Like his grandfather, Donkey Kong has also been shown throwing barrels with ease. DK also appears as a baby in Yoshi's Island DS, the main playable protagonist of the Donkey Kong Adventure story expansion of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and a major character in the Mario vs. Īdditionally, Donkey Kong remains a part of the Mario universe, appearing in many of the Mario spin-off games since Mario Kart 64. Brawl, including Donkey Kong Country Returns and its 3DS remake, as well as Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. The Donkey Kong Country series eventually received new installments after the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee before starring in the Donkey Konga series and Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. He would then be featured in Super Smash Bros. He would then finally be featured once again as a playable character in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. However, Donkey Kong would be featured in Super Smash Bros., marking his first appearance in a fighting game. The series was followed by two sequels in which Donkey Kong was, surprisingly, not playable due to being replaced by Dixie Kong. It also had a follow up in the form of Donkey Kong land. Donkey Kong Country was such a massive success that it helped the SNES take the lead in the 16-bit console war. would make another appearance in the 1992 game Super Mario Kart, but the Donkey Kong franchise would not see its own direct game until 1994 Rareware released Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo, which depicted Donkey Kong's first battle with his arch-enemy King K. At some point between Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong Country, the original Donkey Kong would take the name Cranky Kong and allow the title of Donkey Kong to pass to his grandson.ĭonkey Kong Jr. He would once again be featured in Donkey Kong 3 which saw him go up against Stanley the Bugman. which saw his young son rescuing him from the now antagonist Mario. Mario had to make his way to the top of the tower to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong Sr. Here, he was the antagonist who held Mario's girlfriend, Pauline, captive over a construction building and was Mario's rival. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii Uĭonkey Kong's franchise began as his grandfather made his first appearance in the arcade game of the same name.

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