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{{Infobox | {{Infobox | ||
|title=Donkey Kong Country ''Competition Cartridge | |||
|image=[[File:DKC Competition Cartridge Boxart.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[File:DKC Competition Cartridge Boxart.jpg|250px]] | ||
|developer=[[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]] | |developer=[[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]] | ||
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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 '''''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 [[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]] bunches, making it impossible to reach the bonus round without the usage of a cheating device. The player is also given 50 starting [[Extra | 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 [[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]] bunches, 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 5 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 | ==Levels featured== | ||
*[[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]] | *[[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]] | ||
*[[Reptile Rumble]] | *[[Reptile Rumble]] | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
[[File:DKC Competition Cartridge.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The cartridge | [[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 {{wp|Star Fox (video game)#Competition version|Star Fox Super Weekend cartridge}}, another video game competition variant which has become a valuable 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 which has become a valuable collector item. | ||
==External | ==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] | ||
{{Game competitions}} | {{Game competitions}} | ||
{{SNES}} | {{SNES}} | ||
[[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System Games]] | [[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System Games]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country]] | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country]] | ||