Donkey Kong Country: Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II
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This special edition of Donkey Kong Country is a competition cartridge. Nintendo manufactured only 2,500 copies. The game was originally used for Nintendo PowerFest '94, where it was the final competition between the two finalists to decide who would be crowned the 1994 Nintendo World Champion. It was later used during another competition, the Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II, where it got its name. Afterwards, the cartridges were sold exclusively to subscribers of Nintendo Power.
The game itself is largely identical to the retail cartridge, but several limitations were added to make it suitable for competitions. Most notably, a timer has been added, only allowing for five minutes of gameplay, after which the game simply freezes. Only a few select levels are playable (a total of 11, of which only 8 randomly chosen levels are available per playthrough), most of which which are not presented in normal order, and many being skipped altogether. The game starts immediately at the first level, Jungle Hijinxs, and upon exiting the level, goes immediately to the next, without showing the map. Animal Tokens in the early levels are replaced with banana bunches. In Jungle Hijinxs, Donkey Kong's Tree House and the Banana Hoard cave are inaccessible. There was also an addition: at the start of the game, instead of 5 Extra Lives, players are given 50.
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Players at the second Blockbuster World Video Game Championships could choose to also compete on a Genesis. Instead of Donkey Kong Country on the SNES, These players had to play a combination of two games. In NBA Jam Tournament Edition, only the first quarter was played and players earned a score calculated by total points scored, three pointers scored, and a win bonus. The other game was Judge Dredd where players had to put up as high of a score as they could before their time was up. Unlike the SNES cartridge that could be won, the Genesis cartridge was never meant for the public to have as they were supposed to be destroyed, although some cartridges still exist and are considered a collector's item.
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Game added by Michael Cassidy.
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Game added November 7, 2014. Last modified June 19, 2023.