Waking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to... Read allWaking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to rid the island of the wicked Kremlings and reclaim his bananas.Waking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to rid the island of the wicked Kremlings and reclaim his bananas.
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- TriviaFor many years a rumor was widely circulated that the game's producer and original conceiver of the character Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto had said in an interview "Donkey Kong Country proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good," and that he later recanted this statement, blaming the pressure placed on him during the development of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) to make it look like Donkey Kong Country. In 2010 Miyamoto stated that this rumor was entirely false, noting he "was very involved" in Donkey Kong Country and had been in regular correspondence with Tim Stamper until the end of the development.
- GoofsKing K. Rool is a crocodile and he has a navel, in real life crocodilians and other reptiles do not possess navels, this trait is only found in mammals, more specifically placental mammals.
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Cranky Kong (Text Narration): [after Donkey and Diddy defeat King K. Rool] Well done, Donkey, my boy! Who would've thought a young whippersnapper like you could've beaten that bunch of no-good Kremlings? You've made an old man proud! Go and look in your hoard; I think you'll be in for a surprise! If I had been playing, I'd have found everything! I'm sure there must be some bonus rooms you haven't found!
- Crazy creditsWhen you jump on King K. Rool the sixth time, he goes down, then the scene darkens and some goofy credits toll: Kredits Koding...........Klap Trap Karacters........Krusha Kolouring........Kritter Koncept..........Klump Kommander........King K. Rool The End? But watch out because King K. Rool is about to get up again!
- Alternate versionsWas rereleased in 2000 for the Game Boy Color with toned down grapics and two new options, a printer mode and a bonus stage.
- ConnectionsEdited into Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006)
The best part of the "DK Country" experience is that it is so unique. It was kind of like playing a Mario game...but with new challenges and characters. I liked how Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong both had unique abilities better suited for certain situations, making you (the gamer) figure out when to use each character. The game is also quite challenging, but not to the breaking point. After enough practice, most levels can be beaten before the hair-pulling stage. It terms of gameplay and presentation, this is a 5-star effort all the way.
The HUGE negative? Having to beat multiple levels before being able to save a game. Now, I realize that I have reviewed many NES games and never complained about the saving, but that was because the NES technology just did not allow for "anytime saving". By the time the SNES came around, though, one could have saved the game after every level. However, the game designers decided to make you "earn" save points by beating a number of levels at a time. In the beginning this is fine, as you whip through the levels and pile up the bananas/balloons without hardly a second thought. Once you get to the ice-levels stage, though, the game requires you to beat 4-5 extremely difficult levels before saving is possible. By this time in the game, the player is operating on more like a 4-5 turn basis per lifespan. I realize the "collecting bananas and trying to get specials" argument for racking up multiple lives, but that isn't why I wanted to play the game. I just want to beat each level and move onto the next without all the "monkey business" (pardon the pun). This issue decreases the whole experience for me by an entire star.
Thus, "Donkey Kong Country" is a classic in the canon of video game adventures. A very frustrating save mechanism does put a damper on the experience for all but the experts, but overall it is still a fun game.
- zkonedog
- Mar 12, 2017
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