Thanks for tuning in guys! If you want early access to new videos, behind the scenes content, or just have your name listed at the end - consider becoming a Patron! Your help will allow me to create more documentaries on content you want to see! www.patreon.com/Nick930 This one took a lot of time to put together. Lots of really cool information about this franchise that just couldn't be neglected. Donkey Kong Country 2 is actually my first video game I've ever owned - and so I felt this franchise deserved to be spotlighted this month. Thanks for tuning in on Twitch as I recorded all the footage for these games. If you missed out - no worries! I'm going to start recording my next documentary Tuesday! www.twitch.tv/nick930
@@TRQDude I believe Microsoft and Rare own the "non Donkey Kong" stuff that was added to the games... or that would be my guess. Donkey Kong and his direct relatives are probably owned by Nintendo since all the Kong family are derivative works of the original, but K. Rool and the Kremlings are wholly original creations.
@@cartoonistaaronhazouri K. Rool and the Kremlins are owned by Nintendo. They appeared in several games since Rares departure and K.Rool just recently was added to Smash Bros. K.Rool being copyrighted by Rare is a myth.
Donkey kong country returns will always be the most nostalgic, underrated and fun donkey kong country games ever. Such a fun game honestly, I remember always asking my younger brother if he would want to play on my phone and I would play on the DS.
I think the point was supposed to be, that if the original Donkey Kong arcade game never had some sort of sequel (DKC), instead DK would've just been a historical game that created a legacy for the Mario games. Fortunately we remember Donkey Kong for it's own legacy of side-scrolling games and it's very unique 3D spin-off and lesser bongo spin-off.
He showed up in the original Mario Kart before this. But you're right, most people wouldn't have cared about him if he hadn't had his own wildly successful franchise.
I still listen to the Donkey Kong Country music tracks to this day. I have such fond memories playing the SNES game, unfortunately I never owned a Wii.
@@85fabricio, I recommend you to listen to DKC soundrack in 8D. Loved it! There's even a chillout version of the soundtrack on youtube. Both are excellent additions to the brilliant soundtrack that I also listen to every now and then. Also, you can easily skip pretty much all other editions of DK games until the reboot on Switch. Tried all of them that's worth to try, and this one gives the best feel compared to its original DKC-games. :)
Check put jammin sam Miller. He plans to restore all soundtracks of the trilogy and already has restored the big bulk of em. He restores the soundtracks with the original samples to show how it would sound like in studio quality. He yesterday released the biggest anticipated request on his channel ever since he decided to restore them: mining melancholy. It's just wonderful.
What a wonderful documentary! I'm a huge fan of DK. For me, DKC 2 is the best game of all time and its OST is speechless. I wish Kremlins could return. Nintendo shouldn't sell the best studio we've seen in the gaming industry. Thank you for this video, it's really important for us fans to keep the franchise alive.
So true, and that's why a 3rd DKC game should have happened by now or may be in development... who knows?! Its like Nintendo is ignoring the DK IP and fanbase for not revealing a new game in development.
Joshua Ayers sadly it’s really probable that it isn’t being developed by Retro Studios because of Metroid Prime 4. I wonder what was RS doing between the release of DK:TF and their inclusion on Metroid Prime 4
Thank you for giving us an extensive insight not only into the history of DK, but also into the history of Nintendo. I wish they would make a new 3-D Donkey Kong as the new installment for Nintendo Switch, given the recent 20th anniversary of DK64.
if only history class could be like this. you're really passionate about it all and really provide the entire history in regards to legalities and company decisions, etc. i was hooked. those 43 minutes flew right by. this must've taken ages to research/edit.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is literally my FAVORITE game of all time!!! Never has any game been able to trigger each one of my emotions. This game is a true work of art from its beautiful graphics and fantastic platforming game play to its tear inducing music from legendary David Wise. I was pissed that it didn't get any GOTY Awards in 2014 and appalled that it still isn't being recognized in the recent Game of the Decade discussions.
DKC2 was one of my only SNES cartridges at the time because they were so expensive (in my country), it quickly became a huge part of my childhood. So nostalgic!
I always loved the original DCK games, they were often weekend rentals for me as a kid, but I have the most fond memories for DK64. I had an aunt and uncle who had a N64 Me, my siblings and our uncle would player the split-screen battle arena mode until our thumbs ached. I am always baffled to see that mode never mentioned. It was basically a DK themed Quake clone.
At 34:01 you said Returns introduced pounding on the ground, but I'm pretty sure that was in the first Donkey Kong Country. You could get bananas or barrels in certain dark spots on the ground. I love the first game, so I'm really glad you made this.
Such great documentaries, Nick. Even though I've seen a dozen on every game, I prefer your takes. You're not obnoxious, knowledgeable and professional. Thank you, for making these.
I remember when me and my best friend used to play Donkey Kong Country Returns. We were both like 7. That was my favorite memory with him, I haven't seen him since the beginning of 2015. I wonder if my mom is friends with his mom on Facebook, but I don't think so. I think about him alot.
Brilliant video! My favourite is still Donkey Long Country 2. Tropical Freeze is brilliant but 2 still has the best variety and feel of it’s platforming/ levels.
You should also check the recent videos from gamexplain - they celebrated 25 years of dkc with a whole bunch of great interviews with the original team including David wise
great rundown, I really enjoyed how in-depth you went with the studios who made the donkey kong games happen ,as well as the few people behind such incredible games for that time... Toy Story , the first feature-length 3d animated film was made in 1995, so it paints a picture with dkc how groundbreaking the graphics were. This is an aside, but I kind of wished that you added sources to your video descriptions so that I could seek further reading on the topics of the video. Overall grateful that donkey kong of all nintendo characters gets a story told that does the donkey kong franchise such great justice its legacy for nintendo IP itself.
My favorites are: DKC3, DKC: Returns, DKC: Tropical Freeze and last but not least - Barrel Blast (really had a lot of fun with this one and it was properly challenging).
Thanks for this video! Donkey Kong Country was my favorite SNES game, and it still feels like "comfort food" every once and a while when I want to play through it. I'm glad the last couple games have returned to form. Mario Super Sluggers on Wii featured Kremlings and King K Rool which was amazing--I hope that returns as well in a future Mario Baseball!
Love the whole DKC series, but especially DKC2. The music by David is incredible, some songs immediatelly bring me back in time. In that time I've never seen a game with such good graphics and for a kid of 10 years old it is insanely difficult. Also, for me, the game was somewhat of a 2 player game. I was always Dixie while my brother was always Diddy.
It's such a stupidly missed opportunity. It would've been fun blowing through the water stages with Enguarde, charging like Rambi does but just underwater. Also, it would've been really cool to perform some wicked high jumps out of the water, like a dolphin.
I prefered him as Kaptain K.Rool in Donkey Kong Country 2. Donkey Kong Country 2 is my favorite and was imo the best in the series and the best of all 3 of the Donkey Kong Country games. My second favorite was of course it's prequel, Donkey Kong Country leaving Donkey Kong Country 3 as my least favorite out of the S.N.E.S Donkey Kong Country Trilogy.
Why? Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was everything Donkey Kong Country was only with a lot of extra hype and amped the fuck up! I loved it's level backgrounds, the whole pirate theme was neatly done and it was just like a massively upgraded version of Donkey Kong Country and in my opinion featured the best soundtrack and game story line. That's what makes it better than Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was also a lot "cooler" than it's sequel, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble as well.
I'm definitely going to super Nintendo world this summer when it opens I wonder what the donkey Kong stuff will be especially rides I want a remake to donkey Kong from the 90s all classics good video 💯
Nice piece dude! DKC2 was 1 of my faves in the franchise..also enjoyed the Return series as well. Not sure where they could go from here tho..maybe another shot at 3D? a follow-up to DK64 on the Switch would be decent
I have been playing the DKC trilogy on Snes ever since I was a young child and I continue to do so with devices like Retroduo and Retron 2. I also have DKC 2 and Tropical Freeze as my favorite Dkc games.
Great documentary. My all time favourite Donkey Kong games are Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2 for Super NES. I played the third game as a rental it was a good game. I felt those game set the standards for the future of 3D platforming/adventure games.
Thank you for making this video! It’s as if it was made just for me! Donkey Kong is my favorite fictional character, so I really appreciate you giving more recognition to him! :D
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This one took a lot of time to put together. Lots of really cool information about this franchise that just couldn't be neglected. Donkey Kong Country 2 is actually my first video game I've ever owned - and so I felt this franchise deserved to be spotlighted this month. Thanks for tuning in on Twitch as I recorded all the footage for these games. If you missed out - no worries! I'm going to start recording my next documentary Tuesday!
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Just sayin i think Nintendo had a sex hotel in the 60s but idk
"Love hotel"
And yes, this is mentioned
This deserves far more views. Thanks for this video I am a huge DK fan 😊
I'm in
What is with DKC on Gameboy Color?
I wish Nintendo made one for the Switch with King K. Rool returning.
Tell Microsoft and Rareware that.
@RayMinishi What's that supposed to mean?
Militant Pacifist I KNOW RIGHT
@@TRQDude I believe Microsoft and Rare own the "non Donkey Kong" stuff that was added to the games... or that would be my guess. Donkey Kong and his direct relatives are probably owned by Nintendo since all the Kong family are derivative works of the original, but K. Rool and the Kremlings are wholly original creations.
@@cartoonistaaronhazouri K. Rool and the Kremlins are owned by Nintendo. They appeared in several games since Rares departure and K.Rool just recently was added to Smash Bros. K.Rool being copyrighted by Rare is a myth.
Donkey kong country returns will always be the most nostalgic, underrated and fun donkey kong country games ever. Such a fun game honestly, I remember always asking my younger brother if he would want to play on my phone and I would play on the DS.
Fantastic video! It’s about time somebody gave the series the respect it deserves. We need a new Donkey Kong Country game for Switch.
Remasters of the original trilogy would work with better visuals and sound.
@@CraigSteelyard this needs to happen NOW!!!
I say slap the DKC Trilogy on Switch SNES online and put out a new game or 3quel to DKC Tropical Freeze... it's been 6 years since that came out. 😡😡
I feel like we should get a Donkey Kong collection for switch all these games we're iconic in there own way
im so glad DKC has finally come to the switch SNEs thing. Its is much fun!
Let's be honest: if it weren't for DKC, donkey kong would only be remembered as ''that old arcade game mario was introduced''.
Unless something else took over the spot that DKC had.
@@MegaFinalRound unlikely
I think the point was supposed to be, that if the original Donkey Kong arcade game never had some sort of sequel (DKC), instead DK would've just been a historical game that created a legacy for the Mario games. Fortunately we remember Donkey Kong for it's own legacy of side-scrolling games and it's very unique 3D spin-off and lesser bongo spin-off.
He showed up in the original Mario Kart before this. But you're right, most people wouldn't have cared about him if he hadn't had his own wildly successful franchise.
That was Donkey Kong Jr in the original Mario Kart on the SNES.
Donkey Kong was in Mario Kart 64!
I still listen to the Donkey Kong Country music tracks to this day.
I have such fond memories playing the SNES game, unfortunately I never owned a Wii.
DKCR was released on the 2ds/3ds too. They are fairly cheap now!
Or a wii is dirt cheap rn
@@85fabricio, I recommend you to listen to DKC soundrack in 8D. Loved it! There's even a chillout version of the soundtrack on youtube. Both are excellent additions to the brilliant soundtrack that I also listen to every now and then. Also, you can easily skip pretty much all other editions of DK games until the reboot on Switch. Tried all of them that's worth to try, and this one gives the best feel compared to its original DKC-games. :)
Check put jammin sam Miller. He plans to restore all soundtracks of the trilogy and already has restored the big bulk of em. He restores the soundtracks with the original samples to show how it would sound like in studio quality. He yesterday released the biggest anticipated request on his channel ever since he decided to restore them: mining melancholy. It's just wonderful.
Wii / Wii U was Nintendos dark ages.
brings back alot of childhood memories I used to play these games as a kid. Thanks for the trip
down memory lane.
I always loved the ambience of DKC3. There was something so atmospheric about the alpine setting combined with the game's OST.
Yeah screw the haters
What a wonderful documentary! I'm a huge fan of DK. For me, DKC 2 is the best game of all time and its OST is speechless. I wish Kremlins could return. Nintendo shouldn't sell the best studio we've seen in the gaming industry. Thank you for this video, it's really important for us fans to keep the franchise alive.
Do more videos like this.
Big thumbs up
History of halo
History of Banjo Kazooie would be interesting
Man thanks for this video, so many memories ... nostalgia is on.. 😭
This was my First Nintendo game series i ever own and i will continue supporting the series even the other games.
RARE is to the Donkey Kong franchise like Retro Studios is to the Metroid Prime franchise. They were both made for each other.
Funny enough Retro studios made a better success with DKC Returns and Tropical Freeze than Metroid.
They are now the Retro to Rareware for DKC games.
So true, and that's why a 3rd DKC game should have happened by now or may be in development... who knows?! Its like Nintendo is ignoring the DK IP and fanbase for not revealing a new game in development.
Joshua Ayers sadly it’s really probable that it isn’t being developed by Retro Studios because of Metroid Prime 4. I wonder what was RS doing between the release of DK:TF and their inclusion on Metroid Prime 4
Joshua Ayers uh, dkc 3 is already a thing, I hate when people hate on 3 for no good reason
Country and Prime were amazing trilogies!! Now Nintendo has another trilogy this time with Legend Of Zelda's Breath Of The Wild timeline.
Thank you for giving us an extensive insight not only into the history of DK, but also into the history of Nintendo. I wish they would make a new 3-D Donkey Kong as the new installment for Nintendo Switch, given the recent 20th anniversary of DK64.
Excellent video. Very detailed and in-depth on its history
if only history class could be like this. you're really passionate about it all and really provide the entire history in regards to legalities and company decisions, etc. i was hooked. those 43 minutes flew right by. this must've taken ages to research/edit.
The third Country game was my childhood... I was hooked on Donkey Kong and Kirby!
DKC3 is so underrated...the most polished game in the whole series.
Nick930 all Donkey Kong Country video games is my favorite
What a great tribute to the DK seris one of my favorite franchise cant wait for the next DK game
Omg man thank you for these series! Gaming history is so timeless, the innovations year by year are mind blowing
Very nostalgic seeing the early games of Donkey Kong
You’re right up there with Christopher Moon
What timing, I just pulled out my n64 to play donkey Kong yesterday
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is literally my FAVORITE game of all time!!! Never has any game been able to trigger each one of my emotions. This game is a true work of art from its beautiful graphics and fantastic platforming game play to its tear inducing music from legendary David Wise. I was pissed that it didn't get any GOTY Awards in 2014 and appalled that it still isn't being recognized in the recent Game of the Decade discussions.
DKC2 was one of my only SNES cartridges at the time because they were so expensive (in my country), it quickly became a huge part of my childhood. So nostalgic!
I always loved the original DCK games, they were often weekend rentals for me as a kid, but I have the most fond memories for DK64. I had an aunt and uncle who had a N64 Me, my siblings and our uncle would player the split-screen battle arena mode until our thumbs ached. I am always baffled to see that mode never mentioned. It was basically a DK themed Quake clone.
At 34:01 you said Returns introduced pounding on the ground, but I'm pretty sure that was in the first Donkey Kong Country. You could get bananas or barrels in certain dark spots on the ground. I love the first game, so I'm really glad you made this.
Only if you jump on them. Not really the same type of mechanic but i get what you mean
@@Nick930 actually you could pound in between trees and other areas in dkc
@@Nick930 nope, DK has a special attack in the original DKC that makes him do a ground pound similar to the one in DKCR
Such great documentaries, Nick. Even though I've seen a dozen on every game, I prefer your takes. You're not obnoxious, knowledgeable and professional. Thank you, for making these.
The score to these games is amazing and definitely dkc3 I loved the rpg aspects
I remember when me and my best friend used to play Donkey Kong Country Returns. We were both like 7. That was my favorite memory with him, I haven't seen him since the beginning of 2015. I wonder if my mom is friends with his mom on Facebook, but I don't think so. I think about him alot.
I know how that feels bro. I wish the best for you, and hey.. you can do anything! 😉
You did such an amazing job covering the history and including many fascinating facts outside the realm that somehow blended in just perfect
Tropical Freeze's under water levels are so under rated... perhaps the absolute best water levels ever created in a platformer.
Awesome video, Nick! Donkey Kong is pure art!
Brilliant video! My favourite is still Donkey Long Country 2. Tropical Freeze is brilliant but 2 still has the best variety and feel of it’s platforming/ levels.
An informative video about my best and long forgotten boi Donkey in these days? God bless you.
You should also check the recent videos from gamexplain - they celebrated 25 years of dkc with a whole bunch of great interviews with the original team including David wise
@@christianstenger7280 Thanks, that is way beyond my expectation.
Amazing video...its 3:44 AM and I am watching this. Well done!
Wow that was extremely well done, thank you for making this!
Loved this video. I rarely watch a video this long all the way through. Great from start to finish!
Excelent video. You shoud show this to the fine folks at DK vine, if you havent already, keep up the graet work
Amazing documentary, thank you! I even placed it on our site, more people should see this. Looking forward to your next video's!
Very good and entertaining documentary. Thank you for putting it together and posting.
The Donkey Kong Country soundtrack is epically perfect!!
DKC Tropical Freeze definitely has deserved more praise. I loved the game and share the opinion, that this is one of the best platformers of all time.
Really great video! I love the level of editing and the way you narrate. It has been very entertaining to watch
I love your "History of" series. I hope you continue to create these videos. They are superb! Thanks.
great rundown, I really enjoyed how in-depth you went with the studios who made the donkey kong games happen ,as well as the few people behind such incredible games for that time... Toy Story , the first feature-length 3d animated film was made in 1995, so it paints a picture with dkc how groundbreaking the graphics were. This is an aside, but I kind of wished that you added sources to your video descriptions so that I could seek further reading on the topics of the video. Overall grateful that donkey kong of all nintendo characters gets a story told that does the donkey kong franchise such great justice its legacy for nintendo IP itself.
Last night I randomly listened to to the DKC ost, tonight I discovered your channel. Love it.
this is a very well-made video. congratulations on this.
I absolutely alpreciate the time you took to convey this information to us and you can tell that you loved making this video!
Great work. Looks like it took awhile to make this! Lots of information I never knew about!
Thank you. One of my fav characters ever
This was a very fun watch thank you.
WOW, this was the best history class I have taken on the Donkey Kong Franchise! Thank you for the video!
Awesome video! I'm playing through the games for the first time now, and I'm enjoying it a lot.
Thanks for this! DK is my favorite series of all time.
My favorites are: DKC3, DKC: Returns, DKC: Tropical Freeze and last but not least - Barrel Blast (really had a lot of fun with this one and it was properly challenging).
this was very well put and narrated, glad to see people still caring and loving the game such as myself.
Fun fact: dkc2 is my first ever video game that ive owned. Stil play it at least once a year
Wow man. Thanks so much for the work and curation of information you did here!!
I love these "history of" videos. Great work!
Loved this video. My personal favs are Diddy's Kong Quest and Tropical Freeze.
Thanks for this video! Donkey Kong Country was my favorite SNES game, and it still feels like "comfort food" every once and a while when I want to play through it. I'm glad the last couple games have returned to form. Mario Super Sluggers on Wii featured Kremlings and King K Rool which was amazing--I hope that returns as well in a future Mario Baseball!
i didn't know i wanted this but now i do
Amazing video keep it up👏👏👍👍👍💯
Love the whole DKC series, but especially DKC2. The music by David is incredible, some songs immediatelly bring me back in time. In that time I've never seen a game with such good graphics and for a kid of 10 years old it is insanely difficult. Also, for me, the game was somewhat of a 2 player game. I was always Dixie while my brother was always Diddy.
Not only is Kirby saving the dream land.. but he saves Nintendo's too.
Loved this documentary! Great production on it. Bravo!
Great vid. Thanks!
The music 💜
Good video as always
Keep up the phenomenal work my friend!
Love your docs! Bring them back!
don't know why Retro couldn't have Enguarde the Swordfish in Tropical Freeze
for constientacy.
It's such a stupidly missed opportunity. It would've been fun blowing through the water stages with Enguarde, charging like Rambi does but just underwater. Also, it would've been really cool to perform some wicked high jumps out of the water, like a dolphin.
@@k-leb4671 I agree. Enguarde is just as important as Rambi and Squawks.
oh man the nostalgia , i played all these from the beginning of the franchise, a pleasure
For the next game I want the return of the original baddies, King K.Rool and his Kremlings.
I prefered him as Kaptain K.Rool in Donkey Kong Country 2.
Donkey Kong Country 2 is my favorite and was imo the best in the series and the best of all 3 of the Donkey Kong Country games.
My second favorite was of course it's prequel, Donkey Kong Country leaving Donkey Kong Country 3 as my least favorite out of the S.N.E.S Donkey Kong Country Trilogy.
Why? Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was everything Donkey Kong Country was only with a lot of extra hype and amped the fuck up!
I loved it's level backgrounds, the whole pirate theme was neatly done and it was just like a massively upgraded version of Donkey Kong Country and in my opinion featured the best soundtrack and game story line.
That's what makes it better than Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was also a lot "cooler" than it's sequel, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble as well.
Finally a review who did justice to DK3. Most people usually hate it from no reason! It is good as the second one.
OMG SO MUCH MEMORIES when I had an game boy when I was young 😭😭😭
I'm definitely going to super Nintendo world this summer when it opens I wonder what the donkey Kong stuff will be especially rides I want a remake to donkey Kong from the 90s all classics good video 💯
It's not going to be open. Thank the Wuhan Virus...
@@gookawild5543 🤨
@@toooydoeur My comment was from a year ago. Thankfully times are somewhat changing
I think this is the only 43 minutes well spent in my entire life
Great video
“To start the year off right....”
Such innocence, if only we knew
Nice piece dude! DKC2 was 1 of my faves in the franchise..also enjoyed the Return series as well.
Not sure where they could go from here tho..maybe another shot at 3D? a follow-up to DK64 on the Switch would be decent
I have been playing the DKC trilogy on Snes ever since I was a young child and I continue to do so with devices like Retroduo and Retron 2. I also have DKC 2 and Tropical Freeze as my favorite Dkc games.
Tropical Freeze on Switch is amazing 👍
Lol some levels are hard
Greate proffecionaly done episode.
I've played first ones on snes, still remember Diddy's squealing while he's sitting in a barrel))
THIS VIDEO WAS OUTSTANDING!
Great documentary. My all time favourite Donkey Kong games are Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2 for Super NES. I played the third game as a rental it was a good game. I felt those game set the standards for the future of 3D platforming/adventure games.
I'm so thankful for al lmk these people that made my childhood memories memorable with these amazing games. Gosh my favorite is Donkey Kong Country 2
I'm ready for a DK country returns 3!!!
Amazing video, should of watched it sooner. My favorite Donkey Kong game was Donkey Kong Country 2.
They should remaster the first Donkey kong country, or make a new 3D adventure more in line with something like Super Mario Odyssey or Galaxy
THIS.
Donkey Kong Country 3 was my favorite, I loved the tent and beating Kranky
Excellent content. Thanks for taking me back to some great memories. I’d like to pick up some of the newer games!
I love these history videos of yours.
Tropical Freeze changed my life
I love this,
I wish it came back :(
Great documentary!! I wish there's be another game like Donkey Kong 64. Man that was a massive, immersive game!
Thank you for making this video! It’s as if it was made just for me! Donkey Kong is my favorite fictional character, so I really appreciate you giving more recognition to him! :D
This is good af good job bro 👌🏼👌🏼
Great Video 👍🏻👌🏼
Very cool documentary, thank you .😃👍
That giant octopus was triggering my megalaphobia. Other than that excellent video!
Great Video