Play Donkey Kong 64 Online

Donkey Kong 64 came out for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. It was one of those big, ambitious 3D platformers that defined the N64 era, a game that felt massive when you first popped the cartridge in.

You control a crew of five Kongs, including Donkey and Diddy, each with their own special moves. Your main goal is to rescue your friends and stop King K. Rool, which involves exploring large, multi-level worlds. The game is built around collecting a huge number of items; you need to gather golden bananas, colored bananas, battle crowns, and special coins for each character. Because each Kong can only collect certain items, you are constantly switching between them to fully clear an area. The pacing can be deliberate, even slow, as you methodically cover the same ground with different characters to find everything. Playing it feels like a long, involved treasure hunt across a vibrant island.