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* BootstrappedTheme: Jingle Hijinxs (1-1) marks the musical debut of ''Simian Segue'', which would become the iconic theme song of the Donkey Kong series from here on out.

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* BootstrappedTheme: Jingle Hijinxs (1-1) marks the musical debut of ''Simian Segue'', ''Island Swing'', which would become the iconic theme song of the Donkey Kong series from here on out.series.
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* BootstrappedTheme: Jingle Hijinxs (1-1) marks the musical debut of ''Simian Segue'', which would become the iconic theme song of the Donkey Kong series from here on out.

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* GameBreakingBug: Literally. Various glitches have been discovered allowing DK and Diddy to change colour, or to transform the Kong sprites into one of their animal buddies. However, one of these exploits, when used, causes issues with the game so severe that they permanently damage ''the ROM of the game itself''. That's right - even on the original cartridge version. While the method to perform the glitch in question is so complex that it's unlikely anyone would ever do it accidently, anyone who did would end up with a useless lump of plastic instead of a video game.

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* GameBreakingBug: Literally. Various glitches have been discovered allowing DK and Diddy to change colour, or to transform the Kong sprites into one of their animal buddies. However, one of these exploits, when used, causes issues with the game so severe that they permanently damage ''the ROM of the game itself''. That's right - even on the original cartridge version. While the method to perform the glitch in question is so complex that it's unlikely anyone would ever do it accidently, anyone who did would end up with a useless lump of plastic instead of a video game.game.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: King K. Rool demonstrates this by throwing his ''crown'' at you, which also functions like a ''boomerang''.
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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this. You're enjoying a up beat lighthearted game then you lose your last life and get a depressing image of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong beat up over a black background. The music sounds depressing, too.

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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this. You're enjoying a up beat an up-beat, lighthearted game game, then you lose your last life and get a depressing image of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong beat up over a black background. The music sounds depressing, too.
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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this. Your enjoying a up beat lighthearted game then you lose your last life and get a depressing image of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong beat up over a black background. The music sounds depressing, too.

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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this. Your You're enjoying a up beat lighthearted game then you lose your last life and get a depressing image of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong beat up over a black background. The music sounds depressing, too.
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* MookMaker: The Oil Drums spit out the snake enemies, the Slippas. One boss is a Giant Drum who's attack strategy is sending enemies at you.

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* MookMaker: The Oil Drums spit out the snake enemies, the Slippas. One boss is a Giant Drum who's whose attack strategy is sending enemies at you.
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* BeeAfraid: The debut of the series' pesky wasp enemies, the Zingers. A Zinger Queen named Queen B. is also the boss of Vine Valley.


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* [[KingMook Queen Mook]]: The boss of Vine Valley, Queen B.


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* TheSpiny: Zingers.

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* BigBad: The ruler of the Kremlings, King K. Rool. No gimmicks or personas this time like the sequels, he's the big bad king guy.



* MookMaker: The Oil Drums spit out the snake enemies, the Slippas. One boss is a Giant Drum who's attack strategy is sending enemies at you.



* TheGoomba: The Gnawties. The Kritters are pretty weak too.

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* TheGoomba: The Gnawties. The Kritters themselves are pretty weak too.
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* TreeTopTown: The TropeNamer. A level in [[TheLostWoods Vine Valley]] that takes place in well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what it looks like]].
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* Acrofatic: King K. Rool despite his very tubby and cumbersome appearance, is actually quite athletic. He's quick on his feet and is able to leap long distances.

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* Acrofatic: {{Acrofatic}}: King K. Rool despite his very tubby and cumbersome appearance, is actually quite athletic. He's quick on his feet and is able to leap long distances.

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Donkey Kong Country is the first game in the series. Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong travel across Donkey Kong Island to get back their stolen banana hoard from the Kremlings, an army of [[LizardFolk anthropomorphic crocodiles]] led by King K. Rool.

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Donkey ''Donkey Kong Country Country'' is the first game in the series.''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Country series]]''. Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong travel across Donkey Kong Island to get back their stolen banana hoard from the Kremlings, an army of [[LizardFolk anthropomorphic crocodiles]] led by King K. Rool.


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* Acrofatic: King K. Rool despite his very tubby and cumbersome appearance, is actually quite athletic. He's quick on his feet and is able to leap long distances.
* AdiposeRex: King K. Rool.


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* EliteMooks: The Krushas. Donkey Kong is the only one who can defeat them. Diddy can't do anything to them. The ''Grey'' Krushas however, can't be beaten without Barrels.


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* InvincibleMinorMinion: The Rockrocs in ''Stop and Go Station''.
* LizardFolk: The Kremlings.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Rockrocs.


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* TheGoomba: The Gnawties. The Kritters are pretty weak too.
* VictoryFakeout: Subverted. The fake credits are blatantly fake. Enemy names are used instead of the developers' names, and the final battle music continues to play.
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* GameBreakingBug: Literally. Various glitches have been discovered allowing DK and Diddy to change colour, or to transform the Kong sprites into one of their animal buddies. However, one of these exploits, when used, causes issues with the game so severe that they permanently damage ''the ROM of the game itself''. That's right - even on the original cartridge version. While the method to perform the glitch in question is so complex that it's unlikely anyone would ever do it accidently, anyone who did would end up with a useless lump of plastic instead of a video game.
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** It makes sense considering World 5 Kremkroc Industries. K. Rool wants the resources (oil, gas and charcoal) of the island for his own.
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Donkey Kong Country 1 is the first game in the series. Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong travel across Donkey Kong Island to get back their stolen banana hoard from the Kremlings, an army of [[LizardFolk anthropomorphic crocodiles]] led by King K. Rool.

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Donkey Kong Country 1 is the first game in the series. Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong travel across Donkey Kong Island to get back their stolen banana hoard from the Kremlings, an army of [[LizardFolk anthropomorphic crocodiles]] led by King K. Rool.
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* ForTheEvulz: It seems the only reason K. Rool had his troops steal DK's banana hoard, aside from possibly food, was simply to steal it.

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* ForTheEvulz: It seems the only reason K. Rool had his troops steal DK's banana hoard, aside from possibly food, was simply to steal it. Although a later WordOfGod suggested that he may have done it to try to starve the Kongs to death.
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* SpellingBonus:
** Misty Mine has an interesting take on this: All four K-O-N-G letters are in a single bonus area.
** The secret bonus-area-within-a-bonus-area requires you to hit the spinning letters in "DONKEY" in the correct order for a OneUp, then do the same with "KONG" for a 2-Up, and finally with "COUNTRY" for a 3-up.

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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this. Your enjoying a up beat light hearted game then you lose your last life and get a drepressing image of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong beat up over a black background..

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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this. Your enjoying a up beat light hearted lighthearted game then you lose your last life and get a drepressing depressing image of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong beat up over a black background..background. The music sounds depressing, too.
* VideoGameSettings:
** Kongo Jungle: JungleJapes.
** Monkey Mines: UndergroundLevel and MinecartMadness.
** Vine Valley: TheLostWoods.
** Gorilla Glacier: SlippySlideyIceWorld.
** Kremkroc Industries, Inc.: EternalEngine.
** Chimp Caverns: UndergroundLevel (again).
** GangplankGalleon.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Donkey Kong

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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this.

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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this. Your enjoying a up beat light hearted game then you lose your last life and get a drepressing image of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong beat up over a black background..
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*EnsembleDarkhorse: Donkey Kong
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* AgitatedItemStomping: Diddy stomps on his hat whenever he loses a bonus game in the original game.

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* AgitatedItemStomping: Diddy stomps on his hat whenever he loses a bonus game in the original game.
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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver screen can come across as this.

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* SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver screen [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060529084402/uncyclopedia/images/7/7d/DKC_gameover.png screen]] can come across as this.
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* SupriseCreepy: The GameOver screen can come across as this.

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* SupriseCreepy: SurpriseCreepy: The GameOver screen can come across as this.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game is starkly pared down compared to the latter two. In addition to having the animal-buddy-token bonuses unseen in any other installments, the first DKC game lacked hero coins and a secret world. Also, unlike the latter two games (and DonkeyKong64), which forced you to win each bonus challenge to win every bonus prize, the first game simply expected you to ''find'' all the bonuses in order to get OneHundredPercentCompletion.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game is starkly pared down compared to the latter two. In addition to having the animal-buddy-token bonuses unseen in any other installments, the first DKC game lacked hero coins and a secret world. Also, unlike the latter two games (and DonkeyKong64), which forced you to win each bonus challenge to win every bonus prize, the first game simply expected you to ''find'' all the bonuses in order to get OneHundredPercentCompletion.OneHundredPercentCompletion.
*ForTheEvulz: It seems the only reason K. Rool had his troops steal DK's banana hoard, aside from possibly food, was simply to steal it.
*SupriseCreepy: The GameOver screen can come across as this.
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* Agitated Item Stomping: Diddy stomps on his hat whenever he loses a bonus game in the original game.

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* Agitated Item Stomping: AgitatedItemStomping: Diddy stomps on his hat whenever he loses a bonus game in the original game.
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*Agitated Item Stomping: Diddy stomps on his hat whenever he loses a bonus game in the original game.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game is starkly pared down compared to the latter two. In addition to having the animal-buddy-token bonuses unseen in any other installments, the first DKC game lacked hero coins and a secret world. Also, unlike the latter two games (and DonkeyKong64), which forced you to win each bonus challenge to win every bonus prize, the first game simply expected you to ''find'' all the bonuses in order to get

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game is starkly pared down compared to the latter two. In addition to having the animal-buddy-token bonuses unseen in any other installments, the first DKC game lacked hero coins and a secret world. Also, unlike the latter two games (and DonkeyKong64), which forced you to win each bonus challenge to win every bonus prize, the first game simply expected you to ''find'' all the bonuses in order to getget OneHundredPercentCompletion.

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Donkey Kong Country 1 is the first game in the series

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Donkey Kong Country 1 is the first game in the seriesseries. Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong travel across Donkey Kong Island to get back their stolen banana hoard from the Kremlings, an army of [[LizardFolk anthropomorphic crocodiles]] led by King K. Rool.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game is starkly pared down compared to the latter two. In addition to having the animal-buddy-token bonuses unseen in any other installments, the first DKC game lacked hero coins and a secret world. Also, unlike the latter two games (and DonkeyKong64), which forced you to win each bonus challenge to win every bonus prize, the first game simply expected you to ''find'' all the bonuses in order to get
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Donkey Kong Country 1 is the first game in the series

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