Donkey Kong Country (series)
| Donkey Kong Country | |
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The most recent Donkey Kong Country series logo
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| Genres | Platforming |
| Developers |
Rare (1994–1999) Retro Studios (2010–present) |
| Publishers | Nintendo |
| Artists | Steve Mayles Kevin Bayliss Adrian Smith Mark Stevenson Neil Crook |
| Writers |
Gregg Mayles Dan Owsen |
| Composers |
David Wise Eveline Fischer Robin Beanland Grant Kirkhope |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Virtual Console, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch |
| Platform of origin | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Year of inception | 1994 |
| First release |
Donkey Kong Country 21 November 1994 |
| Latest release |
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 14 February 2014 |
The Donkey Kong Country (DKC) video game series is a series of platform video games originally developed by Rare and later Retro Studios, and published by Nintendo. It is a spin-off from the original Donkey Kong series. In it, players control Donkey Kong and his friends and must complete a series of sidescrolling levels and defeat numerous enemies and bosses to reach the games' main goal.
The original Donkey Kong Country trilogy was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System between 1994 and 1996, and was developed by Rare. The first game was later ported to the Game Boy Color and the trilogy to the Game Boy Advance and Virtual Console service on Wii. The original trilogy was followed by a game on the Nintendo 64 entitled Donkey Kong 64 (called Donkey Kong Country 64 early in its development). Another Donkey Kong game was in development for the GameCube, but after Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002, the development of future Donkey Kong Country games stopped. Several experimental spin-off titles that utilised the DK Bongos were released between 2003 and 2005. However, Retro Studios revived the Donkey Kong Country series in 2010 with the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii, and later the Nintendo 3DS. The most recent title in the series is Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Wii U.
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