

As Funky Kong, enjoy extra hearts and unique abilities that make it easier to navigate the game’s levels. Each Kong has their unique abilities, making for exciting platforming challenges.Īlternatively, start a game in Funky Mode for a more relaxed experience. In Original Mode, play as Donkey Kong and join forces with Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong to take on the arctic invaders who have turned Donkey Kong Island into a frozen fortress.


It was the first Donkey Kong game neither produced nor directed by creator Shigeru Miyamoto, though he contributed design ideas.Get ready to swing into action anytime and anywhere with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, now available on the Nintendo Switch! This beloved franchise has been updated with a host of new features, including the ability to play as Funky Kong in Funky Mode. Tasked with reviving the dormant Donkey Kong franchise, Rare assembled 12 developers to work on Donkey Kong Country over 18 months. Donkey Kong Country was inspired by the Super Mario series and was one of the first home console games to feature pre-rendered graphics, achieved through a compression technique that allowed Rare to convert 3D models into SNES sprites without losing detail. Nintendo sought a game to compete with Sega's Aladdin (1993) and purchased a large minority stake in the company. After developing numerous Nintendo Entertainment System games in the 1980s, Rare, a British studio founded by Tim and Chris Stamper, purchased Silicon Graphics workstations to render 3D models. In the multiplayer modes, two players can work together cooperatively or race each other. In 40 side-scrolling levels, the player collects items, defeats enemies and bosses, and finds secrets. It is a reboot of Nintendo's Donkey Kong franchise and follows the gorilla Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong as they set out to recover their stolen banana hoard from King K. Donkey Kong Country is a 1994 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
