Donkey Kong Land (1995)
The first in the Donkey Kong Land series.
First released
Jun 26, 1995
Aliases
DKL, Super Donkey Kong GB
Franchises
Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Land
Developed by
Rare, Ltd.
Published by
Nintendo
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS eShop
Genres
Action, Platformer
Rating
ESRB: K-A
Releases
- 3DSE - Super Donkey Kong GB Japan
- 3DSE - Donkey Kong Land United Kingdom
- 3DSE - Donkey Kong Land Australia
- 3DSE - Donkey Kong Land United States
- GB - Donkey Kong Land United States
- GB - Super Donkey Kong GB Japan
- GB - Donkey Kong Land United Kingdom
Community reviews
The worst DK game
Game: Donkey Kong Land
Genre: Adventure Platformer
Developer: Rareware
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Gameboy (GB)
Year of Release: 1995
Length of Playthrough: 3 Hours
Total Score: 45/100
Value Score: 4.5/10
• Story: 3/10
• Characters: 4/10
• GamePlay: 5/10
• Graphics: 5/10
• Sound: 5/10
• Music: 4/10
• Length: 3/10
• Replay Value: 3/10
• Player Value: 3/10
Pros
+4 worlds with a total of 30 levels and 4 boss fights
+Most unique in the entire series
+New enemies and gameplay elements added not seen on any other game in the series
Cons
-Difficulty spiked due to game boy's limitations, view is cut off at certain points and hit detection is worse than all the other games
-In order to save, you need to collect KONG letters
-No supporting characters and no story introduction
-Bosses are just normal enemies with a boring/repeating pattern
-Very short
-Bad sound and music
-Graphics are really bad and dark
Genre: Adventure Platformer
Developer: Rareware
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Gameboy (GB)
Year of Release: 1995
Length of Playthrough: 3 Hours
Total Score: 45/100
Value Score: 4.5/10
• Story: 3/10
• Characters: 4/10
• GamePlay: 5/10
• Graphics: 5/10
• Sound: 5/10
• Music: 4/10
• Length: 3/10
• Replay Value: 3/10
• Player Value: 3/10
Pros
+4 worlds with a total of 30 levels and 4 boss fights
+Most unique in the entire series
+New enemies and gameplay elements added not seen on any other game in the series
Cons
-Difficulty spiked due to game boy's limitations, view is cut off at certain points and hit detection is worse than all the other games
-In order to save, you need to collect KONG letters
-No supporting characters and no story introduction
-Bosses are just normal enemies with a boring/repeating pattern
-Very short
-Bad sound and music
-Graphics are really bad and dark