History Awesome / DonkeyKongCountry

* DK breaks free of his ropes, then gives Kaptain K. Rool a HUGE uppercut, throwing him smashing through the window of the Flying Krock and sending him plummeting down Crocodile Isle and into the sea. At which point he is attacked by sharks (and survives for the true final battle in the center of Crocodile Isle). If you want to see it as even more awesome, try picturing DK saying his PreAsskickingOneLiner from the tv show, ("BANANA SLAMMA!!!") while he does this.

* Get 102% in Diddy's Kong Quest and you get the pleasure of watching Crocodile Isle ''explode'' and sink in what may be the Super Nintendo's most beautifully rendered cutscene ever.

* The sequel's clever TakeThat to their competitors of the day, including a pair of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog vividly colored shoes]] and [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim a ray gun]] being lumped near a trash can with a nearby sign saying "No Hopers". And since this was around the time Creator/{{Sega}} was about to go into a steep decline, the timing of this gag couldn't have been more on the mark.

* Also of note is the sub series ''Donkey Kong Land'' (and the Game Boy Color remake of the first game) which not only proved that the little gray brick could handle the jaw dropping CGI of the original game in 8-bit form, but silenced critics who said the original game was [[JustHereForGodzilla only liked because of its fancy graphics]], bringing all the fun of the console game on the go!

* True, it's AllThereInTheManual, but in ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1 Donkey Kong Land]]'', [[GrumpyOldMan Cranky Kong]] gets an awesome moment by ''setting off the plot'': He calls K. Rool himself so he can have the baddies steal Donkey Kong's banana hoard all over again. Why? To settle a bet, he ''tricked'' DK and Diddy into regarding whether or not they could [[NoFourthWall have a successful adventure like DKC on the limited Game Boy hardware]].

* Richard Yearwood, Ben Campbell, Adrian Truss and Ron Rubin all coming back as Donkey Kong, King K. Rool, General Klump and Kaptain Skurvy (along with Ben Campbell doing a Klinger) for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eggzBAzCZg DKC: Return to Krocodile Isle]].

* If you complete Snow Barrel Blast's final Barrel Cannon segment in DKC 1 with [[FlawlessVictory no mistakes]], a 3-up balloon will be waiting for you.

* The sequel's clever TakeThat to their competitors of the day, including a pair of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog vividly colored shoes]] and [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim a ray gun]] being lumped near a trash can with a nearby sign saying "No Hopers". And since this was around the time Creator/{{Sega}} was about to go into a steep decline, the timing of this gag couldn't have been more on the mark.

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' promo VHS giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of Sega keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis library and their famous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing UsefulNotes/SegaCD and [[UsefulNotes/Sega32X 32X]] add-ons, Nintendo took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well-earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing this game's groundbreaking CGI, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need a superfluous add on for its cutting edge graphics, it was also only available on their "inferior" rival console! And to hammer it home, Sega, normally known for being one step ahead of Nintendo in being cutting edge, ended up being [[FollowTheLeader forced to]] [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast'', ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' and ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}'' games, which, despite being well-liked-to-OK hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success, except in the UK, where even this couldn't help the SNES compete against the Mega Drive.
** And as an added bonus, it successfully revitalized the [[Franchise/DonkeyKong original monkey]] that helped put Nintendo and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros their mascot]] [[BreakthroughHit on the map in the first place]] while putting [[Creator/{{Rare}} another fledgling company]] on the map in turn, and just when Sega's [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog own hip mascot]] was about to slip alongside its company into a brief [[DorkAge creative and financial rut]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn Saturn years.]]

!!!Meta:
* After a decade of absence (his last appearance being ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'', of all things), King K. Rool's long-awaited return in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' was not just a crowning moment by itself, but it was met with high enthusiasm from the fans -- higher than even fellow August 2018 newcomer [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]].

!!Games:

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' promo VHS giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of Sega keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing UsefulNotes/SegaCD and [[UsefulNotes/Sega32X 32X]] add-ons, Nintendo took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing this games groundbreaking CGI, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need a superfluous add on for its cutting edge graphics, it was also only available on their "inferior" rival console! And to hammer it home, Sega, normally known for being one step ahead of Nintendo in being cutting edge, ended up being [[FollowTheLeader forced to]] [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast'', ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' and ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}'' games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success, except in the UK, where even this couldn't help the SNES compete against the Mega Drive.

* Also of note is the sub series ''Donkey Kong Land'' (and the Game Boy Color remake of the first game) which not only proved that the little gray brick could handle the jaw dropping cgi of the original game in 8 bit form, but silenced critics who said the original game was [[JustHereForGodzilla only liked because of its fancy graphics]], bringing all the fun of the console game on the go!

* True, it's AllThereInTheManual, but in ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1 Donkey Kong Land]]'', [[GrumpyOldMan Cranky Kong]] gets an awesome moment by ''setting off the plot'': He calls K. Rool himself so he can have the baddies steal Donkey Kong's banana hoard all over again. Why? To settle a bet he ''tricked'' DK and Diddy into regarding whether or not they could [[NoFourthWall have a successful adventure like DKC on the limited Game Boy hardware]].

!!!Animated Series

!!!Meta

* The sequels clever TakeThat to their competitors of the day, including a pair of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog vividly colored shoes]] and [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim a ray gun]] being lumped near a trash can with a nearby sign saying "No Hopers". And since this was around the time Creator/{{Sega}} was about to go into a steep decline, the timing of this gag couldn't have been more on the mark.

!!Games

* Complete Snow Barrel Blast's final Barrel Cannon segment in DKC 1 with [[FlawlessVictory no mistakes]] and a 3-up balloon will be waiting for you.

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' promo VHS giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of Sega keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing UsefulNotes/SegaCD and [[UsefulNotes/Sega32X 32X]] add-ons, Nintendo took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime oppurtunity and proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing this games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need a superfluous add on for its cutting edge graphics, it was also only available on their "inferior" rival console! And to hammer it home, Sega, normally known for being one step ahead of Nintendo in being cutting edge, ended up being [[FollowTheLeader forced to]] [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast'', ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' and ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}'' games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success, except in the UK, where even this couldn't help the SNES compete against the Mega Drive.
** And as an added bonus, it successfully revitalized the [[Franchise/DonkeyKong original monkey]] that helped put Nintendo and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros their mascot]] [[BreakthroughHit on the map in the first place]] while putting [[Creator/{{Rare}} another fledgling company]] on the map in turn, and just when Sega's [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog own hip mascot]] was about to slip alongside Its company into a brief [[DorkAge creative and financial rut]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn Saturn years.]]

* True, it's AllThereInTheManual, but in ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1 Donkey Kong Land]]'', [[GrumpyOldMan Cranky Kong]] gets an awesome moment by ''setting off the plot'': He calls K. Rool himself so he can have the baddies steal Donkey Kong's banana hoard all over again. Why? To settle a bet he ''tricked'' DK and Diddy into regarding whether or not they could [[NoFourthWall have a sucessful adventure like DKC on the limited Gameboy hardware]].

* In "Double Date Trouble", When a rainstorm rusts the Trigger Barrels that activate the traps on the footbridge to Cranky's Cabin, DK goes to Bluster's Barrelworks to get new ones, but the factory is closed for the weekend. DK tries to use the machinery to make his own, and suceeds, but ends up trapped in another barrel. Bluster comes by, sees DK's plight, and decides to leave him there as a mean-spirited lesson for monkeying about with the factory. DK convinces him to send the Trigger Barrels to Cranky's with some smooth talk, proving that even a dumb ape can be GuileHero if he knows who he's talking to;

* Finding the nested bonus room in Oil Drum Alley and completing all three sections of it for a total of ''six'' extra lives.

* DK breaks free of his ropes, then gives Kaptain K. Rool a HUGE uppercut, throwing him smashing through the window of the Flying Krock and sending him plummeting down Crocodile Isle and into the sea. At which point he is attacked by sharks (and survives for the true final battle in the center of Crocodile Isle). If you want to see it as even more awesome, try picturing DK saying his PreAsskickingOneLiner from the tv show, ("BANNANA SLAMMA!!!") while he does this.

* DK breaks free of his ropes, then gives Kaptain K. Rool a HUGE uppercut, throwing him smashing through the window of the Flying Krock and sending him plummeting down Crocodile Isle and into the sea. At which point he is attacked by sharks (and survives for the true final battle in the center of Crocodile Isle).

* Also of note is the sub series ''Donkey Kong Land'' (and the GBC port of the first game) which not only proved that the little gray brick could handle the jaw dropping cgi of the original game in 8 bit form, but silenced critics who said the original game was [[JustHereForGodzilla only liked because of its fancy graphics]], bringing all the fun of the console game on the go!

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' promo VHS giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of Sega keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[UsefulNotes/OtherSegaSystems CD and 32X add ons]], Nintendo took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime oppurtunity and proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing this games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need a superfluous add on for its cutting edge graphics, it was also only available on their "inferior" rival console! And to hammer it home, Sega, normally known for being one step ahead of Nintendo in being cutting edge, ended up being [[FollowTheLeader forced to]] [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast'', ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' and ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}'' games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success, except in the UK, where even this couldn't help the SNES compete against the Mega Drive.

* The sequels clever TakeThat to their competitors of the day, including a pair of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog vividly colored shoes]] and [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim a ray gun]] being lumped near a trash can with a nearby sign saying "No Hopers". And since this was around the time Creator/{{Sega}} was about to go into a steep decline, the timing of this gag couldn't have been more on the mark.

** And as an added bonus, it successfully revitalized the [[Franchise/DonkeyKong original monkey]] that helped put Nintendo and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros their mascot]] [[BreakthroughHit on the map in the first place]] while putting [[Creator/{{Rare}} another fledgling company]] on the map in turn, and just when Sega's [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog own hip mascot]] was about to slip alongside Its company into a brief [[DorkAge creative and financial rut]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn Saturn years.]]

* After a decade of absence (his last appearance being ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'', of all things), King K. Rool's long-awaited return in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' was not just a crowning moment by itself, but it was met with high enthusiasm from the fans -- higher than even fellow newcomer [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]].

-->'''Donkey:''' Okay, Bluster, leave me 'till Monday. But I don't know who's going to ''pay'' for all these barrels.
-->'''Bluster:''' ''Pay?'' What do you mean, ''Someone's'' got to pay!
-->'''Donkey:''' Well, Cranky ordered them, but he said he wasn't paying a dime, unless he got same-day delivery!
-->'''Bluster:''' Mother will blow a gasket!

* Normally, getting full completion in ''DKC 3'' amounts to 103%. Then there's doing it on TUFST: You remove all but four DK barrels throughout the game making you a OneHitPointWonder for the majority of it, remove checkpoints even for the longest of levels, and you get rewarded with 10'''5'''%, the Immortal Monkey title, and a trophy of Cranky Kong.

* Donkey Kong busting loose from his bonds to deliver the [[MegatonPunch final uppercut]] to K. Rool in Donkey Kong Country 2.

* Donkey Kong [[spoiler:punching the Moon into the Earth]].

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' promo VHS giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of Sega keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[UsefulNotes/OtherSegaSystems CD and 32X add ons]], Nintendo took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime oppurtunity and proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing this games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need a superfluous add on for its cutting edge graphics, it was also only available on their "inferior" rival console! And to hammer it home, Sega, normally known for being one step ahead of Nintendo in being cutting edge, ended up being [[FollowTheLeader forced to]] [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ''Sonic3DBlast'', ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' and ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}'' games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success, except in the UK, where even this couldn't help the SNES compete against the Mega Drive.

** And as an added bonus, it successfully revitalized the [[Franchise/DonkeyKong original monkey]] that helped put Nintendo and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros their mascot]] [[BreakthroughHit on the map in the first place]] while putting [[RareWare another fledgling company]] on the map in turn, and just when Sega's [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog own hip mascot]] was about to slip alongside Its company into a brief [[DorkAge creative and financial rut]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn Saturn years.]]

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' promo VHS giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of Sega keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[UsefulNotes/OtherSegaSystems CD and 32X add ons]], Nintendo took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime oppurtunity and proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing this games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need a superfluous add on for its cutting edge graphics, it was also only available on their "inferior" rival console! And to hammer it home, Sega, normally known for being one step ahead of Nintendo in being cutting edge, ended up being [[FollowTheLeader forced to]] [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ''Sonic3DBlast'', ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' and ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}'' games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' promo VHS giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of Sega keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[UsefulNotes/OtherSegaSystems CD and 32X add ons]], Nintendo took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime oppurtunity and proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing this games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need a superfluous add on for its cutting edge graphics, it was also only available on their "inferior" rival console! And to hammer it home, Sega, normally known for being one step ahead of Nintendo in being cutting edge, ended up being [[FollowTheLeader forced to]] [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ''Sonic3DBlast'', ''SonicBlast'' and ''{{Vectorman}}'' games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.