The SNES is a console that I really need more experience with. Although I have completed games on it such as Super Mario World, Panel de Pon (The original Japanese version of Tetris Attack), Kirby Super Star, and Kirby’s Dream Land 3, as well as starting many other games, there are still a ton of games on the Super Nintendo that I’ve always wanted to play, but I never did. Donkey Kong Country is one of those games, along with its two sequels, and now that I’ve gotten the chance to complete it through the Nintendo Switch Online’s SNES streaming service, I’m really mad that I didn’t get to play this game sooner.
One of the key differences between the Donkey Kong Country series and the Super Mario series would be the much harder difficulty that is present in the former series, and while Donkey Kong Country is definitely a challenging game, I never felt cheated by it. Every death felt fair, and they also only made me want to get back into the level and get past whatever killed me. The level design in Donkey Kong Country is terrific, and the atmosphere of these levels were was great thanks to the game’s blend of 3D models and 16-bit backgrounds.
Along with the visuals, one of the most atmospheric parts of Donkey Kong Country would have to be David Wise’s fantastic and iconic score. The music in Donkey Kong Country contains a wide variety of instruments and sounds, and they all capture the feeling of each level perfectly. I’m genuinely surprised by just how much I loved Donkey Kong Country, and now that Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest was recently added to the aforementioned SNES streaming service, I won’t have to wait too long to play some more of this excellent style of gameplay.
One of the key differences between the Donkey Kong Country series and the Super Mario series would be the much harder difficulty that is present in the former series, and while Donkey Kong Country is definitely a challenging game, I never felt cheated by it. Every death felt fair, and they also only made me want to get back into the level and get past whatever killed me. The level design in Donkey Kong Country is terrific, and the atmosphere of these levels were was great thanks to the game’s blend of 3D models and 16-bit backgrounds.
Along with the visuals, one of the most atmospheric parts of Donkey Kong Country would have to be David Wise’s fantastic and iconic score. The music in Donkey Kong Country contains a wide variety of instruments and sounds, and they all capture the feeling of each level perfectly. I’m genuinely surprised by just how much I loved Donkey Kong Country, and now that Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest was recently added to the aforementioned SNES streaming service, I won’t have to wait too long to play some more of this excellent style of gameplay.