Donkey Kong Land | |
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The North American Player's Choice boxart for Donkey Kong Land. | |
Developer | Rare |
Publisher | Nintendo |
Release date | July 27, 1995 (JP) June 26, 1995 (NA) August 24, 1995 (EU) |
Genre | Platformer |
Rating | ESRB: Kids to Adults |
Platform(s) | Game Boy |
Followed by | Donkey Kong Land 2 |
Donkey Kong Land, (called Super Donkey Kong GB in Japan), is a platformer game for the Donkey Kong series. This following game has been released in 1995.
When played on the Super Game Boy, it displays a jungle-like border around the game. It later has two sequels called Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III.
Story[]
While not displayed in game, the instruction booklet describes the story as where Cranky complains that Donkey and Diddy completed their previous adventure because of the good graphics and makes a bet with Donkey and Diddy to retrieve the Banana Hoard from King K. Rool on an 8-bit system.
Characters[]
Kongs[]
Only two of the Kong Family members make a physical appearance in the game, while Cranky himself has caused the adventure to go on and is only mentioned in the instruction booklet and not in-game.
Name | Description |
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Donkey Kong | Donkey returns in his own 8-bit system game where he has to retrieve his bananas from King K. Rool again. |
Diddy Kong | Donkey' ssidekick and nephew returns as well. He aids Donkey in his adventure once more. |
Cranky Kong | Cranky has not made a physical appearance in-game, but has caused the events of the game to happen and K. Rool to steal the bananas from Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard. |
Animal Buddies[]
Unlike Donkey Kong Country which had five Animal Buddies, Donkey Kong Land's system limitations made it so that only two Animal Buddies can be in the game; Rambi the Rhinoceros and Expresso the Ostrich.
Name | Description |
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Rambi the Rhinoceros | Rambi returns again from Donkey Kong Country into this video game. He can crush most threats coming in his way including Slippas, Gnawties, etc. |
Expresso the Ostrich | Expresso returns in Donkey Kong Land as one of the Animal Buddies assisting Donkey and Diddy in their journey to retrieve their bananas. He can temporarily flap in mid-air and is able to cross large gaps. |
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