Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64)

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Description

Donkey Kong 64 is similar to Rareware's other Nintendo 64 platformer series, Banjo Kazooie, but starring Donkey Kong and his friends from the Donkey Kong Country games. Several new features have been added to the game, like being able to change between different characters with different weapons and abilities.

As with many platformer games players will run around the various levels, jumping, swimming, and climbing where needed. Each level has multiple objectives, such as collecting DK's stolen golden bananas, collecting bananas color coded to each of the five characters, and miscellaneous other objects that need to be found to eventually complete 100% of the game. The player starts only being able to choose Donkey Kong, and must rescue the other four characters from the early levels before they can be used. By visiting Cranky Kong in each level more moves can be learned for each character, allowing them to complete challenges and reach sections in levels that were previously inaccessible.

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Promo Images

Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "DK64" -- Common abbreviation
• "ドンキーコング６４" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Fish
• Animals: Primates (monkeys or apes)
• Console Generation Exclusive: Nintendo 64
• Donkey Kong games
• Gameplay feature: Game completion percentage
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Gameplay feature: Photography
• Games made into books
• Games with hidden / unlockable full games
• Setting: Aquatic / Underwater

User Reviews

It's... Banjo-Kazooie. Except with a little... no, it's Banjo.	Vance (101)	unrated
Very Good Game Marred by Item Collecting	SamandMax (78)	unrated
A beautifully constructed game	gamewarrior (5048)

Critic Reviews

64 Power / big.N / N Games	Nov, 1999	95 out of 100	95
Gamers Europe	Mar 25, 2002	9.5 out of 10	95
Power Unlimited	Dec, 1999	9.3 out of 10	93
Retroage	Jan 30, 2008	9.3 out of 10	93
Nintendojo	Jan 21, 2000	9.2 out of 10	92
Gaming Target	Jun 22, 2000	9.1 out of 10	91
Netjak	Apr 29, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Game Critics	Jan 11, 2000	9 out of 10	90
PGNx Media	Apr 30, 2004	8.4 out of 10	84
Game Freaks 365	2002	6.7 out of 10	67

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Edit.	1	GAMEBOY COLOR! (2002) Mar 17, 2009

Trivia

Expansion Pak

This game was originally shipped with the N64 memory Expansion Pak included in the box, as this was one of the first games to require it.

Mini games

In the game, you get to play the arcade classics Donkey Kong and Jetpac during different stages.

Awards

• Total! (Germany)
  • Issue 01/2000 - Best N64 Platformer in 1999

Information also contributed by Kalrac

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