Gamehiker Wiki:Today's featured article/December 2009

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble is the last of the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy for the Super NES. Like Donkey Kong Country 2, it starred the sidekick of the previous game Dixie Kong, paired up with a new sidekick character (Kiddy Kong). The Kongs have been celebrating after the most recent defeat of K. Rool. However, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong go missing while exploring the islands. Dixie Kong investigates and teams up with Kiddy Kong to explore the islands in search of the missing Kongs. Standing in the way is the Kremling army, which apparently has a new leader in the form of KAOS.

In this game, Dixie and Kiddy can travel freely across overworld maps. Funky Kong builds vehicles that are used to travel across the overworld and reach new worlds, and the vehicles are unlocked at various points in the game. There were various items to collect, such as various coins and Banana Birds. The actual gameplay of each level was similar to the previous installments, however. Other characters are found across the overworld and in individual worlds. Wrinkly Kong again saves the game, while Swanky Kong runs minigames. There are also a variety of shops owned by the Brothers Bear that were used to earn more Banana Birds. Cranky Kong appeared only as a participant in Swanky's minigame in the original version, although he runs his own karate dojo in the remake.