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Screenshots, photos, sprites, gifs, scans and more from all around the world of Super Mario Bros.
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Unused animations of Donkey Kong found in the data for Donkey Kong Country.
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Donkey Kong Country poster from GamePro magazine. It uses a high-resolution version of the game’s title screen artwork, but brightened, making details of the background more easily discernable.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: GamePro (US), Issue 66, 1995
Cranky Kong’s name is based on his major character trait of being cranky; however, there is an additional visual pun related to that name. In his chronological first appearance in the intro to Donkey Kong Country, the first thing he is seen doing is turning the crank on a phonograph, referring to his name in a different manner.
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Concept art for the Barrel Cannon Canyon stage in Donkey Kong Country, from a point in development where it was called “Jungle Location 2″. Notably, in the finished game, this is the third jungle-themed stage (and the fifth stage in the Kongo Jungle area), meaning it was moved around from its intended position at some point.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Source: Video Games (Germany), Issue 13/95, 1995
High-resolution version of an early design for the Donkey Kong Island world map from Donkey Kong Country, shared by Rare graphic artist Adrian Smith. Note that in this design, the smokestacks belonging to Kremkroc Industries, Inc. are next to the forest on the back of the island, instead of on top of the island. This suggests Kremkroc Industries, Inc. could have been intended to be the 4th world instead of the 5th.
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Officially licensed Donkey Kong Country light-up keychain from Japan. What makes this merchandise unique is that it is not based on anything seen in the actual game, but only a piece of promotional artwork (top image, seen on the tag). The artwork was made at a point in development when Donkey Kong wore a helmet in dark stages; this was replaced with Squawks the Parrot holding a flashlight in the finished game. Thus, this merchandise is based on cut content.
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Artwork used for an officially licensed Donkey Kong Country jigsaw puzzle from Japan.
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The Ancho-V Games stage in Splatoon 2 contains an Easter egg referencing Donkey Kong Country. A game cover on a shelf depicts two squids, one of them with Diddy Kong’s red cap, and features a logo styled after the Donkey Kong series logo (bottom, compare the colors and the stars).
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Top: the Tree Top Town level in Donkey Kong Country is set in a village of houses built into tall trees. The music that plays in this level is called “Treetop Rock” in the English version of the official soundtrack.
Middle: however, in the Japanese version, the music is called “The Ewok Level” instead (number 23).
Bottom: this is a reference to the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, where a location called the forest moon of Endor was featured that the Tree Top Town level greatly resembles. It was populated by the Ewok species, hence the name of the track.
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