Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! is a platformer developed by Rare and released by Nintendo for the SNES in November 1996; the Japanese version, Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kuremisu-tō, followed on 23 November 1996. Players control Dixie Kong and the toddler Kiddy Kong across 8 worlds and 48 levels and can switch between the two at any time. Every voice in the game was provided by Rare staff member Kevin Bayliss.
Eveline Fischer composed most of the SNES music, with additional tracks by David Wise. The game sold over 3.5 million copies, though its November release may have hurt sales because the Nintendo 64 was already on the market.
The 2005 Game Boy Advance version is more than a straight port: it has a completely new soundtrack by David Wise, a new world and extra mini-games. The SNES original has since returned on the Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online.12
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!English Wikipedia gives 18 November 1996, Japanese Wikipedia 1 November 1996 | SNES | November 1996 | Nintendo | 1 |
| NA | Donkey Kong Country 3 | Game Boy Advance | Nov 7, 2005 | Nintendo | 3 |
| JP | スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島Sūpā Donkī Kongu Surī: Nazo no Kuremisu-tō | SNES | Nov 23, 1996 | Nintendo | 2 |
| EU | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!Also Australia | SNES | Dec 13, 1996 | Nintendo | 1 |
| EU | Donkey Kong Country 3New soundtrack by David Wise | Game Boy Advance | Nov 4, 2005 | Nintendo | 3 |
| JP | スーパードンキーコング3 | Game Boy Advance | Dec 1, 2005 | Nintendo | 3 |
| JP | スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島Virtual Console; withdrawn on 7 December 2012 and restored on 26 November 2014 | Wii | Oct 21, 2008 | Nintendo | 2 |
| JP | スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島Virtual Console | Wii U | Nov 26, 2014 | Nintendo | 2 |
| JP | スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島Virtual Console, New Nintendo 3DS only | Nintendo 3DS | May 9, 2016 | Nintendo | 2 |
| WW | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!Nintendo Switch Online SNES library | Switch | Dec 18, 2020 | Nintendo | 1 |
Also known as: スーパードンキーコング3 謎のクレミス島 JP2Sūpā Donkī Kongu Surī: Nazo no Kuremisu-tō JP2Super Donkey Kong 3: Mysterious Kremis Island JP1
Box art by region
NA Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! 
EU Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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AudioGBA
The Game Boy Advance version replaces Eveline Fischer's SNES soundtrack with a completely new one by David Wise; Rare had hoped to include both, but cartridge space and time did not allow it.1
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ContentGBA
The Game Boy Advance version adds a new world, Pacifica, along with mini-games, and changes some stages and bosses.2
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ContentGBA
Because of these additions, the Game Boy Advance version has 98 Bonus Coins instead of the 85 on the SNES.2
Translations
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Japanese Official
Nintendo1996SNES · English originalReleased · complete
Official Japanese version, released as Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kuremisu-tō.2
Where to play legally today
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Nintendo Switch Online Subscription
Reception
The game sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide, including 1.7 million in Japan and 1.12 million in the US. Critics praised the graphics and controls, but many called it more of the same, and EGM made it runner-up for Super NES Game of the Year.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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