Rare originally intended for Donkey Kong to wear a helmet in DKC’s cave levels
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Former Rare staffer Mark Stevenson shared a render of Donkey Kong wearing a mining helmet from Donkey Kong Country over on his Twitter account. Originally, the plan was for Donkey Kong to have it on during the cave levels. Stevenson explained that Squawks the Parrot ended up replacing the helmet.
@NujaviBardales @BringBackKRool @WinkySteve maybe I should remember to add the pic as well. Doh! pic.twitter.com/pxDO2WQqdp
— Mark Stevenson (@playtonicalMark) July 5, 2015
@wildvine47 @NujaviBardales @BringBackKRool @WinkySteve originally intended as the torch light for dark levels. Was replaced with Squawks
— Mark Stevenson (@playtonicalMark) July 5, 2015
Steve Mayles, another former employee from Rare, answered a question about King K. Rool that some fans have been dying to know:
@dkvine Armour. Wonder no more.
— Steve Mayles (@WinkySteve) July 6, 2015
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Donkey Kong Country games are back up on the Wii Shop Channel
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Remember when Nintendo randomly pulled the Donkey Kong Country games from the Wii Shop Channel? Well, now they’re back! All three Donkey Kong Country titles can be purchased on the digital Wii shop once again. I suppose their return has something to do with the recent Wii U Virtual Console releases.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Japanese Wii U Virtual Console trailers – Donkey Kong Country games, Detana!! TwinBee
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Donkey Kong Country games and Detana!! TwinBee hitting the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week
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Four new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:
Donkey Kong Country (Super Famicom, 823 yen)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (Super Famicom VC, 823 yen)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (Super Famicom VC, 823 yen)
Detana!! TwinBee (PC Engine, 617 yen)
The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on November 26.
Donkey Kong Country Wii U Virtual Console footage
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Donkey Kong Country Wii U Virtual Console trailer (Europe)
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Donkey Kong Country came with a risky investment for Rare
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Donkey Kong Country became well-known for its pre-rendered 3D visuals. However, pursuing such a style came with a heavy financial burden for Rare. For the machines the team was using, each costed about £80,000.
Former Rare staffers Brendan Gunn and David Wise opened up to
