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DKC 3 -- Barrel-Blastapalooza was an online Flash advergame hosted on the now defunct Donkey Kong Country official website,[2] as well as in the Nintendo Arcade section of nintendo.com.[3] It promoted the Game Boy Advance release of Donkey Kong Country 3.
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According to Rare employee Paul Rahme, it was internally suggested at Rare to make a Donkey Kong Country sequel on the Nintendo DS, as remaking the trilogy for the Game Boy Advance gave the developers experience and a good basis for making a sequel.[4][1]
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Donkey Kong Land is a series of three games on the Game Boy which are similar to their counterparts on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Donkey Kong Land contained new levels, themes, bosses, and enemies, Donkey Kong Land 2 changed levels from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Donkey Kong Land III contained new levels entirely using enemies and themes from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. Donkey Kong Land III received a Game Boy Color port.
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DK is a series of games developed by Paon, featuring similar gameplay to Clu Clu Land. The first entry in the series, King of Swing, requires players to navigate levels using only  and  . A sequel, Jungle Climber, marked Donkey Kong's first titlular role on the Nintendo DS and featured improved visuals, better play control, and dual-screen gameplay.
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Donkey Kong 64 is the first and so far only 3D platformer in the Donkey Kong franchise, released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. It acts as a successor to the original three Donkey Kong Country games. In this game the player can play as one of five Kongs; Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, and Chunky Kong. In this game, King K. Rool is trying to destroy the DK Isles. The five Kongs try to stop King K. Rool. The player collects a large amount of items during the game. This game also has several minigames as well as a multiplayer mode.
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Gameplay
The Donkey Kong Country games are sidescrolling platformers. The player plays the role of two Kongs, who must reach the end of each level while avoiding enemies and obstacles. The player can collect Bananas and Extra Life Balloons to gain extra lives. Various types of Barrels are present throughout the levels, which can be used to defeat enemies, reveal hidden passages, or traverse through levels. Animal Friends often appear throughout the levels, which can assist the player, be ridden, and transformed into by the player.
The Donkey Kong Country games are divided into worlds, all containing a variable number of levels, friendly Kongs who provide services such as saving, tips and minigames, and a boss battle that marks the end of the world. Worlds tend to be linear, although Donkey Kong Country 3's map allows for a limited degree of exploration.
In the original trilogy of games, the player can switch between two Kongs, and use a team up move in the latter two games. In all three games both Kongs act differently, are sometimes required to reach certain areas. If the player takes damage, the Kong that they are playing as runs off the screen and the player is required to use the other Kong until they get them back, usually with a DK Barrel. With one Kong the player cannot use a team up move. If the player takes damage with one Kong, they lose a life. In the games developed by Retro Studios, rather than being fully-featured playable characters, the Kongs besides Donkey Kong acts as powerups expanding Donkey Kong's health and moveset, although they are fully playable in multiplayer and Tropical Freeze's Hard Mode. When the player loses the health gained by the additional Kong, the player loses the Kong. While the original trilogy only allowed the player characters to take one hit in a deliberate effort to reduce clutter[5] on the screen, Donkey Kong can now take multiple hits, with a visible indicator showing his remaining health.
In a certain level, vehicles are used. In all games in the series, the player can ride on Mine Carts, Roller Coasters, or Toboggans. These automatically move through a stage and depending on the game and level the player can either jump out of the vehicle or make the vehicle jump. Toboggans can also jump on Buzzes and latch onto railings. In Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mine Cart which the player can only jump out of having crystals in them. In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the player can switch tracks in a third-person view in the level High Tide Ride. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, a Rocket Barrel appears in the level Rocket Rush. The player controls the Rocket Barrel by moving left and right and exhausting fuel, which they can restore with Fuel Drums. The Rocket Barrel goes upward at the end of the level. Depending on the version of the game the Rocket Barrel can defeat different types of Buzzes. Rocket Barrels reappear in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, where they automatically move right, do not use fuel and can be moved up or down. At a certain level in Donkey Kong Country Returns, Rocket Barrels automatically move up and can be moved left and right. In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the Log Canoe appears which automatically moves right, can jump, and can sink into the water after jumping. The player can defeat enemies while jumping using the Log Canoe.
The Donkey Kong Country series features an emphasis on item collection and exploration. Four KONG Letters appear in each stage giving the player an extra life if they collect all four. The original Donkey Kong Country encourages players to find all of the game's hidden Bonus Areas, with 100% completion slightly changing the dialogue in the ending sequence. Bonus Areas are found usually by breaking a wall or going inside a hidden Barrel Cannon. Each Bonus Area contains a room with a minigame or platforming room. Donkey Kong Country 2 added Kremkoins which are rewards for beating each Bonus Room's objective, and DK Coins which are hidden in each level and are rewards for the Bonus Rooms in the Lost World, which is a new post-completion world with a final boss battle, which can only be accessed by finding and successfully completing the game's bonus areas. Donkey Kong Country 3 features a similar hidden world and again expands the mechanic by featuring another item collection sidequest that extends beyond the game's bonus world. The games developed by Retro Studios include Puzzle Pieces, which replace Kremkoins as the reward for beating Bonus Rooms, and also are collectibles in the main parts of stages. They give access to pictures. In these games, KONG Letters give access to secret levels once all KONG Letters in a world are completed.
Graphics
The first Donkey Kong Country is famed for its usage of pre-rendered 3D sprites, which were rendered on then-cutting edge Silicon Graphics workstation. Although not the first game to use these graphics (the Sharp X68000 version of Ys and Viewpoint feature similar pre-rendered sprites, and predate Donkey Kong Country by several years), Donkey Kong Country was the first mainstream game to be extensively marketed around its pre-rendered graphics, with commercials for the game playing up that the SNES was able to output a game of its visual fidelity without any add-ons,[6] mocking the Sega Genesis.
The rendered 3D model of Donkey Kong would serve as the basis for all of his subsequent appearances, with all subsequent games featuring him up until Microsoft's acquisition crediting Rare for providing the model.
The Retro Studios installments use rendered-on-the-fly 3D models. In an interview, it was noted that Donkey Kong Country Returns's levels featured three times as many polygons as a room in the studio's previous game, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.[7]
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Protagonists
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Donkey Kong
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Donkey Kong is the main star and hero of the Donkey Kong Country series. Though he does get kidnapped by the Kremling Krew from time to time, he plays a major role in all the Donkey Kong Country games. He is the more powerful, but slower of the two Kongs that the player controls in the Donkey Kong Country games. He often thwarts King K. Rool's raid of his banana hoard, but he also gets kidnapped by King K. Rool and plays the part of a hostage. In the latest game in the series, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Donkey Kong and his friends are kicked off Donkey Kong Island by a gang of Vikings.
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Diddy Kong
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Although usually, a sidekick, Diddy Kong can also be a main hero of the series if the player wishes to use him as the primary Kong. He is Donkey Kong's most reliable little buddy and always tags up with Donkey Kong on his adventures to stop King K. Rool. While Donkey Kong mainly boasts strength, Diddy Kong trades power for agility and nimbleness. In Donkey Kong Country 2, Diddy Kong is the main star who, along with Dixie Kong, saves Donkey Kong from the Kremling Crew. Eventually, he, along with Donkey Kong, get captured by King K. Rool in Donkey Kong Country 3, where Dixie Kong and her cousin, Kiddy Kong, must save them. He reappears in Donkey Kong Country Returns as a playable character, and again in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
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Dixie Kong is Diddy Kong's partner in her debut game, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Dixie Kong is slower in terms of mobility, nor can she defend herself properly through the aid of a barrel, but she can glide through the air using her Helicopter Spin. She stars in the game Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, where she takes her little cousin, Kiddy Kong to aid her on her journey. She also appears in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze as a playable character.
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Kiddy Kong
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Kiddy Kong is Dixie Kong's little cousin, who debuts and stars in the game Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Despite his young age, Kiddy Kong shows remarkable strength that even his older cousin Dixie Kong cannot perform, such as lifting objects with ease and defeating enemies more quickly. However, he is very heavy, unlike Dixie Kong, who boasts superior air mobility and her ability to use her Helicopter Spin.
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Cranky Kong
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Cranky Kong appears in most Donkey Kong Country games, where he occasionally played some roles. He is the original Donkey Kong that attacked Mario, and is said to be the current Donkey Kong's grandfather. He usually gives advice to the Kongs and helps them on their quest, and serves as an element of comic relief with his jokes and sarcasm. However, he plays a very minor role in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In the Game Boy Advance remake, he plays a slightly larger role by owning Cranky's Dojo. He runs a shop in Donkey Kong Country Returns, and is playable in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
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King K. Rool
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King K. Rool is the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country series and the leader of the Kremling Krew. He usually steals something belonging to the Kongs in the games, such as Donkey Kong's banana hoard or even Donkey Kong himself, but always gets thwarted by the Kongs. In each game of the Donkey Kong Country series where he appears in, he goes by a different alias, such as Kaptain K. Rool in Donkey Kong Country 2 and Baron K. Roolenstein in Donkey Kong Country 3. Although he is the primary antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country series, he and his Kremling Krew have not appeared since Donkey Kong Country 3.
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KAOS is the main foe that Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong must face in Donkey Kong Country 3. It is powered by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, who are both captured by King K. Rool to power his machine. KAOS is a mechanically powered foe that uses several attacks such as spinning blades and exhaust flames to damage its foes. It is eventually destroyed by Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong twice, which releases Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
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Tiki Tong is the main villain of Donkey Kong Country Returns and the leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe. He replaces King K. Rool from previous games, stealing Donkey Kong's banana hoard to create a Tiki army and hypnotize all the animals on Donkey Kong Island. He resides on the summit of the island Volcano. His hands were created when the juice of banana hoard was sprayed on his minions, and he uses them to attack Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
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Lord Fredrik is the main antagonist of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and the leader of the Snowmads. He replaces Tiki Tong from the previous game, instead of stealing the banana hoard like antagonists of previous games, he invades Donkey Kong Island with the use of a strange ice dragon which he summoned from a large horn, turning the island into a frosty area with continuous snowfall. He resides at the top of the island throughout the game. When the Kongs get back to their home turf after being blown away due to the aforementioned ice dragon's winds, they make their way to the top of the island, where they ultimately defeat Lord Fredrik and end his reign over the island.
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Funky Kong appears in all Donkey Kong Country games that were released so far, except for Donkey Kong Country Returns. He helps the Kongs by providing them with mechanical services, such as lending them the Jumbo Barrel, which enables the Kongs to travel in islands where they already cleared; later games where the vehicles he lends have a similar function. He also hosts minigames that promise certain rewards if cleared, such as Funky's Fishing.
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Candy Kong first appears in Donkey Kong Country, where she helps the Kongs save by managing Candy's Save Point. In the remakes of Donkey Kong Country, she runs several minigames, such as Candy's Dance Studio. She does not have any other major role later in the series, partly because her role of saving the game progress is later occupied by Wrinkly Kong, although she does make cameos in several minigames in the remakes.
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Wrinkly Kong first appeared in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. She is Donkey Kong's grandmother and the wife of Cranky Kong. She manages the Kong Kollege in Donkey Kong Country 2 and Wrinkly's Save Cave in Donkey Kong Country 3, proving a save point for the player. Like her husband, she tends to give advice and tasks for the Kongs to complete. She also helps the Kongs by saving Banana Birds they might have obtained during their quest.
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Swanky Kong
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Swanky Kong's role in the Donkey Kong Country series is for Kongs to play minigames and win them to earn rewards. In his debut appearance, Donkey Kong Country 2, he hosts Swanky's Bonus Bonanza where he gives extra lives to the Kongs if they answered the questions correctly. In Donkey Kong Country 3, he hosts Swanky's Sideshow, where, at a certain amount of bear coins, compete against Cranky Kong to win rewards. In the DKC3 remake for GBA, he instead hosts Swanky's Dash, a minigame where Dixie must collect stars in a pipe, similar to the special stages from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
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Clapper the Seal
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Clapper appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest in the levels Lava Lagoon and Clapper's Cavern. When jumped on he cools the water in the former and freezes the water in the later.
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Ellie the Elephant
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Ellie appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. She can suck up water and barrels and can fire them at enemies. She is scared of Sneeks and will run away from them if she is near and can see them.
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Enguarde the Swordfish
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Enguarde appears in Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, and Donkey Kong 64. In the first three Donkey Kong Country games, he can stab with his bill to attack enemies with him being able to use his Super move Superstab allowing him to swim continuously until he hits an unbreakable wall in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In Donkey Kong 64 he appears in Gloomy Galleon where he can destroy treasure chests to reveal items hidden inside them. He can also jump out of the water and pass through DK logos suspended in midair.
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Expresso the Ostrich
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Expresso appears in Donkey Kong Country and the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2. In Donkey Kong Country he can be ridden where he runs at fast speeds while allowing the player to slightly hop in the air while subsequently gliding through the air by flapping his wings. In the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2, he appears in the Expresso Racing minigame where Expresso races against other similar-looking ostriches in race tracks. In this minigame, the player can use golden feathers to increase Expresso's stats.
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Glimmer the Angler Fish
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Glimmer appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest in the level Glimmer's Galleon, where he follows the player(s) and uses his light to light up the water.
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Nibbla
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Nibblas are enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. A certain Nibbla that acts like an Animal Friend appears in the level Fish Food Frenzy where it follows the player(s) through the level and will bite the player(s) if it is red from not being feed Kocos in a certain amount of time or is feed Lurchins which make it turn red faster.
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Parry the Parallel Bird
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Parry appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! where he flies above the player(s) mimic their movements such as jumping. He can collect items and can be defeated by most aerial enemies although he can defeat Booty Birds by touching them. He often gives the player(s) large rewards if he is brung to the No Animal Sign.
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Quawks appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Quawks only appear in the level Parrot Chute Panic where there are multiple Quawks that, when grabbed, slow the player(s)' decent. When they grab a Quawks they can move horizontally. After a certain point, the Quawks will drop the player(s). In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! a Quawks appears in the levels Low-G Labyrinth and Buzzer Barrage where the player(s) transform into it via an Animal Barrel. While playing as a Quawks the player(s) can fly around like Squawks and can pick up barrels and Steel Barrels with Quawks' talons and can drop the Barrels and Steel Barrels on enemies.
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Rambi the Rhino
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Rambi appears in all of the Donkey Kong Country games except for Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In Donkey Kong Country, he can defeat enemies and destroy certain walls by running into them. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, he can still defeat enemies by running into them although he now can only destroy certain walls by using his Super Move Supercharge where he runs forward until he hits an unbreakable wall, and he can also jump on certain enemies that usually cannot be jumped on such as Zingers. In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, he can charge forward to defeat enemies while being able to destroy spikes and blocks with his emblem and he can use Diddy Kong's Jetbarrel. In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, he can also use Dixie Kong's Helicopter Spin and Cranky Kong's Cane Bounce and in the game's Nintendo Switch port, he is also able to use Funky Kong's Double Jump.
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Rattly the Rattlesnake
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Rattly appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, where he can jump high and can bounce of enemies including Zingers. His Super Move, Superjump can be used making him jump even higher.
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Squawks the Parrot
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Squawks appears in every Donkey Kong Country game. In Donkey Kong Country, he only appears in the level Torchlight Trouble where he follows the player(s) while holding a lantern that lights up the level. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, he is fully playable where he either holds the player(s) or is played alone via an Animal Barrel. He can spit eggs at enemies and can fly around the level. In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, he is an item sold in Cranky Kong's Shop and Funky's Fly 'n' Buy respectively for fifteen and ten Banana Coins, respectively, with him costing five Banana Coins in the New Mode in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. When he is used he yells from the bottom left corner of the screen when an undiscovered Puzzle Piece is near, giving the player a hint to the Puzzle Piece's location.
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Squitter the Spider
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Squitter appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, he can fire webs at enemies that he can move horizontally while they are being fired and he can create temporary web platforms using fired webs, although he cannot jump on enemies. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, he acts the same as he did in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest although he can now jump on enemies that the player(s) as Kiddy Kong and Dixie Kong can normally jump on.
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Tawks
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Tawks exclusively appears in the Nintendo Switch version of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze where he only appears in Funky Mode, where he appears at Funky's Fly 'n' Buy. If the player is playing as Donkey Kong he stands behind Funky Kong and if the player is playing as Funky Kong he runs Funky's Fly 'n' Buy as the shopkeeper.
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Winky the Frog
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Winky mainly appears in Donkey Kong Country, makes cameos in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and is mentioned in Donkey Kong 64's manual. In Donkey Kong Country he can jump high and can also jump on Zingers. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, a figurine of Winky is seen in the Monkey Museum where it is priced at five dollars. This cameo is removed in the game's Game Boy Advance remake where a small Winky is instead seen hopping around in a cage. Winky is mentioned in the game's SNES manual.
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Banana Queen
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The Banana Queen first appeared in Donkey Kong Country 3, where she is sealed away behind an evil barrier by Baron K. Roolenstein. Banana Birds, the birds of the queen, are also sealed away to prevent an escape that the Banana Queen could make. After collecting all possible Banana Birds, the Kongs are then taken by the Banana Birds to their mother, the queen. She would then chase after King K. Rool which makes him flee the Northern Kremisphere.
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The Brothers Bear help Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in Donkey Kong Country 3. They are a group of bears that each own homes and businesses scattered across the Northern Kremisphere. The Kongs need them to trade their bear coins for the items they have. These items help the player achieve 100% complete progress in the game, especially the Banana Birds.
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The Kremling Krew, led by King K. Rool, is the main antagonist organization of the Kong family. They are mostly made up of Kremlings with different colors, sizes, shapes, and traits, and many make their appearance as enemies throughout the many levels of the series. They also are the primary cause of the Kong family members getting kidnapped throughout the games, including Donkey Kong. King K. Rool and his aliases are often the final boss faced in the games, excluding Donkey Kong Country Returns and Tropical Freeze.
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Gnawties are common beaver-like enemies. They walk from side to side and can hurt Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong if they come into contact. The Kongs can defeat a Gnawty by using any attack, including jumping on it, rolling into it, or throwing a barrel at it. In Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Country 3, Gnawties are replaced with the rat-like Neeks and Sneeks respectively, which exhibit similar behavior.
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Zingers
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Zingers are common wasp-like enemies. They hover in the air, damaging any Kong who happens to come in contact with them. Since they have spikes on top of their bodies, they cannot be defeated by stomping them. Instead, a barrel or an Animal Friend may be used to defeat it. Red Zingers cannot be defeated at all. In Donkey Kong Country 3, Zingers are replaced with Buzzes, which behave similarly.
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The Tiki Tak Tribe is the main organization of enemies in Donkey Kong Country Returns. They resemble wooden masks or musical instruments, many having adornment feathers, and are references to real-life tikis. Their leader is Tiki Tong. Some Tikis have hypnotizing abilities, and these serve as the cause of the boss battles, hypnotizing creatures into fighting against Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Minor Tikis are found as regular enemies throughout the levels; most of them are drum-shaped.
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Snowmads are Viking-like animals who are the main antagonists of the Wii U title Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Their leader is Lord Fredrik. According to the game's story, Donkey Kong and his friends have been kicked off Donkey Kong Island by the Snowmads, and they must trek their way through five other islands to claim back what's rightfully theirs. Snowmad enemies of the game consist of a variety of creatures, such as walruses, penguins, owls, and polar bears. Many of the bosses faced throughout the game are also themed around the Viking stereotype.
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Reception
- “Donkey Kong Country is truly perfect. If you do not get this amazing new generation of Donkey Kong Country madness, you are stupid. Yes, I know it's insulting, but that's also the truth. If you're a true video game fan, you will not hesitate in the slightest bit to buy this piece of gaming history.”
- —George Wood, Flight of Fantasies
The Donkey Kong Country series has received critical acclaim. On GameRankings, every game in the series have scored 78.61% to 87.87%. On Metacritic, the series' games that were reviewed received 77% to 90%. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, was nominated for several awards by news sites such as IGN[8] and Gamespot.[9]
The game Jet Kave Adventures was influenced by Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.[10]
Appearances in other series
Several characters from the Donkey Kong Country series and locations based on the series have appeared in other series.
 DK Jungle in Mario Tennis OpenIn the Mario Tennis series, several courts based off the Donkey Kong Country games appeared. In Mario Tennis, the Donkey Kong Court appears which is set in a jungle with barrels in the background. In Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color, the Jungle Court appears. In Mario Power Tennis, the DK Jungle Court appears which contains Klaptraps and Kritters. In Mario Tennis Open, the DK Jungle appears. This court takes place in a jungle, and the banana hoard and DK's Tree House appear in the background. The court's music is an arrangement of "DK Island Swing".
Several tracks based on the Donkey Kong Country series appear in the Mario Kart series. In Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Wii, DK's Jungle Parkway appears which resembles the jungles in the Donkey Kong Country series. In Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, the DK Cup appears which contains DK Jungle and Bananan Ruins, which are both based off locations from the Donkey Kong Country series. In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, this cup reappears with the tracks Bananan Labyrinth and DK Jungle. In Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, the course DK Jungle appears, which is based off Donkey Kong Country Returns. In the background DK's Tree House appears, part of the track takes place inside the Golden Temple, and several enemies from Donkey Kong Country Returns appear on the track, such as Frogoons and Tiki Goons. The course's music is a rearrangement of DK Island Swing.
 Kongo Falls in Super Smash Bros. UltimateSeveral stages based on the series appear in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the stage Kongo Jungle appears. This stage takes place in a jungle from Donkey Kong Country, and has a Barrel Cannon under the stage. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the stage Jungle Japes appears where Cranky Kong can be seen in the background and Klaptraps are stage hazards. In Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the stage Kongo Falls appears. This stage contains Klaptraps, a Barrel Cannon. DK's Tree House can be seen in the background. Several themes and characters from the Donkey Kong Country series appear in the Super Smash Bros. series a piece of music or trophies. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the stage Jungle Hijinks appears which is based on the level with the same name in Donkey Kong Country Returns. On the stage, the player can travel between the foreground and background layer with Barrels Cannons. Screaming Pillars appear on this stage.
 DK Jungle in Mario Golf: World TourThe Mario Golf series contains two courses based on the Donkey Kong Country series. In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Congo Canopy appears which contains DK Barrels at the start of each hole. In Mario Golf: World Tour the course DK Jungle appears which is based on Donkey Kong Country Returns. DK's Tree House, Screaming Pillars, Chomps, Barrel Cannons, and TNT Barrels appear on this course.
Trivia
- The series has no dedicated name distinguishing it from the Donkey Kong franchise as a whole in Japanese; while the first three games were titled Super Donkey Kong to reflect being on the Super Famicom, the later ones use the English titles with the word "Country" removed, ie Donkey Kong Returns and Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, thereby having a similar title structure to the Japanese-made Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Donkey Kong Jungle Climber, and Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race.
References
- ^ a b The Donkey Kong Country GBA Trilogy. DK Vine (English). Archived December 21, 2011, 07:14:15 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ http://www.donkeykongcountry.com/three/final/undefined/barrelBlastapalooza.swf Although this link now leads to an unavailable nintendo.com page, its URL proves that the game was part of an official Donkey Kong Country site
- ^ Nintendo Arcade. nintendo.com. Archived September 11, 2007 via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Matt (October 7, 2011). Donkey Kong Country 4: Here Comes [REDACTED PUN]!. DK Vine (English). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Retro Gamer Magazine (June 21, 2010). The Making Of Donkey Kong Country. NowGamer (English). Archived March 16, 2012, 13:44:52 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Some Old Videos (May 25, 2020). Donkey Kong Country SNES commercial (1994). YouTube. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Craig (June 17, 2010). E3 2010: Kensuke Tanabe and the Metroid Palm Tree. IGN. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Best Platformer - Best of 2014: Games, By Genre - IGN. IGN (English). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Wii U Game of the Year - Mario Kart 8 - Best Games of 2014 - Game of the Year 2014. GameSpot (English). Archived December 14, 2014, 00:43:24 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Lane, Gavin (August 4, 2019). Feature: 7Levels On Jet Kave Adventure And Its Donkey Kong Country Inspiration. Nintendo Life (English). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
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Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, arcade) • Donkey Kong 3 (1983, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (1984, computer) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
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| Donkey Kong Country series
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Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010, Wii) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, Wii U)
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| Donkey Kong Land series
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Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB)
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| Mario vs. Donkey Kong series
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
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| DK series
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DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, DS) (Banana Bonanza [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Rolling Panic [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Banana Grab [Unknown, Adobe Flash])
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| Miscellaneous
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Donkey Kong 64 (1999, N64) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN) • Donkey Kong Bananza (2025, Switch 2)
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| Racing games
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Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Wii)
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| Donkey Konga series
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Donkey Konga (2003, GC) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GC) • Donkey Konga 3 JP (2005, GC)
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| Other
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Donkey Kong Circus (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong Country roulette machine (Unknown, arcade) • Donkey Konk (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Memory Kong (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Couic d'or ! (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Picross NP Vol. 8 (2000, SFC) • Kremling Krushin (2000, Adobe Flash) • Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait (2003, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze (2003, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Konga (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Hurling for Distance (2005, Adobe Flash) • Barrel-Blastapalooza (2005, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, arcade) • Donkey Konga 2 (2005, Adobe Flash) • Mario vs. DK 2: Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, arcade) • Timber's Balloon Pop (2007, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
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| Reissues
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Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1982, tabletop) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, New Wide Screen) • Donkey Kong II (1983, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983, Table Top) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Classics (1988, NES) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) • Donkey Kong Country (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005, GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007, DS) • New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii, 2008) • Donkey Kong Original Edition (2010, VC) • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013, 3DS) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018, Switch) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch) • Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025, Switch)
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| Tech demos
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Unnamed Donkey Kong Country proof-of-concept (Unknown, VB) • puzzle (Unknown, N64) • spritemonkeyEX (Unknown, N64) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo (2014, Wii U)
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| Pitches / canceled games
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Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (FC) • Donkey Kong IV (arcade) • Return of Donkey Kong (NES) • Super Donkey (SNES) • CD-i Donkey Kong game (CD-i) • Donkey Kong vs. Super Wario (SNES) • Donkey Kong and the Golden Bananas (SNES) • D.K.R. DMG (GB) • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (GBA) • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (GBA) • Donkey Kong Racing (GCN) • Donkey Kong Plus (GCN/GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (GCN) • Donkey Kong Country 4 (DS) • DK Bongo Blast (GCN) • Freedom (Switch)
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| Crossovers
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Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
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| Main
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NES Remix (2013, Wii U)
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| Reissues
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NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
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