Are We on the Verge of a Donkey Kong Renaissance?

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  • Опубліковано 14 січ 2025

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  • @damightybenstein
    @damightybenstein 3 дні тому +32

    It makes me feel really old to realize that Donkey Kong Country Returns is now older than Donkey Kong Country 3 was when DKCR was first released on the Wii.

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  3 дні тому +4

      😰😰

    • @geschnitztekiste4111
      @geschnitztekiste4111 2 дні тому +1

      Imagine DKC3 costing 50 bucks in the Wii Shop back then lmao

    • @pinkfoxboi1331
      @pinkfoxboi1331 День тому +1

      Took me yrs b4 I could like dk return's cuz it felt atm so beneath what was previously done in games.

  • @DonkeyKongJS
    @DonkeyKongJS 3 дні тому +6

    As the world's biggest dk fan, I am SUPREMELY excited to see the big things in store for the jungle King's future. I have waited years and years for this and we are finally here.

  • @clonecaptainroger7291
    @clonecaptainroger7291 3 дні тому +8

    just wanted to comment and tell you that we in the dk community appreciate you justin!

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  3 дні тому +4

      Thank you so much for this, wow😭🙌🏻

  • @Sam_T2000
    @Sam_T2000 3 дні тому +7

    we needed a third DKC Returns game (with the return of Kremlings and K. Rool) in 2018-20-ish… and a HD trilogy collection a few years after that… and now we could be getting the first game in a semi-open world 3D _Donkey Kong_ platformer… 🍌

  • @HieiDaHellSpawn94
    @HieiDaHellSpawn94 3 дні тому +6

    If Nintendo didn't buy Rare Ware we probably would've gotten more Dokney Kong games today and we would've had Donkey racing now

  • @cameronfowler3381
    @cameronfowler3381 2 дні тому +5

    If Switch 2 launches with a boss Donkey Kong game, that’d be a start

  • @kalimnet5736
    @kalimnet5736 3 дні тому +8

    I've given up copium... Ok, one last hit

  • @lasercraft32
    @lasercraft32 День тому +2

    "In the darkest of times, hope is something you give yourself"

  • @maverickhuntermeta4954
    @maverickhuntermeta4954 3 дні тому +5

    No matter how it looks like that Donkey Kong is making a comeback, we may be close to that once Retro Studios finishes up Metroid Prime 4 Beyond.

  • @gungaloscrungalo8925
    @gungaloscrungalo8925 3 дні тому +4

    Man I hope so, but then I think of the Switch's whole lifespan and the "NeW DOnKey KOnG GaMe cOnFIRmeD!?!?!" leaks that seemed to happen every other month.

  • @N1kk1_N00dl3s
    @N1kk1_N00dl3s 3 дні тому +6

    FIVE DAYS UNTIL RETURNS HD!!!

  • @BirdieSenpai
    @BirdieSenpai 2 дні тому +3

    Donkey Kong 3 to DKC1: 11 Years
    Donkey Kong 3 to DKC2: 12 Years
    Donkey Kong 3 to DKC3: 13 years
    Donkey Kong 3 to DK64: 16 Years
    DKC1 to DKCR: 16 Years
    DKC2 to DKCR: 15 Years
    DKC3 to DKCR: 14 Years
    DK64 to DKCR: 11 Years
    DKCR to Now: 14 Years
    DKTF to Now: 11 Years
    It's time. It's past time.

  • @JustJulyo
    @JustJulyo День тому +1

    The 2nd half of the decade will be dedicated to DK

  • @general_pigface7203
    @general_pigface7203 3 дні тому +7

    Before Returns, there was a good chunk of time when Donkey Kong was essentially dead. Even if a new game hasn't come out in a while, Donkey Kong as a brand is still going strong. Compare that to something like F-Zero, where fans haven't seen anything in decades. Luckily we're almost guaranteed to get Donkey Kong Country 6 eventually, even if we have to wait for Retro Studios to finish Prime 4. Personally I would rather wait it out---if a different company developed it, it's not guaranteed to have the same quality as Retro's work.

    • @general_pigface7203
      @general_pigface7203 3 дні тому +6

      In my dream scenario, Retro Studios would finish the "new trilogy" with a bombastic finale by bringing back K. Rool and the Kremlings. That would be legendary

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  3 дні тому

      That's my ideal scenario too!

    • @carnage0685
      @carnage0685 3 дні тому

      ???? f-zero 99 but ok

    • @general_pigface7203
      @general_pigface7203 3 дні тому

      @@carnage0685 Oh yeah I forgot about that lmao. The point still stands though to some extent---for many people the last real F-Zero game was F-Zero GX

  • @TheBeird
    @TheBeird 3 дні тому +5

    Donkey Kong Renaissance would be a good name for a new game actually 🤔

  • @JeysArcade
    @JeysArcade 3 дні тому +3

    I really hope this is leading to something big for Donkey Kong! I sorta think a Donkey Kong movie is coming sooner then we think. If it's not the next movie it's the one after that. I Also really want DKC 6. It's been a long time since tropical freeze. Same situation as MK8. Yet another Great video my friend!

  • @mandalorianhunter1
    @mandalorianhunter1 3 дні тому +4

    Let's hope we get a new game
    Let's hope the DK movie uses music from the game instead of overused pop music

  • @eduuu1992
    @eduuu1992 3 дні тому +3

    The world needs to know your opinion about the Donkey Kong Country cartoon of the 90s.

  • @BrianGeller
    @BrianGeller 2 дні тому +6

    To be honest as much as I want a new DK Country game, I really want a remake or remaster of DK 64, how would you feel about a DK 64 remake?

  • @Joee1257
    @Joee1257 3 дні тому +3

    A new post from this channel , I see it I click. Monkey see/Monkey do
    🦍 🐒 🎈 🍌
    🐊 🦎 🏴‍☠️
    They gotta do a true comeback on DKC ….. including K. Rool being main antagonist

  • @bling391
    @bling391 3 дні тому +3

    We're all gonna make it brahs!

  • @AL_Talks
    @AL_Talks 3 дні тому +3

    It's an exciting time to get (back?) into the fandom
    I've learned as a Pikmin fan, a Metroid fan and a Paper Mario RPG fan to just take what I can get.
    I don't have Copium for Donkey Kong Country (I have no pre-ordained ideas, demands or expectations) I have Hopium (I just hope for a DKC future, someday)
    I admire your spirit, don't ever lose your joy for Donkey Kong

  • @DreadclawDragodon
    @DreadclawDragodon 2 дні тому

    Metroid is back and now DK returning, perfect timeline

  • @PogueSquadron
    @PogueSquadron День тому +1

    Unless Nintendo gets another developer to work on DKC, I don’t think we’ll be seeing a new DKC game any time soon.

    • @SantaFeSuperChief1
      @SantaFeSuperChief1 День тому +1

      Nintendo has never worked on DKC, it's always been other devs

    • @PogueSquadron
      @PogueSquadron День тому +1

      @ Sorry- I’m saying I don’t think Retro will have any DKC games coming any time soon. To rephrase: “unless Nintendo gets another developer besides Retro to work on DKC, I don’t think we’ll be seeing a new game any time soon.”

  • @kasquez
    @kasquez 2 дні тому +3

    Well, I hope we are. DK has been on nintendo jail more than enough time.
    And if nintendo doesn't want to give us a new Donkey Kong Country, I sure hope someone else does (I don't mind if it is a fan game, as long as the quality is in there)

  • @Roddan96
    @Roddan96 3 дні тому +4

    I am coping hard too. Just glad we're getting some kind of game.
    I'd cry is DK got treated like Star Fox.

  • @jarerarebear1765
    @jarerarebear1765 3 дні тому +2

    I want so badly to be optimistic but the doubts keep creeping in. It still feels like an uphill battle.
    We have had many wins though, New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey being filled with DKC references, both Returns and Tropical Freeze ported to Switch with Tropical Freeze selling 3x what it sold on Wii U, the Donkey Kong Adventure DLC for Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle, King K. Rool and Banjo-Kazooie in Smash, and of course the theme parks in Osaka, Japan and Orlando, Florida.
    There's reason to be hopeful, but Nintendo could absolutely still drop the ball.

  • @ChristopherGrisolia
    @ChristopherGrisolia 3 дні тому +2

    I really hope so, I would love the next DKC game to bring back K.Rool and the Kremling’s as well as DK 64 finally getting a long over due remake

  • @zanok7796
    @zanok7796 3 дні тому +2

    right now I'm focusing to the NSO service, I hope that all DK games that are missing return (DK64, Diddy Kong Racing, DK KIng of Swing, DK '94 and, I hope, the GBA DKC trilogy)

  • @thearguenaut3187
    @thearguenaut3187 3 дні тому +1

    I can see the stampers miss them some donkey kong country look up kroko bongo.

  • @wootmasterzorsx
    @wootmasterzorsx 3 дні тому +4

    I am very hopeful for the future of DK. I remember hearing, in discussions in videos I watched in the past, people mentioning Nintendo wanting to bring DK in house and wanting to revitalize the DK brand. And then there’s all the stuff they’ve been doing with DK lately, when he’d been a tad bit underused after Tropical Freeze on Switch. And recent rumors from a leaker that the DK game that was rumored to be from Nintendo EPD is still a thing and was moved to Switch 2, it makes me hopeful all the more. But even if that rumor doesn’t come to pass, I’m confident DK will get a new game on Switch 2.
    And yeah, it’s been an 11 year gap, but it’s not the first time there was a gap of that exact length of time for mainline DK entries. Sure, there were plenty of spin offs between DK64 and Returns, but I care about the big, exciting platformer games, and I’m feeling good about getting a new DK sometime on Switch 2.
    I’m not confident in early on, but I am confident it’ll happen eventually.

  • @crono_8398
    @crono_8398 2 дні тому +4

    Im picking up dk returns hd just to support dk. Im also glad to see this game finally ported. I thought it was just getting left on the wii w motion control gimmicks. Trop freeze is great and both shouldve been on switch for years now. 🤷‍♂️

  • @tobiasburpees
    @tobiasburpees 2 дні тому +2

    With Nintendo investing in the new Donkey Kong World at Universal Studios, it leads me to believe we’ll be seeing more of DK. Doesn’t really make sense why they would do that for a series they had no plans for

  • @MammerXJammers
    @MammerXJammers 3 дні тому +3

    We need a new monkie game DAMN IT

  • @sithlordmikeyp
    @sithlordmikeyp 3 дні тому

    What's the Gameboy Color Trilogy? @12:00 I onlyknow of the first game for GBC, the Land series for GB, and remakes of the DKC trilogy for GBA.

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  3 дні тому

      So I guess I misspoke a bit, there was a Donkey Kong Country port for the GBC, but not DKC2, and DKC3 was only released in Japan

    • @sithlordmikeyp
      @sithlordmikeyp 2 дні тому

      @@TheJustintendo DKC3 didn't have a GBC port- you're thinking the deluxe version of DKL3 that was Japan exclusive.

  • @Rookie_Mode2023
    @Rookie_Mode2023 3 дні тому +1

    I hope so. All I can do is hope.

  • @RetroBusker
    @RetroBusker 2 дні тому +1

    Donkey kong playable in 2 & 3 wod be cool with added bonuses... A Donkey Kong Mania esk game wod be beautiful.. dk4 fan game needs fleshing out with Tee Lopes on the soundtrack 😮

  • @Packers4Evar12
    @Packers4Evar12 День тому +1

    I'm willing to bet Metroid Prime 4 will be a Switch 2 launch game. In an ideal world there would be a DKC game on launch as well, but I'm not getting my hopes up. Maybe when Retro is done with Metroid, *sigh

  • @pieisgood235
    @pieisgood235 3 дні тому +2

    personally I was hoping we were gonna get something DK related in 2024 for the 30th Anniversary of DKC
    part of me wants to believe there's something DK related in store for the launch of the next Switch but since it got "delayed" a year that's why we didn't get any DK in 2024
    it actually really bums me out that Nintendo didn't even acknowledge the 30th Anniversary, not even when they put out the DKL trilogy on NSO
    im fairly certain there's a DK movie in the works with Seth Rogan back to voice, im hoping we hear something about that in 2025, between that and the DK addition to the Universal theme park i was really hoping they'd have fun with the 30th Anniversary 😭
    still, my fan boy pipe dream is that we get a new DKC at launch with the next Switch, and that K. Rool is back, and that it's called DKC: Kremling Karnage or something, i would absolutely piss myself.
    fuck it, go all out, make it the Year of K. Rool to signal his return, after all, they did the Year of Luigi in 2013 for no apparent reason other than the 35th Anniversary of Luigi, make it 31 years of K. Rool, why not 😜

  • @Attard73
    @Attard73 День тому +1

    Gat Damb I hope so

  • @shawncarlson2508
    @shawncarlson2508 3 дні тому +1

    an open world DK game would be pretty cool 🎉

  • @BrendanB-j4c
    @BrendanB-j4c 3 дні тому +1

    I really hope so but right now it feels kinda hopeless.

  • @MagillanicaLouM
    @MagillanicaLouM 3 дні тому +2

    I mean like... Obviously. But its still just head scratching why they're taking so long on the video game front. I mean, yeah Prime 4 has Retro studios' hands tied, I'm still just shocked Nintendo hasn't been able to get an in house team or even just get another group to work on anything new all this time. But still remasters and remakes are IP activity to the folks that own it plus all the merch and the theme park. DK as a brand has been pretty healthy, just not the part us nerds care about most lol.

  • @tommycwills
    @tommycwills 3 дні тому +2

    I’ve been really enjoying your Donkey Kong fandom 😃I think the 5 DKC games are my favorite 2D platformers ever and I am really excited to revisit what should be the best version of DKCR! Keep up the cope is all we can do. If it happened for Metroid and Pikmin then it can happen for DK!
    Signed,
    A fan of DK 🙁, Mega Man 😢, and Star Fox 😭

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  3 дні тому +1

      You're exactly right! And thank you!! :) Keep on coping😭😂

  • @LathanFitzpatrick-vx5zp
    @LathanFitzpatrick-vx5zp 3 дні тому +1

    I don't wanna be annoying, but do you take video recommendations?
    If so, you should make a "What if I were to make the new Donkey Kong Country" or "Making a new Kong".

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  3 дні тому

      What a genuinely good idea, and I'm always open to suggestions!!!

  • @nuff496
    @nuff496 3 дні тому +2

    New game or not...We do know that nintendo is putting it back on the map more as of late..

  • @themanwithsauce
    @themanwithsauce 3 дні тому +1

    I think we're due for another platformer on the Switch 2 or whatever, but I don't think we're getting another trilogy on a console ever again. I think just the realities of game development make that next to impossible. That said, I'm amazed that we had the 30th anniversary of the original DKC yet we didn't get a commemorative cartridge or anything of the SNES trilogy and maybe including a few other DK games like the climber games or 64. Honestly......I'd like to see them at least try and revisit a DK 3D platformer again. DK64 had a lot of good ideas and I know with Mario retaining the more "classic" platformer adventure niche and Zelda bringing the wholly open world/crafting to the table, I could see DK being a franchise to bring something like a multiple characters/animal buddies style of puzzle/adventure/collectathon game where you're using the kongs and animal buddies to explore a land and solve progression puzzles.

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  3 дні тому

      I'd love that man, like a more polished and refined DK64

  • @shawncarlson2508
    @shawncarlson2508 3 дні тому +2

    😮DK RPG😮

  • @jonmccown2323
    @jonmccown2323 21 годину тому

    I don't mind Wii motion. Just shake to roll. Jump and all is button control. 3ds looks great in 3d. It has depth. On my New 3ds it runs smooth. 60 fps I believe. It's a great game regardless of system.

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  21 годину тому +1

      To each their own, I can't stand motion controls.

  • @shawncarlson2508
    @shawncarlson2508 3 дні тому +1

    I like the pun😅

  • @Kaioshin9000
    @Kaioshin9000 3 дні тому +1

    I started off with the DKC games on SNES not gona lie jumping from that to tropical freeze was a bit overwhelming I didn’t really like the design of the game felt way to cartoony to me I miss the realistic vibes. I did enjoy the music very much.

  • @OmegaFox09
    @OmegaFox09 2 дні тому

    I wouldn’t mind a DKC6 or DK64-esque follow up. But PERSONALLY, I think it might be too late for a 2025 release NEW game. Now if a new console comes out on 2028, then it would make more sense for a new release as it is the year of the monkey. But even THAT’S a far stretch 😅
    I’d want DKC6 to actually have time to cook instead of it being rushed.

  • @ODUBlue
    @ODUBlue 2 дні тому +3

    This was exactly the kind of video I was hoping for, well done 🫡

    • @TheJustintendo
      @TheJustintendo  2 дні тому +1

      Thank you man, I appreciate your continued support 🙏🏻