Donkey Kong Country (Play it loud) SNES commercial (US)

Donkey Kong Country is a platform video game developed by Rare, featuring the character Donkey Kong. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1994. Following an intense marketing campaign, the original SNES version sold over 8 million copies. It was produced by Tim Stamper and was the first Donkey Kong game not to be produced or directed by Shigeru Miyamoto.

The game was rereleased on Nintendo's Virtual Console service on 7th December 2006 in Australia, 8th December 2006 in Europe, 12th December 2006 in Japan and 19th February 2007 in North America.

As a part of Nintendo's marketing campaign, a 15-minute VHS tape titled Donkey Kong Country: Exposed was sent to subscribers of Nintendo Power magazine. The video shows a brief tour of Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington and footage from the game when it was in the final stages of development. Several game testers provide tips on how to access bonus levels and perform tricks throughout the game. Various interviews promote the level of graphical complexity as being revolutionary for game systems at that time. A segment at the end of the video reminds viewers that the game is available only on Nintendo's 16-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System console and not on rival 32-bit and CD-ROM based consoles (e.g., Sega 32X and Sega CD) that boasted superior processing power. In a "hidden" section at the end of the cassette, the host of the video opens a door and discovers that Nintendo of America testers are playing an early development version of the Killer Instinct arcade. A character resembling Chief Thunder is shown with notable differences.

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[DanTheMan33088]

NOT ON SEGA

[rumblefishism]

This is when SNES truly won the 16 bit wars. Sega was releasing crap like the Sega CD, 32X, etc. in order to make the Genesis more powerful, and yet SNES releases a game which looks superior to anything released on any of those three consoles.

[ThunderLizardsRule]

@rudge1982 What? O_o

[rudge1982]

Complete ripoff of Sonic

[Notokayipromise]

@DanTheMan33088 Hells ya!

[darkflame64]

this is when snes started showing its power.