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** The cave level theme gets really creepy at one part in particular.
** The cave level theme gets really creepy at one part in particular.
* [[Ho Yay]]: Several jokes implying that the crocs are gay pop up in "Four Weddings and a Coconut".
* [[Ho Yay]]: Several jokes implying that the crocs are gay pop up in "Four Weddings and a Coconut".
* [[It's Short, So It Sucks]]: A common complaint about ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. It is more often the main complaint about ''Donkey Kong Land 1'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 3''.
* [[It's Short, So It Sucks]]: A common complaint about ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. It is more often the main complaint about ''Donkey Kong Land 1'' and ''Donkey Kong Land III''.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: [[Gaming in The Clinton Years|If you don't buy this game]], '''[[You Suck|you are stupid!]]''' [[Retsupurae|Yes, I know that's insulting, but it's also the truth]].
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: "[[Gaming in The Clinton Years|If you don't buy this game]], '''[[You Suck|you are stupid!]]''' [[Retsupurae|Yes, I know that's insulting, but it's also the truth]]."
* [[More Popular Spinoff]]: More people seem to be familiar with this series than the original ''[[Donkey Kong]]''.
* [[More Popular Spinoff]]: More people seem to be familiar with this series than the original ''[[Donkey Kong]]''.
* [[Most Annoying Sound]]: Courtesy of the [[Game Boy Advance]] port of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zwe-TmMF7A&feature=player_detailpage#t=23s NAAA-HAAA-HAAAAA...!]"
* [[Most Annoying Sound]]: Courtesy of the [[Game Boy Advance]] port of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zwe-TmMF7A&feature=player_detailpage#t=23s NAAA-HAAA-HAAAAA...!]"
* [[Most Wonderful Sound]]:
* [[Most Wonderful Sound]]: The "AAWNK" noise that some enemies make when being defeated is always good for a laugh. Especially when it echoes.
** The "AAUGH" noise that some enemies make when being defeated is always good for a laugh. Especially when it echoes.
** Also, when you have one Kong, and you are traversing a tough level, the sound of a Kong in a DK barrel makes a great [[Hope Spot]].
** Also, when you have one Kong, and you are traversing a tough level, the sound of a Kong in a DK barrel makes a great [[Hope Spot]].
** The chimes you hear when you reach the goal of a level also count.
** When you beat the bosses in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' with the right timing, you can flail the wiimote like crazy, which causes DK to massively pummel the Tiki controlling the boss. The more punches he gives, the more awesome it sounds.
* [[MST3K Mantra]]: It's probably best not to ask how a parrot can fly around while holding two apes in his claws.
* [[MST3K Mantra]]: It's probably best not to ask how a parrot can fly around while holding two apes in his claws.
* [[Never Live It Down]]: [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] will never live down saying "''Donkey Kong Country'' proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good." He said this because he was working on ''[[Yoshi's Island]]'' at the time, and there was a lot of pressure for him to make it look like ''Donkey Kong Country'' (the game still turned out awesome-looking though). He stated in a [http://wii.ign.com/articles/110/1100039p3.html recent interview] that he does like ''Donkey Kong Country'', saying that he worked closely with [[Rare]] on the project.
* [[Never Live It Down]]: [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] will never live down saying "''Donkey Kong Country'' proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good." He said this because he was working on ''[[Yoshi's Island]]'' at the time, and there was a lot of pressure for him to make it look like ''Donkey Kong Country'' (the game still turned out awesome-looking though). He stated in a [http://wii.ign.com/articles/110/1100039p3.html recent interview] that he does like ''Donkey Kong Country'', saying that he worked closely with [[Rare]] on the project.