Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
0:00 Intro
0:09 Donkey Kong Background Sprite
0:20 Origin: Donkey Kong (1981)
0:35 Zip-Line Shrine Music
0:55 Origin: Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA Version) (2005)
1:15 Samus' Gunship
1:30 Origin: Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991)
1:38 Donkey Kong Idle Animation #1
1:48 Origin: Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
2:08 Frosty Fruit Music
2:30 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
2:50 Overworld Music
3:10 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
3:30 Donkey Kong Idle Animation #2
3:42 Origin: Mario Kart 7 (2011)
4:10 Temple Music
4:30 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
4:50 Lockjaw Saga Music
5:10 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
5:30 Metroid Cameo
5:43 Origin: Metroid (1986)
5:58 Aquatic Ambience Theme
6:18 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
6:35 Secret Seclusion Music
6:50 Origin: Donkey Kong Jr.
6:57 Donkey Kong Plays the 3DS Version of Donkey Kong Country Returns
7:10 Dixie Kong's Idle Animation
7:20 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
7:28 Cranky's Record Player
7:50 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
8:10 Victory Music
8:18 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
8:30 Donkey Kong Plays Animal Crossing: New Leaf
8:41 Intro Music
8:55 Origin: Donkey Kong (NES Version) (1983)
9:09 Crumble Cavern Music
9:21 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
9:34 Background Greenhouse
9:45 Origin: Donkey Kong 3 (1983)
10:00 Frozen Frenzy Music
10:15 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
10:35 Stickerbush Symphony Theme
11:10 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
Here's all the references to past games in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical for the Nintendo Switch. These are in no particular order. I may have missed a few, so let me know in the comments which ones are missing. Footage for these games were recorded on a RetroN 5, Nintendo 3DS & Switch at 1080p & 60fps.
If you have any suggestions on how to make these videos better or ideas for future videos I would love to hear it. So, enjoy and please subscribe if you would like to see more.
Special thanks to Super Mario Wiki for all the Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze information: mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_Country:_Tropical_Freeze#References_in_later_games
My main channel: youtube.com/c/darklordchaos
My second channel: youtube.com/channel/UCXInvg1L5LSMSwY9IVU2dbA
My "Evolution of Donkey Kong Series" Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6b1brE4HyrieQf0xmS6DSt6PLkke02B
My "Evolution of Video Games" Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6b1brE4Hyon7LVKN0qmlcQSJkH3nQsN
0:00 Intro
0:09 Donkey Kong Background Sprite
0:20 Origin: Donkey Kong (1981)
0:35 Zip-Line Shrine Music
0:55 Origin: Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA Version) (2005)
1:15 Samus' Gunship
1:30 Origin: Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991)
1:38 Donkey Kong Idle Animation #1
1:48 Origin: Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
2:08 Frosty Fruit Music
2:30 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
2:50 Overworld Music
3:10 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
3:30 Donkey Kong Idle Animation #2
3:42 Origin: Mario Kart 7 (2011)
4:10 Temple Music
4:30 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
4:50 Lockjaw Saga Music
5:10 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
5:30 Metroid Cameo
5:43 Origin: Metroid (1986)
5:58 Aquatic Ambience Theme
6:18 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
6:35 Secret Seclusion Music
6:50 Origin: Donkey Kong Jr.
6:57 Donkey Kong Plays the 3DS Version of Donkey Kong Country Returns
7:10 Dixie Kong's Idle Animation
7:20 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
7:28 Cranky's Record Player
7:50 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
8:10 Victory Music
8:18 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
8:30 Donkey Kong Plays Animal Crossing: New Leaf
8:41 Intro Music
8:55 Origin: Donkey Kong (NES Version) (1983)
9:09 Crumble Cavern Music
9:21 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
9:34 Background Greenhouse
9:45 Origin: Donkey Kong 3 (1983)
10:00 Frozen Frenzy Music
10:15 Donkey Kong Country (1994)
10:35 Stickerbush Symphony Theme
11:10 Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995)
Here's all the references to past games in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical for the Nintendo Switch. These are in no particular order. I may have missed a few, so let me know in the comments which ones are missing. Footage for these games were recorded on a RetroN 5, Nintendo 3DS & Switch at 1080p & 60fps.
If you have any suggestions on how to make these videos better or ideas for future videos I would love to hear it. So, enjoy and please subscribe if you would like to see more.
Special thanks to Super Mario Wiki for all the Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze information: mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_Country:_Tropical_Freeze#References_in_later_games
My main channel: youtube.com/c/darklordchaos
My second channel: youtube.com/channel/UCXInvg1L5LSMSwY9IVU2dbA
My "Evolution of Donkey Kong Series" Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6b1brE4HyrieQf0xmS6DSt6PLkke02B
My "Evolution of Video Games" Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6b1brE4Hyon7LVKN0qmlcQSJkH3nQsN
