History Awesome / DonkeyKongCountry

* The sequels clever TakeThat to their competitors of the day, including a pair of [[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 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 Creator/{{Sega}} keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[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.
** And as an added bonus, it successfully revitalized the [[DonkeyKong original monkey]] that helped put Nintendo and [[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 [[SonicTheHedgehog own hip mascot]] was about to slip alongside Its company into a brief [[DorkAge creative and financial rut]] during the [[SegaSaturn Saturn years.]]
* 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 Creator/{{Sega}} keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast, SonicBlast and {{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 Creator/{{Sega}} keeping Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{Vectorman}} games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

* 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.

* 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!

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

* The sequels clever TakeThat to their competitors of the day, including a pair of [[SonicTheHedgehog vividly colored shoes]] and [[EarthwormJim a ray gun]] being lumped near a trash can with a nearby sign saying "No Hopers". And since this was around the time 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 NintendoPower promo VHS giving {{Sega}} a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of {{Sega}} keeping {{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{Vectorman}} games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

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

* Speaking of rival companies, the original games commercial and NintendoPower promo VHS giving {{Sega}} a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of {{Sega}} keeping {{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[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 graphics, it was 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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{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 NintendoPower promo VHS giving {{Sega}} a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of {{Sega}} keeping {{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[OtherSegaSystems CD and 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 an add on, it was 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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{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 NintendoPower promo VHS giving {{Sega}} a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of {{Sega}} keeping {{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaigns, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[OtherSegaSystems CD and 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 the games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need an add on, it was 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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{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 NintendoPower promo VHS giving {{Sega}} a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of {{Sega}} keeping {{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with their cutting edge SegaGenesis library and their infamous in-your-face ad campaign, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing [[OtherSegaSystems CD and 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 the games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need an add on, it was 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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{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 NintendoPower promo VHS giving {{Sega}} a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta moment of awesome; after years of {{Sega}} keeping {{Nintendo}} on the ropes, be it with the SegaGenesis and their infamous ads, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing CD and 32X add ons, Nintendo proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing the games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need an add on, it was 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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{Vectorman}} games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

* The original games commercial and promo VHS giving {{Sega}} a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta example; after years of {{Sega}} keeping Nintendo on the ropes, be it with the SegaGenesis and their infamous ads, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing CD and 32X add ons, Nintendo proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing the games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need an add on, it was 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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{Vectorman}} games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

* The original games ad giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta example; after years of {{Sega}} keeping Nintendo on the ropes, be it with the SegaGenesis and their infamous ads, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing CD and 32X add ons, Nintendo proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing the games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need an add on, it was 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 ToyStory, Sonic3DBlast and {{Vectorman}} games, which, despite being well liked to ok hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

* The original games ad giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta example; after years of {{Sega}} keeping Nintendo on the ropes, be it with the SegaGenesis and their infamous ads, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing CD and 32X add ons, Nintendo proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing the games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need an add on, it was 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 ToyStory and {{Vectorman}} games, which, despite being well liked hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

* 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 only liked because of its fancy graphics, bringing all the fun of the console game on the go!

* 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 only liked because of its fancy graphics!, bringing all the fun of the console game on the go!

* The original games ad giving Sega a verbal smack down is an unforgettable meta example; after years of {{Sega}} keeping Nintendo on the ropes, be it with the SegaGenesis and their infamous ads, when Sega brought themselves down with their failing CD and 32X add ons, Nintendo proceeded to give their rival [[LaserGuidedKarma a well earned taste of their own medicine]] by championing the games groundbreaking cgi, pointing out that not only did it '''NOT''' need an add on, it was 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 forced to [[{{Pun}} ape]] Nintendo's beloved game with the ToyStory and {{Vectorman}} games, which, despite being well liked hits, never saw a speck of DKC's success.

* Immediately after the fight against Kaptain K.Rool in [=DKC2=], K.Rool gets back up, but Donkey Kong breaks free from his ropes and UPPERCUTS K.Rool out of his chopper!

* 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.

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

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

* 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.

* Immediately after the fight against Kaptain K.Rool in DKC2, K.Rool gets back up, but Donkey Kong breaks free from his ropes and UPPERCUTS K.Rool out of his chopper!

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

* Immediately after the fight against Kaptain K.Rool in DKC2, K.Rool gets back up, but Donkey Kong breaks free from his ropes and UPPERCUTS K.Rool out of his chopper!