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|image=[[File:GorillaGlacier DKC.png|256px]]
|image=[[File:Gorilla Glacier GBA.png|200px]]<br>World map in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|second remake]]
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|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]
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|levels=6
|before=[[Vine Valley (world)|<<]]
|before=[[Vine Valley (world)|<<]]
|after=[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.|>>]]
|after=[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.|>>]]
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{{quote2|The snowcapped peaks of Donkey Kong Country are rarely climbed due to the hazardous conditions found at such high elevations. The ground is like solid ice and does not offer a firm foothold for the explorer. Blinding blizzards often strike without warning. The resulting lack of visibility can make the already challenging obstacles in this area next to impossible!|Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet, page 21}}
'''Gorilla Glacier''' is a [[List of locations|location]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. It is the fourth [[world]] and an arctic wasteland on the peak of [[Donkey Kong Island]]. There are several ice caves and deep ravines with [[Ice|slippery floor]]s, as well as a treetop village. The snow levels have a 3-D effect of snow and dynamic backgrounds.
'''Gorilla Glacier''' is the fourth world in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and an arctic wasteland found on the peak of [[Donkey Kong Island]].


There are many ice caves and deep ravines featured in the world, including a treetop village. Most of the levels have icy, slippery ground that cause [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to slightly lose traction. In most levels, there is a 3-D effect of snow and dynamic backgrounds. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, some of the effects were removed or edited from the levels, and some of the levels were rearranged in a different order from the redesigned world map. One of the levels is the first and only location that the Kongs meet their [[Animal Friend]], [[Squawks]].
Gorilla Glacier appears to be the mountainous counterpart to the [[Volcano (world)|Volcano]] world from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. When asked if they were the same region, senior designer Kynan Pearson approved of the idea.<ref>{{cite|author=KynanPearson|date=August 12, 2021|language=en|url=x.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030|title=Post|publisher=X|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210812220225/https://twitter.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030|accessdate=August 10, 2024}}</ref> However, the [[Cliff (world)|Cliff]] area uses arranged versions of Gorilla Glacier's music.


Gorilla Glacier appears to be the mountainous counterpart to the [[Volcano]] world from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. When asked if they were the same region, senior designer Kynan Pearon approved of the idea.<ref>KynanPearson (August 12, 2021). [https://twitter.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030 Tweet by Kynan Pearson] [https://web.archive.org/web/20210812220225/https://twitter.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030 (Archived)]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved January 30, 2022.</ref> However, the [[Cliff]] world uses arranged versions of Gorilla Glacier's music.
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' cartoon, the Gorilla Glacier portion of [[Donkey Kong Island|Kongo Bongo Island]] is referred to as the '''White Mountains'''. This area is the home of [[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]] and is otherwise fairly barren of features.
 
==Levels==
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' cartoon, the Gorilla Glacier portion of [[Kongo Bongo Island]] is referred to as the '''White Mountains'''. This area is the home of [[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]] and is otherwise fairly barren of features.
{{DKC map}}
{{DKC map}}
==Levels==
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|align="center"|[[File:Snow Barrel Blast 5.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Snow Barrel Blast]]'''
|1
|This is the first level of Gorilla Glacier. The main feature of the level is the multitude of [[Barrel Cannon]]s needed to cross over the pitfalls. In the original release, a severe snowstorm develops in the later part of the level.
|[[File:Snow Barrel Blast 5.png|200px]]
|[[Necky]]<br>[[Klaptrap]]<br>[[Zinger]]<br>[[Gnawty]]<br>[[Krusha]]
|[[Snow Barrel Blast]]
|None
|An outdoor snowy level with several [[Barrel Cannon]]s for moving across the pits.
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Slipslide Ride SNES 2.png]]<br>'''[[Slipslide Ride]]'''
|2
|The second level of Gorilla Glacier, which is set in an icy cavern. Like the previous level, the ground is slippery and icy, so the Kongs do not have much traction. To get through Slipslide Ride, the Kongs must use slippery rope to either slide up or down an area.
|[[File:Slipslide Ride SNES 2.png|200px]]
|[[Kritter]]<br>[[Army]]<br>Zinger<br>Klaptrap
|[[Slipslide Ride]]
|None
|An icy cavern where slippery ropes are used throughout to slide either up or down.
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Ice Age Alley.png]]<br>'''[[Ice Age Alley]]'''*
|3
|Like Snow Barrel Blast, this level also takes place in the snowy mountain. It takes place during a snowstorm but features more rope-swinging segments in place of Barrel Cannons. Shortly before the very start is an [[Animal Crate|Expresso Crate]] with [[Expresso the Ostrich]]. He allows the Kongs to more easily cross over the rope segments, and is even required to research a [[Bonus Barrel]]. The main hazards of the level are [[Mini-Necky]]s.
|[[File:Ice Age Alley.png|200px]]
|[[Mini-Necky]]<br>Kritter<br>Necky<br>Klaptrap<br>[[Manky Kong]]
|[[Ice Age Alley]]<ref name=a group=note>Ice Age Alley and Croctopus Chase had their positions switched in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|second remake]].</ref>
|[[Expresso]]
|A level taking place during a snowstorm but with more ropes than Barrel Cannons. Expresso can provide optional assistance.
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Croctopus Chase SNES.png]]<br>'''[[Croctopus Chase]]'''*
|4
|The third underwater level of the game, Croctopus Chase is set in an icy river infested with [[Squidge]]s and [[Croctopus]]es. In various segments, Croctopuses chase after the Kongs. Because they are invulnerable, the only option for Donkey Kong and Diddy is to swim away from them in the thin level design, so their only option is to swim as fast as you can. They have small areas where they await and go to rest after a set amount of time.
|[[File:Croctopus Chase SNES.png|200px]]
|[[Squidge]]<br>[[Croctopus]]<br>[[Chomps Jr.]]<br>[[Chomps]]
|[[Croctopus Chase]]<ref name=a group=note/>
|[[Enguarde]]
|A very cold river where the namesake [[Croctopus]]es chase the player characters, each during different segments.
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Torchlight Trouble SNES 3.png]]<br>'''[[Torchlight Trouble]]'''**
|5
|This level takes place in a dark cave level. However, [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] helps the Kongs see in the level by holding a torchlight in his talons. [[Oil drum]]s and [[Mincer]]s appear throughout the cave, and it is the shortest level of Gorilla Glacier.
|[[File:Torchlight Trouble SNES 3.png|200px]]
|[[Klump]]<br>Krusha<br>Klaptrap (bonus game)
|[[Torchlight Trouble]]<ref name=b group=note>Torchlight Trouble and Rope Bridge Rumble had their positions switched in the second remake.</ref>
|[[Squawks]]
|A dark cave level featuring [[Oil drum]]s and [[Mincer]]s as obstacles. It is the only level where [[Squawks]] assists the player characters.
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Rope Bridge Rumble 3.png]]<br>'''[[Rope Bridge Rumble]]'''**
|6
|This is the final level that takes place in a treetop village. [[Winky the Frog]]'s [[Animal Crate]] appears in the level's first [[Bonus Area]], and he assists the Kongs with defeating [[Zinger]]s, jumping between platforms over pitfalls, and even reaching a normally unreachable Bonus Barrel.
|[[File:Rope Bridge Rumble 3.png|200px]]
|Kritter<br>Army<br>Zinger
|[[Rope Bridge Rumble]]<ref name=b group=note/>
|[[Winky]]
|It is a regular treetop level, though Winky can help about halfway into the level.
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKC-ReallyGnawtyRampage.png]]<br>'''Boss level: [[Really Gnawty Rampage]]'''
|7
|This is where the Kongs fight the world boss, [[Really Gnawty]]. He is similar to [[Very Gnawty]] except for his higher jumping capabilities. However, in the Game Boy Advance remake, Really Gnawty causes stalagmites to fall from the ceiling from his ground impact.
|[[File:DKC-ReallyGnawtyRampage.png|200px]]
|None
|[[Really Gnawty Rampage]]
|None
|The boss level where [[Really Gnawty]] is fought.
|}
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>The order of these two levels were switched in the GBA version.</small><br>
<small><nowiki>**</nowiki>The order of these two levels were switched in the GBA version.</small>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Gorilla Glacier GBC.png|In the [[Game Boy Color]] remake.
GorillaGlacier DKC.png|World map
File:Gorilla Glacier GBA.png|In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake.
Gorilla Glacier GBC.png|World map in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|first remake]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン
|Jpn=レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン
|JapR=Reberu 4 Howaito maunten
|JpnR=Reberu 4 Howaito maunten
|JapM=Level 4 White Mountain
|JpnM=Level 4 White Mountain
|Spa=Glaciar Gorila
|Spa=Glaciar Gorila
|SpaM=Gorilla Glacier
|SpaM=Gorilla Glacier
|Fra=Glacier de gorille
|Fre=Glacier des Gorilles
|FraM=Gorilla's Glacier
|FreM=Gorilla Glacier
|Ger=Gorilla-Gletscher
|Ger=Gorilla-Gletscher
|GerM=Gorilla Glacier
|GerM=Gorilla Glacier
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}}


==References==
==Footnotes and references==
===Footnotes===
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Gorilla Glacier
The world map of Gorilla Glacier from Donkey Kong Country on Game Boy Advance.
World map in the second remake
Game Donkey Kong Country
Level(s) 6
<< List of worlds >>

Gorilla Glacier is a location in Donkey Kong Country. It is the fourth world and an arctic wasteland on the peak of Donkey Kong Island. There are several ice caves and deep ravines with slippery floors, as well as a treetop village. The snow levels have a 3-D effect of snow and dynamic backgrounds.

Gorilla Glacier appears to be the mountainous counterpart to the Volcano world from Donkey Kong Country Returns. When asked if they were the same region, senior designer Kynan Pearson approved of the idea.[1] However, the Cliff area uses arranged versions of Gorilla Glacier's music.

In the Donkey Kong Country cartoon, the Gorilla Glacier portion of Kongo Bongo Island is referred to as the White Mountains. This area is the home of Eddie the Mean Old Yeti and is otherwise fairly barren of features.

Levels[edit]

Kongo JungleMonkey MinesVine ValleyGorilla GlacierKremkroc Industries, Inc.Chimp CavernsGang-Plank GalleonDonkey Kong Country - New version of the DKCMap.jpg file, but this time in PNG. Thanks, Scrooge200!
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# Screenshot Level Summary
1 Snow Barrel Blast Snow Barrel Blast An outdoor snowy level with several Barrel Cannons for moving across the pits.
2 Slipslide Ride Slipslide Ride An icy cavern where slippery ropes are used throughout to slide either up or down.
3 Ice Age Alley Ice Age Alley[note 1] A level taking place during a snowstorm but with more ropes than Barrel Cannons. Expresso can provide optional assistance.
4 Croctopus Chase SNES.png Croctopus Chase[note 1] A very cold river where the namesake Croctopuses chase the player characters, each during different segments.
5 Torchlight Trouble Torchlight Trouble[note 2] A dark cave level featuring Oil drums and Mincers as obstacles. It is the only level where Squawks assists the player characters.
6 Rope Bridge Rumble Rope Bridge Rumble[note 2] It is a regular treetop level, though Winky can help about halfway into the level.
7 Really Gnawty Rampage Really Gnawty Rampage The boss level where Really Gnawty is fought.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン[?]
Reberu 4 Howaito maunten 		Level 4 White Mountain
French Glacier des Gorilles[?] Gorilla Glacier
German Gorilla-Gletscher[?] Gorilla Glacier
Italian Gorilla al Polo Nord[?] Gorilla at the North Pole
Spanish Glaciar Gorila[?] Gorilla Glacier

Footnotes and references[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ice Age Alley and Croctopus Chase had their positions switched in the second remake.
  2. ^ a b Torchlight Trouble and Rope Bridge Rumble had their positions switched in the second remake.

References[edit]

  1. ^ KynanPearson (August 12, 2021). Post. X (English). Retrieved August 10, 2024. (Archived August 12, 2021, 22:02:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum • Warp Barrela
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Music DK Island Swing • Bonus Room Blitz • Simian Segue • Aquatic Ambiance • Gang-Plank Galleon
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Characters Baby Kong • Bluster Kong (Leo Luster) • Candy Clone • Candy Kong • Cranky Kong (Young) • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Eddie the Mean Old Yeti • Funky Kong • General Klump • Green Kroc • Inka Dinka Doo • Jr. Klap Trap • Kaptain Skurvy • King K. Rool (Baby) • Klap Traps • Kong Fu • Kritters • Krusha • Kutlass • Polly Roger • Robot
Locations Bluster Barrelworks • Cranky's Cabin • DK's Tree House • Forbidden Forest • Funky's Flights • Inka Dinka Doo's Temple • Kongo Bongo Island • King K. Rool's lair • Kongo Jungle • Mines • White Mountains
Episodes Season 1 Episode 1: "Bad Hair Day" • Episode 2: "Ape Foo Young" • Episode 3: "Booty and the Beast" • Episode 4: "Barrel, Barrel... Who's Got the Barrel" • Episode 5: "Kong for a Day" • Episode 6: "Raiders of the Lost Banana" • Episode 7: "From Zero to Hero" • Episode 8: "Buried Treasure" • Episode 9: "Cranky's Tickle Tonic" • Episode 10: "Get a Life, Don't Save One" • Episode 11: "Orangutango" • Episode 12: "Double Date Trouble" • Episode 13: "The Curse of Kongo Bongo"
Season 2 Episode 1: "Speed" • Episode 2: "Klump's Lumps" • Episode 3: "Bluster's Sale Ape-Stravaganza" • Episode 4: "Legend of the Crystal Coconut" • Episode 5: "Kong Fu" • Episode 6: "I Spy With My Hairy Eye" • Episode 7: "Bug a Boogie" • Episode 8: "Watch the Skies" • Episode 9: "Baby Kong Blues" • Episode 10: "Ape-Nesia" • Episode 11: "The Big Chill Out" • Episode 12: "To the Moon Baboon" • Episode 13: "A Thin Line Between Love & Ape"
Season 3 Episode 1: "Hooray for Holly-Kongo Bongo" • Episode 2: "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights" • Episode 3: "Speak No Evil, Dude" • Episode 4: "The Day the Island Stood Still" • Episode 5: "Monkey Seer, Monkey Do" • Episode 6: "Four Weddings and a Coconut" • Episode 7: "Follow That Coconut" • Episode 8: "Vote of Kong-Fidence" • Episode 9: "The Big Switch-a-Roo" • Episode 10: "Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster" • Episode 11: "Best of Enemies" • Episode 12: "It's a Wonderful Life" • Episode 13: "Just Kidding" • Episode 14: "Message in a Bottle Show"
Items and objects Banana • Banana fish roll • Banana Flip • Banana Phone • Barrel • Barrel 007 • Barrelcopter • Boomerang-a-barrel • Coconut Chill • Curse of the Double Doubloon • Crystal Coconut • Golden Banana • Green banana • Hologram • Klap-Blaster • Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo • Mystic Oracle • Papier-mâché lily pad • Plane • Rocket Barrel • Ship • Supersonic Satellite • Tin Banana Tu • Trigger Barrel
Home media releases Bad Hair Day • He Came, He Saw, He Kong-quered • Hooray for Holly Kongo Bongo • I Spy With My Hairy Eye • Kong Fu • La vie est belle • L'ile de Kongo Bongo • Monkey Seer, Monkey Do • Raiders of the Lost Banana • Raiders of the Lost Banana (European DVD) • The Complete First Season • The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights • The Legend of the Crystal Coconut • The Legend of the Crystal Coconut (DVD) • Robot Kong • Speak No Evil, Dude • Vol.1
Miscellaneous All Fools' Day • Annual Donkey Kong Challenge • Ask Uncle Tusk • Donkey Kong Board Game • Donkey Kong Card Game • Donkey Kong Planet • Gallery • Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Songs (Donkey Kong Country Theme · Ashita ni Nattara... · Banana Tengoku) • Staff • Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong
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