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| Based on | Donkey Kong by Nintendo Donkey Kong Country by Rare |
| Developed by | Jacques Goldstein Philippe Percebois |
| Directed by | Mike Fallows |
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| Theme music composer | Pure West |
| Opening theme | "Donkey Kong Country" |
| Ending theme | "Donkey Kong Country" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Pure West |
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| Original languages | English French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
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| Editor | Samuel Lajus |
| Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
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| Release | August 15, 1997 – July 7, 2000 |
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Donkey Kong Country is an animated musical television series based on the video game Donkey Kong Country from Nintendo and Rare. Co-produced by Nelvana, Medialab Studio L.A. (Season 1) and Hong Guang Animation (Season 2), in association with WIC Entertainment, with the participation of Teletoon—for Season 1, it was produced in co-production with France 2, Canal+, in association with Valar 4.
The show was first introduced in France on September 4, 1996, on France 2, on a hybrid live-action and motion-capture-animated block titled La Planète de Donkey Kong (The Planet of Donkey Kong). It later became a full series and broadcast from August 15, 1997, to July 7, 2000.
Donkey Kong Country is the first television series that has been primarily animated with motion capture technology.[1] Several elements of the series, such as the Crystal Coconut, appeared in later Donkey Kong video games like Donkey Kong 64 (itself released three years after the show began airing on television). The second season was produced by Taiwanese CGI studio CGCG (which featured updated character models, silkier lighting and key framing as opposed to motion capture), and was first announced in May 1999.[2]
- ^ Solomon, Charles (1 June 1999). "An Emmy Awards Debate: What Makes 'Donkey Kong' Run?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Nelvana wraps up annual general meeting". Playback Online.