Released in November 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and developed by British game developer Rare, "Donkey Kong Country" took the "Donkey Kong" series in a new direction, becoming a showcase title to show off then-revolutionary Computer-generated imagery graphics. In "Donkey Kong Country", the original Donkey Kong's grandson, also called Donkey Kong, is the hero and he and his sidekick Diddy Kong have to save his hoard of bananas from the thieving King K. Rool and his Kremling Krew. The game was an action sidescrolling title similar to the "Mario" games and was enormously popular for its graphics, music and gameplay. The sequel, ' involves Diddy and his girlfriend Dixie Kong embarking on a journey to Crocodile Isle to rescue DK from the clutches of K. Rool. In ' both DK and Diddy are captured again by a mysterious robot named KAOS⁠—who is, in actuality, being operated by K. Rool⁠—and Dixie and her cousin Kiddy Kong have to venture to the Northern Kremisphere to save them in the final game of the series for the SNES.