This screen combined with the somber music used to give me such an uneasy feeling. I’d close my eyes and spam A as fast as I could whenever I got a game over as a kid.

Some interesting links: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=internet+archive+donkey+kong+country&ia=web

I didn’t know there was an animated series.

3rd link is to play the game in your browser.

Facepalm. Stay classy DK. :)