Donkey Kong 64

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Donkey Kong 64
Donkeykong 64 logo.gif
Japanese logo of Donkey Kong 64
Studio Rare
Publisher Nintendo
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 North AmericaNorth AmericaNovember 22, 1999 December 6, 1999 December 10, 1999
EuropeEurope
JapanJapan
platform Nintendo 64
genre 3D platformer
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
control Nintendo 64 controller
system advantages
preconditions		 Nintendo 64 + Expansion Pak
medium Module
(256 Mbit - module )
language German , English , French , Spanish , Japanese
Age rating
USK released from 0
PEGI recommended for ages 3+
information DK64 is also available in the Wii U eShop .

Donkey Kong 64 is a Jump 'n' Run - video game of the British developer Rare , the end of 1999, exclusively for the Nintendo 64 was released. It can be seen as the successor to the Donkey Kong Country series for the Super Nintendo . After Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64 was the second game in the Donkey Kong series to be entirely 3D graphics. This part of the series also saw the introduction of a large number of new characters from the Kong family for the first time, with a total of five different playable characters. Donkey Kong 64 was also one of three Nintendo 64 games that required the Expansion Pak , a RAM expansion for the N64, (alongside The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask ). Donkey Kong 64 also supports the Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak.

action

King K. Rool, the eternal opponent of the Kong family, tries to destroy the DK island with a gigantic laser, the "Kaputt-O-Matik". However, this attempt fails and its own mechanical island is damaged. This lands right next to the island of Donkey Kong and his friends. King K. Rool takes advantage of this situation for himself, captures Donkey Kong's friends and steals the Kong's stock of bananas. Donkey Kong must now free his crew, retrieve the bananas and defeat King K. Rool and his army of Kremlins. It is also up to the Kongs to free the imprisoned Kremlin K. Lumsy from his dungeon.

Game start

After starting the game, the player has several options available. Under Adventure he can start the actual game. There are three saved games available to the player, which can be deleted as often as required. Under Multi Kong is the multiplayer mode of the game available. There you can choose between “Kongfrontation” and “Kong Kampf”; In both modes there are different mini-games with different target requirements, such as who can survive the longest or who in a certain time possession of most is DK coins. Under the menu item Mysteries , bonus content is activated for a certain number of found banana fairies. For two banana fairies, you can watch the DK rapeseed video again there and play two mini-games with Rambi and Enguarde for six banana fairies. If ten banana fairies are found, it is possible to complete the game's boss fights again. With 15 banana fairies, Krusha is unlocked as a playable character in the game's multiplayer mode and when you can find all 20 banana fairies, you can use cheats in the game . Music and general settings are possible under Sound and Options .

Game mechanics

In Donkey Kong 64 is a 3D platformers Run game which is from the game mechanics ago on Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie recalls. There are five playable characters. The player starts with Donkey Kong and later has to free Diddy Kong, Lanky Kong, Tiny Kong and Chunky Kong. Each of these kongs has special abilities that must often be used to progress through the game or to defeat certain bosses . There are eight different boss opponents in total. In the game, regular visits to Cranky, Candy and Funky Kong are essential in order to always be equipped with the latest skills, instruments and weapons.

In all levels there are five golden bananas for each of the playable kongs, which are required to unlock access to new levels . A total of 201 golden bananas can be found. In addition to the golden bananas, the player has to find tons of other items. There are 100 colorful bananas for each Kong. Donkey has to collect the yellow bananas, Diddy the red ones, Tiny the purple ones, Lanky the blue ones and Chunky the green ones. The colorful bananas are needed so that the door to the final boss of the level can be opened. If you can collect at least 75 colorful bananas in a level with a Kong, it receives a banana medal. In addition, two banana fairies have to be photographed per level, four banana fairies can be found on Kong Island. In addition, a crown can be found in every game world, which you get when you survive a fight in a battle arena with the Kremlings for a certain period of time. A blueprint per Kong can also be collected in each level, which must be brought to Snide. In return you get a golden banana and more time in the final level.

In addition to these items, other items can also be found. In this way, banana coins can be collected, which are needed to pay at Cranky, Funky and Candy. In addition, crystal coconuts, ammunition boxes and oranges are distributed in each level, which are needed to use skills and weapons or to defeat opponents. In each level there is a boss fight, for which you receive a boss key. He unlocks a lock to K. Lumsy's prison. The 8 levels of DK64 are distributed both on the DK island and on the rather somber mechanical island of King K. Rool.

Donkey Kong 64 also includes a multiplayer mode for up to four players on one console. There are three different arenas, one special arena and a total of six different modes. The players fight each other in standard mode on the various locations with weapons, bombs and special attacks. The five kongs from the main game and a secret character are available as playable characters.

Game worlds

A total of eight game worlds can be entered, these extend over Kong Island and King K. Rools Island. In order to be able to complete the boss fight, a certain number of colorful bananas is required, in order to be allowed to enter a level at all, a certain number of golden bananas must have been collected by the player.

Tropical hustle and bustle

(Required number of golden bananas: 1 ; Required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: 60 )

The game world Tropen Trubel represents a larger jungle area. In this level Diddy Kong can be freed by Donkey Kong pressing three switches. Snide, Funky and Cranky Kong can also be found in Tropen Trubel , Candy Kong is only represented in the second level. In this game world, the Kongs have to explore some tunnels and passages and, among other things, complete a lorry bonus game and the bonus game “Shift in the Shaft”. The final boss of this game world is Army Dillo, a huge armadillo. Against this one competes with Donkey Kong. Army Dillo has to be hit with TNT barrels, he himself attacks with fireballs.

Aztec arena

(Required number of golden bananas: 5 ; required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: 120 )

The Aztec Arena is a game world in which temples and other ancient structures must be examined by the Kongs. The temples were built by a now extinct civilization. In this level both Tiny and Lanky Kong can be freed. With the help of Diddy Kong, Tiny is freed; to open Lanky's prison, a switch in the Lama Temple has to be activated with Donkey Kong. Also in this level are Snide, Cranky, Funky and for the first time Candy Kong. The final boss is Dadagon , a huge, dragon or dragonfly-like creature who is considered the pet of King K. Rool. Against this one competes with Diddy Kong and has to hit him with TNT barrels as well.

Factory Fatal

(Required number of golden bananas: 15 ; required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: 200 )

The Fatal factory is a toy factory. The toys produced there are not intended for entertainment, but were developed to attack opponents. The factory extends over several levels. Among other things, you have to explore a huge, tower-like machine and explore various corridors and chambers. The original Donkey Kong arcade machine can be found in the Fatal factory . This can be activated with Donkey Kong using the "gorilla grip". It has to be completed twice, the first time you get a golden banana, the second time you get a Nintendo coin. The boss of the Fatal factory is Mad Jack, a creepy jumping dice. The fight takes place on huge blue and white pillars. Tiny switches on these pillars have to be activated at certain intervals, which injures Mad Jack. Part of the Fatal Factory can also be entered in the Kamikaze Fortress level . In this level you have to complete a bonus game with Tiny Kong, which takes place in the Fatal factory .

Aqua nightmare

(Required number of golden bananas: 30 ; required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: 250 )

Diesel Level is roughly divided into three areas. The central structure of the first area is a lighthouse, which is located in the middle of a large expanse of water. This can be switched on with Donkey Kong, whereupon a ship enters the area and circled the lighthouse from now on. At the bottom of the lighthouse there are switches with which the player can influence the water level. Certain bananas require either a high or a low water level. In the second area there is Cranky's laboratory and a shipwreck, in which, among other things, a banana fairy can be found. The last area is a large expanse of water in which various shipwrecks have to be examined or a large mechanical fish has to be defeated. The boss opponent of Aqua Alptraum is the puffer fish Puftoss. In the fight against Puftoss, which you contest with Lanky, he must be controlled in a motorboat by DK symbols, which allow large columns to drive out of the water. When five symbols are passed, Puftoss is attacked with laser beams. This process must be repeated five times.

Wonder forest

(Required number of golden bananas: 50 ; required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: 300 )

The central object of the wonder forest is a gigantic cuckoo clock . With this, the player can change the time of day, i.e. switch between day and night. This is crucial for some bananas because they can only be reached during the day or night. Furthermore, in the wonder forest, a house-high square can be entered, in which various golden bananas can be played. There are also several walls to explore or a race against a rabbit to complete. The bonus games in this level already have an increased level of difficulty. The boss fight is completed with Chunky Kong, the final boss is the same as from the level Aztec Arena , Dadagon. TNT barrels must be thrown at this again and beaten in other ways in order to be defeated.

Crystal cavern

(Required number of golden bananas: 65 ; Required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: 350 )

The Kristall Kaverne is a huge ice cave that is crossed by a body of water. In this cave you can explore various igloos and huts from the Kongs. An ice castle can also be entered with Lanky Kong, in which he can compete on the one hand for a game of skill and on the other hand for a race against an insect. The degree of difficulty of some bonus games can already be regarded as quite high. In this level there is a reunion with Army Drillo, the final boss from the level Tropen Trubel . This is equipped with another weapon and can handle new attacks. You compete against this with Donkey Kong.

Kamikaze Castle

(Required number of golden bananas: 80 ; Required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: 400 )

The Kamikaze Castle is a gruesome castle that is haunted and avoided by even the bravest of adventurers. This castle is built like a tower and has to be climbed gradually. Various corridors and rooms of the castle have to be examined by the Kongs. The degree of difficulty of the bonus games can be seen as very high in some cases, which means that these can hardly be played on the first attempts. Against the final boss of the Kamikaze fort you compete with all five kongs. This is called Papp-A-Trapp and represents a cardboard display that looks like King K. Rool. It has to be taken apart by the Kongs.

K. Rools command door

(Required number of golden bananas: 100 ; Required number of colored bananas for the boss fight: - )

In K. Rools Kommandandtur the Kongs can enter the room of the Break-O-Matic and King K. Rools command center. In this level, the Kaputt-O-Matic must be deactivated, which only works if each Kong completes two bonus games. The level is limited in time, the time span depends on the number of blueprints collected. If you collect all 40 blueprints, you have a total of 50 minutes to complete the level. Once you have shut down the Kaputt-O-Matic, you can enter the control room of the K. Rool island. In order to enter K. Rool's command center, at least four combat crowns had to be collected. In order to be able to collect the last boss key, the Nintendo and rare coins must have been unlocked. This level has no final boss, as King K. Rool flees his island with his airship when the Kongs arrive. The final battle with him is only playable when you hand over all the boss keys to K. Lumsy and have freed him. There are no golden bananas and colorful bananas to collect in the last level. Only the battle crown, the boss key, two banana fairies and the five banana medals can be collected. The latter is not obtained here after collecting 75 colorful bananas, but can be freely collected when the respective Kong has completed the two bonus games.

Characters

  • Donkey Kong - The namesake Donkey Kong, the main character, is a sturdy mountain gorilla whowearsa red tie with his initials. Donkey Kong is the leader of the DK crew and is the only Kong that can be played from the start.
  • Diddy Kong - Diddy Kong, who first appeared in Donkey Kong Country in 1994, is a little monkey in a red baseball cap and t-shirt and Donkey Kong's best friend. His weapon is the peanut thrower. He is the second best-known member of the DK crew, with Diddy Kong Racing his own game has already appeared that bears his name.
  • Tiny Kong - Tiny Kong is a young chimpanzee and Dixie Kong's younger sister. Like her sister, who does not appear in Donkey Kong 64, she can swing her blond braids like a propeller and fly with it for a short time. Tiny Kong can also shrink to get to otherwise inaccessible places. Tiny Kong first appeared in Donkey Kong 64.
  • Lanky Kong - Lanky Kong was also only introduced in Donkey Kong 64. He is a Sumatran orangutan whose trademark is his extremely long arms. His weapon is a kind of blowpipe.
  • Chunky Kong is the older brother of Kiddy Kong and a cousin of Tiny Kong. He's an extremely powerful gorilla . Despite his physical strength, he is shy and fearful. Like Tiny and Lanky Kong, he first appeared in Donkey Kong 64.
  • Cranky Kong - Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong's elderly father, who regularly makes snappy comments, helps the Kongs by providing various super potions for a fee, which are essential to accomplish many tasks.
  • Funky Kong - The casual Funky Kong runs a gun shop in Donkey Kong 64 and equips the Kongs with individual weapons.
  • Candy Kong - Attractive blonde Candy Kong owns a music store. She equips the kongs with individual instruments and provides them with additional melons.
  • King K. Rool - The obese, vicious crocodile King K. Rool is, as in Donkey Kong Country , the opponent of the Kongs. He is supported by hordes of Kremlings , also crocodile-like creatures, who are loyal to him.
  • Snide - The Wiesel Snide is the former chief technician of King K. Rool, but he broke away. He evaluates K. Rools' Kaputt-O-Matik blueprints for the Kongs and thus buys them time.
  • Scoff & Troff - The hippopotamus Scoff and the pig Troff open the door to the respective boss in each level after the Kongs have collected enough colorful bananas.
  • K. Lumsy - The good-natured Kremlin K. Lumsy is imprisoned by K. Rool after he refused to destroy Kong Island. The prison will have eight locks. The task of the Kongs is to find these keys and free K. Lumsy. K. Lumsy stands for the English word clumsy (German: "clumsy").
  • B. Locker - B. Locker blocks the DK portals and only releases them when the Kongs have been able to collect enough golden bananas. His name stands for the English word blocker , which freely translated means something like "blocker" or "blocker". According to Donkey Kong 64 game advisor, B. Locker is a prohibition sign.
  • Animal helpers - Parrot Squawks is back in Donkey Kong 64 and actively supports the Kongs. The Kongs also get help from Rambi , a rhinoceros , and Enguarde , a swordfish .

Objects & collectables

Items

Item Maximum amount description
Golden banana 201 The whole gameplay revolves around these bananas. They are stolen by K. Rool and his subordinates and must be retrieved. There are 25 golden bananas in each level, five per kong. There are no more colorful bananas in the K. Rools command door . The Nintendo 64 logo can be seen on all golden bananas. Tiny Kong will receive the last golden banana from the banana fairy queen when the Kong have been able to photograph all the banana fairies. The 201st golden banana shows the logo of the developer company Rare.
Colorful bananas 3500 There are 500 colorful bananas in each level, 100 per Kong. Donkey has to collect the yellow bananas, Diddy the red ones, Tiny the purple ones, Lanky the blue ones and Chunky the green ones. If there are 75 bananas, the respective Kong receives a so-called banana medal. A total of 3500 colorful bananas can be found, since there are no more colorful bananas to collect in level K. Rools command door. The colorful bananas are needed to open the door to the respective boss.
Banana coins ? These coins can be found individually in the corresponding color for each Kong. They are very common in the levels and are required as a means of payment in Candy, Cranky and Funky Kong.
Storage boxes ? They contain the ammunition for the Kong weapons. The brown boxes contain normal ammunition, the red boxes contain the target-seeking ammunition.
Oranges 30 1 They have comparable properties to hand grenades and can be used to attack. Some opponents can only be struck down with the oranges.
Crystal coconuts 40 1 They have magical powers and are used to activate some of the Kong's special abilities. If there are no more crystal coconuts left, these actions can no longer be carried out until the coconuts are refilled.
Banana camera film ? 1 These films made of banana peel paper are required to be able to photograph the banana fairies.
Melons 3 These are the kongs' indications of life. Each of the three melons consists of four pieces, these pieces are in melon boxes and are dropped when you defeat an opponent. Initially only one melon is available, the other two are obtained from Candy Kong during the game.
Melon boxes ? These boxes contain pieces of melon.
Blueprints 40 Each level has a blueprint for each Kong in the corresponding color. These are guarded by the Kremlings Kasplat. The blueprints must be used for Snide and each result in a golden banana and additional time in the last level.
Banana Medals 40 If a Kong collects 75 colorful bananas in a level, he receives a banana medal. If you collect 15 of these medals, the game JetPac can be played in Cranky's laboratory .
Battle crowns 10 This is obtained when you successfully complete a fight in the combat arena of the respective level. These arenas can be reached via the battle arena panels. Four of these crowns are required in order to be able to advance to K. Rool's command center in level K. Rools command door.
Boss key 10 The player receives this after defeating an end boss. The keys open the locks on K. Lumsy's cage.
Banana fairies 20th The banana fairies flee their island out of fear of K. Rool and hide in the levels and on the DK island. The kongs have to photograph them with a special camera to capture them.
Nintendo coin 1 Rare coin that you get when you complete the Donkey Kong machine in the Fatal factory twice.
Rareware coin 1 Cranky Kong gives this to the monkeys if the player can achieve at least 5000 points in the game JetPac.
Rainbow coins ? These are buried in special DK mounds and yield five normal banana coins for each Kong.

1 The maximum number of these items that can be carried increases with each banana fairy found by a factor of 1. These items are also used up again. The value given here stands for the maximum number that can be tolerated if 20 banana fairies are found.

Portals and gates

  • DK portals: Through these you get to the level of DK64. Before entering them for the first time, these are blocked by B. Locker and only released if a certain number of golden bananas have been found.
  • Wrinkly Gates: Wrinkly Kong waits behind these and gives tips if necessary.
  • Troff & Scoff portals: You can use these to enter the hall where the colorful bananas can be delivered to Troff & Scoff and then the final boss fight can be entered.

plates

  • Kong plates: These trigger special skills or actions of the Kong by confirming the Z trigger, provided that you have already acquired the necessary super potions from Cranky Kong. Donkey Kong is catapulted into a bonus game by using his Kong record, Diddy Kong cannot jump extremely high, Tiny Kong can beam to another location , Lanky Kong is inflated and can float in the air for a limited amount of time Chunky Kong becomes invisible.
  • Music records: These always represent an individual instrument of a kong. If the respective Kong plays the instrument on the record, various actions are triggered.
  • Combat Arena Plates: There are 10 of these. If you press the Z-trigger on it, a fight with K. Rools Kremlings begins, which you have to survive for a certain time. If you do this, you get a crown.
  • Banana port plates. These are available in every level in five different colors with the numbers 1 - 5 in duplicate. If you find the two identical, you can teleport back and forth between them.

weapons

Funky Kong sells weapons to the Kongs. For Donkey Kong he has the so-called "coconut cannon" ready, which shoots coconuts. Diddy Kong receives the "peanut pistols", two smaller pistols that shoot with peanuts (English "peanut"). He also owns these pistols in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. The peanut pistols can also be used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and there is a trophy of these. Funky sells the "Grape Trumpet" to Lanky Kong. This is a kind of blowpipe that Lanky can use to shoot grapes. Tiny's weapon is the so-called “Feder-Flitze”, a kind of crossbow that can shoot with feathers, and Chunky receives the “Pineapple Atomizer”, a bazooka- like weapon that shoots pineapple ammunition. The pineapple atomizer is also an item in Donkey Kong Jet Race .

Instruments

Each Kong receives an individual instrument from Candy Kong. These can trigger actions and destroy opponents. Candy sells bongos to Donkey Kong , an electric guitar to Diddy Kong , a saxophone to Tiny Kong , a trombone to Lanky Kong and a triangle to Chunky Kong . These instruments can be recharged in Candy's music shop or via the Candy headphones that are distributed across the levels.

Bonus games

Most of the time the golden bananas are to be collected directly when you reach them or take other actions. Often, however, a bonus game must first be played in order to receive the bananas. The degree of difficulty of the games increases steadily, in later levels the bonus games can hardly be played on the first attempts. When naming the bonus games, the developers mostly use the stylistic device of alliteration . All bonus games are limited in time. The following bonus games are available in the game:

  • All or nothing : Here the player has to cross a maze, collect DK coins in it and reach the goal.
  • Banana Ballerei : The five kongs and a golden banana are arranged on two levels. The bonus game is only illuminated for a short time, at this moment the banana must be hit. The screen is then darkened again and the arrangement is changed.
  • Banana Bandit : This bonus game works like the one -armed bandit slot machine . It is necessary to get four bananas in a row.
  • Biber Butzemann : In this bonus game, the player controls the Kremling Klap Trap, which has to chase a certain number of beavers into a hole.
  • Fleeing flies : Here a certain number of flies must be hit with a fly swatter.
  • Sparkling fairies : The player's task is to stun the Kremling Klaptrap with watermelons so that the banana fairies can fly past them to the goal.
  • Crazy Garden : In this bonus game you have to cross a maze, eliminate a certain number of enemies and reach a checkered flag.
  • Kremling Kracher : The Kong stands in the middle of the bonus barrel and is attacked by Kremlings from different sides. The player must turn off the kremlings with the help of the kong's weapon so that the kremlings cannot reach the kong.
  • Kremling Krash : Here eight barrels are arranged in a circle. Kremlings peek out of these barrels for a short time. At this moment these must be hit with a melon.
  • Toad carousel : Here snakes that let turtles circling in the air have to be fed watermelons. If the player does not manage to feed the snake in time, it drops the turtle and the bonus game is lost.
  • Pool Panic : In this bonus game you have to collect DK coins in a barrel full of water.
  • Appearance and reality : Here a certain number of Klap Traps must be hit with a melon. Only a small part of the screen is illuminated.
  • Layer in the shaft : The player controls the Kong in a cart on rails and can use various branches. The aim is to avoid the TNT lorries that are also on the rails.
  • Fast turns : Here the player has to swing through the bonus barrel with ropes and collect DK coins in the process.
  • Staggering Guards : The Kong must traverse a dark maze and reach a destination. He has to avoid guards equipped with flashlights.

Music and synchronization

Da Banana Bunch
  1. Da Banana Bunch - 3:18
  2. Jungle Madness - 4:06
  3. The Sands Of Mystery - 4:37
  4. Fast & Furious - 2:30
  5. The Mad Scientist - 2:03
  6. Toys 'R' Alive - 4:21
  7. Badaboom! - 1:32
  8. The Clock In The Woods - 5:16
  9. Rolling Rhapsody - 3:41
  10. Hidden Waterfalls - 4:04
  11. Haunted Bananas - 6:10
  12. Kong-Clusion - 5:20
  13. Da Banana Bunch (Vitamin B RmX) - 4:32
  14. Jungle Madness (Krrrazy Kong Mix) - 4:31
  15. The Sands Of Mystery (Wet Version) - 5:03

The soundtrack of Donkey Kong 64 was released in 1999 under the name Da Banana Bunch (own spelling DA bANANA BUNCH , freely translating as “the banana bundle” or “the banana bunch”). The soundtrack has 12 original tracks from the game, as well as 3 remix versions and a screen saver for Windows 95 and Windows 98 . Da Banana Bunch was composed by British video game music composer Grant Kirkhope . The soundtrack has a running time of 01:01:52.

The intro sequence of the game, the "DK Rap" (sometimes also "Monkey Rap" or "Affenrap", on the soundtrack CD as "Da Banana Bunch"), a rap- style music video lasting around three minutes, became particularly well known . It was sung by George Andreas and Chris Sutherland. A modified version of the DK rap sung by James W. Norwood Jr. is also included as a piece of music in Donkey Konga , Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl .

Kirkhope not only created the soundtrack, but also Donkey Kong's deep and distinctive voice. Tiny Kong was dubbed by British video game music composer Eveline Fischer , and Diddy Kong and King K Rool were voiced by Chris Sutherland.

Technical

The Expansion Pak necessary to play Donkey Kong 64.

After Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64 was the second game in the Donkey Kong series that was released entirely in 3-D graphics. The SNES predecessors were so-called side scrollers . This means that only the parts of the level in which the kongs were currently moving were displayed. The images ran horizontally from left to right or vice versa. The player looked at the game from the side and the picture was displayed in a 2D graphic. In Donkey-Kong 64 the player can move freely in the respective game worlds. The games after that, Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Wii U , were again based more on their SNES predecessors.

Along with The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Donkey Kong 64 was the only N64 game that absolutely required the Expansion Pak . This was included in the scope of the game. The Expansion Pak is a RAM expansion for the Nintendo 64 that can be plugged into the top of the console. The Expansion Pak gives the Nintendo 64 an additional 4 MB RAM, so it has a total of 8 MB RAM. The game itself uses a 256 MBit - module .

Donkey Kong 64 is also compatible with the Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak. The Rumble Pak is plugged into a socket provided on the back of the N64 controller and generates a vibration in certain game moments.

Units sold

About 5.27 million units of Donkey Kong 64 were sold worldwide. It ranks 7th among the best-selling Nintendo 64 games behind Super Mario 64 , Mario Kart 64 , GoldenEye 007 , The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time , Pokémon Stadium and Super Smash Bros.

DK64 is thus more successful than its SNES predecessors Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! , which were sold about 5.15 million and about 3.51 million times. However, DK64 could not follow the success of Donkey Kong Country , which sold around 9.30 million times.

reception

Donkey Kong 64 received consistently positive reviews from critics and testers. The renowned American website GameSpot awarded 9.0 out of 10.0 points. The German magazine M! Games gave an overall rating of 92%. On GameRankings , the average rating of the game is 86.73%. IGN and GameSpot explained that Donkey Kong 64 is still an excellent game, but not as revolutionary and groundbreaking for future games of the genre as Donkey Kong Country at the time.

Criticisms were also, for example, the camera work and the graphics of the game, and the variety of collectible items was praised. The critics also rated the proximity to the Nintendo 64 game Banjo-Kazooie - also from Rare - positive.

“[...] Donkey Kong 64 is still an excellent 3D platformer today that shouldn't be missed lightly. This game drives the collecting mania to extremes, but without the collecting of various items being irrelevant or boring. The players are constantly motivated to find one golden banana after the other, while having the next three in the back of their minds and already planning which of the five main characters can do this and which skills one has to acquire for them first. It's just fun to take on the varied and creatively designed challenges and set off with Donkey Kong in his only three-dimensional jumping adventure to date. Smaller technical difficulties such as the not always optimal camera can not spoil this fun for long, because the strengths of the game clearly outweigh the odds. So if you like the genre and are currently not overwhelmed by numerous current goods of this kind, you should definitely visit the Wii U eShop and experience the captivating Nintendo 64 adventure (again). "

- ntower.de

"[...] The graphics always remind me of ... what do you think? - right, Banjo - Kazooie! And since the graphics of Rare's 98 hit were really great, this fact can be rated positively. But one would have expected a bit more graphically with a game that doesn't run without Expansion Pak. The often cited clipping errors are there, but not often enough to disturb the fun of the game. It was said from that the game should also have a "stand", but the picture has never frozen for me. BK fans [sic!] Will have déjà-vus again and again in the 8 worlds, because some ideas from the predecessor were adopted in DK64. […] Donkey Kong 64 is a game that every N64 owner should have played at least once despite its lengthy gameplay. All those who have already liked Banjo - Kazooie can confidently access the game, because Donkey Kong 64 promises pure gaming fun for a very long time. "

- nintendofans.de

Donkey Kong 64 also received the Nintendo Power Award for Game of the Year 1999 and the E3 1999 Game Critics Award for Best Platform Game.

Advertising campaign & merchandise

Nintendo 64 in the Donkey Kong 64 edition
Nintendo 64 controller in DK 64 design

When it was launched, Donkey Kong 64 was accompanied by a massive advertising campaign. This was expressed, among other things, through advertisements in comics and magazines or a prime-time television advertisement in which reporters were bombarded with fruit and which contained a trailer.

In addition, a jungle-green Nintendo 64 and accessories in DK design were released and a collector's edition of DK64 was launched, in which the game module was yellow instead of gray. In addition, various merchandise products such as T-shirts, purses, baseball caps and various Kong figures appear.

An official game advisor was published for Donkey Kong 64 with level cards, solutions and other game tips.

Guinness world record

According to the Guinness World Records Gamer Edition 2008 , Donkey Kong is 64 with 201 golden bananas, 3500 colorful bananas, 40 banana medals, 20 banana fairies, 40 blueprints, 8 boss keys, 10 combat crowns, a Nintendo coin and a rareware coin, as well as banana coins , Watermelons and headphones the video game with the most collectable items.

Trivia

  • Donkey Kong 64 contains several references to other video games. For example, there are pictures of Kaptain K. Rool , the boss of the SNES game Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest , and the instruments from the intro of Banjo-Kazooie in Candy Kong's music store in several levels .
  • The Miracle Forest level was originally intended for Banjo-Kazooie by Rare , but was then adopted in Donkey Kong 64 with minor changes.
  • The world record for the fastest playing time to complete any task including collecting all REQUIRED items (rare games have always been mathematically incorrectly titled instead of "101% success / completion", although logically there can never be more 100% of something) is at 5h 17m 31s and was set up by FalconXFalcon on June 17, 2018 . The fastest time to reach only the end of the game ( "any"% = Engl. Some / e), has already been (rounded to whole seconds) on 23 February 2018, however, with 24m 58s through the so-called. Runner signakong reached . The relatively short time difference between the world record holder and the runner-up behind him, which with a time of 24m 59s is only a fraction of a second, is nothing unusual in professional video game speed running. However, the range between the best times in both categories - i.e. from any (see above) and full game percentage (playing through in full) - is very large compared to the generally known average values ​​of most other games. Compare with Super Mario 64: any% (70 stars) ~ 47m, 100% (120 stars) ~ 1h 39m.

particularities

  • In Donkey Kong 64 two "classic games" can be played. On the one hand the arcade game Donkey Kong , whose original machine can be found in the game world Fabrik Fatal and can be activated with the help of Donkey Kong, on the other hand the game JetPac from 1983, which can be played in Cranky's laboratory after 15 banana medals were brought to him.
  • The game has three different ending sequences. The credits shown depend on the percentage with which you end the game.

Republication

On April 2, 2015 Donkey Kong appeared 64 eShop the Wii U . It can be purchased there for € 9.99 and can be controlled with the Wii U GamePad , the Wii U Pro Controller , the Wii Remote Control and the Wii Classic Controller Pro .

literature

  • Nintendo & Shigeru Ota (editor) - Official Donkey Kong 64 game advisor, complete and detailed game presentation, 111 pages (German)
  • Club Nintendo - Edition 6/99, pages 12-19, game presentation (German)

Remarks

  1. ↑ The value is based on estimates

Individual evidence

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  28. ↑ Section "Trivia" in the article on the Fungi Forest ( English ) DK-Wiki. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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  34. ↑ Official electronic game manual for Donkey Kong 64 (eShop version), Chapter 2

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