Episode 141 – Donkey Kong Country (1994)

This week in Your Parents Basement, we are slingin’ barrels and pickin’ bananas with friend of the show Jovial John! From 1994, we’re playing Donkey Kong Country by Rare for the SNES.

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TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 – Intro, which features the ultra rad theme from the game. Old meets new!
• 50:00 – Emails! Do you wanna play VR Skyrim with a sweet baby boy?
• 1:04:00 – Steve has a new segment! If the sweet baby boys haven’t heard it yet, then it’s… New News! (p.s. No ask this week, we will help people next week.)
• 1:09:30 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re UNDER THE SEA.

SHOW NOTES

– According to Price Charting, like many Nintendo mascot games, Donkey Kong Country has retained its value well. The loose cart goes for $17 to $42, depending on whether you want the box and manual as well. Ports for the GBA and Game Boy Color are in the $10 to $15 range. The game has also been re-released on the Wii Virtual Console and the SNES Classic.