Donkey Kong Country

by GameBoy

Product Features

• collect bananas
• two playable characters
• each characters has unique skills
• fight a variety of enemies
• one player only

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004S9A0
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 20, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,131 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Game Boy Color

Amazon.com Review

Trying to get Donkey Kong Country onto Game Boy must have been something like trying to force a gorilla into a banana suit. Yes, it must have been quite a hairy experience for the folks at Rare; but, somehow, some way, they pulled it off.

The Game Boy version of DKC isn't as colorful as the Super Nintendo version, and the sound quality takes a big hit, but the fun of the original action title remains.

Players will spend hours bouncing and swinging through levels, and looking for bananas and hidden minigames that can be opened up by pounding the ground and throwing TNT into walls. There's also a bit of fast-paced mine-car riding, and players can switch between Donkey and the scrawnier Diddy when they lumber through levels.

One problem with the translation is quirky hit detection. In other words, players might think that they jumped on an enemy's head properly, but end up dying anyway. This is a small price to pay for so much Nintendo goodness in a portable package. --Robb Guido

Pros:

• Near-perfect replica of the original Super Nintendo classic
• Two bonus minigames--new to this version

Cons:

• Lesser-quality graphics and sound, compared to Super Nintendo version

Product Description

King K. Rool and his Kremlings have stolen Donkey Kong's banana hoard, and now it's up to Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to get it back. With help from Cranky Kong, Candy Kong and Funky Kong (not to mention a bunch of animal friends), the two simian heroes will have to explore every inch of the island, from the treetops of the Kongo Jungle to the icy cliffs of Gorilla Glacier.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone like me who fell in love with the SNES version get it, December 2, 2000

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P. Dufault "david5345" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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The original Donkey Kong Country has the best sound and graphics on the SNES and it is safe to say the same for this GBC version. (it also may be the must fun for Game Boy Color) The only problem is that an autosave replaces candys save point as the way to save which makes it a bit easy but that doesn't matter. Either this or Super Mario Bros DX is the best GBC title. Anyone who fell in love with Donkey Country like I did must get this.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have if you loved DKC for Super Nintendo or missed it, January 2, 2001

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David W. Burns (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Before I bought this game, I was skeptical about how good it would be. I loved the SNES version of this game and I own it. In fact, I bought the SNES version the day it came out. I have explored everything througout the game and I thought that I would go back to it with the Game Boy Color version. Well, I did more than that! Once I pulled the game out of its little box, I was on it for hours. Rareware, one of the greatest game developers out there did a great job converting the game. Plus, there are lost levels for those who have mastered the SNES version. The best part about this is that all the little kids that missed this classic game the first time will have a chance to play one of Rarewares greatest games ever. I recomend this game if you are a big fan of the Donkey Kong Country series or of Super Mario Bros. DX.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but should have been a GBA game, April 13, 2001

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"reza_m5" (Potomac, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

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This game is an ok remake of the SNES classic, but it falls short of its expectaions. Of course, Donkey Kong Country was an excellent SNES game so that's why I give this game the three stars but nothing more. The 8-bit GBC just can't handle the 16-bit game, and that's why the graphic quality and much of the sound is greatly diminished. The blurry visuals makes it hard for one to play the game during various levels ( the mine cart races come to mind) so its just not fun to play like its SNES cousin. Sure, there are some new minigames to play, but overall the experience is pretty much the same. Unless you're a Kong fanatic and want to relive this experience again, don't bother with this mediocre game. A note to Nintendo and Rareware, please just stick to the NES-to-GBC translations, and save any more SNES game remakes for the much more powerful Game Boy Advance.

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