It didn't have the groundbreaking graphics or the outstanding soundtrack that you'd expect from a game that has "Donkey Kong Country" in its title. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch / Wii U)ĭKCR was just a disappointment. I mean, from a todays point of view, all the arcade and NES Donkey Kong games are objectively worse, especially Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong Jr. Wow, Donkey Kong Jet Race (or Barrel Blast) doesn't deserve last place. and the WarioWare series, but you rarely hear Nintendo fans clamouring for his return. Well, that's not quite right Stanley has had a handful of cameos over the years in games like Smash Bros. DK has enlisted an army of bugs and bees to keep you occupied while he makes off with your prize petunias.ĭespite lacking the iconic gameplay and sound effects that have passed into video game lore, there's something oddly compelling in Stanley's battle against the headlining ape, and something a little sad in the knowledge that Stanley would vanish into obscurity afterwards. Stanley the Bugman, it's your job to use your bug spray to deflect the advances of flower fan Donkey Kong through your greenhouse. Taking control of that most famous of Nintendo icons, er. purely for how it diverges from its predecessors in intriguing ways. If push came to shove, we'd personally prefer to sit down with Donkey Kong 3 over Donkey Kong Jr. Release Date: 5th Apr 2019 ( USA) / 5th Apr 2019 ( UK/EU) DK and his crew have been in a whole bunch of games!
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We've also limited it to full games where the ape has a starring role - we'd be here all day if we included all of the karting and tennis games featuring the DK clan - and we've ejected the Game & Watch titles (which can be found digitally spread across various Game & Watch Gallery collections or DSiWare) and consolidated a few ports for the sake of brevity. We've included only games on Nintendo consoles, so you won't find obscurities like Donkey Kong 3 Dai Gyakushuu. It's about time we ranked every Donkey Kong game from best to worst, then! Or, more accurately, from worst to best.īelow you'll find just that - the best Donkey Kong games of all time ranked from bad to brilliant. From 1981's original Donkey Kong up to the Switch port of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the ape and his clan have consistently featured in Nintendo games for 40 years now. It's easy to forget just how many games Mario's erstwhile nemesis has to his name. The ape's original game not only conquered the arcade and introduced the world to the character who would become Nintendo's mascot, it also saved the company and put it on the path to becoming the huge global concern and cultural icon it is today. While Mario is the undisputed man when it comes to all things Nintendo, let it never be forgotten that it was Donkey Kong who gave the plumber a leg-up in the world of video games.
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