Donkey Kong Country

Production

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

Advertisement

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  US magazine advertorial (1994)
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  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

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  GamePro (September 1994)
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  Video Games (September 1994)

Magazine Coverage

Covers

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

Features

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

Critical Reception

Reviews

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

• Entertainment Weekly review (December 9th, 1994)
• Flights of Fantasy (TV show) review

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

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  GamePro (March 1995)

Histories

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

Interviews

• 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

• 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.