As a kid my mom quite literally told me I couldn’t play Donkey Kong 64 because it was “broken” so I never tried it but in reality she just wanted to complete it at 100% without me deleting or messing up shit and years later I finally understood why lmao

When you realize the first 120 games are Jirard's Banana Hoard and it was taken from him and now he has it back again.

All the kids in my school loved the DK rap.

"949 Banana Coins" That ONE Rainbow Coin: "After 10,000 years, I'm free!"

I can’t believe I laughed so hard just at “OK”

I’m glad he’s re-completed DK64, but I’m wondering when he’ll complete Tropical Freeze? EDIT: The day this uploaded, Jirard got out of surgery. Much love Jirard. I hope you feel better soon ❤️

How on EARTH could anyone hate the DK rap

You know what I love about this channel? He's so unabashedly nerdy. No fluff, no facade, just a nerd who has a passion. It's refreshing

Jirard focusing his inner Monke to avenge Kong's defeat by the tiny hands of big nuke lizard.

He actually did it He knew the words, and joined in too I've never been more proud

This is my favorite game of all time. Played the hell out of it as a kid and got 101% twice. The characters are so memorable. Its a shame how Lanky, Chunky and Tiny seem to be forgotten.

RARE was really knocking those games out of the ballpark back in the day.🦍🍌

The fact that jirard managed to complete this twice makes me question his sanity

So they’re finally here Performing for you If you know the words You can join in too

This game gets way too much flack now. I think the variety of characters, for the time, was impressive and the bananas (main collectable) are implemented around them are done well.

That intro was fantastic lol

I loved this game as a kid, i think it was the kongs personality that did it, they were just so likeable

I love DK64 so much. I know it has it's issues but it's just so much fun to me and that's all that matters.

Imagine if Zelda had 5 different colors of Korok seeds (totaling 4,500), that were only obtainable by 5 different characters in the same world.

There should be more videos appreciating Donkey Kong 64. I remember being excited for this more than any other game at the millennium. Say what you like about the collectibles, you can’t deny Rare’s efforts in making this an impressive game of its time, jam packed with colourful levels and cool content.

As a major Hip Hop head I personally think the DK Rap is incredible. The subtle switch up on the production for every Kong & their personality shining through for each of their verses is great. It definitely harkens back to classic 80's Run DMC/Beastie Boys style of Rap, which brings the cheese factor in full effect [especially if you are younger and listening to it for the first time in the 2000's] but that's part of it's charm!

I love DK64, really feel it’s either a love it or hate it game; the good old days of Rareware and N64. Really overdue for a sequel, a remake and more representation from the characters introduced in the game.

Completing this game is a massive chore…but at the same time it’s addicting because I love the world and the Rareware charm.

949 isn't the total number of Banana Coins in the game, I must sadly inform Jirard. There are 977. There's a hidden Rainbow Coin in Fungi Forest that brings the total to 974, and there are three out of bounds hidden ones. The hidden Rainbow Coin is hiding in the grass, in between a mushroom and the Tag Barrel by the Mill/Water Wheel area. It was discovered in 2016.

Jirard's completing my favourite game of all time? Instant watch.

This was what pushed me into loving video games. This was my introduction into not only story based video games but an introduction into what video games could be. I wouldnt be the person I am today if it wasnt for this game

Replayed it last year, got 101%, and LOVED it! The characters, worlds, and soundtrack are all top-notch!~

"I am DK. I wake up. Look in the mirror--all I see is DK." - Grant Kirkhope

I did not know Toga Jirard was something I needed in my life 🙏

That "OK" at the beginning was perfect (so much nostalgia from one word lol). Thanks for doing a video on my favorite childhood game!

This is still one of my favorite 3D platformers as well. I would love a remaster/port to the Switch with how well it still holds up.

My favorite game of all time. Absolute gem. Best soudtrack ever.

Man I’ll never forget getting the DK64 Nintendo bundle when I was a kid! I sunk many many hours into this game and to this day it is still one of my all time favorites!! Oh how I wish for an HD remake!!

Okay I know Jirard played his history about the controller as kind of a sarcastic manner, but that is a really cool bit of completionist trivia. Flows back to the love to DKC2 in some ways

Jirard is a video game warrior! A monk, he has ascended this realm and is actually pixelated but very, very high resolution

Still freakin amazing that so much from this specific game was referenced in Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and King K. Rool’s moveset in Smash

DONKEY KONG 64 IS MY FAVORITE GAAAAAME! * fangirl squeal *

You don't really need to backtrack that much. Just do a run of the game, and then do a second run in which you sweep the stages with everything unlocked. I only say this cos the video kinda sounded like you kept going back and forth as you progressed trying to get everything in one run, which is just inefficient really

Collectathons weren't really my thing growing up, but now that I'm older and got into some metroidvanias I think I get the appeal. Getting into games like that without a guide and trying to find everything the game has to offer just by exploring is definitely something I can appreciate in the age of the internet.

My favorite game of all time, this is an episode I’ll be rewatching over and over.

Me seeing the Notification: OK!

One of my favorite games of all time, new to the show and I’ve been dying to hear the review! Love it

Man I love this game to pieces growing up. As I got older it saddened me to see how much people seemed to dislike it. I always got so much enjoyment how large the worlds were at the time and the collectathon method just made me explore every nook and cranny of the worlds so the collectables were never too much for me. I also loved having to play as five different kongs each with their own abilities and power ups (though why make Tiny and not bring Dixie in for the game?). The bosses are also a lot of fun. The mine-kart sections and barrel blast sections with DK are also so much fun. I also like how you don't have to worry about drowning in the water in this game; say what you will but I think I would have hated Gloomy Galleon if I had to worry about air. My only gripe about the game is the need for those Rareware and Nintendo coins to get the final key to get to the final boss. I could gt the Rareware just fine but I always struggled with the original DK arcade game. I replayed the game in 2009, 10 years after the release of the game, and I was finally able to beat it to get that Nintendo coin and beat the game.

I love your gruff "okay" in the beginning haha. Great job as always man. Huge fan

Was in the middle of watching his metroid prime video when this came up, love your videos man!

Bro, you didn't even die on the spinning spiked ice maze in the Crystal Caves? Impressive!

one of my most favourite titles from the N64 era, really miss playing this as a kid. I spent hours on it. Really hope they drop it on the switch online service

As much hell as this game gets(admittedly for good reason), I love this game. It's one of my all time favorites. No other game brings on more nostalgia for me and to this day I enjoy playing it.

I never got into this game, but I used to watch my friend play it almost every day, and we NEVER skipped the DK Rap. :)

I remember listening to the DK Rap when I was 9 and my mom got mega offended with even the smallest of cuss words being used in it lol.

This game will always be a treasure to me. But I can’t tell you how crushed I was when during a long awaited replay I only got a golden banana for beating “Donkey Kong.” Realizing I had to do it again for the Nintendo coin just about killed me.

I've watched this back to back like 4 times. Takes me back to the good ol days. I went crazy over kong 64. Thought I may have been one of the only ones from back in the day that played til I watched this. I gotta dig it out now and replay

"Yellow means 'go', green means 'whoa, slow down', and red means 'where the heck did you get that banana?'"

got stuck on this game so many times as a kid. The collecting was brutal. Especially when you enter the fortress. I got lost so many times in there lol

Im so rooting for a remaster or another DK64 like game!! It was truly great.

If I ever play Donkey Kong 64 for a third time, I am absolutely completing it for a third time. Screw your finish it rating, I will always complete it entirely regardless of how many times I play it. I love every aspect of Donkey Kong 64.

That intro is literally me. Been waiting for this one, this is going to be a blast!

Still get a little scared any time I see dk

I remember getting this game with the N64 bundle. I loved this game and that beginning song I found myself humming and singing for months if not years afterwards. I remember playing through it for a second time when my now ex wife told me it reminded her of banjo kazooie which I had never played at that point. Thank you for redoing these games Jirard, I loved the original episodes but I find revisiting old things can give us a new perspective on things. I know I'm getting to this late but I still love that you're doing it. I never completely finished this game. I couldn't do one banana in the desert world. Always meant to go back to it to finish it and never did.

I love that Mad Jack sounds like a cross between Joker from DC and Donald Duck from Disney.

DK64 is by far in my top two games for the N64. Anytime I feel like pulling out the system, it’s to play this or Paper Mario.

~AND THEN THERE'S CHUNKY!~ He's dead...

A game needing an expansion pak on N64 where you change between various forms of Monkey's, to use their unique abilities and musical instruments to solve puzzles, defeat bosses, and save fairies..... You're playing Majora's Mask with Monkeys!

DK rap is still fire and perfectly encapsulates all five Kongs and that’s where a lot of people missed the point of. I remember seeing the commercial prior to seeing Pokémon: The First Movie and my 8, 9 year old self was super stoked.

DK Rap is like an advanced society that we haven't discovered yet

I saw the notification and got so nervous that it was Donkey Kong Country 2.

The bits have been getting better lately. I like it.

The beauty of such collectathons is in always having something to do, you beat the game but still want to mess around in the world without starting a new game, trying to do it all in a limited time kills it

This game is both the high and low point of collect-a-thon games. So much to do, too much to do.

Imagine Jirard trying to do a collectathon of all dog tags In Metal gear solid 2

Great vid, Jirard! The green N64 bundle for this game was one of the best Xmas gifts I remember getting as a kid. Fun fact: Grant Kirkhope did the voice for DK, especially the funny groan that always cracks me up while getting shot out of a barrel

Super Mario 64 May have been my first game ever, but to this day DK64 is my favorite collectathon of all time. I love the artstyle, the personality of the writing, how clearing each world feels like solving a puzzle one piece at a time with each character, the atmosphere of each world is so unique with the music, and just the overall game feel. I’ve never 100% completed it but I have played it over and over again. It’s the one game I genuinely want a remake for.

N64 days were the best days of my life

Maybe I’m biased because this was my favorite game throughout all of my childhood and it’s still up there now, but there is no game that deserves an hd remake more than this one. Why did Microsoft buy Rare 😖

DUDE. I gotta play this game again. I don’t know how long it’s been but The first bit of music that played from the game brought such a calming wave of nostalgia and I’ll never not think of it till I play it again lol

Hearing that overworld music conjures a lot of nostalgia. Don't think I ever made it past 70% completion, or even beat the final boss. But kids are kids. Thanks for your hard work Gerard. Have a banana. They have a lot of potassium for energy.

I didn't even get a notification, this is just a blessing from the gods

And then there's Chunky, he's dead DK Chunkys dead

I will forever love this game with the passion of a thousand freaking suns. And it’s not just because this was the very first game I ever played!!!!!!!

DK 64 was the first video game I’ve ever played and I still love it after all these years!

Donkey Kong 64 has the greatest song known to man The DK RAP

Doing beaver bother 3 times is never worth the 101%

Man, I love the look backs to see how you've changed over the years.

One of my favorite games ever. When I was a kid I could only play video games when my brothers friends brought his N64 over. When they played DK64 we would do the Monkey Smash 4player. It was so much fun and a lot of great memories with this game. The music is amazing of course. Aghhh I love this game. Thanks for the new review.

The multiplayer in this game was pretty fun as well!

DK64 is still the best donkey Kong game for me, I’m still hoping for another 3D adventure

I picked this game up for the hell of it years and years ago, didn’t quite get into it, and then heard that it was pretty widely disliked. So it’s been collecting dust ever since. But now after seeing this new perspective, I think I’m actually gonna restart it. Thanks Jirard!

I see that Donkey Kong Country TV show VHS tape behind your right shoulder! I must have rented that tape a dozen times as a kid.

Cranky was actually auditioning for the Gamecube, there is a dolphin in the scene

Best use of “OK!”

I am currently in the process of recompleting DK64 myself and I absolutely agree with you. The charme and personality of this game are to this day through the roof but completing it, or honestly even playing it, is getting tiresome at some point. I still love it because like you I honestly worshiped this game as a kid but I can still acknowledge its flaws.

Most people would call it Heresy, but I actually enjoyed DK 64 far more than Super Mario 64. Just... SO. MUCH. CHARACTER. The fact that we never again had a 3D DK along these lines is a travesty that truly needs to be fixed with the Switch, as it would be a great console to bring it back on.

The only thing that has ever prevented me from entirely completing this game is the Beaver Bother bonus game. -__-

The bonus ending wasn't auditions for this game; it was an audition for a non-existant GameCube sequel. If you look closely, the sign has the word "auditions" plastered over a picture of a dolphin, and Dolphin was the in-development code name for the GameCube.

I swear I heard the dk song in your last video and bought lost my shit thinking you'd complete this game I remember it gave me SO much trouble as a kid and I never beat it even as an adult mainly because nintendo 64s aren't just laying around anymore glad to see someone didn't forget this gem

Good to see their is someone who loves this game as much as I do. This is my favorite game of all time. It was just so ahead of it's time when it first came out, and it's the only game that I hope Nintendo would remaster one day.

Isn't it insane how years later missed collectibles were found in this game+

Divorce joke strong in the beginning, great vid 🤘

I played this game when I was a kid and again when it was released on the Virtual Console, and never once did I think there was too many collectables in both times I played it to completion. I collected everything and loved every second of doing it.

I'm glad that you took the time to yell at us, but had the foresight to make a reference out of it with the DK "OK!". Very nice Jirard.