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While the first games were arcade releases, most Donkey Kong games have been released for Nintendo consoles and handhelds since the third generation. It debuted in 1981 with the arcade game Donkey Kong , which was a sales success that brought Nintendo into the North American market, [ 1 ] with the original arcade games being ported into ...
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, the first main Donkey Kong game since Donkey Kong 64, [82] was released for the GameCube in 2004. [86] It returned to the Donkey Kong Country style of platforming, controlled using the DK Bongos. [87] It was directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi as the debut project of Nintendo EAD Tokyo.
The Donkey Kong Country series was revived by Retro Studios in 2010 with the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns, and its sequel, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, in 2014. In 2004, Nintendo released Mario vs. Donkey Kong , a sequel to the Game Boy's Donkey Kong , in which Mario must chase Donkey Kong to get back the stolen Mini-Mario ...
Nintendo rereleased Donkey Kong Jungle Beat as one of the New Play Control! games, a product line comprising seven updated ports of GameCube games for the Wii. [30] The rerelease, New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, was released in Japan on December 11, 2008, as the line's first release. [31]
A map indicating which countries Nintendo Music is available in as of January 2025 Nintendo Music was announced on October 31, 2024, and launched the same day. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The service was released for Android and iOS smartphone devices in all 45 markets that officially supported Nintendo Switch Online at launch.
Donkey Kong Jr. makes a guest appearance on some levels, helping his father hinder Mario's progress. It was the first Game Boy title designed with enhanced features when played on the Super Game Boy. It features gameplay elements from Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Super Mario Bros. 2.
Donkey Kong 3 (1983) was the first game where Tanaka acted both as composer and sound effects designer. His approach to game composition carried on from his dub obsession: "For instance, if you listen to the music in Wrecking Crew (1985), you could recognize that some parts are drum and bass only. So that turned out to be an idea for working ...
Donkey Kong Country Returns is a 2010 platform game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii console. The game was released first in North America in November 2010, and in PAL regions and Japan the following month.