The release of Donkey Kong Country Returns ... Popgun and hover using his Barrel Jet, and slam bad guys into submission with DK’s Ground Pound—or just Barrel Roll right through them.

For the better part of 44 years, Nintendo's 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong was understood to have a single, definitive ...

Donkey Kong Country began on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994, offering a fresh take on the barrel-throwing gorilla. This was followed by two sequels in 1995 and 1996, with the series ...

Make your way across the first two platforms, jump on top of the bridge, and grab the Donkey Kong Barrel. Then, run back to the beginning of the level and throw the barrel at the broken wall under ...

You’ll be stomping and rolling through environments ranging from jungle to volcano. Play as Donkey Kong or join the fun as Diddy Kong in two-player local co-op to take down the evil Tiki Tak tribe.

But one thing folks are hyperfixating on is the updated character designs. Donkey Kong’s, in particular, is one of the bigger departures, significantly changing how the gorilla has looked for ...

Instead, the credits simply state the HD remaster was "based on the work of the original development staff", as you can see in the images below (thanks, Nintendo Life). Donkey Kong Country Returns ...

Donkey Kong Country Returns ... cutscenes and gameplay. | Image credit: Digital Foundry If this was the extent of the changes, I'd be more likely to shrug and just roll with it as the end result ...

Next up on the ranking of all Donkey Kong games is Donkey Kong Circus, which challenges you to control Donkey Kong atop a barrel as he tries to juggle pineapples and avoid getting hit by fireballs ...