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Donkey Kong Country

Platform : Super Nintendo

Publisher : Nintendo

Release date : 21 November 1994

Category : Action > Platformer

Game description

I grew up with Donkey Kong Country. I've only ever gotten to World 4. A friend beat the other worlds for me and that's the only reason I've ever seen the boss battle.

It's basically what Super Mario Bros. would be if the character was Donkey Kong instead of Mario, and if the story actually made sense. ...Which it still doesn't, but it makes more sense than Super Mario Bros.

So, you got this crocodile guy who decides that it's a good idea to steal a gorilla's stock of bananas. So, Donkey Kong does what any sensible gorilla would do and goes after his precious bananas.

Oh, and his kid sidekick, Diddy Kong, goes with him.

At the time, its graphics were revolutionary. They're 3D models (so they're actually CG) and then made into sprites, because it's not like the SNES would have been able to handle those renders, even with StarFox 2's chip. Nowadays, they still sorta hold up, but the wow factor will be missing. In the ghost of the technology, all you'll see is a bunch of stiff sprite-work.

The music is good, though, and you'll probably be humming right along to some of the soundtrack.

Controls are a bit strange. I can't say they're unresponsive, and yet there's something about them that feels wrong to me. Even when I was a kid, I felt weird playing this game. Probably the rolling attack. At least for the most part, Donkey Kong will do whatever you tell him to do.

I do recommend this game to platforming fans. I think it's the first, or at least one of the first, attempts at a Nintendo property that Rare made. It lacks the collectathon elements from their later games and focuses on action. It'll make you cry from the pain and you'll keep coming back for more. To this day, it makes me cry of pain. And I keep revisiting it when I forget what my childhood was like.

16 Hacks

TitleDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
DKC X MarioCome join Mario on this unique adventure on DK Isle! This is a hack of DKC for the SNES. As a big...RainbowSprinklezComplete1.10724 July 2024
Dixie Kong CountryThis just replaces Donkey Kong with Dixie Kong. Enjoy! Patch a 1.0 U version with this Version...RainbowSprinklezImprovement1.00110 April 2023
Donkey Kong Country - Expert EditionThis patch removes the DK Barrels, Star Barrels, and Warp Barrels to make the game more challenging....QImprovement1.211 January 2023
DKC Warmup ROMThis was a ROM hack made for Fathlo23 over at https://www.twitch.tv/fathlo23. This was made as a spe...RainbowSprinklezImprovement1.011 December 2022
DKC Lovebird LightsThis was made with the intent to just be a gag gift to Lovebird. This wasn't expected to gain any tr...RainbowSprinklezImprovement1.012 September 2022
DKC New Competition CartridgeA new take on the DKC Competition Cartridge to run through some new levels. 10 points for all bal...Toby61983Improvement1.003 February 2022
DKC Competition Cartridge - Level 1 RacerA modification of the DKC Competition Cartridge to emphasize speed running through the World 1 level...Toby61983Improvement1.003 February 2022
DKC Pacifist ModeDKC Pacifist by RainbowSprinklez 1. Introduction Welcome to the first released build of this h...RainbowSprinklezImprovement1.00115 August 2020
DKC Minimal Y PressesThis hack was made by RainbowSprinklez, under the guidance of Myself086 (a real genius). The game on...RainbowSprinklezImprovement1.4528 July 2020
DKC ManiaDKC Mania is a hack that aims to mix some old and new together much like the game that inspired th...Hankhill89Complete2.025 July 2020
DKDCDKDC - Donkey Kong Distortion Country is a complete hack and fun twist on how the game is normally p...RainbowSprinklezComplete1.10615 December 2019
DKC - All Kong LettersCollect all the kong letters to complete a level!RainbowSprinklezImprovement1.301 June 2019
Donkey Kong Country Kremling's Revenge Remodelscription : Here is Donkey Kong Country Kremling's Revenge Remodel, which is a reboot from the origi...L_SkyComplete1.114 September 2017
Donkey Kong Country: Boss BlitzThis is a hack that transforms Donkey Kong Country into a boss rush mode. Can you make it through al...MattrizzleComplete1.509 July 2017
Donkey Kong Country - Competitive EditionNew game hack that include Time Attack mode for some of the game levels, adding scores and 50 lives ...SalvadorC17Improvement1.012 October 2016
The Kremling's RevengeThe first full Donkey Kong Country ROM hack! Explore an all new world of Kremling Khaos! Created usi...PreposterifyComplete1.014 January 2012

4 Translations

TitleLanguageDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
Donkey Kong CountryItalianAnother gaming milestone enjoys complete Italian localization: all dialogues, menus, worlds, levels,...RuleslessFully Playable1.028 February 2023
Donkey Kong CountrySpanishTranslation to Spanish for "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo.WaveFully Playable1.011 September 2019
Donkey Kong CountryKoreanIt's a translation for Donkey Kong Country, or Super Donkey Kong because the patch is based on Japan...CyjzeroFully Playable1.019 January 2013
Donkey Kong CountryPortugueseBrazilian portuguese translation of Donkey Kong Country for SNES. All texts are translated, but most...Tiago de Oliveira MoraisFully Playable1.105 August 2004

7 Utilities

TitleDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionLanguageDate
RainbowZ Editor (DKC1)This is a multi-purpose editor for DKC1. There are too many features to go over here. Please read th...RainbowSprinklezGame Specific0.546English21 Jun 2024
DKC Entrance RandomizerThis is an entrance randomizer for DKC! This expects a 1.0 U version of this game. Header and no hea...RainbowSprinklezGame Specific1.025English19 Jun 2023
DKC1 Standalone GFX EditorThis program is heavily influenced by Quaraage's work on dkc2. This pretty much copied these two tab...RainbowSprinklezGraphics Editors0.080English16 Apr 2023
DKC Hack TemplateThis is a hacking template you can apply to any DKC 1.0 U ROM. If you already have a hack, don't wor...RainbowSprinklezMiscellaneous1.0English12 Feb 2020
DKC Enemy RandomizerA randomizer for DKC enemies and other stuff! Please go to [url=https://www.twitch.tv/rainbowspri...RainbowSprinklezGame Specific1.52cEnglish27 Sep 2019
DKC Stage Name EditorThis is the DKC Stage Name Editor which can be used to edit the stage names of Donkey Kong Country. ...RainbowSprinklezGame Specific1.00English1 Sep 2019
DKC 1 EditorA simple level editor that allow to config levels settings, and move sprites positions, change value...SalvadorC17Level Editors1.0English3 Oct 2016

2 Documents

TitleDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
Donkey Kong Country Sprite HeadersThis document explains in detail the Sprite Header format used in many RARE Games. The examples use...ChrisGraphics Hacking1.020 Jul 2023
SNES Sprite Graphic Tutorial. For Donkey Kong CountryThis is a tutorial on how to edit Sprite Graphics in Donkey Kong Country. Starting from the ground u...ChrisGraphics Hacking1.027 Nov 2022

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