| DONKEY.BAS | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Programmer(s) | Bill Gates Neil Konzen |
| Platform(s) | IBM PC DOS |
| Release | August 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Driving |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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.
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.