Kongo Jungle: Difference between revisions

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|location    = [[DK Island]] (''Donkey Kong Country'' in ''SSB4'')

|name         = Kongo Jungle

|image       = [[File:SSB4UKongoJungle64.jpg|300px|Congo Jungle]]

|caption      = Kongo Jungle in {{forwiiu}}.<br>[[File:DKSymbol.svg|50px]]

|universe     = {{uv|Donkey Kong}}

|games       = ''[[SSB]]''<br/>''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]'' ([[SSB4-U|Wii U]])

|hometo      = '''SSB:'''<br/>{{SSB|Donkey Kong}}<br>'''Melee:'''<br/>{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}<br/>'''SSB4:'''<br/>{{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}<br/>{{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}

|availability = [[Starter stage|Starter]] (''SSB'')<br>[[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]] (''Melee'' and ''SSB4'')

|cratetype   = Normal

|maxplayers = [[8-Player Smash|8]]

|music = <small> In ''SSB'':<br>[[Music (SSB)|Track #6]]<br>In ''Melee'':<br>''{{MeleeMusic|Kongo Jungle N64}}''<br>In ''SSB4'':<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Donkey Kong|Kongo Jungle}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Donkey Kong|Jungle Level Tribal Style}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Donkey Kong|Jungle Level Ver. 2}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Donkey Kong|King K. Rool / Ship Deck 2}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}''<br>''{{SSB4MusicLink|Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong Country Returns (Vocals)}}''

|ssbsingles   = [[Banned]] (US ''National'' ruleset)<br>[[Banned stage|Banned]] (Japanese ruleset)

|ssbdoubles   = [[Banned]] (US ''National'' ruleset)<br>[[Banned stage|Banned]] (Japanese ruleset)

|meleesingles   = Banned

|meleedoubles   = Counterpick/Banned

|interwiki   = dkwiki

|interwikiname= Donkey Kong Wiki

|interwikipage= Kongo Jungle

'''Kongo Jungle''' ({{ja|コンゴジャングル|Kongo Janguru}}, ''Kongo Jungle'') is a [[stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' (there incorrectly spelled '''Congo Jungle''') that reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (as '''Past Stages: Kongo Jungle''' on the stage select screen and as '''Kongo Jungle N64''' in Random Stage switch) and {{forwiiu}} (as '''Kongo Jungle 64''' in NTSC versions and '''Kongo Jungle (64)''' in PAL versions). It is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s home stages.

It is the 6th stage in the [[1P Game]], where the player, along with two random allies, fight against [[Giant Donkey Kong]].  

==Stage layout==

In {{Forwiiu}}, like [[Dream Land (SSB)|other]] [[Peach's Castle|returning]] [[Hyrule Castle|stages]] from the [[Super Smash Bros.|first Smash game]], some of the textures are slightly higher in quality, but the overall primitive look of the original is retained.

===Ω form===

The main platform of the Ω form is completely flat. The barrel cannon and soft platforms don't appear, and the main platform can not be passed through from below.

SSB4UKongoJungle64Omega.jpg|[[Ω form]]

==In competitive play==

Kongo Jungle was usually regarded at first to be a counterpick. Although it had a relatively non-obtrusive stage design, it had a large size, which gave an advantage to faster characters and characters with [[projectile]]s, as well as a high ceiling, giving a slightly larger reliance on horizontal finishers. However, the stage is currently banned in singles, since characters such as {{SSBM|Peach}} and {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} were found to be very powerful on the stage due to the layout allowing easy [[circle camping]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTNaAUJZz5k A match between Pink Shinobi and RockCrock] at GENESIS is particularly infamous, and commonly regarded as one of the primary reasons why the stage was banned. However, the stage remains a counterpick in doubles due to the 4-character gameplay removing the camping disadvantages, but the stage is seldom picked in tournaments, so much so that it is being phased out of stage selection for doubles tournaments altogether.

Kongo Jungle makes an appearance in Smash 4, though unlike in previous titles it seldom sees tournament play, even in doubles. All the notable aspects of the stage are retained, such as the high ceiling but average side blast zones, the platform layout including two moving platforms, and the barrel beneath the stage. However, characters launched from the barrel now have a hitbox, unlike in previous games. The increased range and general ease of ledge grabbing also makes it easier to recover on this stage.

==Origin==

This stage is loosely based on some levels of ''{{s|dkwiki|Donkey Kong Country}}'', mainly {{s|dkwiki|Orang-utan Gang}}, {{s|dkwiki|Blackout Basement}}, and {{s|dkwiki|Platform Perils}}. This stage's background resembles the sunset backgroud in Orang-utan Gang. In Blackout Basement there are two platforms that oscillate up and down, and in Platform Perils there are platforms with arrows on them that move in the direction the arrow is pointing when the player jumps on them. In this stage the two platforms that go in a circle seem to be loosely based on Blackout Basement and Platform Perils. Also from ''Donkey Kong Country'' are {{s|dkwiki|barrel}}s that the player could get shot out of either automatically or with the push of a button, which can move in a fixed pattern or rotate in place. ''{{s|dkwiki|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest}}'' added arrows to these barrels indicating the direction of fire. In this stage there is a barrel with an arrow that moves from side to side as well as rotate, and players can press the attack button to launch early, or the barrel will fire automatically; however, in this game, these arrow barrels are always stationary. In the background, a flock of [[dkwiki:Necky|Neckies]], vulture enemies from ''Donkey Kong Country'', can sometimes be seen flying across the horizon.

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* This stage has had a different name in every appearance. In ''Super Smash Bros.'', it is called "Congo Jungle"; in ''Melee'', it is called "Past Stages: Kongo Jungle" on the stage select screen and "Kongo Jungle N64" in the Random Stage switch; and in ''Smash 4'', it is called "Kongo Jungle 64" in NTSC versions and "Kongo Jungle (64)" in PAL versions.

* In ''Smash 4'', this stage's Spanish name makes no mention of its appearance in the Nintendo 64 game, being named ''Jungla Kong'' (Kong Jungle) in PAL versions and ''Selva Kongo'' (Kongo Jungle) in NTSC versions without any "64" suffix.

* The misspelling "Congo" in this stage's first outing might be due to the fact that two countries in Africa, as well as a river that runs through them, are spelled "Congo", whereas the location in ''Donkey Kong Country'', which this stage's name is attributed to, is actually called "Kongo Jungle", a pun between "Congo" and "Kong".