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Donkey Kong Country is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Famicom released in November 1994. It was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. The game stars Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong, as the two travel across Donkey Kong Island to recover their banana hoard, stolen by the Kremlings and their leader, King K. Rool. Donkey Kong Country introduced a new design for Donkey Kong, which would remain in use until the 2020s, as well as many supporting characters and enemies, setting, musical motifs, and gameplay mechanics that would make recurring appearances in other games starring him and spin-off games of the Super Mario franchise in general. The game is the first in the Donkey Kong Country series; a year later, it received a sequel, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

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M1. Favorite Major Character

The best recurring character prominently featured throughout the Mario franchise.

M2. Favorite Supporting Character

The best Mario franchise character who is part of the supporting cast. This includes recurring minor characters, as well as major characters that only appeared in one game. This award does not include characters primarily from RPGs, as they have their own award.

M3. Favorite RPG Character

The best character who appears primarily in RPG titles.

M4. Favorite Guest Appearance

The best appearance of a character originating outside of the Mario franchise in media exclusively centered on the Mario brand.

M5. Favorite Power-up

The most interesting, useful, or otherwise liked item or transformation available in the Mario franchise.

M6. Favorite Musical Track

The best musical track from the Mario franchise.

M7. Favorite Soundtrack

The game or other media with the best musical tracks.

M8. Favorite Game Mechanic

The best feature in a title's gameplay. These mechanics should be specific to a game or game series, and help shape a game or game series' identity.

M9. Favorite Bowser Battle

The best boss battle with Bowser found in the Mario franchise.

M10. Favorite Non-Bowser Boss Battle

The best boss battle found in the Mario franchise. This does not include battles with Bowser, who has his own award.

M11. Favorite Bananza Layer

The best layer appearing in Donkey Kong Bananza.

M12. Favorite DK Game

The best game in the Donkey Kong franchise.

M13. Favorite Mario Kart Item

The best item used in the Mario Kart series.

M14. Favorite Mario Kart Course

The best race course featured in the Mario Kart series. This does not include battle courses.

M15. Favorite Mario Party Minigame

The best minigame featured in the Mario Party series.

M16. Favorite Extra Mode

The best game mode or challenge that is auxiliary to the scope of the game's main objectives or campaigns. This does not include individual minigames, but may include collections if presented as a mode.

M17. Favorite Remake

The best new version, reissue, or remake of a game.

M18. Favorite Non-game Media

The best piece of Mario-related media that is not a game.

M19. Biggest Guilty Pleasure

The best piece of Mario media that is generally perceived as low quality, that one can nonetheless enjoy.

M20. Favorite Game of All Time

The best game in the greater Mario franchise.

F1. Most Unremarkable Game

The game that is considered the most mediocre. They might not be impressively poor, but are notable for how uninteresting, middling, or forgettable they are.

F2. Worst Obstacle

The least favorite non-enemy obstacle which hinders the player’s progress encountered in the Mario franchise.

F3. Worst 3D Mission Concept

The worst recurring mission objective found in a 3D platformer.

F4. Worst Game Mechanic

The worst feature in a title's gameplay.

F5. Worst Boss Battle

The least favorite boss battle found in the Mario franchise.

F6. Worst Mario Kart Course Remake

Courses that reappeared in later installments of the Mario Kart series, but didn't do their original versions justice or improve upon them.

F7. Worst Mario Party Board

The worst playable board in a Mario Party game.

F8. Worst Game Aesthetic

The game in the Mario franchise with the worst visual design or overall presentation.

F9. Worst Remake

The worst new version, reissue, or remake of a game.

F10. Most Embarrassing Nintendo Moment

The most embarrassing, incomprehensible, or otherwise humiliating thing Nintendo has done. These are not Nintendo's most immoral moments, but rather moments which demonstrate a lack of foresight, care, or understanding of how they would appear to their audience.

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Mario & Nintendo news

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray (pictured) in the United States on June 16, 2026.
The 15 music tracks from Mario Kart World that arrange music from Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3 were made available on the Nintendo Music app on June 15, 2026.
In the Nintendo Direct for June 2026, the limited-time Nintendo Switch Online DK Challenge Event was announced for Nintendo Switch 2, taking place from June 9 to September 1. Additionally, a Super Mario collaboration event was announced for Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush for the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary, with the first wave to take place from June 9 to June 30. A Donkey Kong Bananza–themed alarm was also added to Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo on the same day.
The 18 music tracks from Mario Kart World that arrange music from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 were made available on the Nintendo Music app on June 8, 2026.

Did you know?

Waluigi's victory celebrations (pictured) often show his vanity, notably brandishing a rose since Mario Party 8, and in Japanese material, he speaks with the pronoun "ore-sama", commonly used for extremely arrogant characters.
In Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, Pikmin appear in the background of several levels in the main game, containing the nine primary variants of Pikmin as of Pikmin 4.
Yoshi's Island Zone is a level exclusive to the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World.
Since the first WarioWare game launched on the Game Boy Advance, every Nintendo system from the sixth generation onward has had at least one entry. Each installment utilizes the system's technology, reflecting the series development team's motto, "Let's waste the latest technology."

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