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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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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
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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
Related Web Sites
- Donkey Kong 64 at Wikipedia (Provides useful information about Donkey Kong 64 which is free to edit by anyone.)
Knyght (710) added Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64) on Jul 25, 2001
Other platforms contributed by Michael Cassidy (21142)
Credits (59 people)
47 developers, 12 thanks
Development Team:
George Andreas, Simon Craddick, Eveline Novakovic, Matthew Grover, Brendan Gunn, Robert Harrison, Steve Horsburgh, Grant Kirkhope, Chris Peil, Neil Pryce, Mark Stevenson, Carl Tilley, Richard Vaucher, Andrew Wilson, Richard Wilson, Chris Woods
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