Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! is a platform game released in 1996 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was later ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2005. It is the sequel and follow-up to Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and is the third and final installment in the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy.

Plot
After Donkey and Diddy Kong are kidnapped by King K. Rool, Dixie teams up with her younger cousin, Kiddy, to rescue both Kong's, along with Banana Birds that Wrinkly Kong had talked about collecting. Later in the game, they encounter KAOS and are forced to fight him. Once they've defeated KAOS and venture further into the game, they have a rematch with KAOS again, only for KAOS to break down, and for Baron K. Roolenstein to be revealed behind some curtains. Once Dixie and Kiddy defeat King K. Rool, they free Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from the inside of KAOS. However, King K. Rool remains somewhat undefeated in Krematoa, and Dixie and Kiddy Kong proceed to go after him. Once Dixie and Kiddy Kong defeat King K. Rool again, they use the Banana Birds to free the Banana Bird Queen, and the Banana Bird Queen proceeds to chase after King K. Rool as he attempts to escape the island, however, he fails at doing so once an eggshell drops onto him, along with Dixie and Kiddy Kong. The Kongs then proceed to celebrate over the defeat of King K. Rool.

Why A Cartridge of It Shouldn't be Thrown Down the Lake

 * 1) The story is well thought out, with a few plot twists scattered throughout the game, such as KAOS being controlled by Baron K. Roolenstein the whole time.
 * 2) The graphics are still pre-rendered and fantastic, just like the previous two games.
 * 3) The levels are very interesting and fun to traverse through, and have interesting mechanics in them, such as killing Sneek's on spinning wheels, and sleigh riding through snowy areas or pipes to the end of the stage.
 * 4) The themes of a few stages are a bit creative and interesting, including mills and pipes to traverse through.
 * 5) Tight and smooth controls, just like the previous two games.
 * 6) Funky, Wrinkly, and Swanky are all supporting characters, helping the Kong's in numerous ways.
 * 7) * Funky Kong gives you several vehicles for you to explore the island.
 * 8) * Wrinkly no longer makes you have to go to a certain point in a world to save the game like in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
 * 9) Swanky hosts a ball-throwing minigame, along with a tube race for the Game Boy Advance port, which Dixie and Kiddy can play, although Kiddy can't play the tube race. This can help earn you some more Bear coins, and both of these activities can be challenging and fun.
 * 10) Cranky Kong also has a Dojo to train himself for a new adventure in the Game Boy Advance port, and that is also pretty fun to try out. If you manage to complete one of his Dojo Trainings, you get a Banana Bird.
 * 11) The Game Boy Advance port is pretty impressive and even has a brand new soundtrack.
 * 12) Despite most people preferring Rambi over Ellie, Ellie does have a projectile that she can fire when she gains enough water, and has the ability to pick up barrels, something that Rambi lacks.
 * 13) The game has a tribute to Super Mario 64, where Wrinkly is occasionally seen playing the game, along with Peach's Castle's theme playing.
 * 14) The new enemies are pretty nice and creative, such as Zingers who are now Mechanical Bee's, and Kopter, who is a flying Kremling who spins in the air.
 * 15) The boss battles are very creative and fun, such as Belcha who spits out barrels with Beetles in them that you have to throw back into his mouth to make him burp to his death. Barbos fires missiles at you, and you have to make them hit other urchins for his body to become available to hit. Baron K. Roolenstein, has some funny dialogue, along with needing to spawn and throw barrels to lure Baron K. Roolenstein into electricity.
 * 16) Even if it is slightly creepy, the Game Over screen is good at making you feel bad for the Kong's, just like the previous two games.
 * 17) This game not only has 103%, but 105% too. The reward for this is also superior in comparison to the other two Donkey Kong Country games.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) mh:loathsomecharacters:Kiddy Kong, along with Ellie the Elephant, are hated characters among the community.
 * 2) * Kiddy Kong's ugly design and annoying cry are the main issues as to why Kiddy Kong is hated. Not only that, but he is a clone of Donkey Kong.
 * 3) * Ellie is said to be a notably poor replacement for Rambi by most people, especially due to her fear of the Sneek's.
 * 4) The Game Boy Advance Port is missing some things such as the Scrap Book mechanic and an intro from the previous two Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance remakes. The Game Boy Advance version also has a new soundtrack, but some songs barely fit with the levels, although the new soundtrack is probably why things such as the Scrap Book mechanic are missing.
 * 5) The Ending is very anticlimatcic. At the end if the game, Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong trap King K. Rool in an egg, which can come off as confusing to some people. It would have been better if they added more onto the ending, such as if King K. Rool kept on driving when the egg fell on him, and then he crashed into something, causing his boat to break and explode.
 * 6) There is a slight overuse of fetch tasks for the Bear Brothers.
 * 7) Cranky no longer gives advice like he does in DKC1 or DKC2. His new roles is your opponent in the ball throwing game, along with training himself in the Dojo for the Game Boy Advance port.
 * 8) All that you get for 105% is a trophy of Cranky Kong wearing a Black Belt Karateka outfit and the rank "Immortal Monkey!". In the Game Boy Advance version, you can't even achieve the "Immortal Monkey!" rank, as the game will still give you the rank of "Cheating Chimp", probably because you have to enter a code to unlock hard mode.
 * 9) Despite Swanky's Dash being a new inclusion in the GBA remake as stated earlier, only Dixie can compete in Swanky's Dash, since that Kiddy is too young, making the minigame a partially wasted opportunity.

Videos
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