In 2010, Retro Studios revitalized one of the great franchises of the SNES era. Donkey Kong Country Returns gave Wii owners a new game that drew inspiration from the Rare developed trilogy, while ...

There I was, beside my younger brother. My fingers were intertwined and propped up against my chin as I gave the glowing screen before me a pensive stare. My little brother, always the astute ...

Rareware’s trilogy of Donkey Kong Country platformers was a huge statement back on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Not only was Donkey Kong back, but he could stand up to Mario himself ...

While Mario might get all the credit as Nintendo’s platforming king, he’s far from the only character that can deliver. While Donkey Kong has to stand in Mario’s shadow, some of Nintendo’s best games ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Earlier this week, Nintendo released Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, the remaster of the Wii and 3DS video game that was developed by Retro Studios.

Nintendo's announcement that it would remaster Donkey Kong Returns for a second time was a curious one. To paraphrase a meme, it would be the third time that Donkey Kong had returned: the first time ...

What would you do if you had the power to control every animal in your ecosystem? Steal all the bananas around, of course! At least, that’s the comically unambitious premise behind Donkey Kong Country ...

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a perfectly good game, but it will be Nintendo’s most underwhelming release in 2025. Those who’ve already played this platformer from Retro Studios on Wii or 3DS ...

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Controlled by a group of evil Tikis, the animals in Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kong’s Banana Hoard and stolen his stash of bananas – and he understandably wants them back. Retro Studios ...

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a passable remaster of an amazing platformer – more modern improvements and a larger graphical update would have been nice, but this is still one of the greatest 2D ...