The Donkey Kong Country Series in it's collective whole are gems from the 90s. Today I wanted to look back at the time Rare was at the helm for Donkey Kong's Adventures. This is a deep dive into the history of Donkey Kong from Arcade to Bananza and ultimately discussing what made The Rare Legacy of the Donkey Kong Series so special. Please Banana Slamma those like and subscribe buttons! If you want to support me further and get some cool exclusives, join this channel as a member: Join my Discord community to directly chat with me about games, playing community game nights, and show off YOUR collection: Follow me on the rest of my socials: #donkeykong #rare #nintendo Music from Super Mario RPG by Yoko Shimomura: Forest Maze Music from the Donkey Kong Series By David Wise, Eveline Fischer, and Grant Kirkhope: NES Donkey Kong Title Theme Sweet Paradise (DK Jungle Beat) Main Theme Managerie (DK Land) Classic Country Theme (Bananza) Treetop Tumble (DKC3) Jungle Hyjinx (DKC) Stage 1 (NES) Prologue (DK64) Jungle Japes (DK64) Flight of the Zinger (DKC2) DK Arcade Theme Breaking Through (Heart of Gold) (Bananza) Frantic Factory (DK64) Dixie Beat (DKC3) Simian Segue (DKC) Music from Killer Instinct by Robin Beanland: Original Arcade Theme Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Donkey Kong Creation and Arcade Game 03:53 Silicon Graphics to Compete with Sega 05:26 Donkey Kong Country 09:07 DKC2 Diddy's Kong Quest 10:58 DKC3 Dixie Kong's Double Trouble 12:29 DK Land 1, 2, 3 13:14 DK64 16:49 Junglebeat 17:55 Bananza (Spoilers) and Final Thoughts Sources: (game)