Donkey Kong Country 4 NES
About this entry
Donkey Kong Country 4 for the NES is an unlicensed bootleg game developed by the infamous Hummer Team and released in 1997. It is a 'demade' port of the original Donkey Kong Country from the Super Nintendo. Designed for the less powerful 8-bit NES hardware, it features significantly downgraded graphics, sound, and compressed gameplay compared to the original. While it replicates core mechanics like collecting bananas and KONG letters, it lacks features like animal buddies and has a password system instead of save functionality. Despite its pirate origins, it is considered surprisingly competent and playable by retro enthusiasts.
Donkey Kong Country 4 NES is listed as a Fan Games & Homebrew entry in CheckpointDB's preservation database.
It is grouped under Platformer, making it easier to compare with related preservation projects and enhanced classics.
This record is treated as its own version or project, separate from normal game database entries.
Requirements are not individually verified yet, so the flags below should be treated as leads rather than confirmed instructions.
Source and freshness
- Catalog source
- The Gaming Emporium
- Source observation
- Sep 21, 2026
- Last editorial verification
- Unknown
Features
Notes
Setup: Requires an NES emulator to play. Unlicensed game.