A museum in New York is set to launch the ‘world’s largest, playable’ Donkey Kong arcade game.

The icon Donkey Kong arcade game It grows a few feet.

On April 10, the mighty National Museum in Rochester, New York announced on its website that it had built “the world’s largest, playable Donkey Kong arcade machine.”

It is the playground of the National Museum of the Strong. World Video Game Hall of Fame.

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The machine stands nearly 20 feet tall and will be on display in the museum’s new 90,000-square-foot expansion, The Strong National Museum announced in a press release.

The mighty National Museum of Play is building a full-scale playable Donkey Kong arcade machine that stands nearly 20 feet tall. (National Museum of the Game)

The expansion will open on June 30, 2023, and will serve as a dedication “to the history of video games,” according to the museum.

“Donkey Kong is a true titan inside. Video game world – with the size of the character and the visual nature of the play – therefore lends itself perfectly to this playful and humorous installation,” commented John-Paul Dyson, Vice President of Exhibitions at the National Museum of Play, in a press release.

He said he is working side by side with the strong National Museum of Play. Nintendo of America In an effort to maintain the authenticity of the original game.

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In the year Donkey Kong was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2017, the museum reported.

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According to several e-commerce sites currently selling the product, the original Donkey Kong cabinet will stand five feet tall. The massive construction is 370% larger than the original arcade machine, The release was shared.

The players stand on a pedestal with a standard-sized control panel – the first buttons and joystick reproduction, which is placed below the big screen, the museum.

“It works from the same motherboard Original Donkey Kong cabinet, mirroring the original gameplay and experience as closely as possible,” the press release stated.

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The completion of the construction is scheduled for the spring of June 30, and at that time it will be ready for play.

Donkey Kong In 2017, Strong was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame by the National Museum of Play. (iStock)

The mighty National Museum is home to the International Center for the History of Electronic Games. National Puppet Hall, World Video Game Hall of Fame and more.

Fox News reached out to the National Museum of Digital Arts for comment.

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