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|greaterloc=[[Donkey Kong Island]] | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
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'''DK's Tree House''' | '''DK's Tree House'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 33.</ref>, or '''Donkey Kong’s Treehouse'''<ref>"''We’ll take you all the way from Donkey Kong’s Treehouse to King K. Rool’s ship.''" - ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, page 1.</ref>, is [[Donkey Kong]]'s place of residence and a starting point in several ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' titles. It is located in the jungle portion of [[Donkey Kong Island]] and is build above a basement where the [[Kong]]s keep their stash of [[banana]]s. Originally portrayed as a wooden cabin perched on top of a tree trunk, more recent stances picture it as a {{wp|rondavel}} hut raised on stilts high above the ground. The house is generally furnished with a television, a bed or hammock, a rug and various pictures on walls. The tree house is also commonly associated with [[Tire (object)|tires]], appearing both in and around it as simple furniture, as a swing or as a means of bouncing up to the house. | ||
Outside of the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, the tree house has become a recurring backdrop element in scenarios that involve Donkey Kong. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong | ===''Donkey Kong'' franchise=== | ||
====''Donkey Kong Country''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country''==== | ||
DK's Tree House first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', in which it is the starting point of the game. The house is cozy, with a picture of sailing boats on the wall, a window partially covered by blue curtains, and a vase of flowers on a table. It contains a large amount of [[banana]]s strewn about, an [[Extra Life Balloon]] that can be reached by jumping on a [[Tire (object)|Tire]] and a picture of [[Candy Kong]] can also be seen hanging on a wall. DK's Tree House is designed after a regular cabin pattern, being constructed of wooden planks in its entirety. | |||
In the [[Super Nintendo]] and [[Game Boy Color]] versions of ''Donkey Kong Country'', the [[Kong]]s can only enter the tree house once each time they play the first level, [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]]. This is changed in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, where the tree house is redesigned, and has a photograph inside it. Additionally, in that port of the game, after defeating [[Really Gnawty]], when Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] enter DK's Tree House, they will find [[Very Gnawty]] inside. The beaver then turns around, shocked at the sight of DK, and runs past him out the door. | |||
====''Donkey Kong 64''==== | |||
[[File:DKT64.png|thumb|left|200px|Donkey Kong inside his Tree House in ''Donkey Kong 64'']] | |||
DK's Tree House next appears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' where it is, once again, the starting point of the game. | |||
In this game, DK's Tree House has many differences compared to the one in ''Donkey Kong Country''. Instead of a bed, this tree house has a hammock. It also has much memorabilia in it, such as [[Cranky Kong]]'s phonograph from ''Donkey Kong Country'' and a red girder from the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game. The tree house also has several [[barrel]]s and [[crate]]s in it, along with old banana peels. | |||
Early screenshots of the game showed that there was going to be a shower stall in DK's Tree House with a poster of [[Banjo]] and Kazooie on it. The shower and posters were removed in the final version of the game. | |||
====''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2003 build)==== | |||
DK's Tree House makes a cameo appearance as a background element in jungle-themed races. | |||
====''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)==== | ||
The interior of | [[File:Donkey Kong's Treehouse - DKC3 GBA.png|thumb|The tree house in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]] | ||
A room that resembles the interior of DK's Tree House appears as the background scenery of the ending credits in the [[Game Boy Advance]] re-release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''. The area is considerably tidier and lacks the Candy Kong portrait. A tire swing is also present inside the house. | |||
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====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''==== | ||
[[File:DKTH2.png|thumb | [[File:DKTH2.png|thumb|250px|Donkey Kong playing with the [[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DS Lite|Nintendo DS Lite]] inside the tree house in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']] | ||
DK's Tree House | DK's Tree House reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' after a long absence from the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. As in the previous games, it serves as the starting point. Upon starting the [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|first level]], the Kongs must repeatedly punch the Kalimba [[Tiki Tak Tribe|tiki]] until it is knocked out of the house (as it earlier tried to hypnotize Donkey Kong, to no avail); this occurs every time the level is re-played from the beginning. As in ''Donkey Kong Country'', once the Kongs enter the tree house, they can find and collect an [[Extra Life Balloon]] inside. | ||
Starting with this game, the tree house has a brand new design. Its walls are now built of bamboo stems, with the roof being round, thatched and sustained by wooden girders. In spite of all these traits, DK's Tree House still slightly maintains the furniture from ''Donkey Kong 64'', such as the boombox, hammock, and several barrels. However, it also has two of Donkey Kong's ties hanging from the ceiling, two picture frames, and a television which shows the game's title screen (as well as playing the respective music) if activated by [[Ground Pound|ground pounding]] (in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'', what appears to be the Japanese version's title screen is shown instead). | |||
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''==== | ||
[[File:DKCrewTropicalFreeze.png|thumb|left|250px|The Kongs look outside the tree house before being blown away by the [[Ice dragon|ice dragon]] in the prologue.]] | [[File:DKCrewTropicalFreeze.png|thumb|left|250px|The Kongs look outside the tree house before being blown away by the [[Ice dragon|ice dragon]] in the prologue.]] | ||
[[File:Homecoming Hijinxs DKCTF 4.jpg|thumb|250px|The tree house with snow on its roof in [[Homecoming Hijinxs]]]] | [[File:Homecoming Hijinxs DKCTF 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The tree house with snow on its roof in [[Homecoming Hijinxs]]]] | ||
The introductory cutscene for ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' shows Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, [[Dixie Kong]], and Cranky Kong in the tree house celebrating Donkey Kong's birthday. As Donkey Kong prepares to eat a [[banana]], a balloon floats outside the tree house and away from [[Donkey Kong Island]]. The balloon is noticed by a [[Pointy Tucks]], who then looks at the island from afar on a boat with other [[Snowmads]]. Upon seeing the tree house, the Pointy Tucks panics and notifies its leader, [[Lord Fredrik]]. Fredrik then uses the [[Horn (object)|horn]] to create an [[Ice dragon|ice dragon]] to cover the island in snow. The resulting wind blows the Kongs off the island to the [[Lost Mangroves]]. The Snowmads subsequently declare the island for themselves as a pile of snow now resides on the tree house's roof. | |||
Later in the game, the tree house makes a minor reappearance at the beginning of [[Homecoming Hijinxs]] in the background. It is seen again in the epilogue, where, after Donkey Kong uses the horn to return Donkey Kong Island to its usual state (and thus melt the snow present on the tree house), the Kongs form a band on the porch to perform the credits theme. | |||
A [[Media:LostMangroves art1.png|piece of concept artwork]] shows that the tree house was intended to be flung along with the Kongs on the shore of a foreign island. | A [[Media:LostMangroves art1.png|piece of concept artwork]] shows that the tree house was intended to be flung along with the Kongs on the shore of a foreign island. | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series=== | ||
DK's Tree House also appears in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series, where it is relatively unchanged except for an elevator that is powered by a strong punch. Sometimes | DK's Tree House also appears in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series, where it is relatively unchanged except for an elevator that is powered by a strong punch. Sometimes Donkey Kong punches the button too hard, making the elevator slam on entry and startling anyone inside of it. The Tree House additionally appears to be in a savanna, rather than a deep rainforest. | ||
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series=== | ===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series=== | ||
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''==== | ====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''==== | ||
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', DK's Tree House makes a brief appearance in the prologue | In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', DK's Tree House makes a brief appearance in the prologue of the game. Donkey Kong is relaxing inside it while channel-surfing on his TV, during which stumbles upon a commercial with [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini-Mario]]s. | ||
====''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''==== | ====''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''==== | ||
[[File:MM&FaC DK bg.png|thumb|The background of [[Barrel Blast Jungle]] in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''. DK's Tree House can be seen on the left.]] | [[File:MM&FaC DK bg.png|thumb|The background of [[Barrel Blast Jungle]] in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''. DK's Tree House can be seen on the left.]] | ||
DK's Tree House, | DK's Tree House, borrowing its latest look from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', can be seen in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' in the background of [[Barrel Blast Jungle]]. | ||
===''Mario Party'' series=== | ===''Mario Party'' series=== | ||
====''Mario Party 7''==== | |||
In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', the porch in front of DK's Tree House represents the finish point in the [[Jump, Man]] and [[Vine Country]] [[minigame]]s. | |||
====''Mario Party 10''==== | |||
The [[Donkey Kong Board]] from ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' contains a miniatural version of DK's Tree House, used for decoration. It resembles its appearance from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. | |||
====''Mario Party: The Top 100''==== | |||
In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', DK's Tree House reappears in the background of the DK minigames, [[Jump, Man]] and [[Vine Country]] from ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Of note is that the house retains the older cabin appearance seen in the original minigames. | |||
===''Yoshi's Island DS''=== | ===''Yoshi's Island DS''=== | ||
DK's Tree House makes a minor appearance in the introduction of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', when the [[Toadies]] capture [[Baby | DK's Tree House makes a minor appearance in the introduction of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', when the [[Toadies]] capture [[Baby Donkey Kong|Baby DK]]. | ||
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===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
DK's Tree House reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as an ornamental feature in the course [[DK Jungle (3DS)|DK Jungle]]. It is built on the side of a turn with [[Tiki Goon]]s, above a pond surrounded by cascades. | DK's Tree House reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as an ornamental feature in the course [[DK Jungle (3DS)|DK Jungle]]. It is built on the side of a turn with [[Tiki Goon]]s, above a pond surrounded by cascades. Its appearance is the same as in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. | ||
==='' | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
DK's Tree House makes an appearance in the background of [[Kongo Falls]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
DK's Treehouse | DK TreeHouse DKC.png|The tree house's exterior as seen in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' | ||
DonkeyKong'sTreehouse.png|The interior of the tree house in ''Donkey Kong Country'' | |||
DK in Treehouse Tyre DKC.png|Alternate artwork | |||
DK_Treehouse_Dk64.png|The tree house's exterior as seen in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' | |||
DKExercising.png|The tree house's interior as seen in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' | |||
DKCGBCTreehouse.png|The tree house in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' | |||
DKTH.png|The tree house in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country'' | |||
Very Gnawty - DKC GBA Treehouse.png|[[Very Gnawty]] in the tree house | |||
Kongo Jungle Melee.png|The tree house in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | |||
Cutscene DonkeyWatchingTV.png|DK's Tree House in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' | |||
Donkey's Tree House.png|The tree house in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' | |||
DKCR Treehouse.png|Exterior in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' | |||
Hutexterior.png|Concept artwork of DK's hut in its renewed appearance from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' | |||
Dktreehouse.png|The interior of the hut in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*All three versions of ''Donkey Kong Country'' have a different musical theme for the tree house. The SNES version plays [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]]'s Theme, the GBC version plays the Title music from ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' and the GBA version plays Bonus Room Blitz. | |||
*[[Nintendo of America]]'s product development division, [[Treehouse]], is codenamed after Donkey Kong's residence.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Kotaku: Nintendo's Secret Weapon]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Island]] | [[Category:Donkey Kong Island]] | ||
[[Category:Homes]] | [[Category:Homes]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong 64 | [[Category:Donkey Kong 64 Places]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country]] | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]] | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]] |