query: when was the first donkey kong game released

pos: 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

pos: 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,

pos: 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"

pos: Donkey Kong (character) as the 33rd-most popular video game character. In 2012, GamesRadar ranked him as the 25th-best hero in video games. 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

pos: Donkey Kong (character) bananas, and is occasionally depicted as an idiot or dopey. He is a hero to the Kongs but a rival to Mario; occasionally this rivalry erupts especially when DK kidnaps Pauline, whom he finds attractive. Donkey Kong made his first appearance as the titular antagonist of the 1981 arcade game "Donkey Kong" alongside protagonist Mario (then known as "Jumpman") and damsel in distress, the Lady (later renamed Pauline). As Jumpman, the player must reach Donkey Kong at the top of each stage, where he is holding the Lady captive. Donkey Kong attempts to hinder the player's progress by throwing barrels,

pos: Nintendo arcade machines be "Donkey Kong" (1981) and "Mario Bros." (1983). Many of Nintendo's games were also released for their Japan-only Color TV home console series, which played arcade games on home televisions. Nintendo's first series of home consoles was commercially successful. Computer Othello (June 1978) is a clone of the board game "Reversi". It was the first game produced by Nintendo R&D1, the team that later produced the first "Mario", "Donkey Kong", "Duck Hunt", and "Kid Icarus" games. R&D1 was led by Gunpei Yokoi, who later created the Game Boy, and included "Mario" and "Legend of Zelda" creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Block Fever

pos: Donkey Kong (video game) day—or 120 plays—for a week straight, they requested more units. In their Redmond headquarters, a skeleton crew composed of Arakawa, his wife Yoko, James, Judy, Phillips and Stone set about gutting 2,000 surplus "Radar Scope" machines and converting them with "Donkey Kong" motherboards and power supplies from Japan. The game officially went on sale in July 1981. Actor Harris Shore created the first live-action Mario in the television commercials for Colecovision's hand-held "Donkey Kong" and "Donkey Kong, Junior" video games. In his 1982 book "Video Invaders", Steve Bloom described "Donkey Kong" as another bizarre cartoon game, courtesy of Japan". "Donkey

pos: Donkey Kong (video game) its release in 1981 until the late 1990s (1996–1999). Following 1980's "Space Panic", "Donkey Kong" is one of the earliest examples of the platform game genre even prior to the term being coined; the US gaming press used "climbing game" for games with platforms and ladders. As the first platform game to feature jumping, "Donkey Kong" requires the player to jump between gaps and over obstacles or approaching enemies, setting the template for the future of the platform genre. With its four unique stages, "Donkey Kong" was the most complex arcade game at the time of its release, and one

pos: Crazy Kong they were manufactured by Zaccaria (also Italian distributor of the game). A handheld electronic game was created by Grandstand in 1981 that is very similar to Game and Watch titles of the time. As Nintendo released "Donkey Kong Jr." (a "Donkey Kong" sequel), Falcon developed and published a cloned-sequel as well entitled Crazy Kong Jr, also known as "Crazy Junior", but unlike the previous one, it was officially unlicensed by both Nintendo and Nintendo of America. "Crazy Kong" was finally ported to several systems, most notably the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64. Crazy Kong There are two versions of

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 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 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 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 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: Donkey Kong (video game) a rhythm-based game series that uses a special bongo controller. "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" () is a unique platform action game that uses the same bongo controller accessory. In , "Donkey Kong Barrel Blast" was released for the Nintendo Wii. It was originally developed as a GameCube game and would have used the bongo controller, but it was delayed and released exclusively as a Wii game with no support for the bongo accessory. A complete remake of the original arcade game on the Game Boy, named "Donkey Kong" or "Donkey Kong '94" contains levels from both the original "Donkey Kong"

neg: Donkey Kong Land 2 Donkey Kong Land 2 Donkey Kong Land 2 is a Game Boy game released in 1996. It is the sequel to the 1995 Game Boy game "Donkey Kong Land" and was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. The game was followed by "Donkey Kong Land III", which was released in 1997. It was enhanced for the Super Game Boy with different shades of color, as well as a 16-bit banana border on the edges of the television screen. Like the original "Donkey Kong Land", it came packaged in a banana-yellow cartridge. "Nintendo Power" described the game as a conversion

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 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 (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 (Game Boy) Donkey Kong (Game Boy) Like in the original arcade and NES version, the player takes control of Mario and must rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong (who are both given updated character designs for this game). Donkey Kong Jr. makes a guest appearance in the game on some levels, helping his father hinder Mario's progress. This was the first Game Boy title designed with enhanced features when played on the Super Game Boy. It features gameplay elements from "Donkey Kong", "Donkey Kong Jr.", and "Super Mario Bros. 2". "Donkey Kong" begins with the four levels found in the original arcade game,

neg: Donkey Kong Country by August 2006. Between January 2000 and August 2006, it was the 19th highest-selling game launched for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable in the US. "Donkey Kong Country"s financial success was a major factor in keeping sales of the SNES high at a time when the next generation of consoles, including the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn, were being released. The game sold six million units in its first holiday season. After selling nine million units, "Donkey Kong Country" became the second-best selling SNES game and set a record for the fastest-selling video game of

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 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 Mean Old Yeti and Kaptain Scurvy. The original arcade iteration of "Donkey Kong" is the main antagonist of the 2015 film "Pixels". A 2007 documentary, "King of Kong", was also produced and follows the games highest recorded scores. During the seventh generation of video games, there were two arcade "Donkey Kong" titles released in Japan. The first was "Donkey Kong Jungle Fever", a medal game released in 2005, and the second was a sequel, "Donkey Kong Banana Kingdom" (released on November 16, 2006). Both games were developed by Capcom and published by Nintendo on the Triforce arcade system board. Neither

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 Land 2 extremely amusing adventure marred only by the annoying save system." Nintendo Life gave the Virtual Console re-release a 7 out of 10, praising the amount of content Rare managed to cram into the game but criticizing it for being "a bit too similar to Diddy's SNES outing." Donkey Kong Land 2 Donkey Kong Land 2 is a Game Boy game released in 1996. It is the sequel to the 1995 Game Boy game "Donkey Kong Land" and was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. The game was followed by "Donkey Kong Land III", which was released in 1997. It

neg: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is the sequel to the Game Boy Advance game "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" released in 2006, a follow up to the Game Boy Donkey Kong game, though it is more puzzle-oriented, now that the player controls several Mini Marios with the touch screen instead of Mario himself. The game also features the return of Pauline, whose last appearance was in the 1994 "Donkey Kong" game, a Game Boy remake of the original "Donkey Kong". It features Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The DS Download

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 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 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: 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: Donkey Kong (video game) $40 million. Coleco's console versions of "Donkey Kong" sold six million cartridges in total, grossing over $153 million, and earning Nintendo over $5 million in royalties. Coleco also released stand-alone Mini-Arcade tabletop versions of "Donkey Kong", which, along with "Pac-Man", "Galaxian", and "Frogger", sold three million units combined. Meanwhile, Atari got the license for computer versions of "Donkey Kong" and released it for the Atari 400/800. When Coleco unveiled the Adam Computer, running a port of "Donkey Kong" at the 1983 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, Illinois, Atari protested that it was in violation of the licensing agreement. Yamauchi demanded

neg: Donkey Kong version was a launch title for the Famicom's North American version, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Both "Donkey Kong" and its sequel, "Donkey Kong Jr.", are included in the 1988 NES compilation "Donkey Kong Classics". The NES version was re-released as an unlockable game in "Animal Crossing" for the GameCube and as an item for purchase on the Wii's Virtual Console. The original arcade version of the game appears in the Nintendo 64 game "Donkey Kong 64". Nintendo released the NES version on the e-Reader and for the Game Boy Advance "Classic NES" series in 2002 and 2004, respectively. The

neg: Donkey Kong Jr. Math Jr." as Nintendo's first licensed multicart (released in a bundle together with Sharp's C1 NES TV). "Donkey Kong Jr. Math" was released for the NES in North America and Europe in 1986. It is the only entry in the "Education Series" of NES games released in North America. In August 1995, the Sharp multicart was re-released separately from the C1 NES TV. The game has been released on other platforms, including the video game "Animal Crossing", which featured several NES games. "Donkey Kong Jr. Math" was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on March 27, 2007, Europe and

neg: Donkey Kong Jr. Math have been as well received by players when they were children; she felt that they would be intimidated by it, comparing this to how she felt when she played "Donkey Kong Jr. Math". In contrast to the negative reception, Allgame's Skyler Miller called it a creative use of "Donkey Kong Jr."s graphics and gameplay. Donkey Kong Jr. Math Donkey Kong Jr. Math is a Nintendo edutainment video game where players must solve math problems in order to win. It was released in Japan in 1983 for the Family Computer, in North America in June 1986, and in PAL regions in

neg: Donkey Kong Jr. Math Donkey Kong Jr. Math Donkey Kong Jr. Math is a Nintendo edutainment video game where players must solve math problems in order to win. It was released in Japan in 1983 for the Family Computer, in North America in June 1986, and in PAL regions in 1986. It is the only game in the "Education Series" of NES games in North America. "Donkey Kong Jr. Math" was made available in the video game "Animal Crossing" (along with several other NES titles). "Donkey Kong Jr. Math" was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 and on the Wii U's Virtual

neg: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It was released in Japan in December 2004, in Europe in February 2005, and in North America and Australia in March 2005. In 2008 and 2009, the game was re-released in the New Play Control! series of revamped GameCube titles. "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" features the ape Donkey Kong and is played with the DK Bongos. The Wii version of "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" is somewhat changed from the original GameCube version, including new levels, modifications of old levels,

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 Jr. was successful as a sequel–"extend[ing] the theme and present[ing] a radically different play-action" than its predecessor, "Donkey Kong". "Donkey Kong Jr." is regarded as one of the "Top 100 Video Games" by the Killer List of Videogames. It was selected to be among five arcade games chosen for history's first official video game world championship, which was filmed at Twin Galaxies in Ottumwa, Iowa by ABC-TV's "That's Incredible!" over the weekend of January 8–9, 1983. The NES version–along with its predecessor "Donkey Kong"–was re–released in 1988 in an NES compilation titled "Donkey Kong Classics". This version was later released on

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) in North America for the GameCube. It depicted DK as being more violent than his original image and also used the bongo controllers. In October 2007, "Donkey Kong Barrel Blast" was released in North America for the Wii. On handheld consoles, Donkey Kong was reunited with his former rival Mario in the 2004 Game Boy Advance game, "Mario vs. Donkey Kong". A throwback to the "Donkey Kong" game for the Game Boy, Donkey Kong resumed his antagonist role from his earlier games by taking over the Mario Toy Company, upset over the lack of Mini-Mario toys available for purchase. The

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 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 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: Radar Scope would later be converted into "Donkey Kong". Conversion kits for the new game were then shipped to North America, where Arakawa, his wife, and a small team performed the conversions. Out of the 3000 arcade units originally manufactured, approximately 2000 were converted to "Donkey Kong". The converted units can be identified by their red cabinets. "Donkey Kong" went on to become a huge success. Radar Scope Contrary to popular belief, it was not Nintendo's first arcade video game. Prior Nintendo games include "EVR Race" (released only in Japan), "Computer Othello" (released only in Japan), "Sheriff" (released in the U.S. by

neg: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat beats, but instead uses a more traditional heart and life system. Clap attacks are also directional as opposed to all around. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It was released in Japan in December 2004, in Europe in February 2005, and in North America and Australia in March 2005. In 2008 and 2009, the game was re-released in the New Play Control! series of revamped GameCube titles. "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" features the ape Donkey Kong and is played with the DK Bongos. The Wii

neg: Mario vs. Donkey Kong Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance, was followed by "" for the Nintendo DS, "" on DSiWare, "" in 2010 for the DS, "" for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013, "" for the Wii U and 3DS in 2015. The latest title centered on amiibo, titled "" was released in 2016. The history of the series can be traced back to the Game Boy version of the original "Donkey Kong". Adding new abilities for Mario and 96 new levels, the game brought new emphasis to the puzzle element of the

neg: Donkey Kong Jr. Math players could choose a nine, a multiplication symbol, and a seven, followed by an addition symbol and a three to reach the number 66. The two player game have two different levels, Calculate A and Calculate B. Calculate B is more challenging: Donkey Kong can ask for negative numbers, and the absolute values of the target numbers are in the hundreds instead of the tens. "Donkey Kong Jr. Math" was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was first released in Japan on December 12, 1983, and was released shortly after together with "Donkey Kong

neg: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis that she has forgiven him. The game received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. As of July 25, 2007, the game has sold 1.24 million copies worldwide. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is the sequel to the Game Boy Advance game "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" released in 2006, a follow up to the Game Boy Donkey Kong game, though it is more puzzle-oriented, now that the player controls several Mini Marios with the touch screen instead of Mario himself. The game also features the

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: Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong drops. A version of this game was included in "Game & Watch Gallery 4" for the Game Boy Advance, but featuring Mario in place of Stanley and a Boo and a Fireball in place of the bees. The NES version of "Donkey Kong 3" was released on the Wii Virtual Console, 3DS Virtual Console and Wii U Virtual Console. Donkey Kong 3 Stanley is a bugman. Donkey Kong has taken refuge in his greenhouse and it is now up to Stanley to stop the ape from stirring up any more insects that will soon destroy his flowers. Stanley

neg: Donkey Kong title has been released outside Japan. The "Donkey Kong" series has received mainly positive reviews from critics. After the first "Donkey Kong" was released, Universal Studios sued Nintendo, alleging that the video game was a trademark infringement of "King Kong", the plot and characters of which Universal claimed for their own. In the case, "Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.", a United States District Court ruled that Universal had acted in bad faith, and that it had no right over the name "King Kong" or the characters and story. The court further held that there was no possibility

neg: Donkey Kong (video game) in the 1988 NES compilation "Donkey Kong Classics". The NES version was re-released as an unlockable game in "Animal Crossing" for the GameCube and as an item for purchase on the Virtual Console for the Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The Wii U version is also the last game that was released to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the Japanese version of the NES, the Famicom. The original arcade version of the game appears in the Nintendo 64 game "Donkey Kong 64". Nintendo released the NES version on the e-Reader and for the Game Boy Advance "Classic NES" series

neg: Donkey Kong Land Additionally, all four of the game's bosses are completely original to "Donkey Kong Land". In 1994, Nintendo released an add-on to the Super NES called the Super Game Boy. This expansion allows Game Boy cartridges to be played on a television using the Super NES Control Deck. "Donkey Kong Land" is one of the few Game Boy games that allows the Super Game Boy to expand the cartridge's visuals and audio effects. Exclusive to "Donkey Kong Land", the Super Game Boy surrounds the game in a jungle-themed border. "Donkey Kong Land" has received generally positive reviews by critics. Victor Lucas

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: Mario vs. Donkey Kong the game's programming, and can be enabled through a modification. Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance, was followed by "" for the Nintendo DS, "" on DSiWare, "" in 2010 for the DS, "" for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013, "" for the Wii U and 3DS in 2015. The latest title centered on amiibo, titled "" was released in 2016. The history of the series can be traced back to the Game Boy version of the original "Donkey Kong". Adding new abilities for Mario and 96 new levels, the

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: Killer Gorilla but this was actually a re-titled early Superior Software game. Based on "Donkey Kong Junior" and originally released as "Zany Kong Junior" in 1984, it was soon withdrawn after a cease and desist from Atarisoft, who owned the home computer rights to the original game. Ironically, Atarisoft had commissioned Adrian Stephens to officially port "Donkey Kong Junior" to the BBC Micro after seeing "Killer Gorilla", but the game was never released as Atarisoft decided to abandon the BBC platform. This version has since surfaced on the Internet. Killer Gorilla Killer Gorilla is a clone of "Donkey Kong" written by Adrian

neg: Donkey Kong (Game Boy) Advance was planned, titled "Donkey Kong Plus". In addition to featuring enhanced graphics and backgrounds, the proposed remake also featured a level designer accessible through the GameCube. The game ultimately resurfaced as "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", a completely new game with similar gameplay. It was followed by a sequel titled "", which featured a level designer. The Game Boy title was re-released as a download for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service on June 15, 2011. Since its release, "Donkey Kong" has received positive reception from critics, holding an average score of 84.93% at GameRankings. "GamePro" described it as both

neg: Donkey Kong was released in 2010. In this adventure, Donkey and Diddy Kong must retrieve the Banana Hoard and save the island from the Tiki Tak Tribe with their leader, Tiki Tong. The 3DS edition of the game was released on May 24, 2013 under the name "Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D" with Monster Games as the developer and it includes a secret ninth world, extra items and new stages. A new title was revealed at E3 2013 and which would be called "". The game was released for the Wii U in February 2014. A port for Nintendo Switch was released

neg: Donkey Kong Kong and Chunky Kong to save Donkey Kong Island from destruction at the hands of K. Rool and his Kremling Krew in a fully 3D adventure. It also features multiplayer arena-battle modes. This game features a unique yellow cartridge and is only playable with the included Expansion Pak. Nintendo's first Donkey Kong title for the Game Boy Advance after Rare left was "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", a return to the earlier arcade-style games that incorporated many elements from the Game Boy version. While its style was that of other games, the Rare design for Donkey Kong carried over. Donkey Kong,

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: Mario vs. Donkey Kong (video game) users, Nintendo currently has no plans to release this game to the general public in paid form on Nintendo 3DS unlike the Wii U version, which later released in 2014. Mario vs. Donkey Kong (video game) The game concept revolves around a combination of platform and puzzle elements, challenging Mario to find keys, reach a locked door, and rescue mini-Marios. In "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", the player assumes the role of Mario, who is pursuing Donkey Kong through a toy factory in order to retrieve several stolen Mini-Mario toys. The game, a puzzle platform game, plays similarly to the Game

neg: Donkey Kong (character) Diddy Kong get rid of the Tiki Tak Tribe, who appears on Donkey Kong Island and hypnotizes various creatures. In the 2014 Wii U game, "", Donkey Kong sets out to get his home back from evil Vikings known as the Snowmads. Every "Mario Kart" game has featured a version of Donkey Kong as a playable character. "Super Mario Kart" featured Donkey Kong Junior as a playable character. The modern Donkey Kong made his first appearance in the series with "Mario Kart 64", and been in every game to date since. In the "Mario Party" series, he was a playable

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 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 (video game) that Arnold Greenberg, Coleco's president, shelve his Adam port. This version of the game was cartridge-based, and thus not a violation of Nintendo's license with Atari; still, Greenberg complied. Ray Kassar of Atari was fired the next month, and the home PC version of "Donkey Kong" fell through. In 1983, Atari released several computer versions under the Atarisoft label. All of the computer ports had the cement factory level, while most of the console versions did not. None of the home versions of Donkey Kong had all of the intermissions or animations from the arcade game. Some have Donkey Kong

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 (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: Coleco as "Donkey Kong" and "Ms. Pac-Man". A third line of educational handhelds was also produced and included the Electronic Learning Machine, Lil Genius, Digits, and a trivia game called Quiz Wiz. Launched in 1982, their first four tabletop Mini-Arcades, for "Pac-Man", "Galaxian", "Donkey Kong", and "Frogger", sold approximately three million units within a year. Among these, 1.5 million units were sold for "Pac-Man" alone. In 1983, it released three more Mini-Arcades: for "Ms. Pac-Man", "Donkey Kong Junior", and "Zaxxon". Coleco returned to the video game console market in 1982 with the launch of the ColecoVision. While the system was quite

neg: Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, known in Japan as , is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo 3DS and is the fifth game in the "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" series. It was released exclusively via the Nintendo eShop download service on May 9, 2013 in the PAL region and North America and July 24 in Japan. In the main game, the player must place blocks on a grid with the goal of making a path for a Mini—a small walking robot resembling Mario or another "Mario" series character—to

neg: Diddy Kong Kong after they had disappeared, all the while battling a cyborg called KAOS. A follow-up was released in September 1996 for the Game Boy called "Donkey Kong Land 2", featuring roughly the same plot as "Donkey Kong Country 2". Diddy also makes an appearance in 1997's "Donkey Kong Land III", but his appearance in the game is on the Extra Life Balloons. He is also a part of the storyline that appears in the manual. He stars in the spin-off racing game "Diddy Kong Racing" for the Nintendo 64, which only features the eponymous character Diddy Kong as a returning

neg: Donkey Kong 64 for the tedium of its collection tasks. A rap song from the game's introductory sequencethe DK Rapis often cited among the worst songs to feature in a video game. The title was later released on Nintendo's Wii U Virtual Console in 2015. "Donkey Kong 64" is a 3D platforming adventure game in which the player, as Donkey Kong and his friends, explores an island and collects items to progress through minigames and puzzles. The game follows a traditional storyline for the series: King K. Rool and his reptilian Kremlings invade the idyllic DK Isles and kidnap Donkey Kong's friends, planning

neg: Donkey Kong original arcade "Donkey Kong" game was created when Shigeru Miyamoto was assigned by Nintendo to convert "Radar Scope", a game that had been released to test audiences with poor results, into a game that would appeal more to Americans. The result was a major breakthrough for Nintendo and for the videogame industry. Sales of the machine were brisk, with the game becoming one of the best-selling arcade machines of the early 1980s. The gameplay itself was a large improvement over other games of its time, and with the growing base of arcades to sell to, it was able to gain

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 64 "Donkey Kong Country" games, began development on the 3D Donkey Kong in 1997. A 16-person team, with many members recruited from Rare's "Banjo" group, finished the game in 1999, when it was published by Nintendo for North America in November and worldwide by December. It was the first game to require the Nintendo 64 console's Expansion Pak, an accessory that added memory resources. The game's exceptionally large marketing budget included advertisements, sweepstakes, and a national tour. The game received universal acclaim from reviewers and was Nintendo's top seller during the 1999 holiday season, with 2.3 million units sold by 2004.

neg: Donkey Kong Land Land" was awarded Best Game Boy Game of 1995 by "Electronic Gaming Monthly" and "GamePro". "Donkey Kong Land" spawned two sequels upon its release, replicating the trilogy of games on the Super NES. Following structure of the trilogy, "Donkey Kong Land 2" featured Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong while "Donkey Kong Land III" featured Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong. However, "Donkey Kong Land III" was the only game of the trilogy to have a Game Boy Color remake exclusive to Japan. Most of the game's music and sound effects were reused in the Game Boy Color remake of "Donkey Kong

neg: Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is a racing game for Nintendo's Wii video game console, announced on May 9, 2006, and that year's E3 convention for the GameCube under the title of "DK: Bongo Blast". The GameCube version was ultimately cancelled in favor of a Wii release. The game was released for the Wii in Japan and the United States in 2007, and in PAL regions in 2008. The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube. The game was faced with generally negative reviews after its release, with critics criticizing

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 (video game) in 2002 and 2004, respectively. The Famicom version of the game sold 840,000 units in Japan. "Donkey Kong: Original Edition" is a port based on the NES version that reinstates the cement factory stage and includes some intermission animations absent from the original NES version, which has only ever been released on the Virtual Console. It was preinstalled on 25th Anniversary PAL region red Wii systems, which were first released in Europe on October 29, 2010. In Japan, a download code for the game for Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console was sent to users who purchased "New Super Mario Bros. 2"

neg: Donkey Kong (Game Boy) that its "control is styled after the arcade games, not the Super Mario Bros. so it can be confusing at first". The review gave high marks for the games' play control, challenge and theme & fun. "Donkey Kong" was awarded Best Game Boy Game of 1994 by "Electronic Gaming Monthly". "Nintendo Power" listed it as the eighth best Game Boy/Game Boy Color video game, praising it as the only true followup to the original "Donkey Kong" arcade game. "Official Nintendo Magazine" ranked "Donkey Kong" 89th on their list of the "100 Greatest Nintendo Games". "Game Informer"s Ben Reeves called it

neg: Donkey Kong (video game) traveling through the first screen to save Pauline. The difficulty is increased compared to the original "Donkey Kong" because Link cannot jump, as in "Zelda". Since its original release, "Donkey Kong" success has entrenched the game in American popular culture. In 1982, Buckner & Garcia and R. Cade and the Video Victims both recorded songs ("Do the Donkey Kong" and "Donkey Kong", respectively) based on the game. Artists like DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince and Trace Adkins referenced the game in songs. Episodes of television series such as "The Simpsons", "Futurama", "Crank Yankers" and "The Fairly OddParents" have

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 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 64 Bros. Melee" and "Donkey Konga". Over a decade after the game's release, Kirkhope said that the rap was enjoying a resurgence in popularity despite its initial unpopularity. In 2017, he composed a similar rap for "Yooka-Laylee", a platform game made in homage to Rare's oeuvre. Donkey Kong 64 Donkey Kong 64 is a 1999 adventure platform video game for the Nintendo 64 console, and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series to feature 3D gameplay. As the gorilla Donkey Kong, the player explores the themed levels of an island to collect items and rescue his kidnapped friends from K. Rool.

neg: Donkey Kong Country (series) defeating a world boss. However, it is also possible to access previous world maps by finding Funky Kong and borrowing his barrel plane. Players use this ability to select the world from the main screen, then the level within it. During play the game interface hides most game-related information, such as the number of bananas, letters, and animal tokens collected, as well as the number of lives remaining. When an item is collected, the relevant information briefly appears on the screen. The original "Donkey Kong Country" trilogy was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System between 1994 and 1996,

neg: Donkey Kong (character) Kong). Donkey Kong appears as a contender in "", and later as an unlockable, playable character in "Super Mario Party". Donkey Kong and his nephew have had supporting roles in various "Mario" sports games. Donkey Kong Junior appeared in the Virtual Boy game "Mario's Tennis". Donkey Kong was also a selectable character in "Mario Tennis", "Mario Power Tennis", "", "Mario Tennis Open", "" and "Mario Tennis Aces". Donkey Kong is playable in "Mario Golf", "" and "" but not "". Donkey Kong featured in "Super Mario Strikers" for the GameCube and made his first appearance on the Wii within the

neg: King K. Rool appears in "Donkey Kong Land", "Donkey Kong Land 2", "Donkey Kong Land III". He also appears in several "Donkey Kong" games following Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002, including "Donkey Konga", "DK: King of Swing", "Donkey Kong Barrel Blast", and "DK: Jungle Climber". K. Rool's first playable appearance outside of the "Donkey Kong" series was in "Mario Super Sluggers". He is the strongest right handed batter in the game, but has poor stamina and fielding. He shares good chemistry with Kritter and King Boo, and bad chemistry with the Kongs and Bowser. K. Rool was planned to appear in "Diddy

neg: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze You'd better get it right." An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch was released on May 4, 2018. It was developed once again by Retro Studios and includes support for new control schemes and Funky Kong as a playable character in an easier optional "Funky Mode". Like its predecessor, "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze" received "generally favorable reviews" from critics. Destructoid gave the game a perfect 10 out of 10, saying "with the addition of control options to the already proven formula, Retro Studios' rendition of "Donkey Kong" is pretty much flawless." GamesRadar gave the game 4 out of 5

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: DK Jungle Climber DK Jungle Climber DK: Jungle Climber is a platforming video game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on August 9, 2007. It was released in the United States on September 10, 2007. "DK: Jungle Climber" is the sequel to "DK: King of Swing" for the Game Boy Advance, featuring similar gameplay. However, the visuals have been designed to more closely resemble "Donkey Kong Country" and add dual screen support. Like "DK: King of Swing", "DK: Jungle Climber" features Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as the main

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 64 Rancher-style" Nintendo 64 console. In April 2015, "Donkey Kong 64" was digitally rereleased as one of the first Nintendo 64 titles added to Nintendo's Wii U Virtual Console catalog. This was the game's first rerelease, as it had not appeared on the Wii Virtual Console. "Donkey Kong 64" received "universal acclaim", according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. It was Nintendo 64's top seller during the 1999 holiday season and Nintendo's chief defense against competitor Sega's introduction of its Dreamcast console. As a bestseller, "Donkey Kong 64" joined Nintendo's "Player's Choice" game selection, where it continued to sell well through

neg: Donkey Kong (video game) and "Donkey Kong Jr." arcades. It starts with the same damsel-in-distress premise and four basic locations as the arcade game and then progresses to 97 additional puzzle-based levels. It is the first game to have built-in enhancement for the Super Game Boy accessory. The arcade version makes an appearance in "Donkey Kong 64" in the Frantic Factory level. "Donkey Kong" appears as a game in the Wii U game "NES Remix", which features multiple NES games and sometimes "remixes" them by presenting significantly modified versions of the games as challenges. One such challenge features Link from "The Legend of Zelda"

neg: Donkey Kong "Saturday Supercade" was the character's first role in a television series. In it, Donkey Kong (voiced by Soupy Sales) has escaped from the circus and Mario (voiced by Peter Cullen) and Pauline (voiced by Judy Strangis) are chasing the ape. As with the original game, Donkey Kong will often grab Pauline, and Mario has to save her. The "Donkey Kong Country" television series was developed based on game of the same name. Airing in France in 1997 and in the USA in 1998, the series lasted two seasons with 40 total episodes featuring exclusive characters including Bluster Kong, Eddie the

neg: Sharp Nintendo Television screenshots featured in video game magazines of the time were often taken from the C1. The system featured two built-in programs, "JR GRAPHIC" and "TV NOTE", and in Japan it was shipped with a multicart containing cut down versions of "Donkey Kong Jr." and "Donkey Kong Jr. no Sansuu Asobi". At the time of its release, this cartridge was unique to the C1 and represented the only licensed multicart made for the Famicom. The second Famicom multicart, "Final Fantasy I & II", would be released in 1994 at the end of the Famicom's life. When the TVs were released in

neg: Donkey Kong (video game) rivalry between Bluto and Popeye for Olive Oyl. Bluto became an ape, which Miyamoto said was "nothing too evil or repulsive". He would be the pet of the main character, "a funny, hang-loose kind of guy." Miyamoto has also named "Beauty and the Beast" and the 1933 film "King Kong" as influences. Although its origin as a comic strip license played a major part, "Donkey Kong" marked the first time that the storyline for a video game preceded the game's programming rather than simply being appended as an afterthought. Unrelated "Popeye" games would eventually be released by Nintendo for the

neg: Donkey Kong Jr. Math characters as they race to create a math formula to reach the number shown by Donkey Kong, incorporating platform gameplay. The mechanics are similar to "Donkey Kong Jr."; players climb vines to reach higher areas in order to collect numbers scattered around the area. In order to complete mathematics problems, players must collect at least three things: the first number, the symbol necessary to reach the number shown by Donkey Kong, and the second number. When the game features a high number, such as 66, players must collect multiple numbers and mathematics symbols in order to reach this. For example,

neg: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! A sequel, entitled "", was released in 2010 on the Nintendo DS. "Minis March Again" features puzzle-solving gameplay, which was made popular in the previous two games in the series. Just as in the game "Lemmings", Mario must lead his Mini-Mario toys to the end of the level. Like with "", players do not control Mario but instead miniature wind-up versions of Mario, Princess Peach, Toad, and Donkey Kong—referred to as "Minis"—in order to rescue Pauline from the game's antagonist, Donkey Kong. In each level, players must get all their Minis to the