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|designer=Gregg Mayles | |||
|year=1994 | |year=1994 | ||
|systems={{syslist|snes|npsnes|gbc|gba|wii|wiiu|n3ds|switch}} | |systems={{syslist|snes|npsnes|gbc|gba|wii|wiiu|n3ds|switch}} | ||
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|series=Donkey Kong Country | |series=Donkey Kong Country | ||
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'''Donkey Kong Country''' is a video game developed by [[Rare]] and [[Nintendo]], featuring the popular arcade character, Donkey Kong. It was released for the [[SNES]] | '''Donkey Kong Country''' is a video game developed by [[Rare]] and [[Nintendo]], featuring the popular arcade character, Donkey Kong. It was released for the [[SNES]]([[Super Famicom]]) in [[1994]], 11 years after the last Donkey Kong game, [[Donkey Kong 3]]. It was ported to the [[Wii Virtual Console]] on the Nintendo [[Wii]] on December 8, [[2006]] in Europe and Australia, December 12, [[2006]] in Japan, and February 19, [[2007]] in North America. On November 25, [[2012]], for reasons unknown, Donkey Kong Country and its sequels were delisted from the Wii Virtual Console, but on October 30, [[2014]], the games were relisted in Europe and Australia. Around the same time, the games were released on the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in Europe and Australia, in Japan on November 26, 2014, and in the United States and Canada on February 26, [[2015]]. For handhelds, Donkey Kong Country was ported exclusively to the [[3DS Virtual Console|New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console]] in March [[2016]]. It is one of the 21 games included on the [[SNES Classic Edition]] and was made available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on July 15, [[2020]]. It was produced by Tim Stamper. This was the first Donkey Kong game that was not produced or directed by Shigeru Miyamoto. | ||
This game can be credited as the original {{c|Donkey Kong}} game, as it was the first that allowed players to control Donkey Kong. In addition, it helped to define the characters of the Kong family and create the back story that we know of now. | This game can be credited as the original {{c|Donkey Kong}} game, as it was the first that allowed players to control Donkey Kong. In addition, it helped to define the characters of the Kong family and create the back story that we know of now. | ||
