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Donkey Kong Country

1994 83 / 100 Platform
Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters featured in the game are the titular character, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong. Together the two swing, climb, jump, swim, cartwheel, ride animals, and bl Show full summary

Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters featured in the game are the titular character, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong. Together the two swing, climb, jump, swim, cartwheel, ride animals, and blast out of barrels on their way to recover their stolen bannanas from the evil King K. Rool and his Kremling army. The adventure takes you through a variety of different environments and levels that continually change up gameplay. Donkey Kong Country also provides plenty of opportunities for exploration with almost every level having a multitude of collectible, shortcuts, and hidden bonus areas.

World design Nicht eindeutig ExperienceChoices GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer

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Story & context
On a dark and stormy night in Donkey Kong Island, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong's nephew has taken the weighty responsibility of guarding DK's precious banana hoard for one night, as a part of his "hero training". DK entrusts Diddy with protecting the hoard until midnight, when he would be relieved, while DK himself goes to sleep as he is tired. Everything seems to go smoothly in the hoard until Diddy hears some noises. Diddy hears some voices outside and gets scared, asking who's there. King K. Rool, who had commanded his Kremling minions to steal the bananas. Two ropes drop from above and suddenly two Kritters appear. Diddy cartwheels them both easily, but then a Krusha (Klump in the instruction booklet) comes in as backup. As Diddy is not strong enough to defeat Krusha by himself, he is overpowered and defeated by the Kremling. The lizars seal Diddy inside a barrel and then throw it in the Show full description

On a dark and stormy night in Donkey Kong Island, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong's nephew has taken the weighty responsibility of guarding DK's precious banana hoard for one night, as a part of his "hero training". DK entrusts Diddy with protecting the hoard until midnight, when he would be relieved, while DK himself goes to sleep as he is tired. Everything seems to go smoothly in the hoard until Diddy hears some noises. Diddy hears some voices outside and gets scared, asking who's there. King K. Rool, who had commanded his Kremling minions to steal the bananas. Two ropes drop from above and suddenly two Kritters appear. Diddy cartwheels them both easily, but then a Krusha (Klump in the instruction booklet) comes in as backup. As Diddy is not strong enough to defeat Krusha by himself, he is overpowered and defeated by the Kremling. The lizars seal Diddy inside a barrel and then throw it in the bushes. Donkey's grandfather, Cranky Kong, rushes inside the treehouse to tell Donkey Kong to wake up so he may tell him what happened. He then tells Donkey to check his Banana Cave. Donkey Kong is infuriated, exclaiming that the Kremlings will pay for stealing his banana hoard and kidnapping his little buddy. Donkey goes on to say that he will hunt every corner of the island for his bananas back.

ExperienceChoices GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer GenrePlatform ThemeAction Trait2.5d Traitadapted to - tv show Traitambient music Traitanimal companions Traitanimal weaponry Traitanimal-based Traitanthropomorphism Traitape Traitarmadillo Traitauto-scrolling levels Traitbattery save Traitbonus stage Traitboss assistance Traitboss fight Traitbreaking the fourth wall Traitbuddy system Traitcheckpoints Traitcliffhanger Traitcollectibles Traitcranky kong Traitcrocodile Traitdarkness Traitdeath Traitdescendants of other characters Traitdiddy kong Traitdigital distribution Traitdonkey kong Traitfalse death Traitfictional currencies Traitflight Traitfranchise reboot Traitfrog Traitfuel management Traitgiant insects Traitgorilla Traitgravity Traitgreatest hits Traithigh score Traitice stage Traitinstant kill Traitjellyfish Traitjungle Traitlevel select map Traitmine cart sequence Traitmonarchy Traitmonkey Traitmoving platforms Traitmultiple protagonists Traitnintendo 3ds virtual console Traitnintendo gateway system Traitnintendo power Traitnot-so-bad guys Traiton-the-fly character switching Traitoriginal soundtrack release Traitover 100% completion Traitoverworld Traitplayer's choice Traitpre-rendered backgrounds Traitpromo vhs Traitprotagonist's name in the title Traitreal-time combat Traitrecurring boss Traitresized enemy Traitretroachievements Traitrhinoceros Traitsave point Traitsecret area Traitsecret areas within secret areas Traitshark Traitside-scrolling Traitsilent protagonist Traitsnake Traitsnow Traitspeedrun Traitswimming Traittalking animals Traitthrowing weapons Traittrilogy Traittropical Traitunderwater gameplay Traitunstable platforms Traitvillain turned good Traitvirtual console Traitwater level Traitwestern games based on japanese ips Traitwii u virtual console Traitwii virtual console Traitworld map

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Rare
Publisher
Nintendo, Gradiente, Playtronic, Hyundai
Franchise
Donkey Kong
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Wii U Feb 26, 2015
  • Wii U Oct 16, 2014
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nov 18, 1994
  • Super Famicom Nov 26, 1994
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nov 21, 1994
  • New Nintendo 3DS Mar 24, 2016
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1996
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Oct 1997
  • Wii Dec 07, 2006
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nov 24, 1994
  • Wii Feb 19, 2007
  • Wii Dec 08, 2006
  • Wii Dec 12, 2006
  • Wii May 26, 2008

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