Donkey Kong Barrel Blast happened in 2007.
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast was created on 2007-06-28.
It was canceled after RARE's exclusive rights to Microsoft emerged. There was eventually a poorly received Donkey Kong racing game called Donkey Kong Barrel Blast for the Wii.
Once you learn it from Cranky you can jump inside the Diddy barrels hidden in the level to get the Jetpacks.
Donkey Kong Country happened in 1994.
Donkey Kong Land happened in 1995.
Donkey Kong Jr. Math happened in 1983.
Donkey Kong Land III happened in 1997.
Donkey Kong Country Returns happened in 2010.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong happened in 2004.
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat happened in 2002.
The Donkey is: (1): You are the Donkey. (2): In the barrel. (3): And everywhere else...
No-one knows why. Maybe because he wants to.