The original Donkey Kong Country Returns has been re-mastered and updated for portable play! Run, jump, climb and defeat enemies through over 65+ levels spanning 8 worlds on Donkey Kong Island. An alternative control scheme, which utilizes the, can be selected via the game's Options screen.ĭonkey Kong™, along with his trusted side-kick Diddy Kong™, makes his triumphant debut on the Nintendo 3DS™ system in this barrel-blasting, rail-riding, ground-pounding adventure. This game offers two different control schemes. After a few levels are played in succession, the game advises the player to "take a break," as " been playing for a while," much like Super Mario 3D Land, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, and Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move.The Golden Temple stage from the Wii version is also located in this world and is now level 9-9. These levels are all present in the new Cloud world. The Cloud world Main article: Cloud (world)ĭonkey Kong Country Returns 3D has all the levels from the original Wii version, as well as 8 levels exclusive to this version. The "DK" logo transition lasts longer than on the Wii version and the logo takes up more of the screen than it did before.During level/world transitions, the background no longer scrolls.The game models' textures are of slightly less quality.The game runs at 30 frames per second (with or without 3D), half that of the original version.Presumably due to technical limitations of the 3DS vs.However, it isn't necessary for 200% completion and it doesn't unlock anything. Upon collecting all the K-O-N-G letters in any level in Mirror Mode, the red star icon will be replaced with a blue star icon next to the chosen level.In Mangoruby Run, there are fewer members of the Tiki Tak Tribe watching the battle.The game introduces a new world, Cloud, as the ninth and final world with eight additional new levels the Golden Temple, originally the ninth world in and of itself, becomes the new ninth world's final level.Any items that do not get used are returned to the player's inventory.Super Guide becomes available after losing five lives, as opposed to eight.After defeating Tiki Tong, the player can purchase the eight Rare Orbs from each of Cranky Kong's Shops for fifty Banana Coins apiece.
Adds additional items in Cranky Kong's Shop, including the Green Balloon, Crash Guard, and DK Barrel.However, despite offering an extra heart, Mirror Mode still removes all the hearts from every level, preventing the player from recovering any damage.Adds an additional heart to the life meter, providing three hearts in the normal game, and two in Mirror Mode.Differences and additions Gameplay changes