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[[Image: SwankyKong.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Swanky Kong'''.]] | [[Image: SwankyKong.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Swanky Kong'''.]] | ||
'''Swanky Kong''' is a member of the Kong | '''Swanky Kong''' is a member of the [[Kong Family]] and a flashy entrepreneur. | ||
==''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''== | |||
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', he hosts a game show called [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]. [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] would pay Swanky, the game show’s host, some money and attempt to answer trivia questions about the game. If they answered correctly, they would be rewarded with extra lives. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Swanky's role remains relatively the same, except now he has [[Candy Kong]] as his assistant on the show. | |||
[[Image:DKC3Swanky.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Swanky appearing in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''.]] | ==''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''== | ||
After Crocodile Isle was destroyed, Swanky decided to seek a new venture. In '' | [[Image:DKC3Swanky.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Swanky appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]''.]] | ||
After Crocodile Isle was destroyed, Swanky decided to seek a new venture. In ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Swanky hosts an on-the-road throwing contest in a circus tent called [[Swanky's Sideshow]]. Travelers can pay Swanky a certain number of [[Bear Coin]]s to compete in a variety of throwing contests against a skilled competitor - [[Cranky Kong]]. If a contestant can best the elderly Kong, Swanky will reward them with [[Banana]]s and [[Bear Coin]]s. In the Game Boy Advance version, Swanky opens up a virtual reality dome where [[Dixie Kong]] (and only Dixie Kong - [[Kiddy Kong]] cannot participate for some reason) can compete in a gold star collecting mini-game. | |||
In the Game Boy Advance version | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Swanky’s tent from the Super Nintendo version ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong's field in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. Swanky himself can be seen on a wooden billboard in the game as well. | * Swanky’s tent from the Super Nintendo version ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong's field in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. Swanky himself can be seen on a wooden billboard in the game as well. | ||
* In the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' Swanky wears the same blue coat as he does in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. In the original version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Swanky wears a yellow vest with a diamond-topped cane. | |||
* In the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' Swanky wears the same blue coat as he does in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. In the original version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' Swanky wears a yellow vest with a diamond-topped cane. | * Swanky and Candy are the only [[Kong]]s who have yet to be playable. | ||
* Swanky | |||
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Revision as of 22:25, December 30, 2007
Swanky Kong is a member of the Kong Family and a flashy entrepreneur.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
In Donkey Kong Country 2, he hosts a game show called Swanky's Bonus Bonanza. Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong would pay Swanky, the game show’s host, some money and attempt to answer trivia questions about the game. If they answered correctly, they would be rewarded with extra lives. In the Game Boy Advance version, Swanky's role remains relatively the same, except now he has Candy Kong as his assistant on the show.
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
File:DKC3Swanky.jpg
Swanky appearing in Donkey Kong Country 3.
After Crocodile Isle was destroyed, Swanky decided to seek a new venture. In Donkey Kong Country 3, Swanky hosts an on-the-road throwing contest in a circus tent called Swanky's Sideshow. Travelers can pay Swanky a certain number of Bear Coins to compete in a variety of throwing contests against a skilled competitor - Cranky Kong. If a contestant can best the elderly Kong, Swanky will reward them with Bananas and Bear Coins. In the Game Boy Advance version, Swanky opens up a virtual reality dome where Dixie Kong (and only Dixie Kong - Kiddy Kong cannot participate for some reason) can compete in a gold star collecting mini-game.
Trivia
- Swanky’s tent from the Super Nintendo version Donkey Kong Country 3 makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong's field in Mario Superstar Baseball. Swanky himself can be seen on a wooden billboard in the game as well.
- In the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3 Swanky wears the same blue coat as he does in Donkey Kong Country 2. In the original version of Donkey Kong Country 3, Swanky wears a yellow vest with a diamond-topped cane.
- Swanky and Candy are the only Kongs who have yet to be playable.
