Super Nintendo: Donkey Kong Country
October 19, 2008 - 9:45 am - Posted by Sean
A blockbuster hit from Rare, Donkey Kong Country literally changed the face of video games in 1994.
Although its gameplay borrows heavily from Super Mario Bros, its groundbreaking graphics and animation blew everything else out of the water.
Donkey Kong Country’s gameplay is strictly 2D, but its characters and backgrounds are rendered as textured 3D objects.
Not only are the characters huge, but their animations are laugh-out-loud funny.
Donkey Kong Country screams of quality through and through, with tight controls and imaginative, well-constructed stages.
One or two players can control Donkey Kong and little Diddy Kong on their trek through jungles, caves, and even underwater.
Although you tend to pounce on most enemies, the ability to toss barrels at them is also a lot of fun.
You can actually “ride” some of the animals you encounter (like the rhino and shark), and there’s even a crazy minecart-on-the-loose stage.
The soundtrack is catchy as hell and the sound effects are amazing.
When you first encounter Diddy, he’s stuck in a barrel and his muffled yells sound incredible.
The cave stages even feature an echo!
For an added bonus, the game cartridge has a battery back-up which lets you save up to three games at a time.
With its flashy graphics and quality gameplay to match, Donkey Kong Country is truly a classic.
I love Donkey Kong Country. It’s one of my favorite games to play on my Super Nintendo. I think it’s really funny when Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong give each other high fives.
The whole Donkey Kong Country series is just awesome. I still play them on a regular basis.
@Stacy: My wife loves playing DKC too. She can play for hours and hours.
@Billy: Indeed, the entire series is pretty good. Rare sure knew how to push the limits of the Super Nintendo hardware and come up with some amazing graphics.