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and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 Donkey Kong games
for this list if even one Kong takes
center stage in the game it qualifies
whether their name is or was Donkey Kong
or not although we are ruling out games
like Mario Kart where you can play as
Donkey Kong but he’s not really the main
character number 10 Donkey Kong
jungle beat jungle beat has DK
travelling to another land to recover
bananas stolen from the monkey
inhabitants he’s got to put the hurt on
several cantankerous creatures including
the banana thieves who turn out to be
violent Kong royalty the original
release gave players the option of using
the GameCube controller or the DK bongos
to control DK don’t let the gimmick fool
you
the controls were solid and the gameplay
was engaging jungle B did receive a
weari released with the system’s
trademark motion controls but it’s best
to stick with the bongos
number nine diddy kong racing
Danny Conway with the Mario Kart series
already a massive hit Nintendo and rare
succeeded in creating another semi
classic racer when wizpig a giant alien
pig invades timber the Tigers Island
Diddy Kong DK faithful sidekick along
with rares banjo and conker arrived to
race against his tyranny the game’s
adventure mode gives players a bit more
depth with an ongoing story and races
against giant creatures weapons and
items can be upgraded and should you see
fit you can ditch the cart for a
hovercraft or a small plane like a dog
drum Diddy also proved to be a likeable
protagonist but this wasn’t the only
time he got a starring role number 8
Donkey Kong Country Returns with rare
now locked in the grasps of Microsoft
Kinect retro studios took up the
challenge to return the Donkey Kong
Country series to its former glory with
really impressive results the premise is
simple enough a bunch of floating tikis
brainwash all of the animals in kong
island to take decays banana hoard and
of course he goes apeshit sorry we had
to while the game does away with the
tag-team approach from the classic
original it does give DK a vast array of
new moves
bringing gaming’s most iconic ape into a
new generation
number seven Donkey Kong Country 3 dixie
kongs double trouble
the kremlings are taken over by a
robotic Menace named chaos and have
kidnapped DK and Diddy while they were
in the northern hemisphere worried about
her pals dixie kong the 8th girl with
propeller ponytail and her baby cousin
with gigantism Katie Kong take up the
search along with the trilogy’s
trademark unique level gimmicks dkc3
gives players more items to collect and
new side quests to accomplish only by
getting all the funky Kong’s vehicles
talking to all the bear brothers and
collecting every banana bird can be game
truly be completed 100% thankfully
country 3 also retains the tag-team
gameplay and animal buddies of the
predecessors
number six Donkey Kong Gameboy guy loves
girl girl loves guy Kong kidnaps girl
guy climb dangerous construction sites
to get bat girl from calm the game
deceptively starts off looking like a
straight port of the arcade classic of
the same name however it quickly expands
well beyond the construction site with
Mario on a chase across 99 stages to
rescue Pauline the game also gives Mario
a more expanded moveset as he can now do
handstands somersaults and pick up and
throw objects add in some bonus stages
and this game was a full package number
5 Donkey Kong Country tropical freeze
what better way to spend your birthday
than to be exiled from your home and
have it taken over and frozen by
Penguins and walruses dressed as Vikings
thus the stage is set for donkey Diddy
dixie and cranky to take back their home
from the Arctic snowman’s taking place
after DKC returns dixie kongs returned
with her helicopter hair is all the more
welcoming also cranky Kong finally
becomes a playable character battling
foes with his scrooge mcduck returning
to the unique level variety of the
original as well as the return of
composer david wise tropical freeze
marks its place as a worthy addition to
the dkc family number 4 Donkey Kong 64
the first and only 3d platformer Donkey
Kong game this adventure involves DK’s
Kong buds getting kidnapped and his
banana hoard swiped by kremlings again
bananas impression so much and take care
of his pathetic French DK now has the
help of Diddy Dixie’s younger sister
tiny the long arm blankie and the
massive powerhouse chunky all in a quest
to defeat king K rool before he can get
his destructive blast o matic and
operation needing an expansion pack for
the n64 to play the game boasts eight
worlds with 200 golden bananas to
reclaim and lots of extra items to
collect meaning that every Kong truly
has a chance to shine here
number three Donkey Kong Country this
was the game that gave the series a new
lease on life and introduced gamers to a
brand new Donkey Kong the descendant of
the original Donkey Kong who is now
known as cranky Kong DK along with diddy
traveled DK island to get his banana
hoard back when the kremlings led by the
massive king k rool steal it making use
of then revolutionary pre-rendered 3d
sprites the game looked as amazing as it
played the ability to switch between two
heroes and single-player animal buddies
and the minecart stages are what make
this game a classic number two
Donkey Kong chances are you know what
this game is even if you’ve never played
it after all
the simple tale of a barrel throwing ape
kidnapping a maiden and taking her to
the top of a construction site only to
have her rescued by some guy that looks
like a plumber quickly became a
pop-culture icon and one of the greatest
arcade games ever made also the debut of
nintendo’s flagship character Mario the
game is responsible for reversing
Nintendo’s fortunes after floundering
game sales and becoming one of the
biggest names in the video game industry
while this game and its sequel may not
be the characters biggest games they’re
by far his most important
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions number one Donkey
Kong Country 2 Diddy’s conquest you
gotta love the irony on a list named for
Donkey Kong its Diddy and Dixie Kong
that take the top spot
despite this the first sequel of Donkey
Kong Country more than earns his place
on the top of this list the game first
introduces fan favorite Dixie the lost
world team-up abilities and a true test
to go for a hundred percent completion
that would end up being staples for
future games with a perfect blend of
tighter controls challenging levels and
an amazing soundtrack Diddy’s conquest
is a true masterpiece all hail the king
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Donkey Kong game for more
slamming top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
infringement welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 Donkey Kong games
for this list if even one Kong takes
center stage in the game it qualifies
whether their name is or was Donkey Kong
or not although we are ruling out games
like Mario Kart where you can play as
Donkey Kong but he’s not really the main
character number 10 Donkey Kong
jungle beat jungle beat has DK
travelling to another land to recover
bananas stolen from the monkey
inhabitants he’s got to put the hurt on
several cantankerous creatures including
the banana thieves who turn out to be
violent Kong royalty the original
release gave players the option of using
the GameCube controller or the DK bongos
to control DK don’t let the gimmick fool
you
the controls were solid and the gameplay
was engaging jungle B did receive a
weari released with the system’s
trademark motion controls but it’s best
to stick with the bongos
number nine diddy kong racing
Danny Conway with the Mario Kart series
already a massive hit Nintendo and rare
succeeded in creating another semi
classic racer when wizpig a giant alien
pig invades timber the Tigers Island
Diddy Kong DK faithful sidekick along
with rares banjo and conker arrived to
race against his tyranny the game’s
adventure mode gives players a bit more
depth with an ongoing story and races
against giant creatures weapons and
items can be upgraded and should you see
fit you can ditch the cart for a
hovercraft or a small plane like a dog
drum Diddy also proved to be a likeable
protagonist but this wasn’t the only
time he got a starring role number 8
Donkey Kong Country Returns with rare
now locked in the grasps of Microsoft
Kinect retro studios took up the
challenge to return the Donkey Kong
Country series to its former glory with
really impressive results the premise is
simple enough a bunch of floating tikis
brainwash all of the animals in kong
island to take decays banana hoard and
of course he goes apeshit sorry we had
to while the game does away with the
tag-team approach from the classic
original it does give DK a vast array of
new moves
bringing gaming’s most iconic ape into a
new generation
number seven Donkey Kong Country 3 dixie
kongs double trouble
the kremlings are taken over by a
robotic Menace named chaos and have
kidnapped DK and Diddy while they were
in the northern hemisphere worried about
her pals dixie kong the 8th girl with
propeller ponytail and her baby cousin
with gigantism Katie Kong take up the
search along with the trilogy’s
trademark unique level gimmicks dkc3
gives players more items to collect and
new side quests to accomplish only by
getting all the funky Kong’s vehicles
talking to all the bear brothers and
collecting every banana bird can be game
truly be completed 100% thankfully
country 3 also retains the tag-team
gameplay and animal buddies of the
predecessors
number six Donkey Kong Gameboy guy loves
girl girl loves guy Kong kidnaps girl
guy climb dangerous construction sites
to get bat girl from calm the game
deceptively starts off looking like a
straight port of the arcade classic of
the same name however it quickly expands
well beyond the construction site with
Mario on a chase across 99 stages to
rescue Pauline the game also gives Mario
a more expanded moveset as he can now do
handstands somersaults and pick up and
throw objects add in some bonus stages
and this game was a full package number
5 Donkey Kong Country tropical freeze
what better way to spend your birthday
than to be exiled from your home and
have it taken over and frozen by
Penguins and walruses dressed as Vikings
thus the stage is set for donkey Diddy
dixie and cranky to take back their home
from the Arctic snowman’s taking place
after DKC returns dixie kongs returned
with her helicopter hair is all the more
welcoming also cranky Kong finally
becomes a playable character battling
foes with his scrooge mcduck returning
to the unique level variety of the
original as well as the return of
composer david wise tropical freeze
marks its place as a worthy addition to
the dkc family number 4 Donkey Kong 64
the first and only 3d platformer Donkey
Kong game this adventure involves DK’s
Kong buds getting kidnapped and his
banana hoard swiped by kremlings again
bananas impression so much and take care
of his pathetic French DK now has the
help of Diddy Dixie’s younger sister
tiny the long arm blankie and the
massive powerhouse chunky all in a quest
to defeat king K rool before he can get
his destructive blast o matic and
operation needing an expansion pack for
the n64 to play the game boasts eight
worlds with 200 golden bananas to
reclaim and lots of extra items to
collect meaning that every Kong truly
has a chance to shine here
number three Donkey Kong Country this
was the game that gave the series a new
lease on life and introduced gamers to a
brand new Donkey Kong the descendant of
the original Donkey Kong who is now
known as cranky Kong DK along with diddy
traveled DK island to get his banana
hoard back when the kremlings led by the
massive king k rool steal it making use
of then revolutionary pre-rendered 3d
sprites the game looked as amazing as it
played the ability to switch between two
heroes and single-player animal buddies
and the minecart stages are what make
this game a classic number two
Donkey Kong chances are you know what
this game is even if you’ve never played
it after all
the simple tale of a barrel throwing ape
kidnapping a maiden and taking her to
the top of a construction site only to
have her rescued by some guy that looks
like a plumber quickly became a
pop-culture icon and one of the greatest
arcade games ever made also the debut of
nintendo’s flagship character Mario the
game is responsible for reversing
Nintendo’s fortunes after floundering
game sales and becoming one of the
biggest names in the video game industry
while this game and its sequel may not
be the characters biggest games they’re
by far his most important
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions number one Donkey
Kong Country 2 Diddy’s conquest you
gotta love the irony on a list named for
Donkey Kong its Diddy and Dixie Kong
that take the top spot
despite this the first sequel of Donkey
Kong Country more than earns his place
on the top of this list the game first
introduces fan favorite Dixie the lost
world team-up abilities and a true test
to go for a hundred percent completion
that would end up being staples for
future games with a perfect blend of
tighter controls challenging levels and
an amazing soundtrack Diddy’s conquest
is a true masterpiece all hail the king
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Donkey Kong game for more
slamming top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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