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[[File:Collapsing Clouds.png|thumb|right|160px|Donkey Kong riding on Expresso]]

Unlike ''Donkey Kong Country'', ''Donkey Kong Land'' has only two [[Animal Friends]], [[Rambi the Rhino]] and [[Expresso the Ostrich]], who appear in only two levels apiece. The Animal Friends here are unable to shoot through barrels, and they will suddenly drop to the ground once these obstacles are approached.

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|The rhino buddy first appears in the level [[Jungle Jaunt]]. He is able to charge into enemies to easily defeat them. Also, Rambi is able to break through certain walls to create an opening to a [[Bonus Area]].

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|The ostrich buddy is the other Animal Friend in ''Donkey Kong Land''. First appearing in a Bonus Area located in [[Deck Trek]], Expresso is able to help the Kongs cross wide abysses with his useful flying abilities. Strangely, this helpful capability is never used to find any Bonus Areas, but is instead used ''inside'' them. Out of his four appearances, three of them take place in a Bonus Area. Expresso is able to defeat enemies in this game by jumping on them, unlike in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.

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==Levels==

'''Note:''' Some musical compositions of the game are 8-bit arrangements of other compositions from ''Donkey Kong Country'', which were created by [[David Wise]]. They are listed with their original title in the "Music theme" sectors of the following table. Graeme Norgate also participated with several new tunes, also listed here. Their names are posted on [http://www.graemenorgate.com Norgate's website], and according to him, they pertain to the game's soundtrack filenames.

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==Items==

Many items can be found around ''Donkey Kong Land'', and each help the duo complete levels or defeat enemies. Each item has a different purpose.

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===Barrels===

Four types of Barrels are featured in the game, all of which originate from ''Donkey Kong Country''.

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|Whenever the [[Kong]]s approach an Army - which is a small armadillo enemy -, it starts attacking by retracting into its shell and setting off in a small ball-roll towards the monkeys. This action will harm the heroes whether they stay in the armadillo's way, so it is better to jump and stomp on it before it is too late. However, while the armadillo is rolling, only Donkey Kong can grant its doom with only one stomp; Diddy Kong needs to jump on the animal two times, first while it is rolling, then when it is standing on foot, in order to defeat it. This means that the Army is extremely vulnerable when not rolling.

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|Chomps is an "ape-eating shark"<ref>[[Fangfish]]</ref> which swims in the waters of Kremlantis, sometimes aimlessly, other times from side to side. It takes the appearance of [[Chomps Jr.]] from the previous game. Chompses pose as obstacles for the Kongs; when the monkeys come in contact with a Chomps, they will get hurt. Because [[Enguarde the Swordfish]], the only mean of underwater combat, is not featured in the game as he was in ''Donkey Kong Country'', there is no way to defeat a Chomps.

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|Clambos have changed drastically in this game from their very first appearance, in ''Donkey Kong Country''. They do not not spit dangerous pearls anymore, and have a larger shell. They resemble clams with large shell spans. Given the fact that they open and close their shells repeatedly, and also that Clambos often stand in narrow passages underwater - not to add that they are harmful -, it is obvious that the Kongs may not easily pass them. Clambos cannot be defeated.

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|A large bass even bigger than Chomps, although it has the same attack pattern. It is invulnerable, as there is nothing that can defeat the big fish. It takes large spaces in water, and the heroes must swim carefully near a Fangfish.

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|Gloop is another underwater enemy, and swims just like Chomps Jr. and Fangfish. This species is the smallest one out of all the fish encountered in ''Donkey Kong Land'', but nevertheless it still cannot be attacked in any way.  

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|Gnawties are beavers who are among the first enemies encountered, mainly in the early levels. Although they can hurt the Kongs just by touching them, Gnawties are the weakest enemies in the game; they can be defeated by any attack from the Kongs. They usually have a set path, but can also be found walking aimlessly, similar to [[Goomba]]s.

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|Hogwashes are enemies encountered mostly in the sky and snow levels. They are flying pigs that either have a path to follow, or fly in a straight line. They can be defeated with any attack method.

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|Very small crocodiles that crawl fast on the ground. Neither Donkey nor Diddy can roll/cartwheel over a Klaptrap, because its teeth are harmful (oddly enough, not even their back is safe). A single stomp on its back or throwing a barrel at it is necessary in order to defeat it. Expresso the Ostrich can simply avoid Klaptraps - the bird's feet are very long and skinny, making it impossible for the crocodile to reach Expresso's body, and hurt him.

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|A Kritter is a generic Kremling found in most of the levels in the game. Kritters are as vulnerable as Gnawties (meaning that any attack can defeat them), and they also harm the Kongs by simply walking into them. The game also features jumping Kritters; there is no real change between Kritters that went afoot and hopping Kritters, yet the latter ones only stomp on the heroes.

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|Krushas are among the tougher enemies, being resistant to most of the Kongs' attacks, except for Donkey Kong's stomp or a thrown barrel. When Donkey or Diddy Kong roll into a Krusha, it will push them back and start laughing at them. But this strong Kremling's way to attack monkeys is identical to that of a Kritter's.

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|Indestructible mechanichal obstacles that resemble tires with spikes. They just pivot while floating in the air (or underwater) in a set path (either in circles or straight from one point to another), and make it harder for the heroic apes to pass them. Mincers usually appear in Bonus Areas, guarding several bonuses.

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|A miniature vulture that spits coconuts at the Kongs. The Kongs can either roll or jump on them, although they must be careful - the birds spit the harmful coconuts periodically. Not only can the coconuts hurt the heroes, but also touching the Mini-Neckies when not attacking it.

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|In this game, Neckies are not seen very often; they are even rarer than their smaller counterparts, the Mini-Neckies. The only Neckies in the game only stay on the top of small hills and cover themselves with one wing. When they see the Kongs, Neckies start throwing nuts all over the place. These nuts are very easy to dodge, however. The Kongs can defeat the vultures by rolling over them or stomping on them.

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|Nemos are enormous nautiluses that act just like the [[Croctopus]]es in ''Donkey Kong Country''. Nevertheless, they are more agile enemies, as they are capable of chasing the monkeys even in very narrow paths underwater. Before pursuing the Kongs, Nemos stay inside their shells, inertly. After sensing the apes, Nemos will burst out of their shells and will start to chase them. They cannot be defeated.

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|Oil drums are rare obstacles in the game. Not only that they can hover in the air immobile, serving as platforms; some of them host dangerous flames of fire that burst out of them and retract from time to time. Because of this, the Kongs have to leap from one drum to another platform (or just jump over them if the drums are on the ground) fast in order to escape being burned. An oil drum can be destroyed with a [[TNT Barrel]].

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|Flappers are invulnerable enemies that live in the waters of Kremlantis. When a Kong approaches a Flapper, the clam-like enemy will start to swim downwards while snapping, hence its name. The members of its species are usually found blocking small paths, and the Kongs may avoid the Flappers while they go down. However, the monkeys must be quick, because the bivalve mollusks will swim back to their initial point.

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|Slippas are coral snake-like reptiles that crawl on the ground. They can be defeated by any attack the Kongs have, only they are harmful if touched on one of their left or right sides. They are mostly encountered in jungles, temples, caves, city slums or on board the [[Gangplank Galleon]].

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|An infinite amount of Slippas can come out of a snake basket, an obstacle which replaces the oil drums from ''Donkey Kong Country''. They resemble pots that always tremble and throw Slippas out. The baskets themselves are only dangerous when they roll down the stairs and towards the Kongs. Otherwise, they can even be used as platforms, and when the monkeys stay on them, Slippas will not come out. Baskets of snakes can be broken with TNT Barrels.

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|Very strange enemies called Swirlwind spin in the temple levels. They resemble small tornadoes, and they are harmful to the monkeys when they are touched by the sides, yet also helpful to reach higher areas, as Swirlwinds send the Kongs up high when they bounce on them. When a hero is close to a Swirlwind, the tornado will start to chase him; bouncing on a Swirlwind also makes it move. Swirlwinds cannot be defeated in any way, although they can be lured into pits.

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|The Zingers are wasp enemies found in almost every level of ''Donkey Kong Land''. They fly just like Mincers (from one point to another, in circles, or just flap their wings in the air while remaining still). None of the Kong's regular attacks can defeat a Zinger. They can only be defeated with a thrown barrel or jumping on it while riding Expresso or Rambi.

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===Bosses===

Throughout the Kongs' quest, they not only find the enemies listed above, but also several [[List of bosses|bosses]], who require a little more skill to beat. Each boss appears at the end of all the game's worlds, and must be defeated to allow the heroes to progress.

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|Wild Sting The first boss of the game, encountered on [[Gangplank Galleon]]. It is a flying stingray, which must be stomped by the Kongs several times in order to defeat it. The attack pattern of Wild Sting is pretty simple and repetitive - it constantly swoops down at the monkeys, and goes faster each time it takes damage.

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|The Giant Clam is the second boss in the game. It is fought underwater, and continuously shoots pearls at the Kongs. During the combat, the heroes need to stand every time near the large clam found at one of the corners of the screen, wait for the Clambo to spit a pearl, dodge it and let the helping clam do its job by rebounding the pearl back to the boss. The pearl will then hit the Clambo; it needs to be hit several times in order to fall down. Also, it is important to know that the helping clam will change its position every time Giant Clam is hit.

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|Hard Hat is a mad mole fought in a cavern at the edge of Monkey Mountains. This cavern is small, and consists of an arena whose ground is dug up in three holes, from which the boss comes out. The battle with Hard Hat is similar to a "whack-a-mole" game; the small creature surprises the player by popping out of one of the three holes, looks cautiously at the Kongs, then takes off the mine helmet he wears on the head and hurls the dangerous helmet at them. While the mole's head is discovered, the Kongs need to carefully dodge the mine helmet and then stomp on the boss's head. After being hit, Hard Hat will enter back in his den and burst out of another hole. The process must be repeated until Hard Hat is defeated.

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|The king of the Kremlings is the very last boss of ''Donkey Kong Land''. He appears to be much smaller than in ''Donkey Kong Country'', but nonetheless, he attacks the Kongs just like he did before. First of all, it is clear that Hard Hat had a very similar battle style. King K. Rool throws his crown at the heroes, which inflicts damage to them. While the Kremling does not have his crown on the head, Donkey or Diddy need to stomp him, and repeat this every time until K. Rool falls beaten.

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==Reception==

On release, Famitsu scored ''Donkey Kong Land'' a 24 out of 40.

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|align="left"|"''Going by that instruction book story, the idea that this game would prove [[Donkey Kong Country]] was more than just a pretty face is demonstrated rather nicely. Whilst visually it can't come close to the SNES title, by Game Boy standards these are definitely "fancy graphics", and that doesn't really matter as fans can rejoice in what is basically an extra 34 levels of DKC. Tight controls and a variety of locations and enemies make for an enjoyable platformer. Add in the challenge of finding everything and Donkey Kong Land is a fun game that will keep players occupied for some time.''"

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==Names in other languages==

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|JapR=Sūpā Donkī Kongu Jībī

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