Donkey Kong 64

General	Memes: DK Rap • Stickerbush Symphony Characters: Donkey Kong • Bluster Kong • Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong
Frequently ripped tracks	25M • Aquatic Ambience • Bonus Room Blitz • DK Island Swing • DK Rap • Hammer • Stickerbush Symphony • Title Screen
Playlists
Main series	See also: Mario series Classic: Donkey Kong • Jr. (Math) • 3 • '94 Country: Donkey Kong Country (GBC) • 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble • Returns • Tropical Freeze Land: Donkey Kong Land • 2 Donkey Kong 64
Spin-offs	Mario vs.: 2: March of the Minis • Mini-Land Mayhem! • & Friends Amiibo Challenge Donkey Konga • 3 Diddy Kong Racing (DS) Other: DKTV • Barrel Blast • Jungle Climber
Related	Yandere Simulator Music featured: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
GilvaSunner	kirbtunes
King for a Day	Donkey Kong Demo Playlist
Crossovers	Nintendo Land Mario Kart: 7 • 8 (Deluxe) Super Smash Bros.: 64 • Melee • Brawl • for Wii U and 3DS (3DS • Wii U) • Ultimate
Cameos	Tetris: DS • 99

Donkey Kong 64 is a collect-a-thon platformer in the Donkey Kong series developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The composer for this game is Grant Kirkhope.

Overview[]

Donkey Kong 64 is a three-dimensional platforming adventure game starring Donkey Kong and his friends, dubbed the "DK Crew", trying to stop series main villain King K. Rool from destroying Donkey Kong's island with his Blast-O-Matic.

The gameplay is similar to Super Mario 64, except it features five different playable characters, each one with their own powers and abilities, which they must use to collect Golden Bananas and fight bosses. In addition to different skills, each character gets a ranged weapon with a rather odd choice of ammo. For example, Donkey Kong gets the Coconut Gun, which can launch coconuts at enemies from a distance, as well as activate special labeled switches. However, the game has been criticized for being tedious with the large amount of collectables, some going so far as to blame it for the fall of the collect-a-thon genre entirely. It was also the last mainline Donkey Kong game until 2010's Donkey Kong Country Returns.

The music for this game, composed by Grant Kirkhope, has been criticized for sounding similar to his previous works like Banjo-Kazooie (a game which Kirkhope also composed) rather than being a continuation of the much-praised ambient-yet-melodic musical style of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy. Though, other than this, the music is highly acclaimed. One of the most iconic tracks is the divisive "DK Rap" track, which has been both ridiculed and beloved for the musical style, and the lyrics introducing each of the main characters and their abilities.

Rips[]

• Trombone Tremor
• DK Rap
  • Beta Mix
  • Unused Version
  • JP Version (unlisted, not in the playlist)
  • NA Version
  • Gorilla Version
  • Reprise
  • Coconut Mix
  • Anniversary Edition
  • Magnificent Mix
  • Extended Mix
• Funky's Armoury
  • Beta Mix
• Main Menu
• Jungle Japes
  • OST version
  • Alpha Mix
  • Beta Mix
  • Beta Version
• Angry Aztec
  • JP Version
  • Alpha Mix
• Monkey Smash
• Fungi Forest Day
• Bonus Barrel Introduction
  • PAL Version
• Jungle Japes 2
• Collect Golden Banana
• Crystal Caves (Indoors)
• Army Dillo Battle
• Guitar Gazump
• Pause Menu
• Fungi Forest (Barrel Course)
• Creepy Castle Boss
• Gloomy Galleon
• Jungle Japes (Lobby)
• Creepy Castle
  • Beta Mix
• Mad Jack Battle
  • Beta Mix
• Hideout Helm
  • Bootleg Version
  • OST Version
• Frantic Factory
  • JP Version
• Snide's HQ
  • OST Version
• K. Lumsy
  • Beta Mix
• Jungle Japes (Storm)
• Triangle Trample
• Strong Kong
• Gorilla Gone
• Saxophone Slam
• Angry Aztec (Barrel Course)
• Mad Maze Maul
  • JP Version
• Stealthy Snoop
  • Beta Mix
• Crystal Caves (Rotating Room)
• Mermaid Palace
• Find Blueprint
• Mine Cart Carnage
  • Beta Mix
  • Alpha Mix
  • OST Version
  • In-Game Version
• OrangSprint
• Hunky Chunky
  • Unused Version
• Crystal Caves (Barrel Course)
• Jungle Japes (Caves)
• Happy K. Lumsy
  • Beta Mix
• Bonus Barrel
• Rambi's Theme
• Success
• Tag Barrel
  • Short Version
• Failure
• Angry Aztec (Room)
• Mini Monkey
• Find Golden Banana
• Creepy Castle (Ballroom)
  • French Version
• Lose Race
• Jungle Japes (Barrel Course)
• Bongo Blast
• Candy's Music Store
• Angry Aztec (Temple)
• DK's Treehouse
• Creepy Castle (Rubbish Bin)
• Baboon Balloon
• Collect Blueprint
• Gloomy Galleon Lobby
• Creepy Castle Mine Cart
• Fungi Forest Race
• Win Race
• Angry Aztec (Underground)
• Crystal Caves

References in other rips[]

• DK Rap: see the main article DK Rap.
• DK Isle: Pause Screen - Wario World (26:21), Bonus Barrel - Donkey Kong 64
• K. Lumsy: Escaping the Prison Title Menu - The Henry Stickmin Collection
• Jungle Japes: Windy & Co. (OST Version) - Conker's Bad Fur Day, Yule Log Medley Collab, Blip-Blip High Score - MOTHER 3
• Funky's Armoury: Funky's Fugue - Donkey Kong Country, File Select Fusion
• Angry Aztec: Wood Man Fusion Collab, Gearing Up - Kingdom Hearts II, No Past To Remember - Sonic Heroes, File Select (Alpha Mix) - Super Mario 64DD
• Frantic Factory: Mad Jack Battle - Donkey Kong 64, Magical Witch Ashley ~ Results - WarioWare D.I.Y.
• Mad Jack: Weldar - Banjo-Tooie, Stage Select - Mega Man 3 (58:23), Stage Select (Full Version) - Mega Man 3 (28:19)
• Creepy Castle: Donkey Kong Music - Game Start (PAL Version)
• Hideout Helm: Stalker (Beta Mix) - Duke Nukem 3D
• Various: DK Rap (Extended Mix) - Donkey Kong 64

Trivia[]

• The actual OST on GilvaSunner used a different thumbnail with the official logo on a black background. The thumbnail SiIvaGunner uses for its rips (with the white background and larger fanmade recreation of the logo) was most likely taken from another VGM channel, BrawlBRSTMs3 X. The reason this has never been fixed unlike other games is unknown, but it might be due to the popularity and iconic status of the "DK Rap" rips which includes their choice of thumbnail.