Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong reappear, and Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong are playable characters with a similar role to Diddy Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns.
#DONKEYKONG COUNTRY 3DS SERIES#
This is the first Donkey Kong Country series game to not feature Kremlings or underwater levels.ĭonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a game developed by Retro Studios for the Wii U, released in 2014. Cranky Kong also makes an appearance as the shopkeeper. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong set out to retrieve the lost bananas due to this. The game has new villains, called the Tikis, who raid Donkey Kong's banana stash. It is a 2.5D side-scrolling Wii developed by Retro Studios after a hiatus (excluding remakes) of over a decade. The game plays similarly to the former two games but has a large amount of new elements.ĭonkey Kong Country Returns is a revival of the series, released in 2010. KAOS is revealed to be a puppet of King K. Dixie Kong takes her cousin Kiddy Kong with her and sets out to save Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from KAOS. In this game, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong both are captured by KAOS, a new leader from the Kremling Krew. The third game in the series is Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. The game plays similarly to Donkey Kong Country, and has new gameplay elements, enemies, and obstacles added.ĭonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Diddy Kong takes his partner, Dixie Kong to save Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. In this game, Donkey Kong has been kidnapped by King K. Rool and get his bananas back.ĭonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Questĭonkey Kong Country's sequel Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Donkey Kong takes his sidekick Diddy Kong to stop King K. In this game, the Kremlings steal his banana hoard. Here, Donkey Kong is different from his appearances in previous, due to the new Donkey Kong being the grandson of the original, who is older and is now named Cranky Kong. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994 and is known for being the first game to use pre-rendered sprites, creating a 3D-CG effect throughout the game. The series' first game is Donkey Kong Country. List of games in the series Original titles Title The Donkey Kong Country series is also the inspiration for a very similar sub-series created for the Game Boy systems, known as the Donkey Kong Land series.
The Donkey Kong Country series also has well-received reviews and has greatly impacted future titles. The series was later revived by Retro Studios and their game, Donkey Kong Country Returns. Remakes are included in the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo 3DS handhelds. The series was started and produced by Rare, until they were bought by Microsoft. Although it usually stars Donkey Kong and his sidekick, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong also ends up kidnapped in several games. The Donkey Kong Country series is a video game series of the Donkey Kong franchise. Tim Stamper, Gregg Mayles, Chris Sutherland, David Wise, Leigh Loveday The logo used for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freezeĭonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze ( Nintendo Switch) ( 2018) The logo used for Donkey Kong Country Returns The logo used for the original three installments in the series.