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{{quote|''I've been waiting a long time for this moment. Soon, Donkey Kong and his pretty little island... will be NO MORE!''|King K. Rool}}
''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' is a 1999 [[Video Games|video game]] produced by [[Rare]] and [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo 64]]. It's either a sequel to the renowned ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' trilogy on the [[Super Nintendo]] or [[Trilogy Creep|the fourth installment of said trilogy]], depending on how you look at it. The game is a 3D third-person [[Action Adventure|action]]-[[Platform Game|platformer]] set within the continuity of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' games; it was also the first of two Nintendo 64 to require the Expansion Pack to play it (the other being ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', though ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' was crippled to the point of being barely playable without it), but fortunately, it came bundled with the package. Structurally and technically, ''Donkey Kong 64'' is very similar to ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''[[Banjo Tooie]]'', especially when it comes to the enormously high amount of items to collect (each stage features, among ''many'' other things, five hundred bananas; that's five stages' worth of musical notes in ''Banjo'' terms) and in that the player characters must learn special moves before being able to use them by triggering specific button combinations at once.
The plot concerns the return of the Kremlings, that [[Exclusively Evil]] race of [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|reptilian humanoids]] that have been a pain in the Kongs' sides since the original ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', three years after the end of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. Once again, under the leadership of King K. Rool, the Kremlings have decided that if they can't have the Kongs' Island, nobody can, and so they plan to blast it right off the face of the earth with their secret weapon, the [[BFG|Blast-O-Matic]], which is stored within an enormous, high-tech armored warship version of Crocodile Isle that towers eerily over the Kongs' homeland.
As expected, Donkey Kong leaps into action, ready to bust some Kremling heads and foil their evil schemes, only to find that four of his best friends have been kidnapped and his hoard of [[MacGuffin|solid-gold giant bananas]] has once again been plundered. As DK, the player must rescue the four other Kongs (all of whom become additional player characters after rescue) and recover all the stolen bananas. Much running, jumping, brawling and dancing ensues, along with a few subplots involving an imprisoned Kong-sympathizer Kremling, a shifty technician named Snide who once worked on assembling the Blast-O-Matic but has come to hate K. Rool, and a magical Banana Fairy whose daughters have mysteriously gone missing. All of these must be resolved in order for the player to achieve 10'''1'''% completion and witness the true ending of the game.
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* [[100% Completion]]: Goes up to 101%, like the first ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: All get orange grenades. Overlaps with [[Edible Ammunition]] for all playable characters except Tiny:
** Donkey Kong - Coconuts (rifle).
** Diddy Kong - Peanuts ([[Guns Akimbo|pistols]]).
** Lanky Kong - Grapes ([[Blow Gun]]).
** Tiny Kong - Feathers (crossbow).
** Chunky Kong - Pineapples (bazooka).
** {{spoiler|Funky Kong - The Boot}}.
** Hidden Character Krusha gets Oranges (Grenade Launcher).
* [[Action Girl]]: Tiny Kong.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: As a hallmark of the series, it sure couldn't be left out here. Just check out the names of the areas, for instance:
** [[Jungle Japes]]
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** The fourth phase, K. Rool starts off by ground pounding the floor until his butt hurts. While he cringes, [[Incredible Shrinking Man|Tiny Kong]] enters through a hole in his shoe and [[Agony of the Feet|shoots feathers at his toes]] until he loses his balance and falls over.
** The fifth phase, [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|Chunky Kong]] grows into a giant, and K. Rool [[Bullfight Boss|tries to charge at Chunky]], only to get countered by a [[Punched Across the Room|hay maker]].
** Finally, after the fight,
* [[Anthropomorphic Shift]]: In this game, Donkey Kong tiptoes, walks
* [[Human Cannonball|Ape Cannonball]]: Naturally.
* [[Artistic License Music]]: Two of the playable characters' instruments don't sound like their real life counterparts. Donkey Kong's bongos are much more melodic than real bongos, but it's particularly egregious with Chunky Kong's triangle. It actually makes the sound of a celesta, a completely different instrument!
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Tiny Kong definitely qualifies for this. Diddy Kong also to a certain degree.
* [[Bamboo Technology]]
* [[Big Eater]]: Troff the pig and Scoff the hippo.
* [[Blackout Basement]]: One small area in Jungle Japes has homage to this. Also the interiors of Gloomy Galleon's sunken ships are lit by lantern fish that swim behind you.
* [[Black Sheep]]: K. Lumsy.
* [[Boss Arena Idiocy]]: For a ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' game (or, hell, a ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' game in general), this game is very light on barrels to grab and throw. However, every boss in the game that ''can'' be damaged by a barrel throw ''has'' an unlimited number of barrels in their arena. The boss of Gloomy Galleon even has electrical pylons that can electrocute it hidden beneath the water. The only one who averts this is Mad Jack
* [[The Caligula]]: King K. Rool.
* [[Camera Screw]]: Basically, any time you need to make a precise jump (Frantic Factory and Creepy Castle come to mind), expect to spend ten seconds lining up the camera.
* [[Canis Latinicus]]: The "scientific" names of the Kongs' special abilities. To name a few:
** Simian Slam (''Buttus Bashium'')
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* [[Chokepoint Geography]]: Justified by the locations of the levels being fairly well hidden, until K. Lumsy dislodges a seemingly innocent boulder.
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]:
** Donkey Kong - Yellow.
** Diddy Kong - Red.
** Lanky Kong - Blue.
** Tiny Kong - Purple.
** Chunky Kong - Green.
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]: Several areas of this game have lava where they probably shouldn't. The "lobby" to Crystal Caves, an '''ice cave''', has lava at one end. The second battle against Dogadon takes place inside a lava-surrounded arena inside '''a tree'''. Also, it's unclear if that green stuff in Creepy Castle is [[Palette Swap|Palette Swapped]] lava, or acid. And the lava in one section of that temple in Angry Aztec with the llama acts just like the quicksand in the main level.
* [[Crack! Oh, My Back!]]: If you lose a round at any point during the final battle, Cranky's attempt to encourage you not to give up ends with this.
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* [[Crosshair Aware]]: The Krack-Shot Kroc.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Cranky Kong.
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Candy Kong does this to K. Rool {{spoiler|while Funky sneaks up behind him with a boot-bazooka
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: [[Took a Level In Dumbass|Donkey]] and Chunky.
* [[Easter Egg]]: DK has a poster of a dolphin in his bedroom. "Dolphin" was the much-publicized working title of the [[Nintendo GameCube]].
* [[Embedded Precursor]]: [[Nintendo Hard|The original arcade version of the original]] ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' (from Nintendo) and [[Jetpac]] (from Rare, then known as ACG/Ultimate)
* [[Eternal Engine]]: Frantic Factory.
* [[Everything Fades]]
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* [[Expy]]:
** Tiny and Chunky for Dixie and Kiddy.
** Also the Banana Fairies for the Banana Birds in
** In addition, Lanky Kong looks like a silly version of the earlier orangutan Manky Kong. They even have rhyming names.
* [[Fartillery]]: Chunky Kong's special attack from the Banana Fairy involves him making a massive burp.
* [[Final Exam Boss]]: King Kut-Out and King K. Rool.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: The five player-character Kongs.
** Donkey Kong - [[The Hero]].
** Diddy Kong - [[The Lancer]].
** Lanky Kong - [[Kid Appeal Character]].
** Tiny Kong - [[The Chick]].
** Chunky Kong - [[The Big Guy]].
* [[Floating Continent]]: Creepy Castle is a floating in the sky.
* [[Fungus Humongous]]: Fungi Forest, which has a big mushroom that you can go inside, but not that many mushrooms overall.
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** K. Lumsy, a colossal Kong-sympathizer Kremling. Also [[Dumb Muscle]].
** Chunky, bordering to parody. He carries a bazooka and is stronger than DK, yet he plays the triangle and is afraid of heights. Also put the controller down and watch his [[Idle Animation]].
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: One of the lines in the DK Rap is "but this Kong's one ''hell'' of a guy!". This was later censored to "heck" when the song was carried over to ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee''.
* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]/[[Collection Sidequest]]: What the game is based around.
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Diddy Kong.
* [[Hammerspace]]: Where do the Kongs keep their guns? Diddy, for one, manages to store two handguns the size of his head somewhere while wearing just a hat and shirt.
* [[Heli Critter]]/[[Helicopter Hair]]: Tiny Kong, [[Expy|just like]] [[Donkey Kong Country|Dixie]].
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* [[Hub Level]]: The DK Isles.
* [[Huge Rider, Tiny Mount]]: Averted. Whenever Tiny needs a ride from Squawks, she has to shrink herself down first.
* [[Idle Animation]]:
** Donkey Kong:
** Diddy Kong: eats an orange.
** Lanky Kong:
** Tiny Kong:
** Chunky Kong:
** A few of the enemies have [[Idle Animation|Idle Animations]] too.
* [[Interface Screw]]: When Chunky boards the sailing ship on the Gloomy Galleon level to get his Golden Banana there, this happens after his dance. The screen wavers wildly, he leans back with his arms down (while walking), and the directional controls are reversed (implying seasickness).
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* [[Leimotif]]: Every level has one, including the [[Hub Level]]. Nearly every track in each level is a remix of its trademark melody.
* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: The music falters when the Kremlings have engine trouble in the intro. [[Percussive Maintenance]] gets the machine started again and the music back in tune.
* [[Lighthouse Point]]: Gloomy Galleon.
* [[Live Item]]: The Banana Fairies.
* [[Lovable Coward]]: Chunky. On the character selection screen, highlight anyone else and he'll start to taunt the camera; roll over to ''him''
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Cranky Kong.
* [[Mayincatec]]: Angry Aztec.
* [[No Fair Cheating]]: Using any Gameshark code in this game will cause DK to spasm uncontrollably throughout the game. Even in the opening. Also, your cartridge will be permanently damaged if you save.
* [[Nostalgia Filter]]: As expected of the character, Cranky reminesces about how much better games were in his day.
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* [[Percussive Maintenance]]: During the intro cutscene, one of the Kremling technicians uses this to fix the Blast-O-Matic.
* [[Pokémon-Speak]]: The Kasplats.
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Power of Rock]]: Playing the Kongs' musical instruments will defeat all Kremlings and baddies within earshot.
* [[Powerup Mount]]: Rambi, Engarde
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: During the rap, one line says that Chunky's "one hell of a guy
** Censored to "heck" when Nintendo rerecorded the rap for the [[Same Content Different Rating|T-rated]] ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
* [[Punny Name]]: King K. Rool, K. Lumsy
* [[Racing Mini Game]]: There are... well, quite a ''lot'' of them.
* [[Ret Canon]]: Cranky Kong mixing potions like in the CGI cartoon.
* [[Shifting Sand Land]]: Angry Aztec.
* [[Shout-Out]]: One area has you climbing up a tower using platforms that move in and out
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: Crystal Caves.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Tiny's the only girl out of the five playable characters.
* [[Solve the Soup Cans]]: Any golden banana that doesn't involve a mini-game barrel is usually this. Sometimes they overlap.
* [[Spirit Advisor]]: The ghost of Wrinkly Kong.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: This game owes ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' big time for its existence.
* [[Super Not-Drowning Skills]]: Pretty strange that this trope would show up when you consider that this game is based on ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', which both had oxygen meters. Also, ''Banjo-Tooie'', ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
** [[Fridge Brilliance|None of the Donkey Kong Country games had oxygen meters.]]
* [[Surfer Dude]]: Funky Kong.
** [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Funky Kong, the AMMO store owner. [[Surfer Dude]] turned [[Badass]]?
*** {{spoiler|At the end, while Candy Kong distracts K. Rool, Funky kicks his ass [[Literal Ass-Kicking|(literally)]] by shooting a giant boot out of a gun
* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]: King K Rool says this in one between level cinematic.
* [[Theme Tune Rap]]: The "DK Rap". Composer Grant Kirkhope would like to make it perfectly clear that the rap was ''supposed'' to [[Stylistic Suck|sound really lame]].
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* [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]]: Oh so very many. Not even counting the various races and slides, over half the Golden Bananas have to be earned from Bonus Barrels, which transport you to Bonus Stages, many of which don't even feature you directly controlling the Kongs.
* [[Vader Breath]]: King K. Rool.
* [[Video Game Flight]]: Diddy Kong can fly with Rocketbarrels
* [[You Have Researched Breathing|You Have Imbibed The Research For Breathing]]: Donkey Kong needs a potion before he learns how to pull a lever, Lanky needs one before he can do handstands, Diddy needs one before he can perform a charging headbutt, and Chunky needs a potion in order to throw a haymaker.
** Though they COULD be justified as giving strength to pull highly rusted levers, stamina to stay in a handstand, the skull toughness for it not to hurt and the ability to punch hard enough. The Rocket pack thing is beyond me though.
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