New characters were also added to this game, whose lore states that they are relatives of characters from previous Donkey Kong Country games (e.g. The only connection to Donkey Kong Country are through the characters: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Cranky Kong. Though the game's codename was Donkey Kong Country 64 in PAL territories, the official title was not branded with this. The game's inclusion in the Donkey Kong Country series is not immediately clear. The game is a follow up to the Donkey Kong Country trilogy on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Donkey Kong 64 would later be re-released as a Player's Choice title, though no changes were done to the game itself. Original releases of Donkey Kong 64 included the Expansion Pak with the game for free.

It is the first and one of very few Nintendo 64 games requiring the use of the Expansion Pak to play. It was published by Nintendo and first released on November 22, 1999. Donkey Kong 64 cover art.ĭonkey Kong 64, often abbreviated DK 64, is a 3D platformer video game developed by Rare Ltd.

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