DK Jungle Beat was released on Main North America for the Gamecube. Post-Rare era įollowing Rare's departure from the series, Nintendo co-produced a trilogy of rhythm games with Namco for the Nintendo GameCube known as the Donkey Konga series, which were based on Namco's own Taiko: Drum Master, though only two of the series' games made it to America. In addition, DK became a regular playable character in the Mario sports series and other spinoffs such as Mario Party and Super Smash Bros. The modern Donkey Kong supplanted Junior's role in the Mario Kart series from Mario Kart 64. The Donkey Kong Country series also inspired the Donkey Kong Land trilogy and a television series.ĭonkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64 would be the last platform game developed by Rare starring Donkey Kong. Rool, while the player controls different Kongs who have set out to rescue him. Rool.ĭespite his name being in the titles of both games, DK is not the protagonist in the sequel Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest nor Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. The series introduced a sidekick for Donkey: his hyperactive friend, Diddy, and DK's crocodilian archenemy, King K. This Donkey Kong is portrayed as a powerful, yet lazy and laid-back ape who was more interested in lounging than heroics, and as such was constantly vilified by Cranky and his peers. In the Donkey Kong Country series, it is implied that the current Donkey Kong is the grandson of the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game, who has become a bitter, elderly ape named Cranky Kong. The 1994 Super NES game Donkey Kong Country made by British game developer Rare marked a turning point for Donkey Kong by creating a new setting (Donkey Kong Island) and back-story for the character. Rareware era File:TitleScreenCountrySNES.png However, in 1994, Nintendo released a Game Boy re-make of Donkey Kong, The only notable difference between the versions is Donkey Kong's now famous necktie he sports. But Donkey Kong and DK Junior were thrown back into supporting roles for a long time, most notably, Super Mario Kart. After Stanley sprays Donkey Kong with insecticide three times to keep him off the greenhouse floor, he runs away.Īll the DK arcade games were ported to the NES. When he reaches the floor, the game ends and Donkey Kong is able to destroy the rest of the greenhouse. Donkey Kong would use a system of ropes to lower himself to the greenhouse floor. In this game, Donkey Kong has gone on a rampage inside a greenhouse and a local exterminator called Stanley the Bugman was called in to defeat him (along with other bugs destroying plants in the greenhouse). In Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong was a main villain once again, although this time he did not fight Mario (who had gone on to star in his own series, and would not meet with Donkey Kong again until much later). arrived and defeated Mario to free Donkey Kong. In this game, Mario actually kidnapped Donkey Kong perhaps to keep him from from kidnapping Pauline and stood guard next to his cage with a whip. It is still speculated exactly why Donkey Kong tried to kidnap Pauline, while some sources say that he took her in revenge against Mario (who had abused him) others (perhaps trying to show Mario in a more favorable light) say that Donkey Kong fell in love with the damsel-in-distress.ĭonkey Kong took the role of damsel-in-distress during Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong's tactics in this game remained virtually the same, he attacked mainly by throwing a variety of objects at the hero. However, this could be Cranky Kong going by the name of "Donkey Kong."ĭonkey Kong tried to kidnap Pauline yet again in the Game Boy game Donkey Kong, this time accompanied by his son Donkey Kong Jr. He was eventually pursued to the top of the construction site, where Mario caused the bars supporting him to crash, sending him to the ground.
He was pursued by Mario, and attacked him by throwing Barrels and creating living Fireballs. In the game Donkey Kong made off with Mario's girlfriend Pauline, and carried her to the top of a high construction site.
Some say, that the Donkey Kong story may be based on King Kong, adding Mario as the hero.ĭonkey Kong's first appearance (un-chronologically) was in the Arcade game of the same name, where he was the main villain. Neil's name came from the his creator Shigeru Miyamoto who believed "donkey" meant "stupid" in English and assumed the name would show the sense "Stupid Ape" to the American audience.
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