What is your favourite Donkey Kong Game??

As a huge DK fan, it's interesting to hear this kind of stuff from the perspective of someone who hasn't had prior exposure to the Donkey Kong franchise or Country series.

I love that Tropical Freeze‘s final world is literally just the island from Returns. I mean it makes sense, but it’s so cool seeing all the exact same world themes again, but icy. It’s a weird nostalgic feeling that feels fresh at the same time

I see a video praising DK Country, I give a like at 0 seconds, simple as that. All three of these games are beyond goated.

Actually the current rumor from DK Vine is that the next DK game is being developed internally at Nintendo by the Mario Odyssey Team, which is not as insane as it sounds, since the Mario Galaxy Team developed Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. I guess Nintendo wants to make DK back into a household name. Hence the huge role DK had in the Mario movie, the theme park opening up, and now more recently, Donkey Kong related merchandise has been using the Donkey Kong logo instead of the Super Mario logo. There's definitely something cooking with the franchise, I just think Nintendo's not gonna show it to us until the next console arrives.

You HAVE to play Dk64. One of my favorite N64 game. People complain about it being a collectathon but no one said you have to collect everything.

It's always nice to see my favorite series get some appreciation from people who didn't grow up with it. I've been a fan since the original installment, received as an Xmas gift in '94. It's hard to pick a favorite, as I love each of them. I probably run through, the first most often, as it is my favorite to casually speedrun. The second is my favorite for music and general atmosphere. The third deserves more credit than it gets, and has my favorite overworld in the series. I couldn't believe it when Returns was announced, my favorite E3 trailer memory, for sure. Tropical Freeze has my absolute favorite roster of playable Kongs, even more so with the Switch port.

10:42 I especially like how the music starts happy and jolly, but then turns smoothly into a heavier, grittier tune.😄😰

"too bad he died after this game" I mean, if you ignore every single game without "Country" in the title... because his last non-Smash appearance was actually in 2008, where he was actually in a Mario game of all things (Super Sluggers), or 2007 where he was in DK: Jungle Climber and Barrel Blast. DK64 even introduced a brand new persona, King Krusha K. Rool.

I grew up with DKC3 on the SNES and so many of the levels were nightmare fuel for me. Especially that damned forest with the spiders. I remember that took up so much time. I also played a ton of the DK game on the GBC, then GBA. I remember playing Country Returns at my first job on I think it was the DS and 100% completed it while on the clock. Every level, every puzzle piece, every KONG, and then all of the secret levels too. It was hardcore. I have Tropical Freeze on the Switch now but I haven't really touched it. DK has a super high skill ceiling but at the start it always feels like it's just too easy.

Tropical Freeze is arguably the best 2d platformer Nintendo has ever made

The thumbnail SCREAMS “You may touch it… once”

I hate to be that guy, but..... Only 55 views??? Huh??? Great video, man!! Keep at it :))

20:57 "BANANAAAAA SLAMMMMAAAA!!"👊😉

Toxic Tower in DKC2....that is the ultimate test that I never want to do again

I still remember to this day when I went to the store with my parents and they bought dkc1 for me. What a game. I beat it many times in a row. It almost became a Christmas tradition for the next two years to get the sequels for Christmas every year. Even though it's been over a quarter century, I still remember unwrapping dkc2 and having the best holidays ever. This video was a great trip down memory lane, even though I found the "sunglasses and waving arms in front of pc" parts kinda unnecessary and annoying. Thanks for the video!

I'm so glad we can all celebrate the global holiday of Kong John January together.

You look like you're about the age I was when this came out. Which a) makes me feel really old, but b) makes it really interesting to hear your honest review of these games. 👍

Dude what an amazing video, and how are there not more likes?! This is my favorite franchise of all time. Bravo!

When you said floating head bosses in Nintendo games, Queen Zeal in Chrono Trigger is a floating head boss

It's always nice to see new fans seeing just how amazing these games are. Welcome to the fold, good sir. Favorite game: DKC2. Atmosphere and music are top-notch, and I always preferred the classic physics to the modern ones.

49:17 This is one of the only bosses where Diddy proves quite useful, since you can use his rocket barrels to jump in advance and hover a little to land on Fredrik at the right spot.😉

DKC songs are audio GOLD

This is the funniest DK review I ever watched (yes I saw a lot despite the fact I already played them all)

The best thumbnail i've seen on a video about this game

I would’ve loved to see what Rare could’ve done with Starfox since I actually liked Starfox Adventures and I imagine if they were given the chance to make a sequel they would made Krystal the main character as originally intended in Dinosaur Planet since Fox already had a whole game to himself while Krystal was trapped in well, a Crystal for the whole game.

I really need to give this series a proper try!

0:31 😎 Jungle Japes January. **drops mic**

20:02 Now that's true "love-hate relationship"!🥰😖

Keep up the good content!

Great video, I like the meme at the end

Best snes trilogy of all time. Best platformers of ever. Nice video 😎

have you ever seen the donkey kong country tv show?

To give you younger gamers some context, Rareware were the Pixar to Nintendo's SNES/N64 games. StarFox Adventures for the Nintendo GameCube was Rareware's final game for Nintendo before being brought by Microsoft. The magic was still there in early XBox 360 gen with Kameo Elements of Power but Microsoft restructured Rare after the failure to meet Microsoft's unrealistic standards.

So I got this video in my recommended, and I gotta say, I definitely think your channel is going to hit the algorithm soon and you’ll grow really fast Really good video, even if there were some things I didn’t agree with like your criticisms of the DKCR minecart levels which I think more aptly describes the original SNES minecart levels more than the DKCR ones. Or the fact that Tropical Freeze should have had more ice levels near the end which I think is a really dumb idea, as that would ruin the great atmosphere of the worlds we currently have and also the game is called Tropical Freeze because the Snowmads froze DK Island over. In world 6, each level is based off the respective world in Returns, just frozen over. Level 1 jungle, 2 beach, 3 ruins, 4 cave, etc. I am definitely glad they didn’t go the “Oops. All ice levels” route. Anyway, really good video, and I’m excited to see what you post next!

dude its a fucking tragedy just how underrated those games are.

Would've been so cool if Donkey Kong Country 4: Kiddy Kong's Adventure existed!

19:25 I always thought it was "Stickerbrush Symphony".😅

37:21 That's more like a giant worm than a dragon.🤔

41:35 Cranky Kong does actually have his own unique barrel, with yellow "CK" on it.🤨

DK. Donkey Kong. DK. Donkey Kong is here.

Oh, dude, if you grew up in the 90s, Donkey Kong Country was THE GAME

Nice to see people still discovering the DKC series, it's a real shame more people don't know about them when it doesn't have a single bad or even mediocre game. A bigger shame that Nintendo hasn't done anything with DK for almost 10 years now, despite Tropical Freeze being one of the best 2D platformers to this day.

My favourite Donky Kong Game is the one with the bongos

35:31 Now that's true "love-hate relationship"!😉

DK1 does tell you the story, just uses a show don’t tell method like Sonic three. You see the bananas are gone so you gotta get them back

49:44 One Punch Kong!🤣👊

22:14 Little foreshadowing for the upcoming Nintendo 64 console.😉

29:55 This footage is presumably from the 3DS port. Which I can understand, because there the rolling is much more functioning sine you do it with buttons instead of shaking the controller.🤔

35:41 The classic "one more time" scenario.🤔

As a kid, I was so impressed with the graphics and still am considering when it came out

I love new gamers re-discovering these gems (and not so much low-key calling me old), The DKC saga brought so much to the platformer genre, and while the newer games refined the formula in many ways, I agree that they were ahead of their time.

that elderly man is the original donkey kong from the arcade, which i weird since that would mean mario is old as hell, but is hanging around dk jr which is the dk in smash brothers and mario kart

Something I have to give to DKC3 is it's by far the most fun game to 100% of the classic trilogy. There's a consistent 2 bonus barrels and 1 DK coin per level, and they rarely if ever feel unfairly hidden. The world map also gives you a visual indicator of what you're missing in each level. Also, while the soundtrack is still the weakest of any of the games, I've come around a lot to it. The tracks for the underwater, cliff, factory, and waterfall levels are pretty great. I've come around to liking it overall more than DKC1 (after playing all of the games 2 or 3 times at this point), but it's still not DKC2 level.

Bro quick tip for dkc1, roll jumping makes most levels easy as hell, basically just roll off the edge and jump, you'll get some good momentum to skip certain dangers like the oil barrels

DKC Tropical Freeze is one of the few 2D platformers I’d consider a masterpiece, one of the greatest games of all time with phenomenal music (the aquatic ambience remix is incredible)

Based upon how much you seem to have enjoyed Returns and Tropical Freeze, I'd highly recommend checking out Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends if you haven't played them before. Just like Donkey Kong, Rayman got a 2D platformer revival at the turn of the 2010s, and it was similarly followed a couple years later with an even better sequel. Depressingly it's also in the same boat as DK of not receiving any further instalments since 😭

Hand gestures on fleek

Kirby’s head game has always been S tier

Side note, iirc, that floating head and hands boss trope came from Kirby Superstar with Wham Bam Rock. Just think that's kinda cool as a Kirby fan.

The DKC Series is about Secondary Characters Evolating to Main Protagonist in each sequel.

I'm disappointed that this wasn't 52 minutes of you appreciating the genius of the cartoon show, but this was a good analysis anyway

13:57 I don't think that's actually lava, but instead hot water that can only be cooled off with seal spit (gross).🤔

Great video! I am a speedrunner of dkc 1 2 3 and tropical freeze. If your ever interested in learning more about the speed side of it, I would be happy to help

Bananuary would've been a great pun for DKC January-

Dkc 2 is my fav platformer ever

ngl, haven't finished the video but you have earned a sub, because I love your style

Outstanding video, brother. Not sure if it's just me, but your voice seems very quiet in the live action sections of this. Just something to consider for future videos. Great work, and I look forward to more content like this!

Aquatic ambiance is my favorite track and love the rest of the OST.

It's always fun to see the younger generation "researching" stuff we already knew way back in the 90's. Better late than never though. And one more thing, you young whippersnapper, the game doesn't just throw you straight into the action with no story... there was actually an award-winning storyline to start things off but it was found in the instruction manual. It's a physical thing that used to be included with each game we bought back then. We would read it while driving back home with the game we just bought, cuz y'know, no internets or digital distributions back then. Now get off my lawn.

you should listen to the music of the DKC3 for the GBA! David Wise was on it

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monkey? no, it’s donkey 👍

While not as good as DK Country series, DK 64 is still a good game to put into this collection of games to show how Crazy the DK series got before RARE was sold to Microsoft.

Donkey Kong. Everyone's favorite monkey. After playing Mario Kart 64, my first DK adventure was Donkey Kong 64. It turned me into an avid fan of his expansive world, characters, and humor. The Donkey Kong Country series really is special. I played the original in 2010, and it didn't take long for it to become my favorite platformer in the DK series. Simple as it is, it really did put DK himself into his lovable world and launched a juggernaut of a series. DKC2 is my least favorite, but is far from a bad game. As for why? Mmm, I suppose that the difficulty curves are bit more intense there. Also, I remember being scared by Kreepy Krow from the GBA remake... Props for it introducing Dixie though. DKC3 is the one everyone likes to hate, but frankly I think it's fine. The idea of Dixie and Kiddy rescuing DK and Diddy is fun. I don't see Kiddy Kong as the worst thing ever. For the modern adventures, yeah, they're both excellent. Seeing Donkey Kong back in action as the hero in Returns was a big green flag. I miss individually controlling Diddy, but having him augment DK's moves is nice. Couple that with the improved presentation and tight levels, and it's a treasure. Like you, I prefer the 3DS port; the extra health is nice. Tropical Freeze? I've seen unanimous praise for it. Honestly, it's worth all the hype. Retro Studios went above and beyond what a 2D platformer can be. I can't bring myself to overlook the marvelous graphics, banger OST, fair difficulty, and memorable level designs. Although I have an idiotic bias for New Super Mario Bros. U, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is wonderful. I think that I'm going to stick with the original Wii U version. Solid video! I liked your jokes about emulation and using save states. Incidentally, my favorite DK game of all time is Barrel Blast. After that is 64, then DKC1. Excellent!

14:25 I mean if anything, the N64 Zelda games have it worse with certain hub worlds. These make sense cause it's still an SNES game at the end of the day

I'm glad you liked Returns so much, it often gets overlooked or just dismissed because of Tropical Freeze. Yeah Tropical Freeze is better, and I personally still prefer DKC2, but Returns is still like one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made.

You technically never truly beat dkc 2 or 3 since you didn't beat the secret world. Especially since they both have one more final boss.

4:54 And also, probably because Donkey Kong was already throwing different kinds of barrels in his arcade debut.😉🛢

33:53 His name is actually Squiddicus. Funny, right?🤣🐙🦑

Dkc 2 and 3 are by far some of the best video games ever. I'm also glad I'm not the only one who think super mario wonder had bs boss battles.

33:08 Ironic (in a way), because both Super Mario and Donkey Kong were originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto.😅

Never played Michael Johnson and the Windy City. How's that?

I'm just here for that DKake!

Your right donkey kong country games are still great games today, to bad we have only gotten 3 in the series, and 3 spinoff in dk land trilogy (Dk returns and dk tropic freeze aren't dkc games except in title)

0:54 -- Dude, it's called the instruction manual.

Even Diddy Kong Racing was ahead of its time, doing things even Mario Kart took a while to do. Still a shame there’s no easily accessible way to play it rather than owning the original or getting the meh DS remake.

I fully completed all DKC 1,2,3 as a kid

The first is one of the best soundtracks of all time for a video game. That bonus theme still lingers in my head

That thumbnail though

There also were Donkey Kong land games which were the Gameboy ports but they also had some exclusive and unique content.

It's interesting that you feel the controls are awkward on SNES because they feel way better than the newer games to me but that's probably because I i grew up with them

My personal order is Returns, then a big leap up to DKC1, then another big leap up to Tropical Freeze, then a moderate step up to DKC3, and finally an inch up to DKC2... despite having played them in order shortly after the release of each. Oh, BTW, if you want more DKC music, the GBA port of DKC3 has a completely original soundtrack done by David Wise. Personally, I prefer the SNES original, but it's very much a Sonic CD situation where both soundtracks have their own charm.

DKC music is great. DKC2 music may be my favorite in any video game.

Common DKC W

hahahaha iI remember that they were difficult...so many times it got me angry when I was a kid.

You're goddamn right.

Theres another trick with the rolling mechanic where it allows you to jump mid air this allows for more creativity in platforming

I absolutly hate how in the new game partner kongs are more power up than character. I want to play didy non Dk with a glorified jet pack on his back!

5:27 Okay, but hear me out: Back in the day, devs directly communicated with the players through stage design, enemy placement, and breaking common conventions. If something is outside of the norm for that particular game you'd naturally wonder, "Why is this out of place"? More exploration is required. Maybe it's nothing, but there could be something! You see this small structure to the left? This is different than the usual hole in the wall. And so, being a platformer, you naturally think "Can I jump on that?" Then you try it. YES! Is this an arbitrary design choice? Not if it's a good game. Good games don't do that often, ever if they can help it. So what about that bird? Why is it so close? You might miss an opportunity to jump on it if you're too busy thinking or too slow to jump on the igloo. Then it flies off-screen! You think "Crap! I missed IT! I could have jumped on the bird but missed my chance!" Now, you still don't know what, if anything, is up there. That's not even the primary focus at this time. What you are sure of is, if you're fast enough, you can jump on the bird. So you try again. Try again again. Eventually you hit it. Now, seeing as they already broke the left-to-right convention straight out the gate like this by inspiring you to jump on the igloo, you'd naturally think there might be more to the left side. Why not hold left after jumping on the bird? _barrel noises_ *SUCCESS!* Everything was tied together, because that's the kind of quality and consistency in design that was _expected_ from video games. The developers were so detail-oriented that nothing need be left to chance. Every enemy placement, every location of every platform, where moving platforms started, how fast every platform and NPC was, where they would be when the player reached them if the player was moving at different speeds when they got loaded in... ALL OF THIS and more was heavily considered for any game worth its salt. Devs accounted for different styles of play, different approaches, and specifically geared their stage design to match specific approaches, so much so that the stage itself and the placement of enemies specifically informed you how it was intended to be approached. Things like this barrel are not really hidden at all, simply out of the way. The truly hidden things have NO indication. Those are the things you find by chance, the stuff most people don't know about, the kind of thing you'd talk to other players about. They'd inspire discussions, you'd exchange secrets, and grow to become more knowledgeable and skilled players.