Donkey Kong 64 Is Lastly Coming To Nintendo Swap On-line Subsequent Week

Nintendo has announced that cult favourite N64 platformer Donkey Kong 64 is lastly becoming a member of its Nintendo Classics library on June 4. The N64 emulator was first introduced to the Nintendo Swap On-line + Growth Pack membership tier practically 5 years in the past, and Nintendo followers have been asking for Uncommon’s 1999 collectathon platformer ever since.

Previous to final yr’s very good Donkey Kong Bananza, Donkey Kong 64 was the tie-wearing gorilla’s one and solely 3D outing, and stays an vital a part of Nintendo’s historical past, even when the sport itself has all the time been fairly divisive. In contrast to the British developer’s much more universally beloved side-scrolling Donkey Kong Nation video games, Uncommon’s Donkey Kong 64 sees DK exploring giant 3D ranges which can be completely stuffed to the brim with collectible objects. 

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Assist Donkey Kong rescue his associates, reclaim the Golden Banana, and save his homeland in Donkey Kong 64, coming to the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics app on Jun 4 for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Growth Pack members! pic.twitter.com/WfAZ73Cwvo

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Some individuals beloved the extra open-ended method and a number of playable characters, however these hoping for a Donkey Kong-flavored Tremendous Mario 64 bemoaned the back-tracking and complicated construction of the sport. Uncommon’s earlier platformer, Banjo Kazooie, which got here out a yr earlier in 1998, can be within the Nintendo Classics library, and the 2 are very a lot in the identical mould.

Like many video games of the early 3D period, a wonky digicam and awkward controls may also make Donkey Kong 64 a little bit of a tricky cling in 2026, however in the event you love Donkey Kong (and who would not?) and have ever questioned the place Grant Kirkhope’s notorious ‘DK Rap’ got here from, you owe it to your self to no less than give it a attempt subsequent week.

Donkey Kong 64 is the primary N64 recreation to be added to Nintendo Swap On-line in 2026, following Rayman 2: The Nice Escape and Tonic Bother arriving in December. Its addition signifies that lots of the N64’s greatest video games at the moment are playable on NSO by way of the Growth Pack add-on, which prices $50 per yr for a person membership. The likes of Diddy Kong Racing and Tremendous Smash Bros. are nonetheless absent from the library.