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Every Donkey Kong Country Spinoff Game, Ranked

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Every Donkey Kong Country Spinoff Game, Ranked


Donkey Kong made his first appearance alongside Mario in 1981 in the former’s titular arcade game; Donkey Kong sees Mario go out and save Pauline from Donkey Kong’s clutches. Donkey Kong It was such a success that it received two sequels: Donkey Kong Jr. And Donkey Kong III. Donkey Kong Jr.in a reversal of the first game, asks Donkey Kong’s son to save him from Mario’s clutches. Donkey Kong III sees Donkey Kong fought not by Mario but by a man named Stanley. Incredibly, it was Mario who got all the attention, while Donkey Kong was left in the dust in the plumber’s wake.




THE Donkey Kong The franchise’s dormancy was resolved with an expanded Game Boy remake of the first game in 1994. This new Donkey Kong The game includes levels from the arcade game as well as a host of new levels. The new Donkey Kong The remake proved to be a huge success and helped resurrect the dormant ape franchise with new games to follow. Donkey Kong Country cemented Donkey Kong’s return to glorywith new Donkey Kong games building on its success. Some of Donkey Kong Country excellent spin-offs were made to capitalize on its success.


5 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat mixes rhythm and platform

Release date – December 16, 2004

  • Platform(s): GameCube, Wii


Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is the first DK title since the 1980s which will not be developed by Rare. The game was developed internally by Nintendo. The game was created to take advantage of the DK Bongos, officially licensed GameCube controllers, which originally shipped with the previous one. Donkey Konga games. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat also includes platforming elements, making it a hybrid of rhythm and platforming that requires the unusual DK Bongos controller. Since DK Bongos are required over normal GameCube controllers, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat maybe not for everyone. However, unusual controllers always help Donkey Kong Jungle Beat feel like a new and unique experience compared to the norm Donkey Kong Country formula.

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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat has an incredibly minimal plot that is only hinted at in the original GameCube version; the latest Wii version of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat greatly expanded the story. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat’s The story goes that Donkey Kong helps a kingdom of little monkeys get all their bananas back from the evil Cactus King. The Cactus King is the leader of a group of other kings who also have a keen interest in stealing bananas from Monkey Island. Thanks to Donkey Kong’s ability to gain stamina from DK Bongos, he will collect all the bananas in no time. It’s simply a matter of the player hitting the right rhythm on the DK Bongos at roughly the right time.

4 Donkey Kong 64 may be a bit too big a game

Release Date – November 22, 1999

Donkey Kong 64 Header


Donkey Kong 64 was Rare’s last major Donkey Kong game, as well as their largest Donkey Kong distance game; Donkey Kong 64 is so big that the game requires players to replace their Nintendo 64’s Jumper Paks with a memory expansion module. Donkey Kong 64 draws inspiration from Rare’s other Nintendo 64 games, including Banjo-Kazooie. Besides, Donkey Kong 64 places a strong emphasis on collecting items other than just bananasas in Donkey Kong Country. This emphasis on collection requires a lot of backtracking with each character unlocked. To some players this may seem like padding, but Donkey Kong 64 makes up for it with its fun gameplay mechanics, characters, visual effects, and story.


Donkey Kong 64 features Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from the main film Donkey Kong Country games, as well as a host of new playable characters. These include Chunky Kong, Lanky Kong and Tiny Kong, all of whom have their own special abilities. Chunky Kong is capable of lifting heavy objects such as rocks; Tiny Kong can shrink and move through tight spaces; Lanky Kong is able to float for a limited period of time. All of these characters are unlocked throughout Donkey Kong 64where the evil King K. Rool kidnaps Donkey Kong’s family and invades the island of Denmark again. The game gets a little long from there, but it’s still an enjoyable addition to the game. Donkey Kong franchise.

3 Donkey Kong Land 2 has Diddy and Dixie in a small world

Release date – September 23, 1996

  • Platform(s): Nintendo Game Boy


Donkey Kong Earth 2in essence, is the portable version of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest. THE Land of Donkey Kong games recreate the Super Nintendo entertainment system Donkey Kong Country games faithfully for the Game Boy. While Donkey Kong Earth 2 is not the best game Land of Donkey Kong series, it still does a good job of porting Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to the Game Boy. All of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Questfrom the music to the level designs, everything is intact; it turns out that the soundtrack of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest was given an 8-bit rendering, while the level design was changed as a slight compromise for the Game Boy’s small screen.

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Donkey Kong Earth 2 borrows the plot from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Questwhich sees Donkey Kong get kidnapped by the evil King K. Rool, who was also the main antagonist of the previous one. Donkey Kong Country And Land of Donkey Kong games, respectively. Diddy brings along his girlfriend Dixie, a boisterous adventurer ready to take on King K. Rool’s army with her boyfriend. Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong travel to Crocodile Island and battle King K. Rool’s army, the island’s inhabitants including the Kremlings, and an assortment of other strange enemies. It’s hard for the two little monkeys, who have neither the strength nor the size of Donkey Kong. However, their loyalty to Donkey Kong outweighs any qualms they might have about the adventure.

2 Donkey Kong Land III is a small game featuring small characters

Release date – October 27, 1997

Donkey Kong Land III title screen


  • Platform(s): Game Boy, Game Boy Color

Donkey Kong Earth III is the portable version of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! Donkey Kong Earth III was the last mainline game in its series made by Rare and was released a little less than a year later Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! The Super Nintendo Entertainment System version was the biggest game on the market. Donkey Kong Country series, and this was also the case with Donkey Kong Earth III. Of course, notable changes had to be made to accommodate Donkey Kong Earth III in a small Game Boy cartridge, but nothing too important to break away from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! The Game Boy game features an altered story from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game.


Donkey Kong Earth III sees Dixie Kong take it upon herself to locate the lost world as part of a competition. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong already do the same thing, but Dixie Kong doesn’t go solo; she brings her little cousin, Kiddy Kong, and the two set off to explore this mysterious land. King K. Rool, here called Baron K. Roolenstein, is another participant in this competition, and he will do anything to find the lost world and win the competition. He unleashes his army to aid him in this quest, ensuring that Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, or Kiddy Kong do not succeed first. With Dixie Kong’s ability to slide and Kiddy Kong’s ability to floatthis competition could prove more difficult for Baron K. Roolenstein than it seems.

1 Donkey Kong Land is just a marvel for the Game Boy

Release date – June 26, 1995


  • Platform(s): Nintendo Game Boy

Land of Donkey Kong is the first game in the titular spin-off Donkey Kong Country games. Besides, Land of Donkey Kong was designed as a portable alternative to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System’s Donkey Kong Country.. If Land of Donkey Kong had been done by someone other than Rare, this might have been a daunting task considering how difficult it would be to present Donkey Kong Country distinct style on an 8-bit monochrome handheld like the Game Boy. However, Rare masterfully and quite faithfully carried much of Donkey Kong Country graphics to Land of Donkey Kongthe graphics themselves work quite well on a monochrome screen. Combined with the soundtrack, Land of Donkey Kong is the perfect substitute for the main Donkey Kong Country games.

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Land of Donkey Kong hardly deviates from the worthy remake Donkey Kong Country story-wise, which makes sense for a game that’s meant to be a stand-in for the other. Land of Donkey Kong sees Donkey Kong’s banana stash plundered by King K. Rool and his army. The Evil King and his henchmen have also invaded the island of Denmark, putting Donkey Kong and his family and friends in danger. Fortunately, Donkey Kong has just enough strength to fight against King K. Rool himself and his army; Donkey Kong brings his nephew, Diddy Kong, who is not as strong as the first but just as strong-willed and determined. Donkey Kong is just determined enough to save his island and its banana stash.

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