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Donkey Kong Country (DKC) was somewhat of a gamble for Nintendo. For one, it had been years since home console gamers saw a Donkey Kong game. Earlier in 1994 Nintendo released Donkey Kong for their Game Boy handheld. That title was closer to the 1981 arcade classic, just with more levels. Donkey Kong Country on […]
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Donkey Kong Country Brings SGI Graphics and More to Super Nintendo – November 21st, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
November 20th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo 
Tags: 2d, action, Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong, donkey kong, donkey kong country, platform, rare 
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Castle Kong Nintendo Switch and Steam Bound, $5000 Bounty Announced
May 16th, 2020 Carl Williams Castle Kong is a homage to the classic Nintendo arcade game, Donkey Kong. Just look at the video after the jump for proof of that. Drowning Monkeys Games are playing up to the whole “kill screen” thing. They intentionally put one in and if you find it, you can win $5,000. Not bad for playing […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo, Switch, Windows Tags: action, arcade, Castle Kong, donkey kong, Drowning Monkeys Games, Epic Store, steam No Comments »
Billy Mitchell Releases Statement Concerning Cheating Allegations, Wiebe Responds
April 15th, 2018 Carl Williams Billy Mitchell has found himself in the news again. This time due to his being stripped of all high-scores in the Twin Galaxies database. Not just the scores for Donkey Kong, but also scores he set for other retro games such as Pac-Man.
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Posted in Arcade, News Tags: Billy Mitchell, donkey kong, King of Kong, Steve Wiebe, Twin Galaxies 2 Comments » Billy Mitchell, King of Kong Co-Star, May Have Mislead Donkey Kong Scores
February 2nd, 2018 Carl Williams It seems that Billy Mitchell is the pivot point for controversy of some kind within the gaming world. His chosen game is Donkey Kong of course, as detailed in the “King of Kong” movie where Mitchell’s scores went head to head with those of Steve Weibe (neither hold the number one spot any longer). Now […]
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Posted in Arcade, News Tags: arcade, Billy Mitchell, donkey kong, high score, King of Kong, MAME, Steve Weibe No Comments »
Three New Retro Gaming Consoles Coming
October 31st, 2016 Carl Williams There are currently three new retro gaming consoles on the way. Each has a different set of games and options. Two are limited to the games of the hardware while the third is more of a wild card in this race. While many gamers are clamoring for news on the upcoming Nintendo Switch there are […]
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Posted in Console, Nintendo, Sega Tags: alex kidd, ALIEN STORM, altered beast, ARROW FLASH, AtGames, Balloon Fight, BONANZA BROTHERS, Brawl Brothers, Brazil, Bubble Bobble, Captain Commando, castlevania, Castlevania II, Classic Mini, columns, DECAP ATTACK, donkey kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Double Dragon II, E-SWAT, entertainment system, excitebike, fatal labyrinth, final fantasy, Flicky, GAIN GROUND, Galaga, Generations, genesis, Ghosts n Goblins, Golden Axe, GOLDEN AXE 3, gradius, Gun Smoke, Ice Climbers, JEWEL MASTER, Kickle Cubicle, Kid Chameleon, Kid Icarus, Kid Niki, Kirby's Adventure, knights of the round, konami, kung fu, Last Battle, legend of zelda, mario, mario bros, Mega Man 2, metroid, Mr. Dream, nes, ninja gaiden, nintendo, Nintendo NES Mini, OUT RUNNERS, pac-man, punch-out, retro, retro gaming, Retro-Bit, retrogaming, sega, sega genesis, SEGA SOCCER, SHADOW DANCER, SHINOBI 3, simon's quest, SONIC 3, Star Tropics, Super Bases Loaded, super c, super mario bros, Super Mario Bros 2, super mario bros 3, Super NES and arcade games. Some of the titles that have been leaked include Rival Turf (SNES game), Super R-Type (SNES), system on a chip, Tecmo Bowl, Tectoy, The Adventure of Link, The Revenge, TURBO OUTRUN, zelda II 1 Comment » The New Nintendo Classic Console Previewed
October 20th, 2016 Carl Williams You’ve probably already heard that the classic Nintendo console has returned. The new NES is practically the same in design, but only cuter than before. It’s called NES Classic Mini and it’s the official relaunch containing 30 classic hits and most loved 80s games ever.
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Valuable SNES Games Earning Cash Today
July 21st, 2016 Kevin Ayre Are you sitting on a goldmine of rare and valuable Nintendo games? Video games are fast becoming the valuable antiques of the future. Read on for the top ten valuable SNES games that sold on ebay recently.
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: antique, Battleclash, cash, CIB, donkey kong, Earthbound, factory sealed, hagane, holy grail, mint condition, money, Pocky, rare, Rocky, Starfix No Comments »
Today in Gaming History: Donkey Kong 3
June 4th, 2016 Dash The Bomber Known as the redheaded stepchild of the Donkey Kong series, Donkey Kong 3 is a game where you play as Stan the greenhouse man with a sniper spray gun. Donkey Kong has invaded his greenhouse in order to harass the bees Stan keeps inside to help pollinate his flowers. The bees none too happy about […]
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Bandit Gaming: Donkey Kong Jr Ported to the Commodore 64
November 8th, 2014 Carl Williams That old adage, what is old is new again, is certainly true in the homebrew scene as old gaming properties are constantly seeing new light on platforms they may have missed from official channels. We have seen Mario jump to the Sega Genesis, unofficial sequels to The Lion King, Link from The Legend of Zelda […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo Tags: 64, 7800, atari, bandit gaming, C-64 Scene Database, commodore, D64, donkey kong, Jr. Junior, port, retrocollect, rom, sd2iec, sixty-four No Comments »
Game Hack: Donkey Kong Hacked into Streets of Rage 2 on Sega Genesis
September 30th, 2014 Carl Williams Hacks of Streets of Rage 2 are nothing new, it is more a case of covering the more interesting ones than it is a matter of simply covering every one of them. When I saw Donkey Kong had infiltrated the Sega Genesis brawler I knew I had to write it up, this is just too […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Sega Tags: 16-bit, carl williams, Diddy Kong, donkey kong, donkey kong country, game hack, genesis, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrocollect, rgm, sega, streets of rage 2 3 Comments »
