Donkey Kong Country
Also known as: DKC | Super Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong | DKC1 | Donkey Kong's Monkey Mayhem
Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters featured in the game are the titular character, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong. Together the two swing, climb, jump, swim, cartwheel, ride animals, and blast out of barrels on their way to recover their stolen bannanas from the evil King K. Rool and his Kremling army. The adventure takes you through a variety of different environments and levels that continually change up gameplay. Donkey Kong Country also provides plenty of opportunities for exploration with almost every level having a multitude of collectible, shortcuts, and hidden bonus areas.
Overview
Summary
Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters featured in the game are the titular character, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong. Together the two swing, climb, jump, swim, cartwheel, ride animals, and blast out of barrels on their way to recover their stolen bannanas from the evil King K. Rool and his Kremling army. The adventure takes you through a variety of different environments and levels that continually change up gameplay. Donkey Kong Country also provides plenty of opportunities for exploration with almost every level having a multitude of collectible, shortcuts, and hidden bonus areas.
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About This Game
After a dark and stormy night, Donkey Kong finds all of his bananas
stolen by K. Rool and his reptilian crew of Kremlings! Armed with
chest-pounding muscle, mighty barrel rolls, and awesome vine-swinging
skills, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong set out to face their adversaries!
Play solo, compete with a friend, or play cooperatively with a friend in
over 100 levels filled with collectibles and hidden bonus levels. With
the help of Donkey Kong's quirky family, animal friends, and your fast
reflexes, our dynamic duo will prove to be an unstoppable force. Time to
save those bananas!
This classic game is part of the Virtual Console service, which brings you great games created for consoles such as NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ Advance. We hope you'll enjoy the new features (including off-TV play) that have been added to this title. See more Virtual Console games for Wii U.
