| − | The plot involves King K. Rool, (a play on the word "cruel") the primary antagonist of the game, creating a ray called the Blast-O-Matic that is intended to blow up DK Isles, the residence of Donkey Kong and the rest of the Kong family. K. Rool has built a mobile and electronic version of Crocodile Isle, and it gets stopped and the Blast-o-Matic needs to be repaired. To buy time, K. Rool has his henchmen capture Donkey Kong's family members and steal his Golden Bananas (the main collectible of the game) and Donkey Kong is required to go out and find them, initially receiving help from Cranky Kong. <ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction manual</ref> | + | The plot involves King K. Rool, (a play on the word "cruel") the primary antagonist of the game, creating a ray called the Blast-O-Matic that is intended to blow up DK Isles, the residence of Donkey Kong and the rest of the Kong family. K. Rool has built a mobile and electronic version of Crocodile Isle, and it gets stopped and the Blast-o-Matic needs to be repaired. To buy time, K. Rool has his henchmen capture Donkey Kong's family members and steal his Golden Bananas (the main collectible of the game) and Donkey Kong is required to go out and find them, initially receiving help from Cranky Kong.<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction manual</ref> |
| − | The game had an agressive marketing campaign behind it, including commercials, toys, and Nintendo sending out video tapes advertising the game much like what happened with the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' game. | + | The game had an aggressive marketing campaign behind it, including commercials, toys, and Nintendo sending out video tapes advertising the game much like what happened with the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' game. |
| | Upon release, the game was received well critically and commercially. | | Upon release, the game was received well critically and commercially. |