Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble

スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Screenshot
System Super Famicom / SNES, Game Boy Advance
Developer Rare
Genre 2D Platformer

When DK and Diddy Kong disappear on an adventure in the Northern Kremisphere, Dixie Kong sets out to find them. It turns out the area is crawling with Kremlings under a new ruler named KAOS. Dixie is joined by her cousin Kiddy Kong on an adventure in a new land.

Dixie and Kiddy have different physical traits: Dixie can hover with her ponytail, and she is small and light, while Kiddy is larger and stronger, which is useful for tackling enemies and breaking open cracks. They can also carry and throw each other into hard-to reach areas.

Along with the Kong family, you will also meet the Brothers Bear and the Banana Birds who will help you on your travels if you help them out.

Alternate Versions

Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

The Game Boy Advance remake introduces some new gameplay features, updated maps, as well as an entirely new soundtrack. The music was all rewritten to take advantage of the GBA speakers.

Funky Kong now hosts a set of minigames where you must control Dixie's boat to complete missions.

Release Information

Super Famicom/SNES Version

Region Date Name System
Japan 23 Nov 1996 スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島 Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis Shima SFC/SNES
US Nov 1996 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble SFC/SNES
Europe 19 Dec 1996 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble SFC/SNES
Japan 30 Sep 1997 スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島 Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis Shima Super Famicom
Nintendo Power
US 24 Dec 2007 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Wii
Virtual Console
Europe 25 Dec 2007 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Wii
Virtual Console
Japan 21 Oct 2008 スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島 Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis Shima Wii
Virtual Console

Game Boy Advance Version

Region Date Name System
Europe 04 Nov 2005 Donkey Kong Country 3 Game Boy Advance
US 07 Nov 2005 Donkey Kong Country 3 Game Boy Advance
Japan 01 Dec 2005 スーパードンキーコング3 Super Donkey Kong 3 Game Boy Advance

Cameos

Wrinkly Kong's Nintendo 64

Wrinkly Kong's Nintendo 64

Wrinkly Kong has a Nintendo 64 in her save cave. The Nintendo 64 had been released just a few months earlier in Japan and the U.S.

Sometimes when you visit, she will be playing the N64, and the music in her Save Cave changes to the music from Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64.

Submitted by Fryguy64

Link Visits Bazaar

Link Visits Bazaar

Buy the shell from Bazaar's General Store near the beginning of the game and talk to him again. Ask about the castle, but refuse to pay for the story. He will say:

"Are you sure? Some cheeky lad called Link was in just last week and he asked about the castle too. He didn't have enough coins, but he seemed such a nice fellow that I agreed to accept 500 rupees instead. After that he left… muttering about my shells being the wrong shape or something. Oh well!"

This refers to Link from The Legend of Zelda series. The reference to the seashells may be referring to the seashells in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

Submitted by Fryguy64

Benny & Björn

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The Brothers Bear named Benny and Björn are a reference to Benny Andersson and Björn Ulveaus, the male members of pop group ABBA.

Incidentally, Björn is also the Swedish word for Bear.

Submitted by Swedol

Cobra Triangle (Game Boy Advance Version)

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Funky Kong's boat minigame is based heavily on Rare's NES title Cobra Triangle. Some of the missions are the same between the two games as well.

Submitted by Swedol

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