Pretty solid placements! I figured Mad Jack would be the best of the standard bosses, though once K. Rool came up in second your reasons for him being lower made sense. The boss fights are overall fun, but given only one specific Kong can fight each boss(with a couple exceptions)I feel like Rare could’ve done more to tailor them to whichever Kong was taking them on- bring out their unique skills to get through the fight. Your suggestions on how to change Puftoss and the first Dogadon fight are spot-on in that regard, and of course as is Mad Jack’s fight exemplifies that- it makes good(arguably excessive)use of Tiny’s newest skill in such a way that no other Kong could’ve taken him on. Couple that with his design and music and it’s no wonder he’s so iconic.
There really is no excuse for repeat bosses. It just screams “meet the deadline” cuts. Fungi Forest should’ve been the Spider Boss, but with Chunky Kong instead of Tiny, and Crystal Caves’s boss could’ve been like a hibernating polar bear or something that’s pissed off at an obnoxious Donkey Kong for waking him up. Also, personally, I think there’s more potential for Chunky Kong to be the first Kong to fight King Kut Out. They could’ve done a funny cutscene where Chunky expresses his cowardice of a clearly harmless cutout.
Putting Pufftoss so high is probably a crime. It also utilises nothing about Lanky and is often lost on not even being able to find the star, let alone drive through it. Otherwise, decent list. I would also put Kutout first if the only criteria was charm.
Hard disagree placing K.Rool second. That felt like the epic conclusion to the game. All Kongs using all their moves. Never felt like it took too long. However, I will admit your final choice is my second favorite. So we aren't that far apart.
Thank you! Yeah I think so. Originally I was going to record on N64 hardware but my capture card kept crashing. I had to use found footage online which I wasn't too happy about.
My top from the Hardest to Easiest Bosses in DK64: 1.King K. Rool (DK Isles/Hideout Helm) 🥇. 2.There's a tie with Pufftoss (Gloomy Galeon) and Dogadoom II (Fungi Forest) 🥈🥈. 3.Mad Jack (Frantic Factory) 🥉. 4.King Kut Out (Creepy Castle). 5.Armydillo II (Crystal Caves). 6.Dogadoom I (Angry Aztec). 7.Armydillo I (Jungle Japes). DK64 was my first personal videogame when I was 6 years old in 1999. today I'm 30. And I know this videogame a lot because I've played too many times since 1999 and I complete their 101% game only 2 times in 2012 and 2017 ❤.
I appreciate the content, but the Frantic Factory Boss is F tier man. The sheer lag while flying as Tiny is some of the worst in the game, the camera while navigating the grid trying to keep an eye on the boss is some of the worst in the whole game, and the AI for following you is like the ghosts from Pacman level of screw you. The redeeming qualities are that the boss design is cool, and that it's optional until the end of the game.
For me mad jack is NOT EVEN CLOSE to the HARDEST TOUGHEST BOSS in the game! For me it's Dodagon 2 CHUNKY FOREST BOSS because you're GUARANTEED TO TAKE DAMAGE with the super FIRE WALL BLOW ATTACK if you don't know how to edgeguard with Chunky(to avoid it, simply walk down to the ledge & hang there till the fire wall blows past you)! Then the 2nd part of that fight, YOU MUST KILL THE TEETEEFLY IN TIME otherwise you'll be melted by magma!! That's about 4 rounds max! So if you can't kill him in 4 rounds, then you're dead! That's even harder than the final KO King Rool fight! So from HARDEST to EASIEST it's 1. Chunky TEETEE FLY 2--Self explanatory cuz that's INSTANT DEATH!! 2. KING ROOL(final battle) 3. Pufferfish(Galleon), I think it's hard because if you don't know how to control the galleon/boat well, then you'll get damaged mostly by the fireballs or shockwaves!! & also the DK rings get SMALLER & SMALLER after each electric current damage & the arena is DARK to see too. Plus this is a RACE AGAINST TIME just as Chunky's teetee fly battle except it's NOT INSTANT DEATH! 4. mad jack, the only trick is the ponytail twirl over & over again but not hard to damage the boss & there's no time limit to kill it unlike the teetee fly! 5. King Kut out aka(for me only) AHHHAHHH CH FEI DIAO!! His weird noises I still remember from my teenage years)))))) I even tried to imitate his voice like when he suddenly appears, he screams HUU HEHEHEH AH HER HER :) :DDDD It's funny as hell but still easy to kill! 6. Armadillo 2, still easy as fk! At 1st when I fought him, I thought, GREAT, I gotta hit him at least 6 times before he died! & possibly have at least 3 HOMING MISSILES aiming at DK during his turn to attack, but NO!!! The developer was too lazy & made him a pathetic easy piece of crap! 7. teetee fly 1 8. Armadillo 1
Best doesn’t always mean the hardest. Sometimes best can mean the most fun or satisfying to play. In my case, I would say yes, Mad Jack is very fun and satisfying to fight, while Dogadon 2 isn’t very fun and not quite as satisfying. Honestly, the hardest part about Mad Jack is trying to figure out the “trick” to attacking him. Once you’ve figured it out, you’ve pretty much got it; at that point, it’s just staying on your toes and watching out for his new tricks. Dogadon 2, as you mentioned, requires more than just knowing what to do; you’re on a time limit during the final phase of the fight. And though it may take a while to figure out the timing to dodge Dogadon’s fire wall, it absolutely is doable, as some have pointed out. The problem is that you may not figure out the timing before time’s up, but that’s trial and error for you. Wouldn’t be much of a challenge if you beat it on the first try, would it?
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Pretty solid placements! I figured Mad Jack would be the best of the standard bosses, though once K. Rool came up in second your reasons for him being lower made sense. The boss fights are overall fun, but given only one specific Kong can fight each boss(with a couple exceptions)I feel like Rare could’ve done more to tailor them to whichever Kong was taking them on- bring out their unique skills to get through the fight. Your suggestions on how to change Puftoss and the first Dogadon fight are spot-on in that regard, and of course as is Mad Jack’s fight exemplifies that- it makes good(arguably excessive)use of Tiny’s newest skill in such a way that no other Kong could’ve taken him on. Couple that with his design and music and it’s no wonder he’s so iconic.
I just finished this game with the achievements. It's currently my favorite game too, simply fantastic and charismatic
There really is no excuse for repeat bosses. It just screams “meet the deadline” cuts. Fungi Forest should’ve been the Spider Boss, but with Chunky Kong instead of Tiny, and Crystal Caves’s boss could’ve been like a hibernating polar bear or something that’s pissed off at an obnoxious Donkey Kong for waking him up.
Also, personally, I think there’s more potential for Chunky Kong to be the first Kong to fight King Kut Out. They could’ve done a funny cutscene where Chunky expresses his cowardice of a clearly harmless cutout.
Putting Pufftoss so high is probably a crime. It also utilises nothing about Lanky and is often lost on not even being able to find the star, let alone drive through it.
Otherwise, decent list.
I would also put Kutout first if the only criteria was charm.
Hard disagree placing K.Rool second. That felt like the epic conclusion to the game. All Kongs using all their moves. Never felt like it took too long. However, I will admit your final choice is my second favorite. So we aren't that far apart.
Yeah, that's very fair! I can accept that.
tbh the cut out TERRIFIED me as a kid
Me too! I love it now though
nice video! is the Footage from the Wii U version? it looks so good
Thank you! Yeah I think so. Originally I was going to record on N64 hardware but my capture card kept crashing. I had to use found footage online which I wasn't too happy about.
Ngl: King Cut Out shouldn't have been that high imo.
Otherwise most of these placements I agree with.
My top from the Hardest to Easiest Bosses in DK64:
1.King K. Rool (DK Isles/Hideout Helm) 🥇.
2.There's a tie with Pufftoss (Gloomy Galeon) and Dogadoom II (Fungi Forest) 🥈🥈.
3.Mad Jack (Frantic Factory) 🥉.
4.King Kut Out (Creepy Castle).
5.Armydillo II (Crystal Caves).
6.Dogadoom I (Angry Aztec).
7.Armydillo I (Jungle Japes).
DK64 was my first personal videogame when I was 6 years old in 1999. today I'm 30. And I know this videogame a lot because I've played too many times since 1999 and I complete their 101% game only 2 times in 2012 and 2017 ❤.
Good choices!
I appreciate the content, but the Frantic Factory Boss is F tier man. The sheer lag while flying as Tiny is some of the worst in the game, the camera while navigating the grid trying to keep an eye on the boss is some of the worst in the whole game, and the AI for following you is like the ghosts from Pacman level of screw you. The redeeming qualities are that the boss design is cool, and that it's optional until the end of the game.
Nice list. But you could have at least learned their names.
For me mad jack is NOT EVEN CLOSE to the HARDEST TOUGHEST BOSS in the game! For me it's Dodagon 2 CHUNKY FOREST BOSS because you're GUARANTEED TO TAKE DAMAGE with the super FIRE WALL BLOW ATTACK if you don't know how to edgeguard with Chunky(to avoid it, simply walk down to the ledge & hang there till the fire wall blows past you)! Then the 2nd part of that fight, YOU MUST KILL THE TEETEEFLY IN TIME otherwise you'll be melted by magma!! That's about 4 rounds max! So if you can't kill him in 4 rounds, then you're dead! That's even harder than the final KO King Rool fight!
So from HARDEST to EASIEST it's
1. Chunky TEETEE FLY 2--Self explanatory cuz that's INSTANT DEATH!!
2. KING ROOL(final battle)
3. Pufferfish(Galleon), I think it's hard because if you don't know how to control the galleon/boat well, then you'll get damaged mostly by the fireballs or shockwaves!! & also the DK rings get SMALLER & SMALLER after each electric current damage & the arena is DARK to see too. Plus this is a RACE AGAINST TIME just as Chunky's teetee fly battle except it's NOT INSTANT DEATH!
4. mad jack, the only trick is the ponytail twirl over & over again but not hard to damage the boss & there's no time limit to kill it unlike the teetee fly!
5. King Kut out aka(for me only) AHHHAHHH CH FEI DIAO!! His weird noises I still remember from my teenage years)))))) I even tried to imitate his voice like when he suddenly appears, he screams HUU HEHEHEH AH HER HER :) :DDDD It's funny as hell but still easy to kill!
6. Armadillo 2, still easy as fk! At 1st when I fought him, I thought, GREAT, I gotta hit him at least 6 times before he died! & possibly have at least 3 HOMING MISSILES aiming at DK during his turn to attack, but NO!!! The developer was too lazy & made him a pathetic easy piece of crap!
7. teetee fly 1
8. Armadillo 1
I think you can backflip over the fire.
Dogadon II was super annoying. Puftoss as well.
Best doesn’t always mean the hardest. Sometimes best can mean the most fun or satisfying to play. In my case, I would say yes, Mad Jack is very fun and satisfying to fight, while Dogadon 2 isn’t very fun and not quite as satisfying. Honestly, the hardest part about Mad Jack is trying to figure out the “trick” to attacking him. Once you’ve figured it out, you’ve pretty much got it; at that point, it’s just staying on your toes and watching out for his new tricks. Dogadon 2, as you mentioned, requires more than just knowing what to do; you’re on a time limit during the final phase of the fight. And though it may take a while to figure out the timing to dodge Dogadon’s fire wall, it absolutely is doable, as some have pointed out. The problem is that you may not figure out the timing before time’s up, but that’s trial and error for you. Wouldn’t be much of a challenge if you beat it on the first try, would it?
Actually u can dodge the firewall just running toward the edge, the firewall disappears at some point without taking dmg