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{{italic title|''Donkey Kong Country'' Competition Cartridge}}
The '''Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge''' is a rare  [[SNES]] game used in the Blockbuster World Video Game Championships II event and various other video game competitions, and then sold in as [[Nintendo Power]] subscribers catalogue. Due to its rarity (reportedly only 2500 copies in existence), it has become a priced collector item and sells a lot on online auction sites such as eBay.  
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|developer=[[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''SNES'''<br>{{release|USA|November 21, 1994}}
|genre=Platformer
|modes=1 player
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=K-A}}
|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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}}
The '''''Donkey Kong Country'' Competition Cartridge''' is a cut-down competition variant of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manufactured for use in the [[Nintendo PowerFest '94]] game competition and later featured in the Blockbuster World Video Game Championships II event. Following the end of the later contest, copies of the competition cartridge were sold in a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' subscribers catalogue. Due to its rarity (the back insert states the print run was of 2,500 copies), the game has become a prized collector item.


The actual game consist of a few select levels from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' with the addition of a point counter and a few minor tweaks to encourage scoring, the goal being to score as much points as possible. The [[Donkey Kong's Treehouse| treehouse]] and [[Banana Hoard]] at the start of [[Jungle Hijinxs]] have been disabled and all of the [[Animal Token]]s in the early levels have been replaced with [[banana]] bunches, making it impossible to reach the bonus round without the usage of a cheating device. The player is also given 50 starting [[Extra Lives]] instead of the 5 as in the original game.
The actual game consists of a few select [[level]]s from ''Donkey Kong Country'' with the addition of a point counter and a few minor tweaks to encourage scoring, the goal being to score as many [[point]]s as possible. The [[DK's Tree House|tree house]] and [[banana hoard|banana cave]] at the start of [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]] have been disabled, and all of the [[animal token]]s in the early levels have been replaced with [[Banana Bunch]]es, making it impossible to reach the bonus round without the usage of a cheating device. The player is also given 50 starting [[Extra life|extra lives]] instead of the five as in the original game. The game has a time limit of five minutes, which is displayed at the center of the screen. After the allotted time, the game freezes.  


The game has a time limit of five minutes, which is displayed at the center of the screen. After the allotted time, the game freezes.
==Levels featured==
 
*[[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]]
==Levels Featured==
 
*[[Jungle Hijinxs]]
*[[Reptile Rumble]]
*[[Reptile Rumble]]
*[[Ropey Rampage]]
*[[Ropey Rampage]]
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*[[Croctopus Chase]]
*[[Croctopus Chase]]


== Gallery ==
[[File:DKC Competition Cartridge.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The cartridge]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The competition cartridge is very similar in concept and execution to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fox_(video_game)#Competition_version Star Fox Super Weekend cartridge], another video game competition variant which has become a pricey collector item.
*The competition cartridge is very similar in concept and execution to the {{wp|Star Fox (video game)#Competition version|Star Fox Super Weekend cartridge}}, another video game competition variant that has become a valuable collector item.


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0910 Snes Central article]
*[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0910 SNES Central article]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYxJzCYQ4nw Video playthrough]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYxJzCYQ4nw Video playthrough]


 
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Latest revision as of 01:16, April 18, 2023

Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge
Box art for the super rare Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge.
Developer Rareware
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date SNES
USA November 21, 1994
Genre Platformer
Rating(s)
ESRB:K-A - Kids to Adults
Mode(s) 1 player
Media
Super NES:
Game Pak
Input
Super NES:

The Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge is a cut-down competition variant of Donkey Kong Country manufactured for use in the Nintendo PowerFest '94 game competition and later featured in the Blockbuster World Video Game Championships II event. Following the end of the later contest, copies of the competition cartridge were sold in a Nintendo Power subscribers catalogue. Due to its rarity (the back insert states the print run was of 2,500 copies), the game has become a prized collector item.

The actual game consists of a few select levels from Donkey Kong Country with the addition of a point counter and a few minor tweaks to encourage scoring, the goal being to score as many points as possible. The tree house and banana cave at the start of Jungle Hijinxs have been disabled, and all of the animal tokens in the early levels have been replaced with Banana Bunches, making it impossible to reach the bonus round without the usage of a cheating device. The player is also given 50 starting extra lives instead of the five as in the original game. The game has a time limit of five minutes, which is displayed at the center of the screen. After the allotted time, the game freezes.

Levels featured[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge
The cartridge

Trivia[edit]

  • The competition cartridge is very similar in concept and execution to the Star Fox Super Weekend cartridge, another video game competition variant that has become a valuable collector item.

External links[edit]

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Donkey Kong games
Platformers Donkey Kong Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, arcade) • Donkey Kong 3 (1983, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (1984, computer) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA)
Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010, Wii) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, Wii U)
Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
DK DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, DS) (Banana Bonanza [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Rolling Panic [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Banana Grab [Unknown, Adobe Flash])
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong 64 (1999, N64) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN)
Donkey Konga Donkey Konga (2003, GC) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GC) • Donkey Konga 3 JP (2005, GC)
Racing games Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Wii)
Other Donkey Kong Circus (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Donkey Konk (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Memory Kong (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Couic d'or ! (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Picross NP Vol. 8 (2000, SFC) • Kremling Krushin (2000, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze (2003, Adobe Shockwave) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Hurling for Distance (2005, Adobe Flash) • Barrel-Blastapalooza (2005, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, arcade) • Mario vs. DK 2: Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, arcade) • Timber's Balloon Pop (2007, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong II (1983, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Classics (1988, NES) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) • Donkey Kong Country (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005, GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007, DS) • New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii, 2008) • Donkey Kong Original Edition (2010, VC) • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013, 3DS) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018, Switch) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Unnamed Donkey Kong Country proof-of-concept (Unknown, VB) • puzzle (Unknown, N64) • spritemonkeyEX (Unknown, N64) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo (2014, Wii U)
Pitches / canceled games Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (FC) • Donkey Kong parking attendant arcade game (arcade) • Donkey Kong IV (arcade) • Return of Donkey Kong (NES) • Super Donkey (SNES) • CD-i Donkey Kong game (CD-i) • Donkey Kong vs. Super Wario (SNES) • Donkey Kong and the Golden Bananas (SNES) • Ultra Donkey Kong (N64DD) • D.K.R. DMG (GB) • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (GBA) • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (GBA) • Donkey Kong Racing (GCN) • Donkey Kong Plus (GCN/GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (GCN) • Donkey Kong Country 4 (DS) • DK Bongo Blast (GCN) • Freedom (Switch)
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
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Game competitions
1980s Disk Fax tournaments
1990s Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge • Nintendo Campus Challenge 2 • World 9 challenge • Nintendo PowerFest '94 • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge • Satellaview tournaments
2000s Mario Kart Wii tournaments
2010s Nintendo World Championships (2015 • 2017)
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System / Super Famicom games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario World (1990) • Mario Paint (1992) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Mario is Missing! (1993) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Yoshi's Safari (1993) • Mario & Wario (1993) • Mario's Time Machine (1993) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994) • Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994) • Undake30 Same Game (1995) • Mario's Super Picross (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Cookie (1993) • Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie (1994) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Tetris Attack (1996)
Wario franchise Mario & Wario (1993) • Wario's Woods (1994)
Satellaview Wario no Mori Bakushō Version (1995) • Wario no Mori Futatabi (1995) • BS Super Mario USA (1996) • Yoshi no Panepon (1996) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997-1998) • Satella-Q (1995-1999)
Miscellaneous Nintendo Campus Challenge (1992) • Nintendo PowerFest '94 (1994) • Picross NP (1999-2000)
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