Gorilla Glacier

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Gorilla Glacier
GorillaGlacier DKC.png
World map in the original version
The world map of Gorilla Glacier from Donkey Kong Country on Game Boy Color.
World map in the Game Boy Color version
The world map of Gorilla Glacier from Donkey Kong Country on Game Boy Advance.
World map in the Game Boy Advance version
Game Donkey Kong Country
Level(s) 6
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“The snowcapped peaks of Donkey Kong Country are rarely climbed due to the hazardous conditions found at such high elevations. The ground is like solid ice and does not offer a firm foothold for the explorer. Blinding blizzards often strike without warning. The resulting lack of visibility can make the already challenging obstacles in this area next to impossible!”
Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet, page 21

Gorilla Glacier is the fourth world in Donkey Kong Country and an arctic wasteland found on the peak of Donkey Kong Island. It consists of several ice caves and deep ravines, as well as a treetop village. In most levels, there is a 3-D effect of snow and dynamic backgrounds. Most of the levels have icy, slippery ground that cause Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to slightly lose traction.

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

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

Levels[edit]

Kongo JungleMonkey MinesVine ValleyGorilla GlacierKremkroc Industries, Inc.Chimp CavernsGang-Plank GalleonDonkey Kong Country - New version of the DKCMap.jpg file, but this time in PNG. Thanks, Scrooge200!
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a - Ice Age Alley and Croctopus Chase had their positions switched in the Game Boy Advance version.
b - Torchlight Trouble and Rope Bridge Rumble had their positions switched in the Game Boy Advance version.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン
Reberu 4 Howaito maunten
Level 4 White Mountain

French Glacier des Gorilles
Gorilla Glacier
German Gorilla-Gletscher
Gorilla Glacier
Italian Gorilla al Polo Nord
Gorilla at the North Pole
Spanish Glaciar Gorila
Gorilla Glacier

References[edit]

  1. ^ KynanPearson (August 12, 2021). Tweet by Kynan Pearson (Archived). Twitter. Retrieved January 30, 2022.