The Japanese release of the GBC port of Donkey Kong Country, despite its puzzling title. The adaptation craft still amazes, the SNES stages still shine, and the Kong jungle vibe runs strong. A portable must for collectors.
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Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong retrieve their bananas stolen by K. Rool in this GBC port of the Super Nintendo classic in the Japanese edition. Published by Nintendo, released in Japan in June 1999. SNES stages adapted for Game Boy Color, two characters with distinct abilities, world bosses, Super Game Boy mode. Japanese edition.
Donkey Kong GB - Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
A technical feat on the handheld's chip, the music transposes David Wise's themes with a surprisingly rich atmosphere. From the steamy jungle to the underwater depths of "Aquatic Ambience", each melody keeps its groove and its mystery. This careful adaptation, stunning on so little, still commands admiration.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Donkey Kong GB - Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong, the Japanese version of the Nintendo platformer in which the Kongs recover their stolen bananas, on Game Boy Color. A portable adaptation of the Country series' pre-rendered aesthetic, it carries in Japan a title distinct from the Western Donkey Kong Land III edition. Its desirability lies in that regional-naming particularity, the Kongs' aura and collectors' interest in the Japanese editions of Nintendo platformers.
