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Cranky Kong refers to Donkey Kong as his son in Donkey Kong 64 [26] and in the manual, [27] but the manuals for Donkey Kong Country, [28] [29] Donkey Kong Land, [30] and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest [31] state that Cranky is the original Donkey Kong and grandfather of the game's titular character. [32]
Donkey Kong, also known by his initials DK, is the star of Donkey Kong, a video game series and media franchise owned by the Japanese video game company Nintendo. [1] One of Nintendo's flagship characters, [2] he also appears in the Mario franchise; he is a playable character in most Mario Kart and Mario Party games and in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games. [3]
Donkey Kong is regarded as the first game to use graphics to tell a story, [261] which GamesRadar+ said provided an unprecedented level of narrative depth. [251] Donkey Kong Country 's pre-rendered graphics featured a level of detail unprecedented in console games at the time, [262] [263] and inspired many imitators. [28]
Dixie Kong: Chimpanzee: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest: SNES · GBA · Wii: Diddy Kong's girlfriend. Donkey Kong: Gorilla: Donkey Kong: GBA · SNES · 3DS · Nintendo Switch · Wii · WiiU · Gamecube · N64 · The main character of Donkey Kong Country, and one of Mario’s friends. Not to be confused with his grandfather, Cranky Kong.
Donkey Kong Racing was developed by Rare as a console sequel to Diddy Kong Racing. [103] It was a racing game in which players rode on animals rather than vehicles. [104] Following the Microsoft acquisition, Rare attempted to rework Donkey Kong Racing as a Sabreman game for the Xbox and Xbox 360 before canceling it entirely. [104] [105]
Name First appearance Platform(s) Notes King K. Rool: Donkey Kong Country: SNES · GBC · GBA: An anthropomorphic saltwater crocodile who is the main villain of many Donkey Kong games and commands the Kremlings, which are similarly made up of other crocodilian forces. [22] Swampy Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge: PlayStation, PC, Dreamcast
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Aron Tager (June 30, 1934 – February 28, 2019) [1] was an American actor, poet, artist and sculptor, he is best known for voicing Cranky Kong in the animated television series, Donkey Kong Country and for portraying Dr. Vink on the children's television show Are You Afraid of the Dark?.