A Monkey Museum celebrating Donkey Kong, Rare Ltd., and Playtonic Games. Daily posts cover fun facts, obscure details, iconic moments, and fan theories.
Donkey Kong History
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Donkey Kong Country 2 was not included on the Super NES Classic Mini in any region, despite selling better than at least* 20 of the games that were.
The “DK” initials in ancient Kong temples suggest that the “Donkey Kong” title has been passed down for countless generations. (Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Switch, 2025)
Diddy Kong Racing DS and Forza Horizon 5 are the only two racing games with an exploration element which do not feature Banjo, but which feature music associated with him.
A portrait of Banjo. (Mario Paint, SNES, 1992)
Diddy Kong and Fox McCloud meet for the first time, little knowing they share a mutual friend in Prince Tricky. (Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii, 2008)
Kazooie’s use of eggs is explained. (Daley Johnson, Playtonic Games Twitter account, 2020)
Donkey Kong climbs out of a Game Boy Color screen and into your life. It is the end. (Donkey Kong Country, GBC, 2000)
Cranky Kong enjoys playing Killer Instinct. (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, SNES, 1995)
Banjo, Kazooie, Lanky, and Donkey Kong join their friends Wario, Yoshi, and Peach for a football match against the N-Gang. (N-Gang vs. Nintendo, Club Nintendo Germany, 2000)
The gap between Donkey Kong 64's Wii U Virtual Console release and it’s addition to the Nintendo Switch Online library is almost as big as the gap between Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Donkey Kong Bananza.
