April 29, 2015

Donkey Kong Card Game archive

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Here’s the results of my scanning and collecting of Donkey Kong Card Game assets from various sources. Please enjoy it. All you have to do is click this link and download it:

mediafire.com/download/sregoory03em1g5 Updated link: mediafire.com/file/tii6l0933djwnh0 Current link: https://mega.nz/file/QVxSwYQY#CCsikdorCVkXPZ1nXd5nkXxB3Sypv2g0QOF0by6WmJE

Contents of this archive:

-Pictures of as many cards as I could find, with varying quality, separated by card type. If you want to read the text on the smaller ones more clearly, use the official website as a resource. These are gleaned from Man-Frog’s scans, my scans, pictures of the official guidebook from an eBay auction, pictures intended for demonstration in the starter set manual, and a few Internet sources.

-Some key art taken from the official website

-A summary flowchart to aid in playing the game, taken from the official website (in Japanese)

-A flyer advertising the card game

-A scan of the box for the 60-card starter set

-A scan of the manual included in the starter set which teaches you to play the game (in Japanese)

-Pictures of some other Donkey Kong-related cards that have been made

Links:

Web archive of the official Japanese website, with card lists for all sets (including expanded rules text), tutorial and reference document for playing the game, release information, and some card images.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070913041013/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n09/don_card/index.html

My posts about the DKCG.

http://miloscat.tumblr.com/tagged/donkey-kong-card-game

DKVine thread - info, scanning/translation project.

http://www.dkvine.com/interactive/forums/index.php?showtopic=8445

Character card translations with errata from official website.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zAE5-E6nY2CGT9h4SqB2EI-W_9ueABdEchdMIXMyVi4/edit

Raw scans of many cards with some commentary by Man-Frog.

http://manspeed.imgur.com/

DKC Atlas thread discussing this and other Donkey Kong card games, with links to other DKCG errata such as the IGN announcement article and a Japanese Donkey Kong Land III commercial that included bonus cards.

http://www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1819

Super Mario Wiki’s incomplete card gallery, based on Man-Frog’s scans. Go help them out by adding to this page if you feel inclined.

https://www.mariowiki.com/Gallery:Donkey_Kong_Country_(television_series)_trading_cards

Tangentially related: scans of the two volumes of Corocoro’s manga series based on the animated series, which this card game is also based on. Some special cards have been included in certain issues of Corocoro magazine (PP001, SP001, SP002).

https://mega.nz/folder/FE4G0KZD#EyH_021MWQVz_uueqSz6ZA

https://mega.nz/folder/MUpQWIpT#agS1j5R3kGduqJQhqvziTQ

EDIT: I finally did what I had been intending, and converted my personal spreadsheet for tracking card image status to Google Docs. Here you can see all the cards that exist and whether or not an image of them has been archived.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17kJcX4H7_JUXxoOqmwOiTfFvgy75fhjEgwix4cQCKko/edit?usp=sharing

EDIT2: Thanks to a tipoff from the anonymous N.A., I’ve found a few more sources and managed to fill out the image archive a lot more; now ALL but one are accounted for and present in the collection, and many low-quality images have been replaced with better ones. The scans and images may not be perfect in all cases but it’s now much more complete. The spreadsheet has also been updated to reflect this. In addition, I added more supplementary images to the “Misc” folder, such as images of packaging and promo material.

The new sources:

Tennis promo card scan @blacktangent https://twitter.com/blacktangent/status/801429928226869248

Shogiyugi’s blog with card pictures and explanations (in Japanese) http://shogiyugi.blog.fc2.com/blog-category-4.html

A video with many images of the base set by エリンキーコング / ザメル https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2nO1NWfT9g

EDIT3: Mediafire is taking down the archive, so please refer to the new Mega link instead.

EDIT4: Calcium has notified me that I neglected to include a scan of the alternate yellow card back in the archive! All character cards have a yellow outline on the back. Until I do a proper update, I’ve just put it here for now.

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April 23, 2015
Donkey Kong Card Game

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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April 21, 2015

Starter set for the Donkey Kong trading card game, which was mainly based on the animated series (but received a DK64-based expansion the following year). Thanks to my sister-in-law for finding this for me in Japan. Expect more pictures and scans to come.

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