Since his debut Donkey Kong's character design has remained fairly unchanged, but his 'new' look isn't quite as fresh as you might expect. Seemingly taking inspiration from the animated aesthetics ...

Candy is also a prominent character in the Donkey Kong Country cartoon. She has been redesigned to look more tomboyish than her game counterpart, and is bossier and more short-tempered than before ...

There is also an arcade machine at the pizza place that closely resembles the original Donkey Kong. This was the first game that Mario ever appeared in, predating the original Super Mario Bros., ...