Panda Prince, The

Nintendo Entertainment System · 1996 · TW

Also known as: Panda Prince

Ka Sheng Ex-Sachen developers

Publisher: Ka Sheng · Developer: Ex-Sachen developers

The Panda Prince is a pirated Donkey Kong Country port made by Shin-Shin Electronics in 1996. The Panda Prince plays similarly to Donkey Kong Country, but with a different story of a queen panda getting captured by a wasp (who looks like the Zinger enemy species from Donkey Kong Country). The intro has some original graphics, but the game borrows several tracks from the Donkey Kong Land pirate and Donkey Kong Country. The gameplay and graphics are mainly based on Donkey Kong Country, but the third and fifth levels are slightly more original. The game's bosses (Very Gnawty and Master Necky) are also faced outside, rather than in front of a hoard of bananas, and have minor graphic edits such as backpacks and moustaches. The word KONG from Donkey Kong Country was replaced by GOOD