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|first=''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|first=''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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The '''''DK''''' series is a small series in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. It features two games for [[Nintendo]] handhelds, the [[Game Boy Advance]] and the [[Nintendo DS]]. Each game contains [[peg]]s for the player to climb. The two games are also classified as a [[:Category:Puzzle Games|puzzle game]]. This series was inspired by ''[[wikipedia:Clu Clu Land|Clu Clu Land]]''.
The '''''DK''''' series is a small series in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. It consists of two [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle]] games released for [[Nintendo]] handhelds (namely the [[Game Boy Advance]] and the [[Nintendo DS]]). The games' main element are [[peg]]s which are use to aid the [[Kong]]s to climb and swing across levels. The gameplay was inspired by the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] game ''[[wikipedia:Clu Clu Land|Clu Clu Land]]'', but it has been re-formatted in aspects to provide more of an adventure game feel to it.
 
==Installments==
==Installments==
===''DK: King of Swing''===
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''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' is the first installment in the ''DK'' series. This game is for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and it was released in 2005. It starts out when [[King K. Rool]] steals the medals from the [[Jungle Jam Tournament]]. There is an adventure mode for the player to retrieve the medals. In the adventure mode, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] are the only playable characters. There is also a Jungle Jam Tournament mode. In this mode, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, [[Wrinkly Kong]], [[Kritter|Kremling]] and more characters are playable. A Time Attack Mode is also available after beating the game as Donkey Kong.
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===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
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''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' is the second and latest installment in the ''DK'' series. It is for the [[Nintendo DS]] and it was released in 2007. There is an adventure mode, where King K. Rool steals the [[Crystal Banana]]s. There is also a minigame mode that features seven games Donkey Kong and Diddy are playable in the adventure mode. A few enemies from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' reappear. Some of these enemies are [[Flitter]]s, [[Puftup]]s, and [[Shuri]]s.
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKKoS cover art.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Europe|February 4, 2005}}[[Game Boy Advance]]</span>
|'''''DK: King of Swing''''' is the first installment in the ''DK'' series, it was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2005. The game features Adventure mode, the main story of the game, it begins when [[King K. Rool]] steals the [[Medal (DK: King of Swing)|medals]] from the [[Jungle Jam|Jungle Jam Tournament]], leaving up to [[Donkey Kong]] (or [[Diddy Kong]]; if playing in the unlockable Diddy Mode) to travel across five worlds to recover them all that are scattered across the levels. Jungle Jam is the game's tournament mode where the player can compete against others on five different kinds of events with a certain amount of challenges, along with additional playable characters to unlock, it can be played in single-player or multiplayer with up to four players via the GBA Link Cable. A Time Attack Mode is also available after beating Adventure mode, where the player can choose any of the levels each with its own best time and play through to beat it with a better time on the high scores list.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKJungleClimber.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|August 9, 2007}}[[Nintendo DS]]</span>
|'''''DK: Jungle Climber''''' is the second and latest installment in the ''DK'' series, it was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007. In Adventure mode (the game's main story), it starts out when the Kong family are on vacation at [[Sun Sun Island]], while there, the Kongs notice a giant banana at the top of the mountain and decide to go check it out. Once there, King K. Rool and the [[Kremling]]s steals the [[Crystal Banana]]s which they plan to conquer the universe with it. Soon after, a [[Banana Ship]] attacks the Kongs, but once its defeated, an banana alien named [[Xananab]] comes out of it, apologizing to the Kongs whom he mistook for Kremlings, and explain to them that King K. Kool stole the Crystal Bananas to which the Kongs agree to help him get them back. The game also features Challenge mode, where the player can choose out of seven minigames to play and go for the top score; as well as Extra Stages to unlock by collecting a certain amount of [[Banana Coin]]s. Multiplayer mode is also available to play with up to four players.
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Latest revision as of 13:50, March 30, 2024

Not to be confused with Donkey Kong (series) or Donkey Kong (franchise).
DK
Logo for the DK (series)
First installment DK: King of Swing (2005)
Latest installment DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
Number of installments 3 (2 main, 1 promotional)
Franchise Donkey Kong

The DK series is a small series in the Donkey Kong franchise. It consists of two puzzle games released for Nintendo handhelds (namely the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS). The games' main element are pegs which are use to aid the Kongs to climb and swing across levels. The gameplay was inspired by the Nintendo Entertainment System game Clu Clu Land, but it has been re-formatted in aspects to provide more of an adventure game feel to it.

Installments[edit]

Title
Cover, original release and system Synopsis
DK: King of Swing
Cover art for DK: King of Swing
Europe February 4, 2005
Game Boy Advance
DK: King of Swing is the first installment in the DK series, it was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2005. The game features Adventure mode, the main story of the game, it begins when King K. Rool steals the medals from the Jungle Jam Tournament, leaving up to Donkey Kong (or Diddy Kong; if playing in the unlockable Diddy Mode) to travel across five worlds to recover them all that are scattered across the levels. Jungle Jam is the game's tournament mode where the player can compete against others on five different kinds of events with a certain amount of challenges, along with additional playable characters to unlock, it can be played in single-player or multiplayer with up to four players via the GBA Link Cable. A Time Attack Mode is also available after beating Adventure mode, where the player can choose any of the levels each with its own best time and play through to beat it with a better time on the high scores list.
DK: Jungle Climber
DK: Jungle Climber boxart.
Japan August 9, 2007
Nintendo DS
DK: Jungle Climber is the second and latest installment in the DK series, it was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007. In Adventure mode (the game's main story), it starts out when the Kong family are on vacation at Sun Sun Island, while there, the Kongs notice a giant banana at the top of the mountain and decide to go check it out. Once there, King K. Rool and the Kremlings steals the Crystal Bananas which they plan to conquer the universe with it. Soon after, a Banana Ship attacks the Kongs, but once its defeated, an banana alien named Xananab comes out of it, apologizing to the Kongs whom he mistook for Kremlings, and explain to them that King K. Kool stole the Crystal Bananas to which the Kongs agree to help him get them back. The game also features Challenge mode, where the player can choose out of seven minigames to play and go for the top score; as well as Extra Stages to unlock by collecting a certain amount of Banana Coins. Multiplayer mode is also available to play with up to four players.