Donkey Kong Country: Difference between revisions

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Production[edit]

Kevin Bayliss - Early Donkey Kong Scribbles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPCKMm1H074

Advertisement[edit]

US magazine advertorial (1994)
Electronic Gaming Monthly (November 1994)

Donkey Kong Country: Exposed - The Making of Donkey Kong Country. This VHS was sent to Nintendo Power subscribers prior to the release of Donkey Kong Country.

Previews[edit]

GamePro (September 1994)
Video Games (September 1994)

Magazine Coverage[edit]

Covers[edit]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (October 1994)
Nintendo Power (November 1994)
Video Games (November 1994)
GamePro (December 1994)

Features[edit]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (October 1994)
Nintendo Power (November 1994)
Electronic Gaming Monthly (November 1994)
Video Games (November 1994)
GamePro (December 1994)

Critical Reception[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Diehard GameFan (November 1994)
Electronic Gaming Monthly (November 1994)
Nintendo Magazine System (November 1994)
Nintendo Power (short review, November 1994)
Nintendo Power (score summary, November 1994)
CVG (December 1994)
MegaFun (December 1994)
Total! (December 1994)
Video Games (December 1994)
Next Generation (January 1995)
Super Play (January 1995)
Aktuelle Software Markt (February 1995)
Top Secret (July 1995)

In its December 26, 1994 issue, Time named Donkey Kong Country one of the ten best products of 1994, coming in at No. 2 right after the Chrysler Neon.

News[edit]

GamePro (March 1995)

Histories[edit]

https://episodiccontentmag.com/2016/02/12/dkcountry1_chapter1/ — Kings of the Jungle: The Making of Donkey Kong Country by David Craddock.

Interviews[edit]

Talking with Rare's Creative Director for DKC's 25th Anniversary! (Cut Content, Wario Plot, & More) — Gregg Mayles interview with GameXplain about the creation of Donkey Kong Country. (November 16th, 2019).

Former Rare dev on redesigning Donkey Kong, Star Fox Adventures changes, meeting Miyamoto, more (December 2016)- Kevin Bayliss on redesigning Donkey Kong.

From Donkey Kong to Snake Pass: the music of David Wise (April 2017) - David Wise interview in Eurogamer

Books[edit]

The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World by Steven Kent.

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+{{InfoboxGame
   |title  = Donkey Kong Country
   |image  = 25304-donkey-kong-country-snes-front-cover.jpg
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   |publisher = Nintendo of America
   |date = November 1994
+ |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country
   |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/donkey-kong-country
-}}
+ |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_Country_(SNES)}}
-== Ads ==
+== Production ==
-<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
-Dkc theNextLevel.jpg|US magazine advertorial (1994)
-</gallery>
-== Concepts and Pitches ==
 <gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
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 Donkey Kong Redesign 01.jpg|
 Donkey Kong Redesign 03.jpg|
+</gallery>
+*Kevin Bayliss - Early Donkey Kong Scribbles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPCKMm1H074
+== Advertisement ==
+<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+Dkc theNextLevel.jpg|US magazine advertorial (1994)
+DKC Advert Electronic Gaming Monthly 64.pdf|Electronic Gaming Monthly (November 1994)
+</gallery>
+[https://archive.org/details/donkey-kong-exposed-the-making-of-donkey-kong-country Donkey Kong Country: Exposed - The Making of Donkey Kong Country]. This VHS was sent to ''Nintendo Power'' subscribers prior to the release of Donkey Kong Country.
+== Previews ==
+<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+CES_Showstopper_GamePro_Issue_062_September_1994.pdf|GamePro (September 1994)
+DKC_Preview_CES_Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_68_September_1994.pdf|Video Games (September 1994)
+</gallery>
+== Magazine Coverage ==
+===Covers===
+<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+Donkey_Kong_Country_Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_63.pdf|Electronic Gaming Monthly (October 1994)
+Nintendo Power Issue 066 November 1994 TP.pdf|Nintendo Power (November 1994)
+Cover-VideoGames-The-Ultimate-Gaming-Magazine-Issue-70-November-1994.pdf|Video Games (November 1994)
+Cover_GamePro_Issue_065_December_1994_001.pdf|GamePro (December 1994)
+</gallery>
+=== Features ===
+<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+DKC_Feature_Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_63.pdf|Electronic Gaming Monthly (October 1994)
+DKC_Feature_Nintendo_Power_Issue_066_November_1994.pdf|Nintendo Power (November 1994)
+DKC_Feature_Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_64.pdf|Electronic Gaming Monthly (November 1994)
+DKC_Feature_VideoGames-The-Ultimate-Gaming-Magazine-Issue-70-November-1994.pdf|Video Games (November 1994)
+Feature_GamePro_Issue_065_December_1994.pdf|GamePro (December 1994)
+</gallery>
+== Critical Reception ==
+=== Reviews ===
+<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+DKC review GameFan November 1994.jpg|Diehard GameFan (November 1994)
+DKC_Review_Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_64.pdf|Electronic Gaming Monthly (November 1994)
+DKC review Nintendo Magazine System November 1994.jpg|Nintendo Magazine System (November 1994)
+DKC short review Nintendo Power issue 66.jpg|Nintendo Power (short review, November 1994)
+DKC score summary strip Nintendo Power issue 66.jpg|Nintendo Power (score summary, November 1994)
+DKC review CVG issue 157.pdf|CVG (December 1994)
+DKC review MegaFun December 1994.pdf|MegaFun (December 1994)
+DKC review Total issue 36.pdf|Total! (December 1994)
+DKC_Review_Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_71_December_1994.pdf|Video Games (December 1994)
+DKC review NextGen issue 1.jpg|Next Generation (January 1995)
+DKC review Super Play issue 27.pdf|Super Play (January 1995)
+DKC review ASM magazine German.jpg|Aktuelle Software Markt (February 1995)
+DKC review Top Secret issue 40 Polish.jpg|Top Secret (July 1995)
+</gallery>
+* [https://ew.com/article/1994/12/09/donkey-kong-country ''Entertainment Weekly'' review (December 9th, 1994)]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbhRVZRQZNA ''Flights of Fantasy'' (TV show) review]
+In its [http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,982061,00.html December 26, 1994 issue], ''Time'' named Donkey Kong Country one of the ten best products of 1994, coming in at No. 2 right after the Chrysler Neon.
+== News ==
+<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+GamePro_Issue_068_March_1995_page_155.pdf|GamePro (March 1995)
 </gallery>
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 == Interviews ==
-* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3g9Z3JF9k — Gregg Mayles interview with GameXplain about the creation of Donkey Kong Country. (November 16th, 2019).
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3g9Z3JF9k Talking with Rare's Creative Director for DKC's 25th Anniversary! (Cut Content, Wario Plot, & More)] — Gregg Mayles interview with GameXplain about the creation of Donkey Kong Country. (November 16th, 2019).
+* [https://nintendoeverything.com/former-rare-dev-on-redesigning-donkey-kong-star-fox-adventures-changes-meeting-miyamoto-more/ Former Rare dev on redesigning Donkey Kong, Star Fox Adventures changes, meeting Miyamoto, more] (December 2016)- Kevin Bayliss on redesigning Donkey Kong.
+* [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-05-from-slalom-to-snake-pass-the-musical-life-of-david-wise From Donkey Kong to Snake Pass: the music of David Wise] (April 2017) - David Wise interview in Eurogamer
 == Books ==