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'''''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''''' is a platform game for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The game is an [[Reissue#Enhanced ports|enhanced port]] of the 2014 [[Wii U]] [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze|game of the same name]], making this game the first reissue in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] to be released on a handheld console that is also a home console, unlike the reissues of previous titles in the series. It includes the new Funky Mode, a beginner-friendly mode that features [[Funky Kong]] as a playable character. The game was released in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on May 3, 2018 and in North America, Europe, and Australia a day later on May 4, 2018.
'''''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''''' is a [[Reissue#Ports|port]] of the 2014 [[Wii U]] [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze|game of the same name]] released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in May 2018. It includes the new Funky Mode, a beginner-friendly mode which features [[Funky Kong]] as a playable character.
 
The first reissue in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] to be released for the Nintendo Switch, the game was followed by ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'', which was released on January 16, 2025.


==Differences from the Wii U version==
==Differences from the Wii U version==
[[File:Funky Kong DKCTF Switch screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Funky as a playable character]]
[[File:Funky Kong DKCTF Switch screenshot.png|thumb|right|250px|Funky as a playable character]]
*The port introduces a beginner-friendly mode, '''Funky Mode''', which centers on [[Funky Kong]]. Here, the player can select the main playable character to be either Funky Kong or Donkey Kong. '''Original Mode''', which is set apart from the Funky Mode, represents the default mode of gameplay, with Donkey Kong as the main playable character.<ref name="direct"/><br>The following are the exclusive features of the Funky Mode:
*The port introduces a beginner-friendly mode, the '''Funky Mode''', which centers on [[Funky Kong]]. Here, the player can select the main playable character to be either Funky Kong or Donkey Kong. The '''Original Mode''', which is set apart from the Funky Mode, represents the default mode of gameplay, with Donkey Kong as the main playable character.<ref name="direct"/><br>The following are the exclusive features of the Funky Mode:
**Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong, and vehicles can each withstand an extra hit, increasing their heart amount to three.
**Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong, and vehicles can each withstand an extra hit, increasing their heart amount to three.
**As a new playable character, Funky Kong has five hearts, and can perform continuous roll attacks and underwater corkscrew attacks.<ref name="direct"/> His surfboard grants him a number of additional abilities as well, such as a [[Double Jump (airborne)|Double Jump]], a slower descent, an immunity to most kinds of [[Spike Trap]]s and the ability to jump on most enemies that the other Kongs cannot safely jump on.<ref name="direct"/> He can also breathe indefinitely while underwater.<ref name="direct"/>
**As a new playable character, Funky Kong has five hearts, and can perform continuous roll attacks and underwater corkscrew attacks.<ref name="direct"/> His surfboard grants him a number of additional abilities as well, such as a [[Double Jump (airborne)|Double Jump]], a slower descent, an immunity to most kinds of [[Spike Trap]]s and the ability to jump on most enemies that the other Kongs cannot safely jump on.<ref name="direct"/> He can also breathe indefinitely while underwater.<ref name="direct"/>
**A parrot named [[Tawks]] appears in the [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] shop. When playing as Funky Kong, Tawks replaces him as the shopkeeper. He impersonates Funky and gives him an employee discount.<ref>GameXplain (April 5, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBpLEyr_zyI Who Replaces Funky Kong When Shopping in ''DKC: Tropical Freeze'' for Switch? + World 1-2 Gameplay (PAX)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved April 5, 2018.</ref>
**A parrot named [[Tawks]] appears in the Funky's Fly 'n' Buy shop. When playing as Funky Kong, Tawks replaces him as the shopkeeper. He impersonates Funky and gives him an employee discount.<ref>GameXplain (April 5, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBpLEyr_zyI Who Replaces Funky Kong When Shopping in ''DKC: Tropical Freeze'' for Switch? + World 1-2 Gameplay (PAX)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved April 5, 2018.</ref>
**Certain items now have multiple uses. [[Green Balloon|Green]] and [[Blue Balloon]]s have three uses each. The [[Crash Guard]] has three uses each, and the [[Banana Juice]] protects from five total hits without a timer.
**The [[Crash Guard]] has changed from blue to green, and the star on the [[Banana Juice]] has changed from red to green.
**The player is allowed to select and use items purchased from the shop while in a level. In the Original Mode, this is only possible on the map screen.
**While playing as Funky Kong, [[Kong Barrel]]s only display the FK initial. This prevents Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong from joining Funky Kong outside of two-player mode, but Funky Kong can still heal himself by breaking them.
**While playing as Funky Kong, [[Kong Barrel]]s only display the FK initial. This prevents Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong from joining Funky Kong outside of two-player mode, but Funky Kong can still heal himself by breaking them.
***Likewise, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong cannot hop on Funky Kong. On the map screen in two-player mode, Funky Kong holds onto one of the three Kongs on his surfboard, including in the map screen idle animations.
***Likewise, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong cannot hop on Funky Kong. On the map screen in two-player mode, Funky Kong holds onto one of the three Kongs on his surfboard, including in the map screen idle animations.
**The player is allowed to select and use items purchased from the shop while in a level. In the Original Mode, this is only possible on the map screen.
**[[KONG Letters]] do not have to be collected again should the player lose a life before reaching the next checkpoint or the end of the level. In addition, they appear permanently translucent when the player re-visits the level where they were collected previously, similarly to the [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]].<ref>GameXplain. (April 12, 2018). [https://youtu.be/ryDYB7TGaGc Some Funky Hoverboard Action in DKC: Tropical Freeze DIRECT FEED Gameplay (Alpine Incline - Switch)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref>
**[[KONG Letters]] do not have to be collected again should the player lose a life before reaching the next checkpoint or the end of the level. In addition, they appear permanently translucent when the player re-visits the level where they were collected previously, similarly to the [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]].<ref>GameXplain. (April 12, 2018). [https://youtu.be/ryDYB7TGaGc Some Funky Hoverboard Action in DKC: Tropical Freeze DIRECT FEED Gameplay (Alpine Incline - Switch)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref>
**A figurine of Tawks can be obtained from the [[Capsule Toy Machine]]. It is listed under the "Kong Family" section.
**A figurine of Tawks can be obtained from the [[Capsule Toy Machine]]. It is listed under the "Kong Family" section.
*All [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze#Bosses|bosses]] have fixed attack patterns, instead of being RNG-based.
*All [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze#Bosses|bosses]] have fixed attack patterns, instead of being RNG-based.
*The arrangement of "Stickerbush Symphony" that plays halfway through the game's credits is replaced with an original melody, featuring voice clips of Funky Kong. During that part of the credits, in-game pictures of Funky Kong are preponderantly shown.
*The arrangement of "Stickerbush Symphony" that plays halfway through the game's credits is replaced with an original melody, featuring voice clips of Funky Kong. During that part of the credits, in-game pictures of Funky Kong are preponderantly shown.
*Donkey Kong's nose in his in-game model is now more emphasized and defined, matching his appearances in recent ''Super Mario'' games.<ref>GameXplain (April 6, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-cArK9T8s DK Got a Nose Job for ''DKC: Tropical Freeze'' on Nintendo Switch (Character Model Change)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved April 7, 2018.</ref>
*Donkey Kong's nose in his in-game model is now more emphasized and defined, matching his appearances in recent ''Mario'' games.<ref>GameXplain (April 6, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-cArK9T8s DK Got a Nose Job for ''DKC: Tropical Freeze'' on Nintendo Switch (Character Model Change)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved April 7, 2018.</ref>
*Donkey Kong gets a new idle animation in which he pulls out and plays a Nintendo Switch, replacing his original idle animation where he played a [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Also, if Diddy or Dixie are with Donkey Kong when he pulls out his Switch, they play along with him, whereas Cranky expresses contempt for the console when offered a chance to play.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62I3GgOCdWc</ref>
*Donkey Kong gets a new idle animation in which he pulls out and plays a Nintendo Switch, replacing the his original idle animation where he played a [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Also, if Diddy or Dixie are with Donkey Kong when he pulls out his Switch, they play along with him, whereas Cranky expresses contempt for the console when offered a chance to play.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62I3GgOCdWc</ref>
*The [[Crash Guard]] has changed from blue to green for unknown reasons, and the star on the [[Banana Juice]] has changed from red to green.
*Funky Kong's toy in the Figurines Gallery shows him holding the red surfboard he uses in Funky Mode instead of the blue stylized one from the Wii U version. However, the icon that appears when the figurine is obtained from the [[Capsule Toy Machine]] still displays the original blue surfboard.
*Funky Kong's toy in the Figurines Gallery shows him holding the red surfboard he uses in Funky Mode instead of the blue stylized one from the Wii U version. However, the icon that appears when the figurine is obtained from the [[Capsule Toy Machine]] still displays the original blue surfboard.
*The physical version comes with a reversible cover featuring Funky Kong.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cs1AIKVGQQ</ref>
*The physical version comes with a reversible cover featuring Funky Kong.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cs1AIKVGQQ</ref>
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==Controls==
'''''Note:''''' moves marked with the color <span style="color:#3366FF">'''blue'''</span> are only utilised while the characters are underwater.
The game can be played while the Switch is in handheld mode, with the [[Nintendo Switch#Joy-Con|Joy-Con]] separate from the console, either the left or right Joy-Con on their own and held horizontally, or the [[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Pro Controller|Pro Controller]].
The Joy-Con, whether together or separate, have an additional, equippable control input where motion controls can be used for the Kong Roll, Corkscrew, and Ground Pound abilities, similar to the Wii Remote controls in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and the Wii U version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''.
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!{{button|switch|pro}}/{{button|switch|joy-con}} Joy-Con/Pro Controller<br>(secondary controls)
!{{button|switch|joy-con-horizontal}} Solo Joy-Con<br>(held horizontally, primary controls)
!{{button|switch|joy-con-horizontal}} Solo Joy-Con<br>(held horizontally, secondary controls)
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|Run
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|style="background:#f5deb3"|Crouch
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|<span style="color:#3366FF">Swim</span>
|-
|Jump
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|rowspan=8 colspan=2|{{button|switch|jc-right}} / {{button|switch|jc-bottom}}
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|style="background:#fff8dc"|Barrel Jet hover (playing as/having Diddy)
|-
|Helicopter Spin (playing as/having Dixie)
|-
|style="background:#fff8dc"|Cane Bounce (playing as/having Cranky)
|-
|<span style="color:#3366FF">Swim Boost</span>
|-
|style="background:#fff8dc"|<span style="color:#3366FF">Jet Blast</span> (playing as/having Diddy)
|-
|<span style="color:#3366FF">Ponytail Propeller</span> (playing as/having Dixie)
|-
|style="background:#fff8dc"|<span style="color:#3366FF">Cane attack</span> (playing as/having Cranky)
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|style="background:#f5deb3"|Ground Pound (while standing)
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=5|{{button|switch|X}} / {{button|switch|Y}}
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=5|{{button|switch|ZL}} / {{button|switch|ZR}}
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=5|{{button|switch|jc-top}} / {{button|switch|jc-left}}
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=5|{{button|switch|SL}} / {{button|switch|SR}}
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|Roll Attack (while moving)
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|style="background:#f5deb3"|Kong Roll (while moving and having a partner)
|-
|Shoot popgun
|-
|style="background:#f5deb3"|<span style="color:#3366FF">Corkscrew</span>
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|style="background:#fff8dc"|Grab
|style="background:#fff8dc" rowspan=3|{{button|switch|ZL}} / {{button|switch|ZR}}
|style="background:#fff8dc" rowspan=3|{{button|switch|X}} / {{button|switch|Y}}
|style="background:#fff8dc" rowspan=3|{{button|switch|SL}} / {{button|switch|SR}}
|style="background:#fff8dc" rowspan=3|{{button|switch|jc-top}} / {{button|switch|jc-left}}
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|Hold
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|style="background:#fff8dc"|Pluck
|-
|style="background:#f5deb3"|Kong POW
|style="background:#f5deb3" colspan=2|{{button|switch|L}} / {{button|switch|R}}
|style="background:#f5deb3" colspan=2|{{button|switch|jc-top}}{{button|switch|jc-left}}{{button|switch|jc-bottom}}{{button|switch|jc-right}}
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|style="background:#fff8dc"|Enter pause menu
|style="background:#fff8dc" colspan=4|{{button|switch|plus}} / {{button|switch|minus}}
|-
!style="background:#bb8855" colspan=9|Co-op mode only
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|style="background:#f5deb3"|Pick up partner (for player 1)
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=2|{{button|switch|ZL}} / {{button|switch|ZR}}
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=2|{{button|switch|X}} / {{button|switch|Y}}
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=2|{{button|switch|SL}} / {{button|switch|SR}}
|style="background:#f5deb3" rowspan=2|{{button|switch|jc-top}} / {{button|switch|jc-left}}
|-
|Mount/dismount Donkey Kong (for player 2)
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==Promotion==
==Promotion==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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DKCTF Funky Kong Artwork.png|[[Funky Kong]]
DKCTF Funky Kong Artwork.png|[[Funky Kong]]
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ
|Jap=ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ
|JpnR=Donkī Kongu Toropikaru Furīzu
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Toropikaru Furīzu
|JpnM=''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze''
|JapM=''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze''
|ChiS=森喜刚热带冻结<ref>{{cite|title=2024年进口网络游戏审批信息|url=https://www.nppa.gov.cn/bsfw/jggs/yxspjg/jkwlyxspxx/202402/t20240202_831561.html|publisher=www.nppa.gov.cn|accessdate=April 8, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Sēnxǐgāng Rèdài Dòngjié
|ChiSM=''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze''
|ChiT=森喜剛熱帶凍結
|ChiTR=Sēnxǐgāng Rèdài Dòngjié
|ChiTM=''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze''
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