query: who did the music for donkey kong country

pos: David Wise (composer) the staff members list as a "Music Man" and composed for their game, "Yooka-Laylee", along with Kirkhope and Steve Burke. David Wise (composer) David Wise is an English video game music composer and musician. He was a composer at Rare from 1985 to 2009, and was the company's sole musician up until 1994. He has gained a cult following for his work on various games, particularly Nintendo's "Donkey Kong Country" series. Wise is known for his atmospheric style of music, mixing natural environmental sounds with prominent melodic and percussive accompaniment. Wise has said that he has had a wide range

pos: Donkey Kong Country contributed to "Donkey Kong Country"s sales. Nintendo of America partnered with Kellogg's for a promotional campaign in which the packaging for Kellogg's breakfast cereals would feature "Donkey Kong Country" character art and announce a prize giveaway. The campaign ran from the game's release in November 1994 until April 1995. David Wise composed most of the music for "Donkey Kong Country", with Eveline Fischer and Robin Beanland also contributing. Wise started composing for the game as a freelance musician; he has said that he originally assumed the music he composed for the game would later be replaced with compositions by a

pos: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze season. However, in October 2013, Nintendo pushed back the release date to February 21, 2014 citing the need for more time to optimize the game. At the VGX Awards on December 7, 2013, the release date was confirmed for North America to be February 21, 2014. The soundtrack was primarily composed by David Wise, who previously contributed music for the original SNES "Donkey Kong Country" games. Additional music was provided by Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, and Riyu Tamura under the supervision of Kenji Yamamoto. Its announcement was a surprise. The development team designed the gameplay to be similar

pos: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest the game. In response to complaints from veteran gamers, the game was designed to be more challenging than its predecessor. "Diddy's Kong Quest"s soundtrack was composed entirely by David Wise. In addition, the game's soundtrack was the focus of an OverClocked ReMix collaboration titled "Serious Monkey Business". The final track, "Donkey Kong Rescued", was remixed by David Wise himself, featuring Grant Kirkhope on electric guitar and Robin Beanland on trumpet. Wise cited Koji Kondo's music for the Mario and Zelda games, Geoff and Tim Follin's music for "Plok", and synthesizer-based film soundtracks released in the 1980s as influences in creating

pos: Donkey Kong Country Returns the end of development, Tanabe had lower back pain and needed to take a week off. During that time, assistant producer Risa Tabata took over his duties, and Tanabe decided to keep her in charge for the rest of production. The music, which was inspired by David Wise and Eveline Fischer's score for the Super NES games in the series, was co-written by Kenji Yamamoto, who had worked on the "Prime" trilogy. Yamamoto wrote songs to fit the mood of certain levels, and some songs were rewritten if their matching levels were heavily redesigned. Takashi Nagasako voiced both Donkey Kong

neg: Donkey Kong Country "Donkey Kong Country 2", the character Diddy Kong was popular enough to feature in his spin-off; "Diddy Kong Racing" was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997. In 2000, a version of "Donkey Kong Country" was released for the Game Boy Color (GBC). The GBC version has a new stage in Chimp Caverns called "Necky Nutmare" and a redesigned, longer version of Winky's Walkway. Some of the music from the original game was replaced in the GBC version with music that originated in "Donkey Kong Land". In 2003, another version of the game was released for the Game Boy Advance;

neg: Donkey Kong Land and sound effects were directly ported from the Super NES version onto the Game Boy, retaining the same style as the original. Despite sharing common level themes, the level design and story for each game are completely different. In the instruction booklet of the game, it is explained that "Donkey Kong Land"'s story takes place directly after the events in "Donkey Kong Country". Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Cranky Kong are shown reflecting on their previous adventure. Out of jealousy, Cranky Kong scolds Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong about the success of "Donkey Kong Country", implying that it only did

neg: Donkey Kong Country (TV series) of Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and Funky Kong's voice actors who are from France. Season 2 was not given a French version until later when it got released on DVD years afterwards, which had a new voice cast and it was done in France, with DK and Funky's voice actors reprising their character roles. Hervé Grull did not return as Diddy Kong as he had long since hit puberty and was replaced by an adult woman as a result. Over thirty "Donkey Kong Country" DVDs have been released with only five being in English for the longest time. For North

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) known as Tikis, which are new to the series. The different types of Tikis fill the role of the antagonists in the story, replacing the Kremlings from "Donkey Kong Country". The story begins when a group of evil Tikis known as the Tiki Tak Tribe arrive on Donkey Kong Island after being awaken by a volcanic explosion, and plays music to hypnotise the animals on the island to steal Donkey Kong's bananas. Since Donkey Kong is resistant to the Tiki's music, he works with Diddy Kong to retrieve his hoard of bananas from the Tikis. Throughout the game, the pair

neg: Donkey Kong Country Japanese composer because he understood the importance of the Donkey Kong license to Nintendo. Rare later asked Wise to record three jungle demo tunes that were merged to become the "DK Jungle Swing". Wise said, "I guess someone thought the music was suitable, as they offered me a full time position at Rare". "Donkey Kong Country" is known for its atmospheric music that mixes natural environmental sounds with prominent melodic and percussive accompaniments. It features a wide variety of musical styles that attempt to evoke the environments in which they appear. The music varies throughout the game and includes music

neg: Donkey Kong Kong Jr. first appeared in the arcade style game "Donkey Kong Jr." released in 1982. The plot was that Donkey Kong Jr. saves his father, Donkey Kong, from Mario (initially known as Jumpman in the Japanese arcade version of "Donkey Kong"). Cranky Kong is the original Donkey Kong who has alternately been called the modern DK's grandfather and father. He is elderly and frequently berates the younger generation of heroes. Diddy Kong was first introduced in "Donkey Kong Country" and is featured in "" as the main character. Dixie Kong first appeared in "Donkey Kong Country 2" as a sidekick

neg: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed by Retro Studios, with assistance from Monster Games, and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The fifth installment in the main "Donkey Kong Country" series, "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze" is the direct sequel to the 2010 Wii game, "Donkey Kong Country Returns", and was released worldwide in February 2014. An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch was released in May 2018. The game continues on from the side-scrolling platform gameplay of the "Donkey Kong Country" series and sees Donkey Kong and

neg: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest game, Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong must find both Donkey and Diddy Kong, who have been once again abducted by K. Rool. It was further followed by a succession of more related "Donkey Kong" video games, such as "Donkey Kong 64" in 1999 and "Donkey Kong Country Returns" in 2010. "Diddy's Kong Quest" was later released for the Game Boy Advance on 15 November 2004 and on the Wii's Virtual Console on 21 May 2007. It was made available for the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In the United States, the game's

neg: Diddy Kong as its sequel, "DK Jungle Climber". In 2004 was the release of the first non-Rare "Donkey Kong" game that features characters in the style of "Donkey Kong Country". Namco's "Donkey Konga" is a GameCube music title that was packaged with a DK Bongo controller. The controller is used to keep the rhythm with the beats of covers to famous songs (as well as Nintendo video game music). It was followed by two sequels, "Donkey Konga 2" and "", the latter which was only released in Japan. Diddy Kong appears in "Donkey Kong Barrel Blast" as a playable character. He also

neg: Diddy Kong model." In 2018, Watchmojo.com ranked him #1 on their "Top 10 Side Characters Who Got Their Own Game" list. Diddy Kong Diddy Kong has made some appearances in the "Donkey Kong" series, appearing in every "Donkey Kong Country" game and "Donkey Kong Land" game, notably as the lead character in "" with his girlfriend, Dixie Kong, as his sidekick. He received a spin-off called "Diddy Kong Racing", and more recently appeared as co-star to Donkey Kong in "Donkey Kong Country Returns". Through his relationship with Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong has become a prominent character in the "Mario" franchise. He has

neg: Donkey Kong Country Returns family member that appears other than Donkey and Diddy. The story begins when a group of evil Tikis known as the Tiki Tak Tribe arrive on Donkey Kong Island after being awoken by a volcanic eruption, and play music to hypnotize the animals, mostly elephants, zebras, giraffes and squirrels on the island into stealing Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's bananas. Since Donkey Kong is resistant to the Tikis' music, he works with Diddy Kong to retrieve their hoard of bananas from the Tikis. Throughout the game, the pair travel through eight worlds to recover their stolen bananas: the Jungle, the

neg: Donkey Kong (character) necktie he's had since the Game Boy game, "Donkey Kong", he also donned a distinct physical appearance featuring heavy brows and a peaked lock of hair on top of his head. This would become the standard look for Donkey Kong still used over two decades later. The modern Donkey Kong is portrayed as a powerful yet laid-back ape, who is interested mainly in his banana hoard and his girlfriend, Candy Kong. The new Donkey Kong introduced in "Donkey Kong Country" was initially characterized as the grandson of the original Donkey Kong, who appears in the game as an elderly ape

neg: Diddy Kong Jr.'s original appearance for "Donkey Kong Country" or rename their new version of him. Deciding to simply rename the character, who Rare felt was perfect for their updated version of Donkey Kong's world, Rare decided to name this kong 'Diddy' because in some parts of the UK, the British English slang word 'diddy' which means small. He first appears in "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a young boisterous spider monkey who had one main goal: To become a video game hero / superhero just like his uncle, and the game's first main protagonist, Donkey Kong.

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) regions in 2015. A port of "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze" was released for Nintendo Switch in 2018. It features Funky Kong as a playable character for the first time in the "Donkey Kong Country" series. The original "Donkey Kong Country" trilogy was adapted as three games for the Game Boy: "Donkey Kong Land", "Donkey Kong Land 2" and "Donkey Kong Land III". The world themes and storylines were largely the same as the "DKC" trilogy, with mild deviations. However, they featured monochrome graphics, different level layouts and the addition of a few original enemies. The games were re-released on

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) trilogy to the Game Boy Advance and Virtual Console service on Wii. The trilogy was followed by a game on the Nintendo 64 titled "Donkey Kong 64" (called "Donkey Kong Country 64" early in its development). Another "Donkey Kong" game was in development for the GameCube, but after Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002, the development of future "Donkey Kong Country" games stopped. Several experimental spin-off titles that utilised the DK Bongos were released between 2003 and 2005. However, Retro Studios revived the "Donkey Kong Country" series in 2010 with the launch of "Donkey Kong Country Returns" for the Wii,

neg: Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country is a 1994 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The game centers on Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong, who are on a quest to recover their stolen banana hoard from King K. Rool and the Kremlings. Development began shortly after Rare founders, brothers Tim and Chris Stamper, ran experiments with a Silicon Graphics (SGI) workstation to render 3D sprites. Nintendo became interested in Rare's work and acquired 49% of the company, leading to the production of a game for the SNES using

neg: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! "fantastic" for the SNES. Reviewing the Game Boy Advance version, a reviewer from "GamePro" thought that the graphics appeared "washed out" on the system's backlit screen; stating that the pre-rendered sprites did not "show up very well". A reviewer from "Nintendo Master" thought that the game's main strengths were its "beautiful graphics and script". A reviewer from "Jeuxvideo" asserted that the various aspects of gameplay made "Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!" a hallmark of the series. The music received mixed opinions from critics. Although Provo stated that the game's music was "catchy", he noted that devotees to the original "Donkey Kong

neg: Diddy Kong He accompanies Donkey Kong throughout Donkey Kong Island to battle King K. Rool and return their banana hoard. He became the main character in the sequel "", teaming up with his girlfriend Dixie Kong, who both set to rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool. He later appeared in "Donkey Kong Land", issued a challenge by Cranky Kong that he and Donkey Kong could not retrieve the banana hoard on an 8-bit system. The third and final title in the "Donkey Kong Country" series is titled "", which stars Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong who must find Diddy and Donkey

neg: Donkey Kong Country 3DS Virtual Console. The game was re-released for the Game Boy Color (2000), Game Boy Advance (2003), Wii Virtual Console (2007), Wii U Virtual Console (2014), New Nintendo 3DS (2016), and is pre-installed on the Super NES Classic Edition (2017). Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country is a 1994 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The game centers on Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong, who are on a quest to recover their stolen banana hoard from King K. Rool and the Kremlings. Development began shortly after Rare founders,

neg: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is an adventure platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on 20 November 1995 in North America, 21 November 1995 in Japan and on 14 December 1995 in Europe. It is the second installment of the "Donkey Kong Country" series and serves as a direct sequel to "Donkey Kong Country". It was re-released for the Game Boy Advance in 2004. The game was made available for download on the Wii's Virtual Console in

neg: Donkey Kong (character) Donkey Kong (character) Donkey Kong is a fictional character who appears in games belonging to the "Donkey Kong" and "Mario" video game franchises. He is a gorilla and is Mario's former nemesis. A popular character, he has appeared in many video games. He has a nephew named Diddy Kong. Donkey Kong was Mario's first opponent in the game of the same name, Nintendo's popular 1981 arcade game, "Donkey Kong". Since then he has starred in his own series of games, starting with 1994's "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and remains an important character in the "Mario"

neg: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in the first five days of release, more than doubling its debut on Wii U. By the end of September 2018, the title had sold over 1.67 million units on the Switch. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed by Retro Studios, with assistance from Monster Games, and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The fifth installment in the main "Donkey Kong Country" series, "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze" is the direct sequel to the 2010 Wii game, "Donkey Kong Country Returns", and was released worldwide in February 2014.

neg: King K. Rool for download as a Mii fighter costume. He is a playable character in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate", becoming the third character representative for the "Donkey Kong" franchise. K. Rool's moves are based on his various appearances throughout the "Donkey Kong" series, including his crown toss from "Donkey Kong Country", his belly flop from "Donkey Kong Land", his blunderbuss from "Donkey Kong Country 2", his backpack helicopter from "Donkey Kong Country 3", and a "Donkey Kong 64" inspired Final Smash that involves K. Rool firing his Blast-o-matic laser. In his weekly "Famitsu" column, series director Masahiro Sakurai stated that K. Rool

neg: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest the music for the "Donkey Kong Country" series. As with its predecessor, the music was produced for the SNES's SPC700 chip for the game to sound similar to the Korg Wavestation synthesizer. The game received critical acclaim. The SNES version holds an aggregate score of 92% at GameRankings, whereas the Virtual Console re-release and the Game Boy Advance version both hold a score of 80% at GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively. "Diddy's Kong Quest" sold a combined 4.37 million copies in the United States and Japan on the SNES; the total number of copies sold in Japan at 2.21 million, and

neg: Donkey Kong (video game) Family Computer (Famicom) console in 1983 as one of the system's three launch games; the same version was an early game for the Famicom's North American version, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). However, the cement factory level is not included, nor are most of the cutscenes since Nintendo did not have large enough cartridge ROMs available in the beginning. This port includes a new song composed by Yukio Kaneoka for the title screen; an arrangement of the tune appears in "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Both "Donkey Kong" and its sequel, "Donkey Kong Jr.", are included

neg: Donkey Kong Country (TV series) drawings of characters—some of which never appeared in the series. The card game was later adapted to be based on "Donkey Kong 64". Donkey Kong Country (TV series) Donkey Kong Country is a Canadian/French computer-animated television series loosely based on the Nintendo franchise "Donkey Kong" as portrayed in the "Donkey Kong Country" video game series by Nintendo and Rare. It first aired in France on September 4, 1996 during a block called "La Planète de Donkey Kong" translated as "The Planet of Donkey Kong".; and aired on Teletoon in Canada in 1997. In the United States, it was one of

neg: Donkey Kong Country in North America on 19 February 2007. The "Donkey Kong Country" series titles were removed from the Wii store in November 2012, but were reinstated for the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014. In Europe, "Donkey Kong Country" was released on the Wii U Virtual Console on 16 October 2014, and in Japan on 26 November. On 26 February 2015, the first three "Donkey Kong Country" games were released on the Wii U Virtual Console, and were reinstated for the Wii Virtual Console in the United States. On 24 March 2016, "Donkey Kong Country" was released for the New Nintendo

neg: Donkey Kong (character) game was followed by a 2006 sequel titled "", where Donkey Kong, who is infatuated with Pauline, kidnaps her and takes her to the roof of the Super Mini-Mario World amusement park when she ignores a Mini Donkey Kong toy in favor of a Mini-Mario. He also once again appeared as the antagonist in "" and "". Aside from those, Donkey Kong appeared in "DK King of Swing" on the GBA around the time of "Jungle Beat", and in its sequel, "DK Jungle Climber", for the Nintendo DS. In the 2010 Wii game, "Donkey Kong Country Returns", Donkey Kong and

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) Donkey Kong Country (series) The Donkey Kong Country ("DKC") video game series is a series of platform video games originally developed by Rare and later Retro Studios, and published by Nintendo. It is a spin-off from the original "Donkey Kong" series. In it, players control Donkey Kong and his friends and must complete a series of sidescrolling levels that include enemies, obstacles, and collectibles. The original "Donkey Kong Country" trilogy was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System between 1994 and 1996, and was developed by Rare. The first game was later ported to the Game Boy Color and the

neg: Donkey Kong Land February 26, 2015, alongside the "Donkey Kong Country" trilogy and the other two "Donkey Kong Land" games. Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Land is a platform video game for the Game Boy developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. It was first released in June 1995 and later for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2014. The game is the portable spin-off of the original title, "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which spawned its own series alongside the main series. "Donkey Kong Land" was enhanced for the Super Game Boy and was packaged with a "banana

neg: Donkey Kong 64 It won the 1999 E3 Game Critics award for Best Platform Game, and multiple awards and nominations from games magazines. Reviewers noted the game's exceptional size and length, but criticized its camera controls and emphasis on item collection and backtracking. Some cited its similarity in gameplay and visuals to Rare's 1998 predecessor, "Banjo-Kazooie", despite "Donkey Kong 64" mandatory memory add-on. Critics felt that the game did not meet the revolutionary potential of "Donkey Kong Country", but remained among the best 3D platform games on the console. "Donkey Kong 64" is remembered as the emblematic example of Rare's "collect-a-thon" adventure platformers

neg: Donkey Kong have to save them in the final game of the series for the SNES. All three of the Donkey Kong Country games for the SNES have been made available on the Virtual Console. In addition, "Donkey Kong Country" was ported to the Game Boy Color, and the entire "Donkey Kong Country" trilogy has been ported to the Game Boy Advance. Tim Stamper stated that an SNES emulator was used to rip the graphics and port it to GBA, and that the GBA versions were coded from scratch. "Donkey Kong Country Returns" was developed for the Wii by Retro Studios and

neg: Donkey Kong Country (TV series) Donkey Kong Country (TV series) Donkey Kong Country is a Canadian/French computer-animated television series loosely based on the Nintendo franchise "Donkey Kong" as portrayed in the "Donkey Kong Country" video game series by Nintendo and Rare. It first aired in France on September 4, 1996 during a block called "La Planète de Donkey Kong" translated as "The Planet of Donkey Kong".; and aired on Teletoon in Canada in 1997. In the United States, it was one of the first series to be shown on Fox Family, in which the series was broadcast in its entirety from August 15, 1998 (the

neg: Donkey Kong Country made available for Nintendo's Virtual Console. "Donkey Kong Country" is the first game in the "Donkey Kong Country" series and was followed by two sequels on the SNES: "" in 1995, and "" in 1996. "Donkey Kong Country" is a platforming game in which the player guides protagonists Donkey Kong (DK) and Diddy Kong (Diddy) through 40 side-scrolling levels. DK and Diddy are the game's main characters and the only playable characters. The player can switch between Kongs if both characters are present. The main modes of travel are running, jumping, and rolling; all of which both characters are capable.

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) Kong Island made two cameo appearances in "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest": it can be seen in the background of the areas Gangplank Galleon and K. Rool's Keep. In the Game Boy Advance remake of "Donkey Kong Country 2", these cameos were removed. In the original "Donkey Kong Country", Donkey Kong, together with his nephew and sidekick Diddy Kong, must recover his stolen hoard of bananas from King K. Rool and the Kremlings. Upon investigating the empty "Kong's Banana Hoard", located directly underneath his home in the Kongo Jungle, Donkey Kong embarks on an adventure throughout his native

neg: Donkey Kong Land 2 from "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest". The game also uses special features when paired with the Super Game Boy. "Donkey Kong Land 2" stars Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong in their conquest to rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool and the Kremling Krew. While its stage names are borrowed from "" (except for Castle Crush, which became Dungeon Danger; and Haunted Hall, which became Krazy Koaster), the level designs are brand new. "Donkey Kong Land 2" had the same storyline from "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest". The manual contains a simplified version of the story

neg: Donkey Kong Country Returns island's animals to steal Donkey Kong's bananas. This forces him to retrieve the hoard with the help of his friend Diddy Kong. "Donkey Kong Country Returns" was the first traditional home console "Donkey Kong" game since the release of "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" in 2004, and also the first "Donkey Kong Country" entry not to involve video game developer Rare. The game was positively received from critics, it has sold 6.53 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling games on the Wii. A sequel, "", was released for the Wii U in February 2014 and later ported to

neg: Donkey Kong Country from levels set in Africa-inspired jungles, caverns, oceanic reefs, frozen landscapes, and industrial factories. Wise cited Koji Kondo's music for the "Mario" and "Zelda" games, Tim and Geoff Follin's music for "Plok", synthesiser-based film soundtracks released in the 1980s, and early-to-mid-1990s rock and dance music as influences on the music for "Donkey Kong Country". Wise wanted to imitate the sound of the Korg Wavestation synthesiser. The game's soundtrack was released on Compact Disc under the title "DK Jamz". It was sent to news media and retailers in November 1994 as a promotional item, and was released to the general public

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) ported to the Game Boy Color in 2000, the Game Boy Advance in 2003 and was re-released on the Virtual Console on Wii in 2007. "Donkey Kong Country 2" was ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2004 and was re-released on the Virtual Console on Wii in 2007. "Donkey Kong Country 3" was ported to Game Boy Advance in 2005, and was re-released on the Virtual Console on Wii in 2007. "Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D" was re-released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. "Donkey Kong Country Returns" was released on the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in PAL

neg: Donkey Kong (character) Donkey Kong was redesigned for the Super NES in 1994 by former Rare character artist Kevin Bayliss. He presented the modern look to Nintendo and was immediately approved. Although the character design has been tweaked over the years, Donkey Kong's appearance remains consistent to this day when Bayliss last modified him. The "Donkey Kong Country" series introduced the setting Donkey Kong Island and a backstory for the character. The series also introduced Diddy Kong as DK's sidekick, and King K. Rool, king of the Kremlings, as his nemesis who steals he and Diddy Kong's banana hoard. While retaining the red

neg: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Country" may not like it. Doctor Devon commented, "Although it sounds similar to its predecessors, DKC3 still has great music". Thomas thought compared to the other "Donkey Kong Country" games, the music in "Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!" stands out the least, although he stated that it was an "impressive effort". Van Duyn similarly stated that the soundtrack was not as "legendary" as it was in its previous installment, however he still admitted that it had some "great" tracks. In addition, Van Duyn criticised the Game Boy Advance's port for replacing all of the original music with remixed versions. However, Provo

neg: Donkey Kong Country Returns Donkey Kong Country Returns Donkey Kong Country Returns is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii console. The game was released first in North America in November 2010, and in PAL regions and Japan the following month. A stereoscopic port of the game, titled Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in May 2013, and in Japan the following month. The game's story focuses on a group of evil creatures called Tikis known as the Tiki Tak Tribe that arrive on Donkey Kong Island, and hypnotize the

neg: Diddy Kong TV show "Donkey Kong Country", where he is played by Andrew Sabiston. Since appearing in "Donkey Kong Country", Diddy has received mostly positive reception, one strong enough to create a fan following, resulting in Diddy getting his own spin-off. He has been featured in several pieces of merchandise, including plush toys, candies, and two Amiibo figures. During the development of "Donkey Kong Country", Diddy was originally conceived as an updated version of Donkey Kong Jr. (Donkey Kong's son). Not liking the radical changes Rare had made to Donkey Kong Jr., Nintendo told them that they could either use Donkey Kong

neg: Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong Jr. The game was principally designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and one of his coworkers. Miyamoto also created the graphics for the title along with Yoshio Sakamoto. As with its predecessor, the music for the game was composed by Yukio Kaneoka. The game's eponymous star, Donkey Kong Jr., also called simply Junior or abbreviated as DK Jr., is trying to rescue his father Donkey Kong, who has been imprisoned. Donkey Kong's cage is guarded by Mario, in his only appearance as an antagonist in a Nintendo video game. Donkey Kong Jr. must rescue his father by working his way

neg: Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong Jr. The game was principally designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and one of his coworkers. Miyamoto also created the graphics for the title along with Yoshio Sakamoto. As with its predecessor, the music for the game was composed by Yukio Kaneoka. The game's eponymous star, Donkey Kong Jr., also called simply Junior or abbreviated as DK Jr., is trying to rescue his father Donkey Kong, who has been imprisoned. Donkey Kong's cage is guarded by Mario, in his only appearance as an antagonist in a Nintendo video game. Donkey Kong Jr. must rescue his father by working his way

neg: Donkey Kong (character) a stage called "Kongo Jungle", which was based on "Donkey Kong Country". Both he and Kongo Jungle returned for the series second game, "Super Smash Bros. Melee". In this game, he had two new stages called "Jungle Japes" and "Kongo Jungle", and a version of the "DK Rap" from "Donkey Kong 64" serves as stage music for Kongo Jungle (the one difference in the lyrics being the word "heck" substituted from the word "hell"). He appeared once more in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl", this time being joined by his sidekick Diddy Kong and three stages – "Jungle Japes" from "Melee",

neg: Donkey Kong 64 in the surround sound and the quality of the underwater effects impressed "GameSpot". Reviewers criticized the opening DK Rap as "embarrassing" and among the worst music to feature in a game. "GamePro", however, thought it was humorous albeit lowbrow. Eight years later, "Nintendo Life" said the song was "loved by some, loathed by others", similar to the game itself. Reviewers concluded that "Donkey Kong 64" lacked the revolutionary potential of "Donkey Kong Country" but was of a sufficient high quality to sell well during the holiday season. "The 3D platform genre doesn't evolve with "Donkey Kong 64"", "AllGame" wrote. While

neg: Donkey Kong (character) Welker, who sought to find his missing father after his escape from the circus. Donkey Kong later appeared as a recurring antagonist in the 1989 animated series "", voiced by Garry Chalk. He is depicted as the territorial and easily angered ruler of Kongoland, and must be fed to be appeased. Donkey Kong was also the main character of the 1996 "Donkey Kong Country" animated series, in which Donkey Kong fought to protect Kongo Bongo Island and the mystical Crystal Coconut from King K. Rool and his Kremling henchmen. Donkey Kong was voiced by Richard Yearwood, with his singing voice

neg: Donkey Kong Country Returns and Cranky Kong, while Katsumi Suzuki voiced Diddy Kong. In the January 2015 Nintendo Direct, it was announced that the Wii version of "Donkey Kong Country Returns" and other Wii games would be released for download on Wii U via Nintendo eShop. "Donkey Kong Country Returns" was made available on the Nintendo eShop on January 21, 2015 in Japan, January 22, 2015 in Europe, and January 23, 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. Between March 31 and June 30, 2016 inclusively, the digital re-release of "Donkey Kong Country Returns" was made available for North American Wii U users exclusively as

neg: Diddy Kong Diddy Kong Diddy Kong has made some appearances in the "Donkey Kong" series, appearing in every "Donkey Kong Country" game and "Donkey Kong Land" game, notably as the lead character in "" with his girlfriend, Dixie Kong, as his sidekick. He received a spin-off called "Diddy Kong Racing", and more recently appeared as co-star to Donkey Kong in "Donkey Kong Country Returns". Through his relationship with Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong has become a prominent character in the "Mario" franchise. He has also become a playable character in the "Super Smash Bros." series. Outside video games, Diddy Kong appeared in the

neg: Donkey Kong in May 2018. The "Donkey Kong Land" games were handheld counterparts of the "Country" games adapted to the hardware of the Game Boy. "Donkey Kong Land" was released in 1995, "Donkey Kong Land 2" in 1996 and "Donkey Kong Land III" in 1997. They were presented in distinctive yellow cartridges instead of the typical grey ones. A successful Nintendo 64 sequel to Rare's "Donkey Kong Country" games was also developed. In "Donkey Kong 64", DK once again has the starring role as he joins forces with the DK crew. The game allows play as DK, Diddy Kong, Lanky Kong, Tiny

neg: Donkey Kong (character) named Cranky Kong, however "Donkey Kong 64" states that the current Donkey Kong was actually meant to be Cranky Kong's son, with one source implying that he is a grown-up version of Donkey Kong Jr. However, in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" and "Donkey Kong Country Returns", the current Donkey Kong is referred to as Cranky's grandson. The story designs of the present DK series, which began with "Donkey Kong Country", are clearly different, which Nintendo uses alteration of generations to explain. Donkey Kong's personality is similar to a typical gorilla's; DK shows pride in his strength, enjoys eating and hoarding

neg: Donkey Kong Country (TV series) of the video games. Several elements of the series, such as the Crystal Coconut, appeared in later "Donkey Kong" video games like "Donkey Kong 64", which was released a year after the show began airing on Fox. Donkey Kong is an ape who happens to find a magic coconut called the Crystal Coconut, which grants wishes and is capable of answering questions asked of it. Donkey Kong is the protector of the Crystal Coconut, which is housed in Cranky Kong's Cabin. King K. Rool and his minions want to steal the Crystal Coconut from Donkey Kong and company in order

neg: Donkey Kong Land 2 from its SNES counterpart - K. Rool has kidnapped Donkey Kong and is at Crocodile Isle, and it's up to Diddy and Dixie to save him. "Donkey Kong Land 2" received a 79.00% at GameRankings based on five reviews. "Nintendo Power" praised the gameplay and graphics but criticized the similarities between the levels and those of "Donkey Kong Country 2". "GamePro"s brief review concluded, "The 42 stages of side-scrolling action, hidden areas, bouncy music, and exceptional Game Boy graphics make this the best handheld game of the year." Nintendojo gave the game 8.5 out of 10, concluding that it's "an

neg: Donkey Kong Land Country" and its sequels. On 2 April 2014, "Donkey Kong Land" was released for the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console service via the 3DS eShop as one of the first Donkey Kong titles made by Rare since the "Donkey Kong Country" titles were removed from the Wii Shop Channel in November 2012. Its two sequels, "Donkey Kong Land 2" and "Donkey Kong Land III", were released on the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console on 16 April 2014, and 17 May 2014 as well. The EU 3DS re-release came to the eShop on 16 October 2014. It was released in North America on

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) At the start of "Donkey Kong Country 3", Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have disappeared during a fishing trip to the Northern Kremisphere, a previously unseen part of the DK Isles. Dixie Kong sets off to find the pair and is joined by her cousin Kiddy Kong. Initially, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong appear to have been kidnapped by a mysterious robot named KAOS, but later in the game it is revealed that King K. Rool, going by the new moniker Baron K. Roolenstein, is the real mastermind behind the pair's disappearance. "Donkey Kong Country Returns"' story revolves around creatures

neg: Donkey Kong game was once more ported to Nintendo consoles Wii, Wii U and 3DS in 2013 and 2014, under the name "Donkey Kong Original Edition". Released in 1994, "Donkey Kong Country" (in Japan, "Super Donkey Kong") was a "DK" series established by the British company Rare and Tim Stamper which took the premise in an entirely new direction and became a showcase title to show off then-revolutionary CGI graphics. In "Donkey Kong Country", the original Donkey Kong's grandson, also called Donkey Kong, was the hero and he and his sidekick Diddy Kong had to save his hoard of bananas from the

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) standing on the deck of a pirate ship. In the ship's cabin, he finds a note stating that Donkey Kong has been kidnapped by Kaptain K. Rool, a pirate Kremling, who had demanded the entire Banana Hoard that he stole in the previous game for a ransom from the Kongs. Diddy Kong subsequently attempts to rescue Donkey Kong from the Kaptain, and accompanying him is his girlfriend, Dixie Kong. Together, they travel through Crocodile Isle and are helped on their way by an assortment of animals (called "Animal Buddies") in a bid to defeat K. Rool and rescue Donkey Kong.

neg: King K. Rool King K. Rool King K. Rool (Japanese: キングクルール Hepburn: Kingu Kurūru) is a fictional anthropomorphic crocodile and the main antagonist of Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" video game franchise, as well as the archenemy of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. K. Rool is the leader of a band of reptilian creatures known as the Kremlings, who have crossed paths with the Kongs on many occasions. First appearing in the 1994 video game "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, he has been described as being "to Donkey Kong what Bowser is to Mario". He is depicted as a crazed Kremling

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) Donkey Kong Island. While collecting bananas on the island's vastly different regions, Donkey Kong must defeat many enemies, including the reptilian Kremlings, and other hazardous creatures native to the island. After progressing through the island's different areas, Donkey Kong ultimately arrives at a pirate ship called Gangplank Galleon, where Donkey Kong's nemesis and the leader of the Kremlings, King K. Rool, awaits with Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard. Upon his defeat, the game ends with a final shot of Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard restored to its former glory, filled with bananas once again. "Donkey Kong Country 2" opens with Diddy Kong

neg: Donkey Kong Country of updating Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo thought the model was too great a departure from Donkey Kong Jr.'s original look and insisted that Rare either rework it to match Donkey Kong Jr.'s original appearance or present it as a new character. Mayles decided a new character suited the updated DK universe so he kept the redesigned model and initially renamed the character "Dinky Kong", but after legal advice Rare changed its name to Diddy Kong. "Donkey Kong Country" is one of the first games for a mainstream home video game console to use pre-rendered 3D graphics, a technique used in

neg: Donkey Kong Country Returns hidden in each world's temple. Upon competing the Golden Temple, a new mode is unlocked known as the Mirror Mode. In this mode, the stages are flipped, Donkey Kong only has one unit of health, he cannot use items bought from Cranky Kong, and he cannot get any help from Diddy Kong. The game's story revolves around creatures known as Tikis, which are new to the series. The different types of Tikis fill the role of the antagonists in the story, replacing the Kremlings from "Donkey Kong Country". Cranky Kong, who owns shops throughout the island, is the only Kong

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) stealing the Crystal Coconut. Each episode features two songs performed by the show's characters. The series spanned a total of 40 episodes in two seasons. Season 1 was produced by Medialab Technology for 26 episodes. But after the license became invalid, Nelvana got the rights to license the series and worked with Chinese studio, Hong Guang Animation for Season 2 that features 14 more episodes. The "Donkey Kong Country" series has received critical acclaim, garnering an aggregate score of 86.83% on GameRankings—not including ports and re-releases. Donkey Kong Country (series) The Donkey Kong Country ("DKC") video game series is a

neg: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! is an adventure platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was first released on November 22, 1996 in North America, November 23, 1996 in Japan and on December 13, 1996 in Europe and Australia. It is the third installment of the "Donkey Kong Country" series, the final game in the original trilogy, and serves as a direct sequel to "". It was also re-released for the Game Boy Advance in 2005, with a

neg: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! stated that the remixed versions are "just as good as the originals". "Electronic Gaming Monthly" editors named "Donkey Kong Country 3" a runner-up for both Super NES Game of the Year (behind "Tetris Attack") and Side-Scrolling Game of the Year (behind "Guardian Heroes"). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! is an adventure platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was first released on November 22, 1996 in North America, November 23, 1996 in Japan and on December 13, 1996

neg: Donkey Kong Country Returns the Nintendo Switch in May 2018. Players take control of the series's protagonist Donkey Kong, as well as his friend Diddy Kong in certain situations, with many traditional elements of the "Donkey Kong Country" series returning, including mine cart levels, the ability to swing between vines and collect bananas, and the golden "KONG" puzzle pieces. New gameplay elements include levels in which the characters and foreground environments appear as silhouettes, spawning several new gameplay mechanics. In single-player mode, players can only play as Donkey Kong, although Diddy Kong rides on Donkey Kong's back, and Donkey Kong can use Diddy's jetpack

neg: Donkey Kong Country all time. Rare's redesign of the Donkey Kong character has been used in all future Nintendo games featuring him, including his appearances in the "Super Smash Bros." series and various "Mario Kart" games. "Donkey Kong Country"s popularity spawned two direct sequels for SNES; "" was released the following year to critical acclaim and "" debuted the year after that. Despite Microsoft's acquisition of the game's creator Rare in 2002, Nintendo has since revived the series with "Donkey Kong Country Returns" for the Wii and "" for the Wii U, released in 2010 and 2014 respectively. In addition to starring in

neg: Donkey Kong thieving King K. Rool and his Kremling Krew. The game was an action sidescrolling title similar to the "Super Mario" games and was enormously popular for its graphics, music and gameplay. The sequel, "" ("Super Donkey Kong 2" in Japan) involves DK being kidnapped by K. Rool, who was now a "Kaptain", and getting rescued by Diddy Kong and his girlfriend Dixie Kong, in a less cheery and a more darkly-themed game. In "" (in Japan, "Super Donkey Kong 3") Donkey and Diddy both get kidnapped by K. Rool, now Baron K. Roolenstein, and Dixie and her cousin Kiddy Kong

neg: Donkey Kong (video game) games and spin-offs developed by Rare, beginning with "Donkey Kong Country" in . In , Nintendo released "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", a sequel to the Game Boy's "Donkey Kong", in which Mario must chase Donkey Kong to get back the stolen Mini-Mario toys. In the follow-up "", Donkey Kong once again falls in love with Pauline and kidnaps her, and Mario uses the Mini-Mario toys to help him rescue her. "Donkey Kong Racing" for the GameCube was in development by Rare, but was canceled when Microsoft purchased the company. In 2004, Nintendo released the first of the "Donkey Konga" games,

neg: Donkey Kong Land the first world, which has a total of nine levels. Differing from their SNES counterparts, levels in "Donkey Kong Land" have only one or two bonus levels within stages. The worlds, and the levels within them, are all unique to "Donkey Kong Land", but follow similar level archetypes presented in the original "Donkey Kong Country". Due to the Game Boy's hardware limitations, the names of the levels can only be found in the instruction booklet. Although many enemies return from "Donkey Kong Country", some enemies found are completely original to "Donkey Kong Land", such as Hogwash, Nemo, Fangfish and Hardhat.

neg: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Game Boy Advance version sold 630,000 copies and earned $19 million by August 2006. During the period between January 2000 and August 2006, it was the 41st highest-selling game launched for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable in that country. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is an adventure platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on 20 November 1995 in North America, 21 November 1995 in Japan and on 14 December 1995 in Europe. It

neg: Donkey Kong (character) "Rumble Falls" from "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat", and "75m" from the original "Donkey Kong" game from 1981. Both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong returned to the series in "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" and "Super Smash Bros. for Wii U", with Donkey Kong being among the first wave of amiibo released for the games. "Jungle Japes" from "Melee" returns in the 3DS version, and both "Kongo Jungle" from the original "Super Smash Bros." and "75m" from "Brawl" return in the Wii U version, along with a new stage called "Jungle Hijinxs" from "Donkey Kong Country Returns". Along with Bowser,

neg: Donkey Kong Land III fans." Donkey Kong Land III Donkey Kong Land III is the third entry in the "Donkey Kong Land" trilogy of games for the original Game Boy and later became ported to the Game Boy Color exclusively in Japan, under the name . It was developed by Rare and distributed by Nintendo. Like the other games in the series, "Donkey Kong Land III" served as the portable counterpart to the SNES game "". In this case, "Donkey Kong Land III" is both a remake and a partial follow-up to "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!". Like the other games

neg: Donkey Kong Land III Donkey Kong Land III Donkey Kong Land III is the third entry in the "Donkey Kong Land" trilogy of games for the original Game Boy and later became ported to the Game Boy Color exclusively in Japan, under the name . It was developed by Rare and distributed by Nintendo. Like the other games in the series, "Donkey Kong Land III" served as the portable counterpart to the SNES game "". In this case, "Donkey Kong Land III" is both a remake and a partial follow-up to "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!". Like the other games in

neg: Donkey Kong Country Kong. Funky is a surfer who operates "Funky's Flights", a service that allows the player to visit the overworld map. Candy is Donkey Kong's love interest and operates the save points, which are the only way to save the game in the original SNES version. Cranky is the original arcade Donkey Kong who offers to the player hints and complaints. The last level of each world is a boss battle that takes place in a small arena. When the boss is defeated the player returns to the overworld map. On a stormy night, Donkey Kong assigns Diddy to guard his

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) away from the island by the ice dragon's intense winds, landing on the Lost Mangroves island. Afterwards, a large Snowmad ship stations itself where the Volcano from "Donkey Kong Country Returns" used to be, and the Snowmad tribe seizes Donkey Kong Island for their own, turning it into a frosty area with continuous snowfall. After traversing across 5 islands, the Kongs arrive at Donkey Kong Island. The Kongs make their way to the leader of the Snowmads, Lord Fredrik. After a long battle, Donkey Kong delivers the final punch to Lord Fredrik, which sends him flying out through the roof

neg: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze with a frustrated look on his face as he hears an uproar, and he and the other Kongs exit the house. The ice dragon from earlier flies toward Donkey Kong Island, turning the sea under it to ice. The Kongs are then blown away from the island by the ice dragon's intense winds, landing on the Lost Mangroves island. Afterwards, a large ship stations itself where the Volcano from "Donkey Kong Country Returns" used to be, and the Snowmads seize Donkey Kong Island for their own, turning it into a frosty area with continuous snowfall. Donkey Kong and his friends

neg: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze his friends travelling through six different islands in order to defeat the Snowmads. Controls are similar to the previous game, with the addition of being able to pluck items from the ground and pick up and throw stunned enemies, and various controllers can be used with customizable controls. Like the previous game, players primarily control Donkey Kong who is assisted by a companion, who either provide additional abilities to Donkey Kong, or can be controlled individually by a second player. Along with Diddy Kong, who returns with his barrel jet pack for crossing large gaps, two additional characters are added;

neg: Donkey Kong (video game) complained that he was essentially asking them to make the game repeatedly. Nevertheless, they followed Miyamoto's design, creating a total of approximately 20 kilobytes of content. Yukio Kaneoka composed a simple soundtrack to serve as background music for the levels and story events. The circuit board of "Radar Scope" was restructured for "Donkey Kong". The "Radar Scope" hardware, originally inspired by the Namco Galaxian hardware, was designed for a large number of enemies moving around at high speeds, which "Donkey Kong" did not require, so the development team removed unnecessary functions and reduced the scale of the circuit board. While

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) and was developed by British video game developer Rare. These games were later ported to the Game Boy Color (the first one only) and Game Boy Advance, and were also re-released on the Virtual Console service on Wii. After Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002 development of future "Donkey Kong" games stopped. However, Retro Studios revived the series in 2010 with the launch of "Donkey Kong Country Returns" for the Wii, and later the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. The most recent title in the series is "" for Wii U and Nintendo Switch. "Donkey Kong Country" was later

neg: Donkey Kong Country Alias and SGI technology. The Stamper brothers expressed interest in creating a standalone "Donkey Kong" game and assembled a team of 12 developers to work on the game over 18 months. "Donkey Kong Country" is the first "Donkey Kong" game that was not produced or directed by the franchise's creator Shigeru Miyamoto, though he was involved with the project. Following an aggressive marketing campaign, "Donkey Kong Country" received critical acclaim and sold more than nine million copies worldwide, making it the third best-selling SNES game. It was ported to the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance consoles, and was

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) the Virtual Console on the Nintendo 3DS between April 2014 and February 2015. "Donkey Kong Country" is a Canadian-French computer-animated television series created by France 2 and Nelvana. It was originally from a different series titled: "La Planète de Donkey Kong" ("The Planet of Donkey Kong" in English translation). "Donkey Kong Country" first aired in France on 4 September 1996; it premiered in Canada and aired in its entirety on Teletoon. It has premiered late in the United States on CBS originally on August 15, 1997, before the Fox Broadcasting Company got the U.S. exclusive rights to air it. On

neg: Donkey Kong Country Returns of Retro Studios had left the company. At that time, Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to create a new "Donkey Kong" game and, at his request, producer Kensuke Tanabe recommended Michael Kelbaugh, the CEO of Retro Studios, who had previously worked on the "Donkey Kong Country" series while he was employed at Nintendo of America. Satoru Iwata frequently referred to this turn of events as "fate" in his meetings with Retro Studios, which is why Kelbaugh suggested the homophonous project codename "F8" for the game. Similar to "New Super Mario Bros.", the game was developed with the intention to invoke nostalgic feelings

neg: Donkey Kong (character) out to rescue him. The "Donkey Kong Country" series also inspired the "Donkey Kong Land" series and a television series. In "Donkey Kong 64", King K. Rool has driven a mechanical Crocodile Isle in front of DK Island after stealing all of Donkey Kong's bananas and friends. Following Rare's departure from the series, Nintendo co-produced a trilogy of rhythm games with Namco for the Nintendo GameCube known as the "Donkey Konga" series, which were based on Namco's own "", though only two of the series' games made it to America. "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" was released on March 14, 2005

neg: Diddy Kong playable fighter in "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" and "Wii U" and "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". He also appeared in "", riding in the side car of Donkey Kong's vehicle, called the Barrel Blaster. His most recent appearance was in "Super Mario Party" as a playable character for the second time in a "Mario Party" game, after "". Diddy Kong was in the "Donkey Kong Country" animated series, where his role as Donkey Kong's sidekick remained relatively the same as in the games. He was voiced by Andrew Sabiston (who previously played Yoshi in "Super Mario World"). Diddy Kong

neg: Banjo-Pilot have been cancelled instead. Company politics also complicated development. According to the programmer, Rare was "micro-managing us into different directions, disregarding any hardware or cartridge space limitations". By September 2002 the game was still unreleased and Nintendo rival Microsoft acquired Rare. As Microsoft did not compete in the handheld market, the buyout did not affect Rare's plans to produce GBA games, but it lost access to Nintendo's "Mario" and "Donkey Kong" intellectual property (IP). After developing the GBA port of "Donkey Kong Country 2", Rare staff were told they needed to finish "Diddy Kong Pilot", but would have to retool

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) will not look for collectible items, nor will he show the player where they are. He also keeps anything he happens to collect, so the player is not rewarded for these items. However, the Super Guide is absent in "Tropical Freeze" and is replaced by an expanded shop, run by Funky Kong, offering various support items such as temporary invincibility. Players of "Donkey Kong Country" control one of the various characters, depending on the game: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Kiddy Kong and Cranky Kong. In the original trilogy, the player can switch between characters if they are both

neg: Diddy Kong character. It introduces Banjo and Conker the Squirrel, who went on to star in "Banjo-Kazooie" and "Conker's Bad Fur Day", respectively. His title was a success, becoming the fastest-selling video game in US history at the time. In 2007, a remake of "Diddy Kong Racing" was released for the Nintendo DS. He later appeared as a playable character in "Donkey Kong 64", a 3D sequel to the "Donkey Kong Country" titles, where he, Donkey Kong, and others go through DK Island to defeat King K. Rool yet again. He has a prominent role in "DK King of Swing" as well

neg: Rare (company) for Donkey Kong. The resulting game was "Donkey Kong Country", which was developed by a total of 20 people and enjoyed an 18-month development cycle. Rare staff also visited Twycross Zoo, observing and videotaping real gorillas. The game was a critical success, with critics praising the game's highly advanced visuals and artstyle. "Donkey Kong Country" sold over eight million copies worldwide, making it the third best-selling game in the SNES library. The game received several Game of the Year honours and was followed by two sequels, "" and "", as well as several handheld spin-offs such as the "Donkey Kong

neg: King K. Rool who frequently feigns defeat in order to deceive the Kongs; he tricks them by wearing different costumes, and utilizes a variety of gadgets to his advantage. K. Rool resembles an overweight crocodile with an infected, bulging eye. The name "K. Rool" is a play on the word "cruel", a nod to his malevolent nature. In addition to video games, K. Rool has appeared in the manga adaption of "Donkey Kong Country", the "Donkey Kong Country" animated series, comics, and several pieces of Nintendo merchandise. In "Donkey Kong 64", he was voiced by Chris Sutherland. K. Rool is currently voiced by

neg: Donkey Kong Land III resemblance to Bazaar Bear from "Donkey Kong Country 3". The Animal Buddies Ellie the Elephant, Enguarde the Swordfish, Squawks the Parrot, and Squitter the Spider all return. "Donkey Kong Land III" also marks the only time in a Rare Donkey Kong game where Donkey Kong doesn't actually appear. Diddy Kong appears in the game, but his only appearance is on the Extra Life Balloons. On 28 January 2000, over two years after the game's North American and European releases, Nintendo released an updated Game Boy Color version of the game in Japan. Titled "Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie

neg: Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Land is a platform video game for the Game Boy developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. It was first released in June 1995 and later for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2014. The game is the portable spin-off of the original title, "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which spawned its own series alongside the main series. "Donkey Kong Land" was enhanced for the Super Game Boy and was packaged with a "banana yellow" cartridge which was later used for its sequels. Many of the games backgrounds elements, character models,

neg: Donkey Kong Donkey Kong The games of the first genre are mostly single-screen platform/action puzzle types, featuring Donkey Kong as the opponent in an industrial construction setting. Donkey Kong first made his appearance in the 1981 arcade machine called "Donkey Kong", in which he faced Jumpman (Mario), now Nintendo's flagship character. This game was also the first appearance of Mario, pre-dating the well-known "Super Mario Bros." by four years. In 1994, the series was revived as the "Donkey Kong Country" series, featuring Donkey Kong and his clan as protagonists in their native jungle setting versus a variety of anthropomorphic enemies, usually against

neg: Diddy Kong has also appeared in various comics featured in official Nintendo magazines. Some of the stories he appeared in include adaptations of "Donkey Kong Country", "" and "Donkey Kong 64", as well as original stories. "Super Mario Maker" and "Super Mario Odyssey" features Diddy as a costume for Mario to wear, the former as a full costume, the latter as clothes. Since appearing in "Donkey Kong Country", Diddy Kong has received mostly positive reception. He has gained a fan following, leading to him getting his own spin-off title called "Diddy Kong Racing". He has been featured as a plush toy. Kotaku

neg: GameCube accessories the rumble function of the standard controller. DK Bongos were designed for use with the music games "Donkey Konga", "Donkey Konga 2" and "Donkey Konga 3", and the Donkey Kong platform title "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat". A racing game, "DK Bongo Blast", was cancelled on the GameCube in favor of the Wii – however, the game no longer supports the Bongos, so it was renamed "Donkey Kong Barrel Blast". ("Donkey Konga" and "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" are bundled with DK Bongos compatible games.) The Action Pad was included with "". It has 4 arrows. The Beat Pad was made by

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) travels through eight worlds to recover their stolen bananas. After Tiki Tong is defeated, the Kongs were launched into space where they punch down on the moon which crushes Tiki Tong's base and sends bananas flying everywhere. "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze" begins at Donkey Kong's hut, where the Kongs are celebrating his birthday. Just as he is about to blow the candles out, Donkey Kong notices a mysterious snowflake appear and put out the candle on his birthday cake. An ice dragon flies toward Donkey Kong Island, turning the sea under it to ice. The Kongs are then blown