Donkey Kong Country (video game): Difference between revisions

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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: The speckled eggs that Squawks the parrot fires from its mouth.

** Not to mention that in 64, four out of six Kongs use ''[[Edible Ammunition|food]]'' as ammo, another uses feathers, and one uses an all-mighty boot.

* [[~~Added Alliterative Appeal~~]]: Almost all the levels in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series use either this trope or [[Sublime Rhyme]] for the level names ("Hot-head Hop" "Gusty Glades," etc) Most of the rest rely on [[Just for Pun]]; see [[Viewers Are Geniuses]] below.

* [[Alliteration]]: Almost all the levels in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series use either this trope or [[Sublime Rhyme]] for the level names ("Hot-head Hop" "Gusty Glades," etc) Most of the rest rely on [[Just for Pun]]; see [[Viewers Are Geniuses]] below.

* [[Adipose Rex]]: King K. Rool.

* [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]: King Zing in Rambi Rumble.

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* [[Battle Couple]]: Diddy and Dixie Kong in ''DKC2''.

* [[Battle Theme Music]]: Each game in the series has one score used for normal boss battles and another for K. Rool.

* [[Behind the Black]]: This concept's used in force to make [[~~Hundred-Percent~~ Completion]] [[Nintendo Hard|damn near impossible]], especially given how [[Gotta Catch Them All|many collectible items]] are in the [[Updated Rerelease|GBA remakes]]. Fortunately, Rare was merciful enough to give occasional hints of secrets: [[Follow the Money|that banana is visible through those tree leaves / half-off-screen / in that "bottomless" pit for a reason]], and [[Camera Screw|the field of view might gradually pan down / up / ahead]], in preparation for a [[Leap of Faith]]. Slow down a bit and watch for it carefully.

* [[Behind the Black]]: This concept's used in force to make [[100% Completion]] [[Nintendo Hard|damn near impossible]], especially given how [[Gotta Catch Them All|many collectible items]] are in the [[Updated Rerelease|GBA remakes]]. Fortunately, Rare was merciful enough to give occasional hints of secrets: [[Follow the Money|that banana is visible through those tree leaves / half-off-screen / in that "bottomless" pit for a reason]], and [[Camera Screw|the field of view might gradually pan down / up / ahead]], in preparation for a [[Leap of Faith]]. Slow down a bit and watch for it carefully.

* [[BFS]]: Kleever from ''DKC2''. Kutlasses from the same game [[Dual-Wielding|carries two cutlasses]] larger than themselves.

* [[Big Bad]]: King K. Rool

* [[Bleak Level]]: The caverns.

* [[Bonus Stage]]: The 2D games are absolutely loaded with hidden bonus areas of varying kinds. Finding them (and in [DKC2 and 3, ''winning them'') is often necessary for achieving [[~~Hundred-Percent~~ Completion]]. {{spoiler|1=In order to do this for DKC or DKC2, you'll have to find a bonus stage hidden ''[[Guide Dang It|inside another bonus stage]]''. Not funny, Rare!}}

* [[Bonus Stage]]: The 2D games are absolutely loaded with hidden bonus areas of varying kinds. Finding them (and in [DKC2 and 3, ''winning them'') is often necessary for achieving [[100% Completion]]. {{spoiler|1=In order to do this for DKC or DKC2, you'll have to find a bonus stage hidden ''[[Guide Dang It|inside another bonus stage]]''. Not funny, Rare!}}

* [[Boss Only Level]]: ''Every'' boss.

* [[Bootstrapped Theme]]: Simian Segue (also known as the [[Jungle Japes]] theme) is without a doubt the most popular music from the series, and is essentially used as the series' theme.

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* [[Huge Rider, Tiny Mount]]: Donkey Kong and Winky and Expresso, later Kiddy and Squawks and Squitter. Rattly got off easy...

* [[Humanoid Female Animal]]: Of the Kongs from DKC, Candy is the most human looking; the next Kong to get this treatment is Tiny [[She's All Grown Up|after her age up]].

* [[~~Hundred-Percent~~ Completion]]: Played with. DKC 1 actually goes up to 101%, DKC 2 goes up to 102%, and DKC3 goes up to 103%. You can even take the last one up to 105% by using a special cheat code which makes the game harder.

* [[100% Completion]]: Played with. DKC 1 actually goes up to 101%, DKC 2 goes up to 102%, and DKC3 goes up to 103%. You can even take the last one up to 105% by using a special cheat code which makes the game harder.

** Strangely, ''Donkey Kong Land III'' also goes up to 103%, but the first two DKL games only went up to 100%.

* [[Hyperactive Sprite]]: Whichever Kong's following you in ''DKC3''. Probably the code to make them stand still got removed to make space in a 32 megabit cartridge.