Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!: Difference between revisions

In 2007/2008, the original version was ported to the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]]. On November 25, 2012, for reasons unknown, ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' and the previous two ''Donkey Kong Country'' games were delisted from the Wii Virtual Console;<ref>[http://gimmegimmegames.com/2012/11/nintendo-removing-all-donkey-kong-country-games-from-virtual-console/ Nintendo removing all Donkey Kong Country games from Virtual Console - Gimme Gimme Games]</ref> on October 30, 2014, the games were relisted in Europe and Australia. Around the same time, ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' was released for the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in Europe and Australia, in Japan in November 2014, and in the United States and Canada in February 2015. For handhelds, the game was ported exclusively to the [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in May/June 2016. It was made available on [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on December 18, 2020.

Unlike the first two ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, the Game Boy Advance remake has no opening sequence, a distinction of which is shared with ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''. The whole backstory is described from the manual in both versions. The Game Boy Advance version's start-up sequence might show how Donkey Kong and Diddy were kidnapped, because it starts underwater from the perspective of a diving mask; the Knautilus suddenly charges into the Nintendo logo, then the Rare logo, and closes in and "swallows" the camera. The next shot shows the title screen and the Knautilus partially submerged in the waters of the Northern Kremisphere.

|Quawks is the purple counterpart of Squawks. Unlike him, Quawks cannot spit coconuts but is able to carry a barrel in its talons.

|Each level in [[Krematoa]] gives the player a cog when it is completed. There are five cogs total, which are used to operate a machine inside [[Boomer (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|Boomer's]] cabin. When each one is given to the bear, the Kong can fight Baron K. Roolenstein in his submarine, Knautilus.

The game features several items that must be traded between the Brothers Bears in order for the Kongs to collect all of the [[Banana Bird]]s. They are required to trade if the Kongs want to complete their adventure completely. Note that some items are earned from defeating bosses and do not need to be traded with the bears. Some items must also be traded differently in the Game Boy Advance version. Below shows the items and descriptions on them, as well as what the Kongs should do with the objects.

Various barrels appear throughout the game. They are the main objects in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, and they have many different purposes. Below is a list of each barrel and a brief description on them.  

The game features many levels in which the Kongs must travel through to complete the game. The Kongs have to get to the end of each level, excluding the secret levels in Krematoa, in order to meet Baron K. Roolenstein at Kastle Kaos and rescue [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]. Every level, excluding boss stages and Rocket Rush, have at least two or three Bonus Levels in them, which are hidden throughout the levels. Note that the following table lists the levels in the original order on the SNES version of the game.

Players can enter [[Cheat code|codes]] in both the Super Nintendo and Game Boy Advance version of the game, resulting in gameplay changes.

*'''MERRY''' – All the bonus levels will have a Christmas theme, turning [[star (Donkey Kong Country series)|star]]s into ornaments and [[green banana]]s into presents. Additionally, different bonus level music will play. If entered before starting a new file, the effects will be permanent to that file; if entered before starting an existing file, the effect only lasts until the game is reset.

*'''TUFST''' – All the [[Star Barrel]]s are removed. If entered before starting a new file, almost all the [[DK Barrel]]s will additionally be removed; the effects will be permanent to that file. If entered before starting an existing file, the effect only lasts until the game is reset. If the game is fully beaten with this code activated from the start, the player will have a score of 105% instead of the standard 103%.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': King K. Rool uses his helicopter pack from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' in this game as one of his attacks. Baron K. Roolenstein, [[Ellie the Elephant]], and [[Kiddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] in a [[Hover Craft]] are [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]s.

As with the other ''Donkey Kong Country'' remakes on the [[Game Boy Advance]], the ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' remake was coded from scratch.<ref name="DK Vine">[http://www.dkvine.com/features/stamped_dkcgba.html DK Vine: The Donkey Kong Country GBA Trilogy]</ref> Though the developers tried to be as true to the original version as possible, some changes were made to improve some mechanics and the level design. [[Ellie the Elephant]]'s and the toboggan controls were specifically cited by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] employee Paul Rahme as elements the team tried to improve.<ref name="DK Vine"></ref>

|align="left"|"''On the whole, Donkey Kong Country 3 doesn't make the same leap that Donkey Kong Country 2 did over the first Donkey Kong Country. Nonetheless, people who enjoy DKC's unique blend of platforming and bonus games will appreciate the subtle improvements that this latest game introduces.''"

*This is the only ''Donkey Kong Country'' game not to have a Time Attack mode in any version, despite Riverside Race being the only time attack level of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy.