Apr 27, 2017
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Another nice retro gaming blog! Check it out if you want!! =)
Waiting for the summer to finally come! =)
Nintendo will follow up its smash hit NES microconsole with a mini version of the SNES, sources close to the company have confirmed to Eurogamer.…
SNES Mini to replace NES Mini console this year according to Eurogamer.net
Nintendo admitted that NES mini was never intended to be a permanent product. SNES mini has been confirmed by insider sources to hit the markets this year and most probably during christmas period, when consumer electronic sales traditionally reach an annual peak.
Are you getting one? :D
Donkey Kong Country - Nintendo Snes (1994)
DKC was developed by Rare and published by Ninty for the SNES system. It was presented to the market as the answer to Sega’s 32X addon for the Mega Drive system. I still remember the negative advertisement against Sega’s “innovation”. Beyond the aggressive marketing tactics, Nintendo put out a game that had taken a classic character from the arcade days and revamped him into a great platform video game.
At the beginning of the game, DK realises that King K. Rool and his Kremling followers have raided his banana hoard under his nose. After a moment of authentic primate dissapointment, he and his fellow Diddy Kong embark on a journey to reach the top of the island and give King Rool his fair share of beating while getting his precious bananas back.
The game was one of the first to use pre-rendered 3D graphics with fully 3D objects. Rare also developed a compression technology in house that allowed them to incorporate more detail and animation for each sprite named ACM.
The music is also atmospheric and percussive. Most of it was composed by David Wise with Eveline Fischer and Robin Beanland also contributing. The music varies according to each natural environment the characters find themselves in. Sound effects are also very precise and are carefully integrated with the surroundings.
The areas also vary from jungles to snowy mountains to caves to crystal filled underground complexes to waste dystopias to mine carts to tree top villages to...........well you get the point. Back in the day there was no other game with so many backgrounds. Secret puzzles and secret areas are also abundant in the game.
Last but not least you have a few animal friends that add up to Donkey and Diddy’s abilities. Oh yeah! About those...Donkey can beat some mobs due to his size and strength and also he can slam the ground revealing bananas and other secrest. However, Donkey relies on Diddy to reach some areas as he is faster and can jump higher. Your animal friends on the other hand have abilities that help you reach secret areas or overcome obstacles and stages faster. For example Rambi the Rhino can run fast and break down walls, Winky the Frog jump attacks enemies that even Donkey cannot defeat and Squawks the Parrot lights your path in dark caves.
Overall, Donkey Kong Country was mostly innovative for its time, it was a huge financial success and it prolonged the SNES console’s life cycle.
Final Verdict: 11/10. Why? Because I can. It was so much fun that you could have your family getting entertained while you felll in the mine undergrounds while riding your mine cart for the 123rd time. If you need a reason to buy a SNES console from the second hand market this is it. Enjoy it!