Donkey Kong Country 4

Donkey Kong Country 4 is probably one of the most accurate NES ports of Donkey Kong Country.

Unused Sounds


The Yoshi sound effect from the NES Super Mario World, also by Hummer Team.



Likely was going to be used for jumping, which doesn't make a sound in this game.

The ring sound from Sonic the Hedgehog! Somari uses a different sound.

A two note jingle. It's unknown where this would have been used.

Unused Music




The castle and ending music from the NES Super Mario World can be found as tracks 13 and 15 in the NSF.

Hidden JY Logo


Press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Left, Right, Right on the title screen. This version of the JY logo is unique to Donkey Kong Country 4. The only way out of it is to reset the game.

Dip Switches


As with several other pirate games, Donkey Kong Country 4 uses a PCB with a DIP switch on it, which changes some aspects of the game's appearance and gameplay. There are three selections: Donkey Kong Country 4, Jungle Book 2 (different main character and level order), and 2-in-1 Donkey Kong Country 4 + Jungle Book 2, which lets you choose either game.

The DIP switch setting can be changed in FCEUX by resetting the game, although other emulators may handle this differently.