| Released By | marc_max |
|---|---|
| Category | Improvement |
| Platform | GBA |
| License | N/A |
| Patching Information | No Special Requirements |
| Genre | Action > Platformer |
| Mods | G |
| Patch Version | 1.1 |
| Hack Release Date | 03 July 2018 |
| Readme | Readme File |
| Downloads | 8525 |
| Last Modified | 04 July 2018 |
Description:
Here it is: a real restoration project for the infamous Donkey Kong Country for GBA. It wasn’t a bad port after all, the gameplay was completely intact and also had the new Hero and Attack modes.
It’s still a little behind from the SNES version due to the resolution reducement and soundtrack (which sounds worse, but still sounds good!). But it’s an undeniable improvement.
This wasn’t the typical SNES to GBA palette restoration. This was hell. After Rare reduced all sprites and tilesets, none of the palettes matched so they had to be repaletted manually using Photoshop and a custom tool made exclusively for this.
What’s missing:
- probably a few bonus rooms
- all new palettes not coming from the SNES version (basically, minigames and map)
ROM / ISO Information:
- Donkey Kong Country (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It).gba
- CRC32: 41d277fe
- MD5: c1fb9badf816b6d7836f4990f8119815
- SHA-1: 8995f0be99a9cff66474a8975b8499bd69fb4c45
Links:
Screenshots:
Credits:
| Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
|---|---|---|
| marc_max | Hacking |
A already good port made even better!
Reviewed By: Dee-jay_Luig-jay on 27 Jun 2018As a young kid this port had always felt off, not in the controls but with its over saturated graphics. This graphics restoration mod makes the game look 100 times better. At the time I am writing this review I am playing this hack on a AGB 001 backlit modded console and boy does it look amazing on this little screen. I gotta say thank you to the hacker for making such a wonderful restoration mod.
Version 1.0 Recommended - Yes
| Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looks great on every screen i've tried | badcat | 28 May 2021 | 1.1 | Yes |
| Looks far FAR better! | Kippykip | 02 Dec 2018 | 1.1 | Yes |
| A already good port made even better! | Dee-jay_Luig-jay | 27 Jun 2018 | 1.0 | Yes |
| Amazing work | r1ggles | 25 Jun 2018 | 1.0 | Yes |