Donkey Kong Country
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| Developers: | Rareware |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Release date: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Platformer |
| Game modes: | Single player, Two player |
| Platform: | Super Famicom/Super NES |
| Media: | 32-megabit cartridge |
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Donkey Kong Country is a video game developed by Rare and Nintendo, featuring the popular arcade character, Donkey Kong. It was released for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom in 1994. The game was released in Japan under the title Super Donkey Kong.
It was produced by Tim Stamper.
In this game, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong, have to recover Donkey Kong's stolen hoard of bananas from King K. Rool. Other characters include Candy Kong, Funky Kong, and Cranky Kong (who happens to be the original Donkey Kong and the father or grandfather of the current Donkey Kong). It was also the first time Donkey Kong's home environment, Donkey Kong Island, was established.
The game was revolutionary in that it was the first game for a mainstream home video game console to use pre-rendered 3-D graphics. It was a technique that was also used in Rare's Killer Instinct. Many later 3-D video games would also use pre-rendered 3-D together with fully 3-D objects. Rare took significant financial risks in purchasing the expensive SGI equipment used to render the graphics. If the game had not been a commercial success, the company could possibly have gone bankrupt.
Donkey Kong Country also had an extremely popular soundtrack. The quality of the music is considered by many to be some of the best in its genre. Composers Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer and Dave Wise collaborated on this ensemble of lush jungle music. This rich, diverse composition consists of over 20 tracks including:
- Theme, Simian Segue, DK Island Swing, Cranky's Theme, Cave Dweller Concert, Bonus Room Blitz, Aquatic Ambiance, Candy's Love Song, Bad Boss Boogie, Mine Cart Madness, Life in the Mines, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Treetop Rock, Funky's Fugue, Misty Menace, Northern Hemispheres, Ice Cave Chant, Fear Factory, Gang-Plank Galleon, The Credits Concerto
Two sequels, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Country 3, were later made. All three games also had counterparts on the Game Boy and Super Game Boy in the form of the Donkey Kong Land series. The Donkey Kong Country name was also used for an Internet game called Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze in 2003.
In 1999, a Nintendo 64 game was released called Donkey Kong 64 that was a direct sequel to the DKC franchise. This title featured a playable, hidden version of the original 1981 title.
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Ports
In 2000, a port of Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Color was released. One of the new features included was Game Boy Printer compatibility. In 2003, another port of the game was released for the Game Boy Advance which included remodeled map screens, minigames, a Hero Mode quest where players could only play the game as Diddy Kong, and the DK Attack timed mode.
See also
- Donkey Kong Country (TV series)
- List of Game Boy Advance games
- List of SNES games
- List of Super Famicom games
- Platform game
- Kong in Concert
Sources
External links
- GameFAQs entry for Donkey Kong Country (SNES) (http://gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/8949.html)
- GameFAQs entry for Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) (http://gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/data/35562.html)ja:スーパードンキーコング