Play Donkey Kong Country Online

Donkey Kong Country on the Game Boy Color came out in 2000, developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. It was a time when color handhelds were becoming the standard, and this was a solid conversion of the Super Nintendo game to the smaller screen. You got the full adventure in your pocket, which felt like a real accomplishment for the hardware.

You control Donkey Kong or his little buddy Diddy Kong, running and jumping through a series of side scrolling levels. Your main goal is to get through each stage, defeat the animal boss K. Rool, and reclaim your stolen banana hoard. The gameplay involves careful platforming, riding mine carts on rickety tracks, and finding all the bonus rooms hidden in barrels. It moves at a brisk pace, and some of the later levels get quite tricky with their timing. The whole experience feels like a well oiled, physical challenge from start to finish.