I am pretty imressed at that time with this game. Didnt know SNES can do such graphic.good game
http://www.donkeykongcountry.com/Donkey Kong Country is a video game developed by Rare and Nintendo, featuring the popular arcade character, Donkey Kong. It was released for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom in 1994. The game was released in Japan under the title Super Donkey Kong.
It was produced by Tim Stamper.
Story
In this game, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong, have to recover Donkey Kong's stolen hoard of bananas from King K. Rool. Other characters include Candy Kong, Funky Kong, and Cranky Kong (who happens to be the original Donkey Kong and the father of the current Donkey Kong). It was also the first time Donkey Kong's home environment, Donkey Kong Island, was established.
Graphics
The game was revolutionary because it was the first game for a mainstream home video game console to use pre-rendered 3-D graphics. It was a technique that was also used in Rare's Killer Instinct. Many later 3-D video games would also use pre-rendered 3-D together with fully 3-D objects. Rare took significant financial risks in purchasing the expensive SGI equipment used to render the graphics. If the game had not been a commercial success, the company could have gone bankrupt.
Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto has harshly criticized the Donkey Kong Country games, stating that, "Donkey Kong Country proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good." [1]
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Music
Donkey Kong Country also had an extremely popular soundtrack. The quality of the music is considered by many to be some of the best in its genre. Composers Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer and Dave Wise collaborated on this ensemble of lush jungle music. This rich, diverse composition consists of over 20 tracks including:
Theme, Simian Segue, DK Island Swing, Cranky's Theme, Cave Dweller Concert, Bonus Room Blitz, Aquatic Ambiance, Candy's Love Song, Bad Boss Boogie, Mine Cart Madness, Life in the Mines, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Treetop Rock, Funky's Fugue, Misty Menace, Northern Hemispheres, Ice Cave Chant, Fear Factory, Gang-Plank Galleon, The Credits Concerto
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Sequels
Two sequels, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Country 3, were later made. All three games also had counterparts on the Game Boy and Super Game Boy in the form of the Donkey Kong Land series. The Donkey Kong Country name was also used for an Internet game called Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze in 2003.
In 1999, a Nintendo 64 game was released called Donkey Kong 64 that was a direct sequel to the DKC franchise. This title featured a playable, hidden version of the original 1981 title.
