The manual contains a simplified version of the story from its SNES counterpart - K. ĭonkey Kong Land 2 had the same storyline from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. While its stage names and world themes are borrowed from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (except for Castle Crush, which became Dungeon Danger and Haunted Hall, which became Krazy Koaster), the level designs are different. Think of that game every time you grab an unsuspecting doofus in Smash and walk off the stage with him in your arms.Nintendo Power described the game as a conversion of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.ĭonkey Kong Land 2 stars Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong in their quest to rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Donkey Kong Country gave him a makeover as well as most of his trademark moves. Before that series re-imagined the character, he was dangerously close to becoming second-tier has-been.

Kong in Smash Bros., you can thank Donkey Kong Country. If you want to fully lose your mind, Donkey Kong style, you can download an NES Donkey Kong theme for your 3DS, too. If you buy one or more of these titles before March 3, you can get 30 percent off the eShop purchase of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Wii U or Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for the 3DS. The games were made available on the UK's Virtual Console late last year, and North American audiences are getting the games as well as an accompanying promotion. The first game was a milestone in its day, presenting pre-rendered characters that were unlike the vast majority of games on the SNES.ĭonkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Land 2, and Donkey Kong Land III were all fun portable riffs on the series, but the most noteworthy thing about them is they shipped on yellow carts.Īll were developed by Rare, so we can only assume that the ' Publisher Nintendo' bullet point on each game's Virtual Console landing page is a consistent typo.

The first three entries in the Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Country games are now available for download.ĭonkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, are available for $7.99 apiece. Nintendo has released a barrel-blasting series of games onto its 3DS and Wii U Virtual Consoles.

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