Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country is the first game in the Donkey Kong Country series, first released on the SNES in 1994 and later re-released on the GameBoy Advance and Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console.

Story
Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard has been stolen by King K. Rool; the game is his quest to retrieve what was stolen from him.

Gameplay
Donkey Kong Country is a two-dimensional, side-scrolling action-adventure, where it is possible to play as either Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong. The game consists of worlds, each with a different theme, and each containing a boss and other levels. The player is able to switch between the two characters while both are still alive. If one gets hurt, he disappears, and the other Kong takes control. Diddy Kong is more mobile and can jump higher, while DK is able to defeat more powerful enemies.

The game also introduces a number of animals that can be found in levels and used, each with different beneficial abilities. The active Kong rides most of these: Rambi the Rhinocerous, for example, can defeat most enemies by running into them, while Expresso the Ostrich is able to glide through the air in a limited fashion, and is faster than any other method of travel.

Each animal also has a bonus level, accessed by collected three icons that depict that animal. These are chances to collect lives and bananas, 100 of which grant an extra life.