Donkey Kong Country
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| Developer(s) | Rare |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Stamper brothers |
| Designer(s) | Gregg Mayles |
| Composer(s) | David Wise Eveline Fischer Robin Beanland |
| Series | Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong |
| Platform(s) | SNES,Game Boy Color,Game Boy Advance,Virtual Console(Wii,Wii U,New 3DS), Super NES Classic Edition,Nintendo Switch Online |
| Release | Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Game Boy Color: Game Boy Advance: Virtual Console (Wii): Virtual Console (Wii U): Virtual Console (New 3DS): Super NES Classic Edition: Nintendo Switch Online: |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player,Multiplayer |
Donkey Kong Countryis the first instalment of theDonkey Kong Countryseriesand the first game in the originalDonkey Kong Countrytrilogy.Thisvideo gamewas released in 1994 for theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System.This game is aplatformerdeveloped byRareand published byNintendo.TheplayablecharactersareDonkey KongandDiddy Kong.Donkey Kong Countrywas followed by twosequels:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestandDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!in 1995 and 1996.
The game was remade for theGame Boy Colorin 2000 and was also remade again for theGame Boy Advancein 2003.Donkey Kong Countrywasportedover to theWii'sVirtual Consolein 2006 and 2007. On November 25, 2012, for reasons unknown,Donkey Kong Countryand both its sequels weredelistedfrom the Wii's Virtual Console worldwide except inSouth Korea,but on October 30, 2014, the games were relisted only inEuropeandAustralia.Around the same time, the games were released on theWii U's Virtual Console in Europe and Australia, inJapanon November 26, 2014, and in theUnited StatesandCanadaon February 26, 2015. Forhandhelds,Donkey Kong Countrywas ported exclusively over to theNew Nintendo 3DS'sVirtual Console in March 2016. It is one of the 21 games included on the Super NES Classic Edition and was made available for theNintendo Switch Onlineon July 15, 2020.
Story[change|change source]
The story forDonkey Kong Countryis about the KremlingsstealingDonkey Kong'sbananasandkidnappingDonkey Kong'snephewDiddy and putting him in abarrel.After Donkey Kong saves Diddy Kong from the barrel, both Donkey Kong and his nephew go together to fight the Kremlings and other enemies so they can get back their large collection of stolen bananas.
Worlds[change|change source]
There are six worlds and a final Boss battle on Gangplank Galleon sometimes referred to as a world. The worlds are;
- Kongo Jungle
- Monkey Mines
- Vine Valley
- Gorilla Glacier
- Kremkroc Industries Inc.
- Chimp Caverns
- Gangplank Galleon (sometimes considered as a world)
Bosses[change|change source]
There are seven Boss es inDonkey Kong Country.These Boss es include;
- Very Gnawty
- Master Necky
- Queen B.
- Really Gnawty
- Dumb Drum
- Master Necky Snr.
- King K. Rool
Changes between the ports[change|change source]
Donkey Kong Countryhad two remakes; one for theGame Boy Colorand one for theGame Boy Advance.The Game Boy Advance version has a larger amount of changes, while the Game Boy Color version doesn't have as much changes. The changes are listed below;
Game Boy Color[change|change source]
- This version contains three different title screens, one chosen at random.
- Even in the North American version, the game can haveEnglish,Spanish,French,German,orItalianchosen as the language. This is not present in theJapaneseversion.
- The mode selection screen is made to resemble that ofDonkey Kong 64.
- Only one Kong can be present at once. When one of them is hit, the other one appears. The other Kong is located at the bottom-left part of the screen with a DK Barrel icon to indicate the that Kong is there.
- Thevictorydance and victory music is taken out of the game.
- The world map can be viewed all over by the player pressing SELECT and then uses the left or right buttons on the D-Pad to view the overworld of a world.
- The Game Boy Color version added compatibility with theGame Boy Printeras Sticker Pads were also added.
- Winky's Walkway has been extended from the original version and even features another Mini-Necky.
- A new stage named Necky Nutmare has been added in this version. It appears in Chimp Caverns as the fourth level of the world. This stage is located after Funky's Flights and before Loopy Lights.
- Two new minigames called Funky Fishing (this one reappears in the Game Boy Advance version under the title of Funky's Fishing) and Crosshair Cranky.
- Candy's Save Point has been renamed to Candy's Challenge. This makes the gameautosaveafter a level is completed.
- Some of the music has been reused fromDonkey Kong Land.Otherwise, it is an8-bitremix of the SNES version's music.
- TheCast of Charactersis no longer featured before the endcreditsand is replaced with various screenshots which feature levels not seen in normal gameplay.
- Donkey or Diddy transforms into Animal Buddies, rather than riding them. If the animal buddy is hit or if SELECT is pressed, the animal transforms back into Donkey or Diddy, depending on the controlledmonkey.
- Two additional difficulty settings have been added; there is one that removes DK Barrels, and another one that removes Star Barrels. These modes can be used once the game is completed for the first time to gain extra Sticker Pads.
- There is nosunsetin the level Orang-utan Gang and no rain in Ropey Rampage. Orang-utan Gang takes place during the day and Ropey Rampage is only nighttime.
- The fifth world, Kremkroc Industries, Inc. is simply renamed to Kremkroc Industries.
- Thetemplein Temple Tempest is blue instead of yellow.
- In Slipslide Ride, the purple ropes are replaced with blue ropes which slide the player downwards, while white ones which replace the blue ones slide the player upwards.
- When a stage is completed, the stage's name when the stage is selected turns pink, instead of being marked with a "!" at the end of the stage's name.
- Gnawties ride on top of the millstones, instead of inside them. The Gnawties on the millstone are also recolored to a regular red palette in favor of the Game Boy Color's limited color palette.
- All of the Zingers in the game are yellow and do not appear in various colors.
Game Boy Advance[change|change source]
- The world maps are redone to zoom in more. Some layout changes have also been done.
- Starting from Vine Valley and onwards, some of the stages have been rearranged such as Croctopus Chase and Ice Age Alley.
- Funky Fishing is renamed to Funky's Fishing. An all newminigamenamed Candy's Dance Studio also appears which replaces Candy's Challenge and Candy's Save Point from the previous two versions.
- A new time attack mode called DK Attack has been added as a mode on the main menu.
- There is a Hero Mode where players can play the game as a yellow Diddy Kong. Donkey Kong is excluded though.
- Rock Kroc can be defeated by the use of Donkey Kong's hand slap while it is dormant. This also happens in the Japanese version of the originalDonkey Kong Country.
- Some enemies have changed colors. An example is a standard Kritter is originally green and is changed to purple or purple Klaptraps being changed to red.
- A scrapbook feature has been added. This causes hidden cameras to hide all over Donkey Kong Island.
- Several Boss es have new strategies. This includes;
- Queen B. - Uses smaller Zingers as a shield when she is attacked.
- Really Gnawty - Causesstalagmitesto fall with a giant pounce.
- Dumb Drum - Can only be defeated by the use of a TNT Barrel rather than all the enemies having to be defeated.
- Master Necky Snr. - During the first round, Master Necky aids Master Necky Snr. in battle. After one is defeated, the other one becomes more ferocious.
- The game can be saved at anytime on the world map by pressing START.
- Funky can be summoned on the world map when needed. This only happens after Funky is visited first.
- Smaller animals appear as background elements such asspidersandrats.
- The game saves the number of extra lives the player has collected. This feature was criticized by many as it removed the challenge from the game.