Weinberger, Matt (August 15, 2015). "The 11 top-grossing video games of all time". Business Insider . Retrieved February 24, 2023. Collura, Scott (December 10, 2016). "War for the Planet of the Apes: Trailer commentary by director Matt Reeves". IGN . Retrieved October 21, 2019. So basically, this game reinvented the character Donkey Kong from being a King Kong caricature into a worthy personality. Nintendo didn’t even consider Donkey Kong to be worthy enough to do the game themselves. Exactly those games you placed above it were from the time when Nintendo treated Donkey Kong as a King Kong caricature that you barely could play as. Kalata, Kurt (January 25, 2016). "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest". Hardcore Gaming 101 . Retrieved November 9, 2023.

As an aside, most people sat DKC2 is the best DKC game. I concur with this. However if you say a different DK game (Not Tropical Freeze obviously) is better and have a solid reason for that, that's cool, everyone has their own opinion. is completely mental and a clear display of absolute ignorance to the genius that DKC SNES is. What you did is equivalent to putting Mario Bros. NES above Super Mario Bros. In a “Best Mario Games Of All Time” because the game is fun and it's a very good port.a b c d e Nix, Marc (September 14, 2010). "IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros". IGN. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019 . Retrieved December 9, 2019. Undercover Lover (December 1994). "Gorilla game design". GamePro. Vol.6, no.12. Needham: International Data Group. pp.54–55. ISSN 1042-8658. The original Donkey Kong is a popular competitive video game. The Daily Telegraph called it "the most fiercely contested video game of all time", [209] while Polygon wrote that achieving the highest score "is probably the most coveted arcade game world record". [210] The King of Kong (2007), a documentary film directed by Seth Gordon, [211] brought Donkey Kong 's competitive culture to prominence. [210] It follows two players, Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell, in their respective attempts to obtain and maintain the world record. [211] The Telegraph described Donkey Kong competition as bitter and said the heated rivalries between players contribute to the game's lasting appeal. [209] Harris, Craig (January 23, 2007). "Diddy Kong Racing DS Hands-On". IGN . Retrieved February 19, 2023.

a b c Waugh, Eric-Jon Rossel (August 30, 2006). "A short history of Rare". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016 . Retrieved July 17, 2017. Kalata, Kurt (January 25, 2016). "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!". Hardcore Gaming 101 . Retrieved November 6, 2023. IGN (August 6, 2023). The Most Emotional Video Game Music in the Unlikeliest of Places . Retrieved August 12, 2023– via YouTube. Gilbert, Henry (September 23, 2014). "Nintendo trivia - 64 little known facts about the gaming giant". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved November 15, 2023.The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time". slantmagazine.com. June 9, 2014. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. a b Gilbert, Henry (February 21, 2014). "The History of Donkey Kong". GamesRadar+. pp.1–2 . Retrieved November 14, 2023. Both Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Country are frequently cited as two of the best video games of all time; the former for its impact on the golden age of arcade video games, [180] [181] [182] and the latter for its "groundbreaking" usage of pre-rendered 3D graphics and atmospheric music. [183] [184] [185] Maxim included Donkey Kong Country at number 14 on their list of 'The 30 Best Video Game Franchises of All Time', describing the series as "some of the best platforming games on Nintendo's consoles". [186] In the 2017 book the 100 Greatest Video Game Franchises, Donkey Kong is characterized as "a symbol, representing both the timelessness and timeliness of video games". [187] Brett Cardaro of Comic Book Resources placed Donkey Kong at number 10 on his list of the '15 Best Nintendo Franchises'. [188] Sales [ edit ] Gerstmann, Jeff (May 17, 2006). "Mario vs. Donkey Kong Review". GameSpot . Retrieved November 5, 2023.