Donkey Kong 64 cover art

Game

Donkey Kong 64

1999 · Nintendo 64 · Wii U · Platform · Adventure

74IGDB player score
191 ratings

Previously Take

That 74 average hides a game its 191 fans would defend to the death. An adventure game leaning hard into comedy — more about the journey than the destination. The story is the main course; the multiplayer is the reason it's still installed years later.

About this game

K. Rool has kidnapped the Kongs! Can Donkey Kong rescue his friends, reclaim the Golden Bananas and save his homeland from certain doom? Take out some Kremlings with Chunky's Pineapple Launcher or Lanky's Trombone. Float through the air using Tiny's Ponytail Twirl. Even rocket to the sky with Diddy's Jetbarrel!

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Game facts

Release date

Nov 22, 1999

Developer

Rare

Publisher

Gradiente, Nintendo

Platforms

Nintendo 64, Wii U

Genres

Platform, Adventure

Themes

Action, Comedy

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Franchise

Donkey Kong

Perspective

Third person

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