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Description A comparison of three versions of the 1994 Rare game Donkey Kong Country: The Super NES version (top left), the Game Boy Color version (top right), and the Game Boy Advance version (bottom).
Author or
copyright owner
Rare (developer) / Nintendo (publisher)
Source (WP:NFCC#4) http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/donkey-kong-country/
Date of publication 1994 (top left), 2000 (top right), 2003 (bottom)
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Donkey Kong Country
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) How Donkey Kong Country's innovative SGI-rendered visuals were downgraded for the Game Boy rereleases. This is something that was often remarked upon in the ports' reviews and is discussed throughout the article.
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The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
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textual coverage because
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The image helps provide visual aid by demonstrating exactly what was downgraded for the ports to run properly. Such information could not be reasonably explained in a way that is concise and understandable to an uninformed audience.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) This comparison will only be used on this page.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
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The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Donkey Kong Country//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DKCRereleaseComparison.pngtrue

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current00:03, 18 June 2020Thumbnail for version as of 00:03, 18 June 2020336 × 297 (194 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
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