Wow, my brief post showing the box of the Donkey Kong card game got a lot of attention! Well, all of you interested, while I’m still working out how to present the cards, scanning the manual, and all that, I’ll give you some more information on it and some links.
According to the box itself, the initial run contained 252 cards, separated into character cards, action cards, and support cards. There’s a fully functional rules system for playing a card battle game with them. A summary of the rules can be found at the official website (in Japanese).
The cards themselves have unique art, although some that represent items reuse renders from the games. The first run is based on the Donkey Kong Country animated series (did you know the 3D character models were also used for a French-language variety show after the show ended?). There’s also cards based on DK64, which I believe came later, and at least one promo card for Kiddy Kong.
Before I post any more pictures of my set, check out these places for some pictures and information:
Archive of Nintendo Japan’s official site for the game. Includes low-res pictures of some cards, information about the sets and rules in Japanese, and related artwork.
DK Vine thread about user Man-Frog’s project to scan and translate cards. Be sure to follow his links to the imgur galleries of cards and Google Doc of translated text (partially and amateurishly aided by me).
Mario Wiki’s in-progress page of card scans. This seems to be based on Man-Frog’s scans, but presented as individual cards.
I will be scanning cards, but only ones that Man-Frog hasn’t already scanned so as not to do work that’s already done. I will also scan the manual and probably all 6 sides of the box. One day you’ll be able to print out a complete set of these cards and play with your friends!
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