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[[Image:dkc.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong Country]]
 
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'''Donkey Kong Country''' is a Platformer released in November of 1994 by Rare for the [[:Category:SNES games|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The series continued with [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] and [[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]].
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'''Donkey Kong Country''' is a platformer developed by Rare and published by Nintendo in November of 1994 for the [[:Category:SNES games|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The game would go on to receive two sequels for the same system [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] and [[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]].
  
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== Speed Runs ==
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== Speedrun ==
  
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The [[Speed Demos Archive]] hosts Donkey Kong Country competition.  The current proven [[World Record]] for a complete-game, 101% DKC speedrun is 50 minutes, achieved by Derek "[[Derek Kisman|SnapDragon]]" Kisman in September of 2001.
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The [[Speed Demos Archive]] hosts Donkey Kong Country competition.
  
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101% DKC speedrun is 44 minutes, achieved by Adam 'Lucid Faia' Sweeney on August 23th, 2007.
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'''Current SDA Records'''
  
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=== Speed Run Strategies ===
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{|border
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Category
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Game-time
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Date
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Player
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | NB
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|-
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 101%
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 0:44
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 2007-08-23
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Adam 'Lucid Faia' Sweeney
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Single-segment.
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|-
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Any%
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 0:23
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 2010-05-01
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Timothy 'tjp7154' Peters
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Single-segment.
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|-
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Any% without glitch warps
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 0:32
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 2007-06-23
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Timothy 'tjp7154' Peters
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Segmented.
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|}
  
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* Strats go here!
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'''Unofficial World Record'''
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Real-time means the time from reset to the movie with Cranky Kong.
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{|border
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Category
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Game-time
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Real-time
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Date
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | Player
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! style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em; text-align: left;" | NB
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | any%
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | --
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 0:20:37
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | 2010-02-06
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | Yonesuke
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| style="padding-left: 1em;padding-right: 1em;" | with WiiVC. segmented. ver(J). with the warp glitch from 1-1 to 4-5(This warp available in ver1.0(J),1.1(J)).
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|}
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=== Speedrun Strategies ===
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'''Intro'''
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Donkey Kong Country can be a very rewarding game to speedrun, because rolling through the enemies and past the obstacles like you never have done before is very exhilarating.  The more tricks you learn and master, the more rewarding it can be.
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'''Standard speedrun submittable to Speed Demos Archive:'''
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* Any% without glitched warp in Jungle Hijinxs (Segmented and Single-segment, glitched warp only available in 1.0 version cartridge)
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* Any% with glitched warp in Jungle Hijinxs (Segmented and Single-segment)
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* 100% (Segmented and Single-segmented)
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===Basic pointers===
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'''General'''
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* Except for a few cases, Diddy is your Kong of choice because of his speed.
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* For the most part, cartwheel through as many enemies as possible.
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* Learn when the cartwheel animation ends and jump as late as possible without losing speed.
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* Use all the shortcut barrels possible, except when necessary in 101% to get bonus stages.
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'''Water levels'''
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* Maneuver so that you move around corners at fullest speed possible.
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* Enguarde is available on all water levels, use him EXCEPT for Poison Pond, where it slower to get him.
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* Constantly lunge with Enguarde.
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* Lunge around corners with Enguarde
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'''Bosses'''
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* Learn the timing to hit the bosses as soon as possible.
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* Beavers can be stomped after their invulnerability period as soon as the peak of their jump, as they start going down.
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'''Specific Level Strategies'''
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* Insert strategies here.
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*[[Jungle Hijinxs]]
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*[[Ropey Rampage]]
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*[[Reptile Rumble]]
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*[[Coral Capers]]
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*[[Barrel Cannon Canyon]]
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
  
 
* [http://speeddemosarchive.com/dkc.html Snap's Donkey Kong Country Speedrun] (hosted by the SDA)
 
* [http://speeddemosarchive.com/dkc.html Snap's Donkey Kong Country Speedrun] (hosted by the SDA)
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* [http://www.donkeykongcountry.org Donkey Kong Country] web game (free)
 
[[Category:Games]]
 
[[Category:Games]]
 
[[Category:SNES games]]
 
[[Category:SNES games]]

Latest revision as of 23:18, 25 February 2022

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country is a platformer developed by Rare and published by Nintendo in November of 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game would go on to receive two sequels for the same system Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble.

Speedrun

The Speed Demos Archive hosts Donkey Kong Country competition.

Current SDA Records

Category Game-time Date Player NB
101% 0:44 2007-08-23 Adam 'Lucid Faia' Sweeney Single-segment.
Any% 0:23 2010-05-01 Timothy 'tjp7154' Peters Single-segment.
Any% without glitch warps 0:32 2007-06-23 Timothy 'tjp7154' Peters Segmented.


Unofficial World Record

Real-time means the time from reset to the movie with Cranky Kong.

Category Game-time Real-time Date Player NB
any% -- 0:20:37 2010-02-06 Yonesuke with WiiVC. segmented. ver(J). with the warp glitch from 1-1 to 4-5(This warp available in ver1.0(J),1.1(J)).

Speedrun Strategies

Intro

Donkey Kong Country can be a very rewarding game to speedrun, because rolling through the enemies and past the obstacles like you never have done before is very exhilarating. The more tricks you learn and master, the more rewarding it can be.

Standard speedrun submittable to Speed Demos Archive:

  • Any% without glitched warp in Jungle Hijinxs (Segmented and Single-segment, glitched warp only available in 1.0 version cartridge)
  • Any% with glitched warp in Jungle Hijinxs (Segmented and Single-segment)
  • 100% (Segmented and Single-segmented)


Basic pointers

General

  • Except for a few cases, Diddy is your Kong of choice because of his speed.
  • For the most part, cartwheel through as many enemies as possible.
  • Learn when the cartwheel animation ends and jump as late as possible without losing speed.
  • Use all the shortcut barrels possible, except when necessary in 101% to get bonus stages.

Water levels

  • Maneuver so that you move around corners at fullest speed possible.
  • Enguarde is available on all water levels, use him EXCEPT for Poison Pond, where it slower to get him.
  • Constantly lunge with Enguarde.
  • Lunge around corners with Enguarde

Bosses

  • Learn the timing to hit the bosses as soon as possible.
  • Beavers can be stomped after their invulnerability period as soon as the peak of their jump, as they start going down.

Specific Level Strategies

  • Insert strategies here.

External Links

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