because the Pokemon creator is even more of an outsider than Waluigi. This also explains why the writers believed Ash could not defeat Gary. They always think Satoshi Tajiri could never overtake Shigeru Miyamoto. However, many Pokemon fans were left with a Surprised Pikachu Face when Ash did beat Gary. Yet Gary still wants to torment Ash by asking a hard question about how close did Ash come to becoming a Pokemon Master when Ash's Journey was approaching its end.

At the end of the day, Satoshi Tajiri could never surpass Shigeru Miyamoto because the creator of Super Mario Bros was also known for conceiving Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and Pikmin. Not to mention Gary Oak's namesake does not hate Waluigi at all. He just thinks Waluigi does not fit in the Wario series either.

The King of (Pre-Famicom) Kong

If there is any home console the Famicom and the NES had to owe their creation and success to, it's the ColecoVision. In fact, the ColecoVision version of Nintendo's Donkey Kong was the first home console version of the arcade game that transformed Nintendo into the video game industry powerhouse it is today, thanks to the ColecoVision version of Donkey Kong being a pack-in game that came with the ColecoVision, which obviously cemented Donkey Kong's place as the best-selling ColecoVision title.

Sadly, Coleco exited video games in 1985 amid the Video Game Crash of 1983, and eventually closed shop in 1989. Their legacy, however, was that the ColecoVision influenced the design of Nintendo's Famicom and NES consoles, which may have been the reason behind their runaway success. For a short-lived console like the ColecoVision to leave behind a long legacy is incredible indeed. A legacy that became a footnote in Nintendo's history.

Donkey Kong © Nintendo.