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Unused alternate winning animation for Donkey Kong found in the data of Donkey Kong Country.

Supper Mario Broth about 8 days ago

Unused alternate winning animation for Donkey Kong found in the data of Donkey Kong Country.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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Rare Composer Celebrates 30 Years With The Company

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"Feeling very grateful and humbled right now".British composer Robin Beanland has now been with Rare for 30 years.Beanland's career began in the world of film and TV. He joined Rare back in 1994, working on the music for Donkey Kong Country alongside David …
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Random: Did You Know About This Not-So-Subtle Nintendo Dig Hidden Inside 'Battle Mania'?

Time Extension about 2 months ago

All is fair in love and 16-bit wars.As we all know, there were a lot of shots fired between Sega and Nintendo in the '90s, as the two parties did battle for market share, with even some of its developers famously getting in on the act.The one we remember m …
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In Donkey Kong Country, the Kongs are able to balance on a moving steel keg after throwing it if…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

In Donkey Kong Country, the Kongs are able to balance on a moving steel keg after throwing it if they manage to jump on top of it. Doing it near the exit of a level results in a glitch where the playable Kong (Donkey Kong in the footage) will become detach …
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A glitch that can make Donkey Kong Country 2 unplayable can occur during the battle against Kaptain…

Supper Mario Broth about 3 months ago

A glitch that can make Donkey Kong Country 2 unplayable can occur during the battle against Kaptain K. Rool if a team throw move is timed in such a way that it completes while K. Rool tries to hit the active Kong with his blunderbuss. The active Kong (Didd …
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Top: In her last living appearance in Donkey Kong Country 3, Wrinkly Kong is seen playing the…

Supper Mario Broth about 3 months ago

Top: In her last living appearance in Donkey Kong Country 3, Wrinkly Kong is seen playing the Nintendo 64. While the game she is playing is not identified by name (and uses a generic cartridge label simply reading “Nintendo 64”), the music that …
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Rare officially licensed 1999 plush of Dixie Kong’s design from the Donkey Kong Country cartoon…

Supper Mario Broth about 3 months ago

Rare officially licensed 1999 plush of Dixie Kong’s design from the Donkey Kong Country cartoon series, from Japan.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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Episode 326: Donkey Kong Country

Retro Asylum about 3 months ago

Mark, Chris and guest host Jim Middleton tackle arguably our most divisive (amongst our Discord community anyway) game club game yet, Donkey Kong Country on the SNES.  We also get the usual dose of “What have you been up to?” and c …
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One of the earliest concepts for Donkey Kong Country was...

Supper Mario Broth about 3 months ago

One of the earliest concepts for Donkey Kong Country was codenamed “Donkey Kong vs. Super Wario”, which would have starred Wario as the game’s antagonist. Storyboards for this concept, which include an original futuristic design of Wario with a gun, …
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This Bug In Rare's 'It's Mr. Pants' Was Too Funny To Fix

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"I overruled because this was much funnier".While Rare is best known for creating the likes of Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007 and Sea Of Thieves, it has some lessor-known titles in its library – one of which is the 2004 GBA puzzler It's Mr. Pants.Con …

Retro Relaxation: Top 5 Classic Video Games to Unwind During College Studies

Retromash about 4 months ago

College life can be demanding, with assignments, exams, and deadlines piling up. Finding ways to relax and unwind amidst academic challenges is essential. One enjoyable and nostalgic way to take a break is by revisiting classic video games. These timeless …
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Officially licensed 1994 Donkey Kong Country T-shirt, featuring front and back views of Donkey Kong…

Supper Mario Broth about 4 months ago

Officially licensed 1994 Donkey Kong Country T-shirt, featuring front and back views of Donkey Kong printed on its front and back sides.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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In Donkey Kong Country, extra life balloons give the player only a few seconds to collect them by…

Supper Mario Broth about 5 months ago

In Donkey Kong Country, extra life balloons give the player only a few seconds to collect them by beginning to float upward the moment they spawn. However, the code for the balloons actually makes collecting them even more restrictive than it appears at fi …
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“Misty Menace” is the name of the atmospheric track that plays in the Stop & Go Station level of…

Supper Mario Broth about 5 months ago

“Misty Menace” is the name of the atmospheric track that plays in the Stop & Go Station level of Donkey Kong Country, composed by David Wise.For the E3 1994 showcase of the game, Graeme Norgate, another Rare composer (known for e.g. the Bla …
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Guide: Best GBA Games Of All Time

Time Extension about 8 months ago

Advanced entertainment system.Released in 2001, the Game Boy Advance was seen as a significant upgrade on its forerunner, the Game Boy Color, which, to many people, felt like a fairly modest improvement on the 1989 monochrome Game Boy.Powered by a 32-bit A …
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Artwork celebrating the 25th anniversary of Donkey Kong Country in 2019, drawn by Steve Mayles, the…

Supper Mario Broth about 9 months ago

Artwork celebrating the 25th anniversary of Donkey Kong Country in 2019, drawn by Steve Mayles, the original game’s character designer.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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5 Best LEGO Bionicle Games To Play In 2023

Retro Dodo about 9 months ago

Join the Toa as they don their masks and head out on incredible adventures in the best LEGO Bionicle games to play today! When LEGO Bionicle released way back in late 2000 and early 2001, they took the world by storm becoming some of the best selling c …
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1997 King K. Rool figurine from a France-exclusive Kellogg’s/Donkey Kong Country cross-promotion…

Supper Mario Broth about 9 months ago

1997 King K. Rool figurine from a France-exclusive Kellogg’s/Donkey Kong Country cross-promotion event.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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Supper Mario Broth about 10 months ago

Segment from a documentary about Medialab, the French animation studio that created the first two seasons of the Donkey Kong Country cartoon, showing the motion capture technology used to animate Donkey Kong. In this segment, Donkey Kong announces that he …
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Supper Mario Broth about 10 months ago

Illustration of a Rock Kroc enemy commanding a group of Kremlings to attack Funky Kong’s barrel plane, from an officially licensed 1995 Donkey Kong Country book.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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Supper Mario Broth about 10 months ago

Animated segment from a 1997 French commercial for a Nintendo/Kellogg’s Choco Pops cross-promotion, featuring 3D models from the Donkey Kong Country cartoon. Note how Donkey Kong appears out of nowhere; this is intended to be a continuation of a prev …
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Supper Mario Broth about 11 months ago

In Donkey Kong Country 3, if Kiddy Kong throws Dixie Kong at the point shown in the footage, right before the second Bonus Barrel in the game’s first level, Lakeside Limbo, Dixie will be caught in a state of perpetually spinning while Kiddy freezes i …
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10 Best Games Like Hollow Knight In 2023

Retro Dodo about 11 months ago

If you have enjoyed exploring Hallownest and are looking for similar-style adventures, then take a look at the 10 best games like Hollow Knight to play today! There’s a reason that Hollow Knight took the top spot in our list of the best indie ga …
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Supper Mario Broth about 11 months ago

Various concepts for Kremlings in Donkey Kong Country 2, shared by the game’s producer, Gregg Mayles.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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Supper Mario Broth about 12 months ago

Top: how the “Bazza’s Blockade” level normally appears in the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country 3.Bottom: in the prototype version of the game, a bizarre visual glitch occurred whenever exiting a bonus room in that level, whereby the lev …