Donkey Kong Country (series): Difference between revisions

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Boxart dkc front.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|UK|November 18, 1994}}[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]</span>

|The series' first game is ''Donkey Kong Country''. It was released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1994 and is known for being the first game to use pre-rendered sprites, creating a 3D-CG effect throughout the game. Here, Donkey Kong is different from his appearances in [[Donkey Kong (series)|previous]], due to the new Donkey Kong being the grandson of the original, who is older and is now named [[Cranky Kong]]. In this game, the [[Kremlings]] steal his [[banana hoard]]. Donkey Kong takes his sidekick [[Diddy Kong]] to stop [[King K. Rool]] and get his bananas back.

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKC2.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|November 20, 1995}}[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]</span>

|''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s sequel ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. In this game, Donkey Kong has been kidnapped by King K. Rool who is the alias Kaptain K. Rool. Diddy Kong takes his partner, [[Dixie Kong]] to save Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool. The game plays similarly to ''Donkey Kong Country'', and has new gameplay elements, enemies, and obstacles added.

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|The third game in the series is ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. In this game, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong both are captured by [[KAOS]], a new leader from the [[Kremling Krew]]. Dixie Kong takes her cousin [[Kiddy Kong]] with her and sets out to save Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from KAOS. KAOS is revealed to be a puppet of King K. Rool who is under the alias Baron K. Roolenstein. The game plays similarly to the former two games but has a large amount of new elements.

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKCRBoxart.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|November 21, 2010}}[[Wii]]</span>

|''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' is a revival of the series, released in 2010. It is a 2.5D side-scrolling [[Wii]] developed by [[Retro Studios]] after a hiatus (excluding remakes) of over a decade. The game has new villains, called the [[Tiki]]s, who raid Donkey Kong's banana stash. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong set out to retrieve the lost bananas due to this. [[Cranky Kong]] also makes an appearance as the shopkeeper. This is the first Donkey Kong Country series game to not feature [[Kremling]]s or underwater levels.

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKC-TF box.jpeg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|February 13, 2014}}[[Wii U]]</span>

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Donkey Kong Country GBC US box art.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Europe|November 17, 2000}}[[Game Boy Color]]</span>

|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' was ported to the [[Game Boy Color]] in 2000. Several significant differences were made such as having only one Kong appear at a time, extended and exclusive levels, new minigames, and more. This was the only game in the series to be ported to the Game Boy Color.

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKC GBA Cover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Europe|June 6, 2003}}[[Game Boy Advance]]</span>

|''Donkey Kong Country'' was remade for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2003, as the original code had been lost<ref>[http://www.dkvine.com/features/stamped_dkcgba.html DK Vine: The Donkey Kong Country GBA Trilogy]</ref>, requiring recoding from scratch and ripping of graphics from the SNES version using emulators. This remake features new changes to the game not in the Game Boy Color port. Changes include bosses made more challenging, redesigned graphics, replaced order of levels, new modes, a scrapbook, and more.

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKC2 GBA Cover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Europe|June 25, 2004}}[[Game Boy Advance]]</span>

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' was remade for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 in the same way as the previous game. The title was shortened to ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', and features significant changes such as a [[Kerozene|new boss]], graphical makeovers, more [[DK Coin]]s to collect, and altered and replaced levels.

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKC3 GBA cover art.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Europe|November 4, 2005}}[[Game Boy Advance]]</span>

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' was remade for the Game Boy Advance in 2005. Like the previous remakes, major changes has been added. These changes include graphical makeovers, exclusive boss fights, a new soundtrack, and new and different methods of trading items and new areas, including the new world [[Pacifica]].

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKCR3Dboxcover.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|May 24, 2013}}[[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>

|''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' was ported to the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2013, titled ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. The remake has additional new content. This includes New Mode (which includes additional items in [[Cranky Kong's Shop]] and a third heart added to the life meter), and a new world called [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]], which features additional levels that are not present in the Wii game.

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|[[File:Dkjunglb.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|December 16, 2004}}[[Nintendo Gamecube]]</span>

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Several stages based on the series appear in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]] series. In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the stage [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]] appears. This stage takes place in a jungle from ''Donkey Kong Country'', and has a [[Barrel Cannon]] under the stage. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the stage [[Jungle Japes (stage)|Jungle Japes]] appears where Cranky Kong can be seen in the background and Klaptraps are stage hazards. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the stage [[Kongo Falls]] appears. This stage contains Klaptraps, a Barrel Cannon. DK's Tree House can be seen in the background. Several themes and characters from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series appear in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series a piece of music or [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophies]]. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U,'' the stage [[Jungle Hijinxs (stage)|Jungle Hijinks]] appears which is based on the level with the same name in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. On the stage, the player can travel between the foreground and background layer with Barrels Cannons. [[Screaming Pillar]]s appear on this stage.

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[[File:DKJungleGolfCourse.jpg|DK Jungle in ''Mario Golf: World Tour''|thumb|150px|right]]

The ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' series contains two courses based on the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series. In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', [[Congo Canopy]] appears which contains DK Barrels at the start of each hole. In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' the course [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]] appears which is based on ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. DK's Tree House, Screaming Pillars, [[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)|Chomp]]s, Barrel Cannons, and [[TNT Barrel]]s appear on this course.