Donkey Kong Country III / Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! is a 1996 platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released in November 1996 in North America and Japan, and on 13 December in Europe and Australia. It is the third installment of the Donkey Kong Country series and serves as a direct sequel to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest. It was also re-released for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in 2005. The game was made available to download on the Wii‘s Virtual Console service in 2007, as well as for the Wii U‘s Virtual Console in 2014.
Gameplay – Donkey Kong Country III
Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! is a platform game where players control Dixie Kong and her baby cousin, Kiddy Kong, through 8 worlds which comprise a total of 48 levels.[3][4] Many of the gameplay elements from previous games in the series mark a return in this game, such as barrels,[5] bonus levels which reward the player with special “bonus coins”, DK coins, animal helpers and a multiplayer mode.[6] Both of the two playable Kongs have unique abilities, such as Dixie’s ability to slow her descent by spinning her ponytail,[7] and Kiddy’s ability to bounce across open water.[8][9] The Kongs may also pick each other up to throw each other around levels; the impact of the other player-character can reveal cracked floors, hidden switches or secret areas. At any time, the player can switch Kongs during a level.[10]
Levels in the game include a mixture of platforming, swimming and on-rails levels. They are based around several returning themes including forests, cliff-sides, factories and mountain tops. The level design is more diverse compared to its predecessors, which includes more complex puzzles and obstacles.[11] Every level has an enemy called a Koin; each of these enemies bears the DK Coin of their respective level, holding it as a shield. As these enemies always face towards the player, they must be defeated by throwing a steel barrel[12]
