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===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
The first actual world of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] was called [[Big-City]], and is most likely the same location. A snippet from page 15 of the ''Donkey Kong Land'' manual says: "Travel by zeppelin to Donkey Kong's favorite stomping ground, Big City. The sight of that familiar skyline might bring back fond memories, but don't waste your time sightseeing when there are Kremlings around!" The strategy review in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' further states this with a screenshot caption stating "Cranky used to roll barrels at [[Mario|a plumber]] in the construction site here", being a direct homage to the the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game. The [[Metro Kingdom]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' has likewise been confirmed to be the place where Mario confronted Donkey Kong in the past,<ref>{{ref quote|You might stumble across some graffiti in New Donk City. This piece has some kind of link to the city's history...|Nintendo of America|[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/918400873499365376 on Twitter]}}</ref> which implies that New Donk City has a direct connection with both Big Ape City and Big-City.
The first actual world of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] was called [[Big-City]], and may be the same location. A snippet from page 15 of the ''Donkey Kong Land'' manual says: "Travel by zeppelin to Donkey Kong's favorite stomping ground, Big City. The sight of that familiar skyline might bring back fond memories, but don't waste your time sightseeing when there are Kremlings around!" The strategy review in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' further states this with a screenshot caption stating "Cranky used to roll barrels at [[Mario|a plumber]] in the construction site here", being a direct homage to the the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game, though Mario was a carpenter in said game. The [[Metro Kingdom]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' has likewise been confirmed to be the place where Mario confronted Donkey Kong in the past,<ref>{{ref quote|You might stumble across some graffiti in New Donk City. This piece has some kind of link to the city's history...|Nintendo UK|[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/918400873499365376 on Twitter]}}</ref> which implies that New Donk City has a direct connection with both Big Ape City and Big-City.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=大都会
|Jap=大都会
|JapR=Daitokai
|JapR=Daitokai
|JapM=Megalopolis
|JapM=
|Spa=Gran ciudad de los monos
|Spa=Gran ciudad de los monos
|SpaM=Literal translation}}
|SpaM=Literal translation}}