, is a 1999
platforming video game developed by
Rare and
published by
Nintendo as a first-party title for the
Nintendo 64 console. Initially released on 24 November 1999 in North America, it subsequently came out in Europe on 6 December and Japan on 10 December of the same year. The game is a follow-up to the
Donkey Kong Country trilogy on the
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, with many levels containing elements from those games, such as the mine carts and the bonus stages. It was originally planned to be titled
Donkey Kong Country 64.
Donkey Kong 64 follows the adventures of
Donkey Kong and four of his
simian relatives as they try to win back their hoard of Golden Bananas and banish King K. Rool. Players can control all five Kongs in eight individual levels, as well as a greater world map, a multiplayer mode and several minigames.