Proto:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (Game Boy Advance)
This page details one or more prototype versions of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (Game Boy Advance).
This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.
This was documented on Forest of Illusion.
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Prototype v0.6 of the GBA Donkey Kong Country 3 was released by Forest of Illusion on January 5, 2022. Dated May 6, 2005, around the time the game was presented at E3.
| To do: The Super Mario Wiki has already chronicled a sizeable amount of differences between the final GBA release and this build. |
Title Screen
- The Health & Safety screen is absent in this build.
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- The copyright years were separated by a comma, instead of a dash.
- The title screen also opened up with an iris, instead of fading in like in the final.
- The pre-save menu with the selections "Main Game" and "Extras" is unlocked from the start.
Pause Menu
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The lettering for the text in the Pause menu, and other instances like in Swanky's Dash, was a lot smaller.
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The text for saving a game was shorter.
Map Differences
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Belcha's Barn lacks a flag on the map. This is consistent with the SNES version, but not the GBA remake nor the other boss levels in this build.
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The level order in Kremwood Forest still matches the SNES version, with Barrel Shield Bust-Up as the first level and Springin' Spiders as the fourth.
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Brash's Stadium is still titled "Brash's Cabin", as it was in the SNES version. Given that the GBA version is clearly not a cabin, it was renamed for the final.
The flag outside of Arich's Ambush does not change even after clearing the boss fight.
Regardless of who clears a level, the flag outside will always become a pink Dixie Kong one.
Level Differences
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- The two Karbines in the long vertical shaft in Fire-Ball Frenzy lag behind the platform in the prototype when it rises, rendering their attacks useless. This was fixed in the final.
- Levels like Rocket Barrel Ride and Tracker Barrel Trek have their waterfalls briefly misaligned when the player spawns in from a checkpoint and/or Bonus Barrel.
- Whether or not an enemy is in front of/behind a waterfall, Parry can get hit by it, even if the player is on the opposing layer.
- Squirt's Showdown appears to have memory issues after Squirt shoots a few rounds of water.
Audio Differences
- The regular boss theme has an instrument that is glitched. It gets stuck on one note for the entire track.
- Enchanted Riverbank is arranged differently: Instead of having a "land" half and a "water" half which play depending on whether the Kongs are on land or underwater, it's a single long track that plays both halves one after the other.
