Donkey Kong's Crash Course
Donkey Kong's Crash Course is a minigame that appears in the game Nintendo Land for the Wii U. This game is single player and requires the player to navigate through a maze-like level in a small contraption. It's played by tilting the 
. A larger version of roughly half of the map is displayed on the television screen, whilst a view of the player is shown on the GamePad. The gameplay is most likely inspired by the Mine Cart levels in the Donkey Kong Country series, and the background is based on the original Donkey Kong.
Gameplay
There are four courses in total - the first is red, the second is blue, and the final two are more difficult versions of the first two that have elements of the course missing or changed.
The player is awarded an extra life every 2000 points. As with the rest of Nintendo Land, gameplay hints and tips are revealed by Monita as the player plays. In this game, she most notably encourages the player to keep an eye out for shortcuts. Therein lies the secret to getting high scores in this game.
Stamps
- Perfect through Area 2
- Cutting Corners
- Skip 30 Bananas
- Double Damsel Rescue
- Perfect Run
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドンキーコングのクラッシュコース[?] Donkīkongu no kurasshukōsu |
Donkey Kong's Crash Course | |
| Dutch | Donkey Kongs hindernisbaan[?] | Donkey Kong's Obstacle Course | |
| German | Donkey Kongs Crashkurs[?] | Donkey Kong's Crash Course | |
| Italian | Il pericolante percorso di Donkey Kong[?] | Donkey Kong's Precarious Path | |
| Portuguese | Andaime Infernal do Donkey Kong[?] | Donkey Kong's Infernal Scaffoldings | |
| Russian | Опасный маршрут Донки Конга[?] Opasnyy marshrut Donki Konga |
Donkey Kong's Dangerous Route | |
| Spanish | La pista de obstáculos de Donkey Kong[?] | Donkey Kong's Obstacle Course |
Trivia
- Donkey Kong's Crash Course was going to be based on either the Excitebike or 1080° Snowboarding franchises.[1]
- While the theme and music is based on the original Donkey Kong arcade game, part of the music is based on the Cranky's Cabin music from Donkey Kong Country.
References
| Nintendo Land | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characters | Ganon • Mii • Octopus • Ridley | ||
| Mii character costumes | Captain Falcon • Captain Olimar • Gold Ghost • Link • Luigi • Mario • Pikmin • Samus • Toad (Blue • Green • Purple • Yellow) • Waluigi • Wario | ||
| Objects | ? Block • Automated elevator • Barrel • Bee • Brick Block • Conveyor belt • Gear Crank • Girder • Goal Flag • Goal Gate • Hole • Ladder • Lever • Metallic slide • Moving Rail • Moving Floor • Moving Platform • Mud • Number Flag • Passage • Prize • Roller • Slow Motion Bubble • Spike • Suit of armor • Warp gate • Yoshi Cart | ||
| Items | Battery • Big battery • Blue check mark • Chili plate • Coin • Flashlight • Fruit (Apple • Bananas • Grapes • Melon • Orange • Peach • Pear • Strawberry • Watermelon) • Heart • Present • Super Light • Star • Yoshi egg | ||
| Super Mario attractions | Donkey Kong's Crash Course • Luigi's Ghost Mansion • Mario Chase • Yoshi's Fruit Cart | ||
| Moves | Dash • Jump • Magic • Sidestep • Slide • Tackle | ||
| Miscellaneous | Fuel • Gallery • Media | ||
