Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! is a platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on November 18, 1996, in North America, on November 23, 1996 in Japan, and on December 13, 1996 in Europe and Australia. It is the third instalment of the Donkey Kong Country series and serves as a direct sequel to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.