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After that he went on hiatus until he appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (in Japan, Super Donkey Kong). Donkey Kong Country was an entirely new DK franchise established by the British company [[Rare (video game company)|Rareware]] which took the Donkey Kong premise in an entire new direction. Severing DK's ties to the [[Mario]] world (until ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''), Donkey Kong Country established a whole new world for DK, and became a showcase title to show-off then-revolutionary 3D CGI graphics.

In ''Donkey Kong Country'', DK was the hero and he and his sidekick [[Diddy Kong]] had to save his hoard of bananas from the thieving [[King K. Rool]] and his [[Kremling]] Krew. The game was an action sidescrolling title similar to the Mario games and was enormously popular for its graphics music and gameplay. Some sources, such as ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', suggest that the Donkey Kong in the ''Country'' series was the son of [[Cranky Kong]], the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game, which would equate him with Donkey Kong Junior. Other sources, including the manual of ''Donkey Kong Country''[[#Notes|1]] and in-game dialogue from other games in the series, suggest that the Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong Country'' is Cranky's grandson and the son of Donkey Kong Junior. This is also contradicted by the in-game dialogue from [[Donkey Kong 64]], as Cranky specifically calls DK his son. Rareware released an official statement some time ago, stating that Cranky is indeed the D.K. of the arcades and that the current Donkey Kong is D.K. Jr. However, Nintendo hasn't made up their minds yet as to what it should be, and have been known to refer to today's Donkey Kong as Mario's oldest rival. This has led to some confusion, but because they own the characters, it is ultimately up to Nintendo to decide which possibility is correct.

In ''Donkey Kong Country'', DK was the hero and he and his sidekick [[Diddy Kong]] had to save his hoard of bananas from the thieving [[King K. Rool]] and his [[Kremling]] Krew. The game was an action sidescrolling title similar to the Mario games and was enormously popular for its graphics, music, and gameplay. Some sources, such as ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', suggest that the Donkey Kong in the ''Country'' series was the son of [[Cranky Kong]], the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game, which would equate him with Donkey Kong Junior. Other sources, including the manual of ''Donkey Kong Country''[[#Notes|1]] and in-game dialogue from other games in the series, suggest that the Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong Country'' is Cranky's grandson and the son of Donkey Kong Junior. This is also contradicted by the in-game dialogue from [[Donkey Kong 64]], as Cranky specifically calls DK his son. Rareware released an official statement some time ago, stating that Cranky is indeed the D.K. of the arcades and that the current Donkey Kong is D.K. Jr. However, Nintendo hasn't made up their minds yet as to what it should be, and have been known to refer to today's Donkey Kong as Mario's oldest rival. This has led to some confusion, but because they own the characters, it is ultimately up to Nintendo to decide which possibility is correct.

Sequels and adaptations soon followed. A computer generated television series that lasted 40 episodes was produced by a French animation studio, released in North America as simply ''Donkey Kong Country''.

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 After that he went on hiatus until he appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (in Japan, Super Donkey Kong). Donkey Kong Country was an entirely new DK franchise established by the British company [[Rare (video game company)|Rareware]] which took the Donkey Kong premise in an entire new direction. Severing DK's ties to the [[Mario]] world (until ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''), Donkey Kong Country established a whole new world for DK, and became a showcase title to show-off then-revolutionary 3D CGI graphics.
-In ''Donkey Kong Country'', DK was the hero and he and his sidekick [[Diddy Kong]] had to save his hoard of bananas from the thieving [[King K. Rool]] and his [[Kremling]] Krew. The game was an action sidescrolling title similar to the Mario games and was enormously popular for its graphics music and gameplay. Some sources, such as ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', suggest that the Donkey Kong in the ''Country'' series was the son of [[Cranky Kong]], the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game, which would equate him with Donkey Kong Junior. Other sources, including the manual of ''Donkey Kong Country''<small><sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup></small> and in-game dialogue from other games in the series, suggest that the Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong Country'' is Cranky's grandson and the son of Donkey Kong Junior. This is also contradicted by the in-game dialogue from [[Donkey Kong 64]], as Cranky specifically calls DK his son. Rareware released an official statement some time ago, stating that Cranky is indeed the D.K. of the arcades and that the current Donkey Kong is D.K. Jr. However, Nintendo hasn't made up their minds yet as to what it should be, and have been known to refer to today's Donkey Kong as Mario's oldest rival. This has led to some confusion, but because they own the characters, it is ultimately up to Nintendo to decide which possibility is correct.
+In ''Donkey Kong Country'', DK was the hero and he and his sidekick [[Diddy Kong]] had to save his hoard of bananas from the thieving [[King K. Rool]] and his [[Kremling]] Krew. The game was an action sidescrolling title similar to the Mario games and was enormously popular for its graphics, music, and gameplay. Some sources, such as ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', suggest that the Donkey Kong in the ''Country'' series was the son of [[Cranky Kong]], the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game, which would equate him with Donkey Kong Junior. Other sources, including the manual of ''Donkey Kong Country''<small><sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup></small> and in-game dialogue from other games in the series, suggest that the Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong Country'' is Cranky's grandson and the son of Donkey Kong Junior. This is also contradicted by the in-game dialogue from [[Donkey Kong 64]], as Cranky specifically calls DK his son. Rareware released an official statement some time ago, stating that Cranky is indeed the D.K. of the arcades and that the current Donkey Kong is D.K. Jr. However, Nintendo hasn't made up their minds yet as to what it should be, and have been known to refer to today's Donkey Kong as Mario's oldest rival. This has led to some confusion, but because they own the characters, it is ultimately up to Nintendo to decide which possibility is correct.
 Sequels and adaptations soon followed. A computer generated television series that lasted 40 episodes was produced by a French animation studio, released in North America as simply ''Donkey Kong Country''.