How you feel about this… The developers at Rare intended to develop a Donkey Kong Country game for the Virtual Boy, but it was cancelled. The development went only as far as simple platforming ...

To all the aspiring artists out there, the designer behind Donkey Kong shares some words of wisdom. Kevin Bayliss, art director at Rare and an art designer on Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Battletoads ...

Rareware’s trilogy of Donkey Kong Country platformers was a huge statement ... and this is one area where Retro really outdid Rare. The weight of DK in this game, alongside the Returns physics ...

Donkey Kong Country Returns gave Wii owners a new game that drew inspiration from the Rare developed trilogy, while adding several new ideas and concepts. Nearly 15 years later, that game has ...

on Nintendo DS, jumping to Wii in 2009. Donkey Kong Country Returns was born out of Retro Studios’ love of Rare’s trilogy, looking to bring the same kind of ethos to a new generation ...