Releases
Developed by Rare in the United Kingdom, Donkey Kong Country started out in English, unlike most Nintendo-published games. Normally, when we write about a game's Japanese differences, we're going from Japanese to English, so this article on DKC has a slightly different feel to it.
The two versions compared on this page are the following:
Region |
Title |
Release date |
Platform |
USA |
Donkey Kong Country |
11/25/1994 |
Super NES |
Japan |
スーパードンキーコング Super Donkey Kong |
11/26/1994 |
Super Famicom |
Title screen
In Japan, Donkey Kong Country is called "Super Donkey Kong." The Japanese title screen has different artwork to go along with its new title logo.
U.S. version | Japanese version |
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Game demos
If you wait on the title screen, the U.S. version repeats its intro sequence endlessly, whereas the Japanese version plays a game demo video before the intro starts over. The demos cycle through four levels: Jungle Hijinxs, Misty Mine, Snow Barrel Blast, and Coral Capers.
Head off the path
At the start of the game, DK follows a path on the world map from his treehouse to the first world, Kongo Jungle. DK can't take this path ever again, and that's probably why the path and its DK-head icon were removed in the Japanese version.
U.S. version | Japanese version |
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Character names
The Kongs and Kremlings did not undergo any major name changes for the Japanese version. In fact, the Japanese ending sequence still shows the character names in English. Though the Japanese level names and dialogue provide katakana versions of some of the character names, the puns are lost in translation.
Japanese |
English |
Name |
Rōmaji |
Translation |
Name |
Animal buddies |
エンガード | Engādo | Enguarde | Enguarde |
エクスプレッソ | Ekusupuresso | Expresso | Expresso |
ランビ | Ranbi | Rambi | Rambi |
ウインキー | Uinkī | Winky | Winky |
Kongs |
キャンディーコング | Kyandī Kongu | Candy Kong | Candy Kong |
クランキーコング | Kurankī Kongu | Cranky Kong | Cranky Kong |
ディディーコング | Didī Kongu | Diddy Kong | Diddy Kong |
ドンキーコング | Donkī Kongu | Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong |
ファンキーコング | Fankī Kongu | Funky Kong | Funky Kong |
Enemies |
クランボー | Kuranbō | Clambo | Clambo |
クロクトパス | Kurokutopasu | Croctopus | Croctopus |
ボスダムドラム | Bosu Damu Doramu | Boss Dumb Drum | Dumb Drum |
ノーティ | Nōti | Naughty | Gnawty |
キングクルール | Kingu Kurūru | King Cruel | King K. Rool |
クラップトラップ | Kurapputorappu | Klaptrap | Klaptrap |
クランプ | Kuranpu | Klump | Klump |
クラッシャ | Kurassha | Krusha | Krusha |
マンキーコング | Mankī Kongu | Manky Kong | Manky Kong |
ボスネッキー | Bosu Nekkī | Boss Necky | Master Necky |
ネッキー | Nekkī | Necky | Necky |
ボスクイーンB | Bosu Kuīn B | Boss Queen B. | Queen B. |
ボスノーティ | Bosu Nōti | Boss Naughty | Really Gnawty |
スリッパー | Surippā | Slipper | Slippa |
ジンガー | Jingā | Zinger | Zinger |
Level names
Worlds
Japanese |
English |
Name |
Rōmaji |
Translation |
Name |
レベル1 コンゴジャングル | Reberu 1 Kongo Janguru | Level 1 Kongo Jungle | Kongo Jungle |
レベル2 モンキーマインズ | Reberu 2 Monkī Mainzu | Level 2 Monkey Mines | Monkey Mines |
レベル3 もりのみさき | Reberu 3 Mori no Masaki | Level 3 Forest Cape | Vine Valley |
レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン | Reberu 4 Howaitu Maunten | Level 4 White Mountain | Gorilla Glacier |
レベル5 カントリーファクトリー | Reberu 5 Kantorī Fakutorī | Level 5 Country Factory | Kremkroc Industries Inc. |
レベル6 やみのいりえ | Reberu 6 Yami no Irie | Level 6 Dark Cove | Chimp Caverns |
キングクルールのふね | Kingu Kurūru no Fune | King Cruel's Ship | Gang-Plank Galleon |
Levels
Japanese |
English |
Name |
Rōmaji |
Translation |
Name |
クランキーコングの小屋 | Kurankī Kongu no Koya | Cranky Kong's Cabin | Cranky's Cabin |
ファンキーコングの小屋 | Fankī Kongu no Koya | Funky Kong's Hut | Funky's Flights |
キャンディーコングの小屋 | Kyandī Kongu no Koya | Candy Kong's Tent | Candy's Save Point |
Kongo Jungle |
バナナジャングル | Banana Janguru | Banana Jungle | Jungle Hijinxs |
ロープジャングル | Rōpu Janguru | Rope Jungle | Ropey Rampage |
クレムリンのどうくつ | Kuremurin no Dōkutsu | Kremling Cave | Reptile Rumble |
サンゴの海 | Sango no Umi | Coral Sea | Coral Capers |
タルたいほうの谷 | Taru Taihō no Tani | Barrel Cannon Canyon | Barrel Cannon Canyon |
ボスノーティ | Bosu Nōti | Boss Naughty | Very Gnawty's Lair |
Monkey Mines |
ウインキーのどうくつ | Uinkī no Dōkutsu | Winky's Cave | Winky's Walkway |
マインカートコースター | Main Kāto Kōsutā | Mine Cart Coaster | Mine Cart Carnage |
クレムリンのどうくつ2 | Kuremurin no Dōkutsu 2 | Kremling Cave 2 | Bouncy Bonanza |
ストップ&ゴー ステーション | Sutoppu & Gō Sutēshon | Stop & Go Station | Stop & Go Station |
ノーティのいせき | Nōti no Iseki | Naughty's Ruins | Millstone Mayhem |
ボスネッキー | Bosu Nekkī | Boss Necky | Necky's Nuts |
Vine Valley |
ネッキーのもり | Nekkī no Mori | Necky's Forest | Vulture Culture |
もりのかくれが | Mori no Kakurega | Forest Hideout | Tree Top Town |
ジンガーのもり | Jingā no Mori | Zinger's Forest | Forest Frenzy |
ノーティのいせき2 | Nōti no Iseki 2 | Naughty's Ruins 2 | Temple Tempest |
うらぎりマンキーコングのもり | Uragiri Mankī Kongu no Mori | The Traitor Manky Kong's Forest | Orang-utan Gang |
クランボーの海 | Kuranbō no Umi | Clambo Sea | Clam City |
ボスクイーンB | Bosu Kuīn B | Boss Queen B | Bumble B Rumble |
Gorilla Glacier |
ふぶきの谷 | Fubuki no Tani | Blizzard Canyon | Snow Barrel Blast |
クリスタルトンネル | Kurisutaru Tonneru | Crystal Tunnel | Slipslide Ride |
ふたたびふぶきの谷 | Futatabi Fubuki no Tani | Blizzard Canyon Again | Ice Age Alley |
クロクトパスの海 | Kurokutopasu no Umi | Croctopus Sea | Croctopus Chase |
トーチライト トンネル | Tōchiraito Tonneru | Torchlight Tunnel | Torchlight Trouble |
もりのかくれが2 | Mori no Kakurega 2 | Forest Hideout 2 | Rope Bridge Rumble |
いかりのボスノーティ | Ikari no Bosu Nōti | Angry Boss Naughty | Really Gnawty Rampage |
Kremkroc Industries Inc. |
オイルこうじょう | Oiru Kōjō | Oil Factory | Oil Drum Alley |
トリックトラックリフト | Torikku Torakku Rifuto | Trick Track Lifts | Trick Track Trek |
エレベーターアンティクス | Erebētā Antikusu | Elevator Antics | Elevator Antics |
ヘドロのみずうみ | Hedoro no Mizuumi | Sludge Lake | Poison Pond |
マインカートコースター2 | Main Kāto Kōsutā 2 | Mine Cart Coaster 2 | Mine Cart Madness |
オンボロこうじょう | Onboro Kōjō | Run-down Factory | Blackout Basement |
ボスダムドラム | Bosu Damu Doramu | Boss Dumb Drum | Boss Dumb Drum |
Chimp Caverns |
トリックトラックリフト2 | Torikku Torakku Rifuto 2 | Trick Track Lifts 2 | Tanked Up Trouble |
あばれスピナーのがけ | Abare Supinā no Gake | Cliff of the Violent Spinners | Manic Mincers |
どくガストンネル | Doku Gasu Tonneru | Poison Gas Tunnel | Misty Mine |
やみのスイッチトンネル | Yami no Suitchi Tonneru | Dark Switch Tunnel | Loopy Lights |
さいごのステップ | Saigo no Suteppu | Last Step | Platform Perils |
いかりのボスネッキー | Ikari no Bosu Nekkī | Angry Boss Necky | Necky's Revenge |
Thanks: The Chef.
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