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Donkey Kong Land

Title	Donkey Kong Land
First release	1995
Developer	Rare Ltd.
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Game Boy
Genre	platformer
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Game Boy: 1995-06-26 (NTSC-U), 1995-07-26 (NTSC), 1995-08-24 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2718657

Rareware's 1996 adventure tasks Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong with rescuing Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool. Players navigate platforming levels by utilizing animal companions like Rambi the Rhino and Squitter the Spider to overcome traps and Kremling armies. The mission requires collecting the Banana Hoard while managing various hidden items to progress through the environment.

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Wikidata (Q2718657) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (gb/donkey-kong-land) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (2644,99864,108955) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Logo: Nintendo/Rare, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Donkey Kong Land.png”)

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Videos

Game Boy Longplay [197] Donkey Kong Land (a)

World-of-Longplays · Game Boy version · longplay · 1:10:33auto-matched
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Donkey Kong Land (Super Game Boy) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · Game Boy version · longplay · 1:21:39auto-matched
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