Donkey Kong Country

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Released Nov 18, 1994

By: Rare, Gradiente, Hyundai, Nintendo, Playtronic

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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.

Genres: Platform
Platforms: New Nintendo 3DS Super Famicom Super Nintendo Entertainment System Wii Wii U
Themes: Action
Franchises: Donkey Kong
Collections: Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Country
Game modes: Co-operative Multiplayer Single player
Perspectives: Side view
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Languages: English · Interface, Subtitles Japanese · Interface, Subtitles
Age ratings: CERO A CLASS_IND L ESRB E PEGI 7
Multiplayer: Campaign co-op Offline co-op Offline multiplayer

Complete release history (16)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Nov 18, 1994
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Nov 21, 1994
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Nov 24, 1994
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Super Famicom · Nov 26, 1994
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System · 1994
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System · 1996
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System · October 1997
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Wii · Dec 7, 2006
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Wii · Dec 8, 2006
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Wii · Dec 12, 2006
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Wii · Feb 19, 2007
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Wii · May 26, 2008
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Wii U · Oct 16, 2014
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Wii U · Feb 26, 2015
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New Nintendo 3DS · Mar 24, 2016
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New Nintendo 3DS · Mar 24, 2016
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