Introduction[]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! was originally released in 1996 on the SNES. It is the third video game in the Donkey Kong Country series. A semi-sequel, called Donkey Kong Land III, was originally released in 1997 on the Game Boy. This article covers the remake of the 1996 original and outlines the changes below.
Changes[]
- Kroctopus is a new boss who replaced Barbos as the boss of Razor Ridge.
- Barbos has been moved to Pacifica, a new hidden world in the game.
- When collecting a Bonus Coin, Dixie and Kiddy stay in the Bonus Level until automatically transported out of the level. In the Super NES version, they walk out of the level.
- Ellie now borrows SFX from Rambi the Rhinoceros Rambi. Previously, she had her own SFX.
- Rolling SFX is now included.
- Enemies borrow their SFX from the previous two Donkey Kong Country remakes for the Game Boy Advance.
- A ping is heard when passing a No Animal Sign, instead of a boom.
- Enguarde's stab has a quicker movement.
- One or two enemies now give Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong a speed boost. In the original, only one was needed.
- Dixie now moves quicker when carrying objects.
- Cranky chats to Dixie and Kiddy after a boss is defeated.
- Cranky runs his own dojo, replacing all of the ones in the area, except for the one in the Northern Kremisphere's main map where Wrinkly now runs her own retreat.
- Bachelor is a new Brothers Bear in this game, making Bachelor relocate to Pacifica.
- Swanky no longer runs his own sideshow. He now runs a virtual reality minigame.
- Funky Kong has his own mini-games now.
- A new soundtrack has been added.
- The Brothers Bears' areas have been redesigned and now share the same music theme.
- The DK Coin is now automatically obtained once Koin is defeated. Also, when one is collected, it shows ?/68 on the screen, as opposed to the original only showing the amount.
- Due to the backlit of the Game Boy Advance, levels such as Murky Mill are brighter.
- Blizzard has been changed from a polar bear to a grizzly bear.
- Swanky's sprite was lazily taken from Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance.
- The COLOR and MERRY cheats have been removed.
- Five more Banana Birds have been added to the game, making the total 20.
- Flags are added once a Banana Bird Cave is completed.
- The world map is zoomed in closer.
- Dixie Kong's Photo Album was removed from the game.
- Only the lake turns red when Knautilus is unlocked, as opposed to the entire area.
- After the eruption of Krematoa, the water inside of it can be swum in. Additionally, there is no bridge leading to Knautilus.
- Rocket Rush is more difficult now and includes the letter G (North American version only).
- The Box of Chocolates is a new item added in the game.
- Bramble can be visited at any time after Mekanos is completed.
- Squirt is now tougher to beat. The waterfall ledges are smaller, and the waterfall is purple (as opposed to the previous blue color).
- The Banana Bird Caves now require the use of the D-pad, instead of the (A, B, X, Y) buttons in the original.
- Barrel Shield Bust-Up and Springin' Spiders have swapped places.
- Steel Kegs move slower.
- Extra Life Balloons lack white eyes.
- Cheat names have been changed.
- Fewer lightning bolts appear in Lightning Lookout.
- Castle KAOS now appears to be more bland and less detailed.
Cheats[]
In the Cheats menu on the game selection screen, certain codes can be typed to access different features. They are:
- AQUA: Allows Dixie and Kiddy to have all 95 Bonus Coins.
- EXTRAS: Unlocks Swanky, Cranky and Funky's minigames on the Main Menu.
- HARDER: Eliminates all of the Star Barrels for a 103% completion.
- KREDITS: Allows the player to view the game's credits.
- MONKEY: Allows Dixie and Kiddy to have 50 extra lives.
- MUSIC: Activates the music player and allows the current music playing to be changed.
- TUFFER: Removes all of the DK Barrels and Star Barrels. Also allows the game to be 105% complete when all tasks are done. This only works when a new file is created.
Reception[]
GameRankings gave this game a score of 75.08%, based on its 23 reviews.