About Donkey Kong Country
A side-scrolling platformer starring Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as they navigate jungle, mine and factory levels to recover stolen bananas, originally released on SNES in 1994.
After a dark and stormy night, Donkey Kong finds all of his bananas stolen by K. Rool and his reptilian crew of Kremlings! Armed with chest-pounding muscle, mighty barrel rolls, and awesome vine-swinging skills, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong set out to face their adversaries! Play solo, compete with a friend, or play cooperatively with a friend in over 100 levels filled with collectibles and hidden bonus levels. With the help of Donkey Kong's quirky family, animal friends, and your fast reflexes, our dynamic duo will prove to be an unstoppable force. Time to save those bananas! This classic game is part of the Virtual Console service, which brings you great games created for consoles such as NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ Advance. We hope you'll enjoy the new features (including off-TV play) that have been added to this title. See more Virtual Console games for Wii U.
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How long does it take to beat Donkey Kong Country?
Players report about 6 hours of playtime on average for Donkey Kong Country. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is Donkey Kong Country?
Donkey Kong Country is a Platformer game, released in 1994.
Is Donkey Kong Country worth playing?
Donkey Kong Country is a platformer game from 1994. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like It Takes Two, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Celeste. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.
What games are similar to Donkey Kong Country?
Games similar to Donkey Kong Country include: It Takes Two, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Celeste, Super Mario Odyssey, Hollow Knight, INSIDE, Cuphead, Ori and the Blind Forest, Katana ZERO, Psychonauts 2. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.