In "Donkey Kong Country" on the Super NES, Cranky's main purpose was to distribute helpful hints about the game's many stages to Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong whenever they dropped by his cabin. "Donkey Kong Country 2" saw him play a similar role, although this time the player would have to provide enough banana coins to buy specific hints. In "" he was the player's opponent in a throwing mini game at Swanky's Sideshow; in the GBA versions of "Donkey Kong Country 2" and "Donkey Kong Country 3", he hosted several minigames, and was briefly playable in one of them.