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*Donkey Kong's modern design, which adds the red tie, has commonly been attributed to Rareware and has been used as a way to differentiate between the classic and modern Donkey Kongs. The truth is that the red-tied Donkey Kong was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for ''Donkey Kong GB'', which features the classic Donkey Kong. Thus, the tie is actually shown to have been worn by both versions of Donkey Kong. | *Donkey Kong's modern design, which adds the red tie, has commonly been attributed to Rareware and has been used as a way to differentiate between the classic and modern Donkey Kongs. The truth is that the red-tied Donkey Kong was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for ''Donkey Kong GB'', which features the classic Donkey Kong. Thus, the tie is actually shown to have been worn by both versions of Donkey Kong. | ||
*There have been several references to Donkey Kong within ''Mario'' games. For example, in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' there is a chained gorilla enemy known as Chained Kong that bears a striking resemblance to Donkey Kong. There is also a skeleton ape in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Mario & Luigi]]''. Both of these instances pay homage to the first level of ''Donkey Kong'' by having the Donkey Kong-like character throwing barrels that Mario must jump over. Even [[Bowser]] paid homage in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. | *There have been several references to Donkey Kong within ''Mario'' games. For example, in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' there is a chained gorilla enemy known as Chained Kong that bears a striking resemblance to Donkey Kong. There is also a skeleton ape in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Mario & Luigi]]''. Both of these instances pay homage to the first level of ''Donkey Kong'' by having the Donkey Kong-like character throwing barrels that Mario must jump over. Even [[Bowser]] paid homage in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. | ||
| − | *Diddy Kong has also sometimes been referred to as Donkey Kong's nephew, although the instruction manual for ''Donkey Kong 64'' clarifies that Diddy is his "nephew wannabe". Aside from Cranky and Wrinkly, | + | *Diddy Kong has also sometimes been referred to as Donkey Kong's nephew, although the instruction manual for ''Donkey Kong 64'' clarifies that Diddy is his "nephew wannabe". Aside from Cranky and Wrinkly, remains uncertain which (if any) of the Kongs are related to Donkey Kong through blood. |
*The first ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' both presented Donkey Kong as if the modern and classic Donkey Kongs were the same person, seemingly retconning the idea introduced by the then-recently-departed Rare that the classic Donkey Kong had become Cranky Kong and that the modern Donkey Kong was descended from him. However, both of these games' sequels would later enforce the Rare's idea instead: in the second ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', the modern Donkey Kong meets Pauline for the first time, while in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', [[Third Party Characters in Nintendo Games#Solid Snake|Solid Snake's]] Codec conversation about Donkey Kong refers to this Donkey Kong as being the original's grandson, and Donkey Kong's trophy in this game does not list any of the arcade games. This seems to indicate that Nintendo is retaining Rare's canon, although there have otherwise been no direct mentions of Cranky being the original Donkey Kong in later games. | *The first ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' both presented Donkey Kong as if the modern and classic Donkey Kongs were the same person, seemingly retconning the idea introduced by the then-recently-departed Rare that the classic Donkey Kong had become Cranky Kong and that the modern Donkey Kong was descended from him. However, both of these games' sequels would later enforce the Rare's idea instead: in the second ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', the modern Donkey Kong meets Pauline for the first time, while in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', [[Third Party Characters in Nintendo Games#Solid Snake|Solid Snake's]] Codec conversation about Donkey Kong refers to this Donkey Kong as being the original's grandson, and Donkey Kong's trophy in this game does not list any of the arcade games. This seems to indicate that Nintendo is retaining Rare's canon, although there have otherwise been no direct mentions of Cranky being the original Donkey Kong in later games. | ||
*Although Donkey Kong is mentioned in ''Donkey Kong Land III'''s instruction manual story, he is not seen in the actual game. That makes it the only title out of the ''Country'' or ''Land'' games in which he does not appear at all. | *Although Donkey Kong is mentioned in ''Donkey Kong Land III'''s instruction manual story, he is not seen in the actual game. That makes it the only title out of the ''Country'' or ''Land'' games in which he does not appear at all. | ||