Donkey Kong Country/Controls

SNES	GBC	GBA	Function
			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.
	None		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).
			Menus and Map Screen SNES: Make a selection. In-game Jump (this will also mount your animal buddy if you land on them). Swim upward.
	None	None	Menus and Map Screen Make a selection.
		or	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.
			Menus Make a selection. Map Screen SNES and GBC: Make a selection. GBA: Open up map menu. In-game Pause.
			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.
	None	None	No function.

In-game combinations

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