Donkey Kong Country/Controls

Basic Controls

SNES	GBC	GBA	Function
			Template:L Menus: • SNES: and scroll through selections • GBC: and scroll through selections • GBA: scrolls through selections Map Screen: • Move your character In-game: • Move your character • On ground ducks • Underwater dives faster
			Template:L Menus and Map Screen: • SNES: Make a selection In-game: • Get off your animal buddy • Switch from Donkey Kong to Diddy and vice versa • Switch between players in two player team mode (SNES)
			Template:L Menus and Map Screen: • SNES: Make a selection In-game: • Jump (This will also mount your animal buddy) • Swim upward
			Template:L Menus and Map Screen: • Make a selection
		or *	Template:L Menus: • SNES: Make a selection • GBC and GBA: Cancel a selection Map Screen • SNES: Make a selection In-game: • Press to roll or cartwheel • Hold down to run • Press to pick up a barrel, release to throw • Hold down to climb vines faster • Press while holding to perform Donkey Kong's hand slap
			Template:L Menus: • Make a selection Map Screen: • SNES and GBC: Make a selection • GBA: Open up map menu In-game: • Pause
			Template:L Menus: • SNES: Make a selection Map Screen: • GBA: Quit game In-game: • Get off your animal buddy (GBC and GBA) • Switch from Donkey Kong to Diddy and vice versa • Switch between players in two player team mode (SNES) • Press after pausing to exit a level you have previously finished
			Template:L• No function

In-game Combinations

SNES	GBC	GBA	Effect
+	+	+ / *	Template:L Performs Donkey Kong hand slap attack, which defeats most ground enemies and reveals hidden bananas.
+	+	/ * +	Template:L If done over a gap, performs a midair jump, effectively allowing your character to jump much farther than before.
+	+	+	Template:L Quits a previously completed level.

* _{In the Game Boy Advance version, is recommended over because is used for other functions in the rest of the trilogy.}