This was a lot of fun to watch! I forgot how dynamic and alive the levels feel, which I think is quite a feat for a 2D side scroller! I hope there’ll be a 100% TAS in the future sometime, too.
He's the leader of the bunch You know his name But behind the scenes He's not the same After DK sixty-four He got into guns Now he hunts endangered species Just for fun DK Donkey Kong But his coconut gun Still fires in spurts If he shoots ya.. You'll probably die
Some levels don't look particularly flashy when done so quickly, owing to unimpressive level design rather than any sort of lacking from the TAS. But the levels that look cool look *incredibly* cool. 5-3 Flutter Flyaway was the first to stick out to me. Blindly falling off ledges, incredibly tight rolls on moving platforms to make nearly impossible leaps, perfect bounces off enemies, it was delightful. 6-1 Sticky Situation was fun too, with a bunch of damage tanking in order to abuse the invincibility frames, and the tar falls bit at the end, which can be annoying casually, is fun to watch get demolished. 7-6 Switcheroo was just chaos and I loved every second of it. There were others too, but those're just a couple favourites.
Humans can do perfect shots consistently too as there's a .1 window where the cannon will rotate to face the direction it shoots you in and you can press 2/A at any time during that period without losing a frame
@@minusonetwelfth nice. that's pretty awesome. in terms of games at least :D our parents are probably like "why do you care about that stuff, bobby?" they just don't understand our generation XD
*Kong has been turbocharged, I repeat, Kong has been turbocharged.* DKC Returns is honestly one of the few games I would not have anticipated allowing you to go this fast after seeing the typical rolling speed in the original DKC trilogy.
I noticed it the very first time I made it to that level, back when the game was still new, late-2010… Mr. Game & Watch was my favorite unlockable character in both Melee and Brawl back then, so his design was very easy to recognize, for me anyways
Omg i remember playing the 3ds version of this Back then i was stupid and used assist mode for basically everything from the first boos onwards. I did do world 9 tho (yes, even 9-9, WHICH TOOK ME WEEKS)
You know I have to wonder with all the DK games out there is there a fan made interpretation of what DK Island may look like or which game has the best interpretation of the island?
@@moosesues8887 no they don't? The original DKC trilogy had the island in the shape of his head with snow-capped mountains, then 64 got rid of the mountains, and Returns onward completely got rid of his face from the island.
There's been some small stuff in the works but nothing big yet, will probably take a while till there's a 100% TAS (making optimized tases with dolphin is also really hard atm)
Except the main goal here is to reach the final boss, the only collectable that matters most of the time are Banana Coins for Golden Keys. Everything else (bananas, balloons, KONG tiles, and puzzle pieces) in the optimal route is completely optional.
during the first recording of this tas i completely forgot that the normal framerate for ntsc consoles is 59,94 instead of 60 & passed the incorrect time on to TheRandomMaster. that's where the 6 second "time loss" comes from
I remember back in day id use the damage buffers and free jumps you get from old donky kongs to just fly through a level. This is tas but man i thought i were i cheesing it. Never seen this game. I wish wish wish it were a 100% though, id love to see what all those locked levels were. Good job though
![[TAS] SNES Donkey Kong Country "101%" by Tompa in 41:18.37](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q2L_1BOsxSQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![[TAS] SNES Donkey Kong Country "101%" by Tompa in 41:18.37](/img/tr.png)
![[TAS] Wii Kirby's Return to Dream Land "1 player" by Elomavi in 1:30:10.85](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0ji2eKCpobg/mqdefault.jpg)
![[TAS] GC Luigi's Mansion "Hidden Mansion, 100%" by NEVERDOORS in 56:35.57](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/I85LacdAnzw/mqdefault.jpg)
![[TAS] GBA Metroid Fusion "100%" in 1:35:19.3 (0:55 in-game) by BioSpark](/img/n.gif)
That’s so fast, you’d probably get a Silver Metal in the Time Trials.
I got a gold medal on level one, does that mean anything?
I also never rolled.
@@conallprince6471 it means you're a liar
@@_Stray Oh. I think someone hacked the game then.
That was said in jest, to be clear
@@_Stray Huh. ... Meow.
Lore-accurate Donkey Kong; Wastes no time getting his stolen banana hoard back and beats his enemies with impunity.
He can also punch the moon
Ah that's crazy. It's actually published. My first ever successful submission I'm kinda lost for words. :)
Kongratulations!
gz!
industrial tap
I’m very happy for you. You’ve worked hard on this TAS for the past couple of years, so you deserve at least some kind of recognition.
Congrats, mate! Looks real smooth!
this game looks absolutely GORGEOUS in HD
i can't even tell it's in HD. just goes to show how much i don't care about picture as long as the gameplay is fun.
I always find you on the best videos, good taste man.
The Guy I have him as my pfp on other platforms!
I agree.
well well well.
Zero glitches! After 11 years!
Absolutely insane TAS
Bit of an edge case: there are a few but they’re not very applicable
One more game TAS is good at. He's a real pro! A mysterious superhero of videogaming...
This was a lot of fun to watch! I forgot how dynamic and alive the levels feel, which I think is quite a feat for a 2D side scroller!
I hope there’ll be a 100% TAS in the future sometime, too.
I think it is more 3d than 2d
@@kanizan2.5D
*_He's The Leader Of The Bunch_*
*_You Know Him Well_*
He's Finally Back To Kick Some Tail
He's the leader of the bunch
You know his name
But behind the scenes
He's not the same
After DK sixty-four
He got into guns
Now he hunts endangered species
Just for fun
DK
Donkey Kong
But his coconut gun
Still fires in spurts
If he shoots ya..
You'll probably die
Some levels don't look particularly flashy when done so quickly, owing to unimpressive level design rather than any sort of lacking from the TAS. But the levels that look cool look *incredibly* cool.
5-3 Flutter Flyaway was the first to stick out to me. Blindly falling off ledges, incredibly tight rolls on moving platforms to make nearly impossible leaps, perfect bounces off enemies, it was delightful.
6-1 Sticky Situation was fun too, with a bunch of damage tanking in order to abuse the invincibility frames, and the tar falls bit at the end, which can be annoying casually, is fun to watch get demolished.
7-6 Switcheroo was just chaos and I loved every second of it.
There were others too, but those're just a couple favourites.
In fairness, this was not only the first new DKC in years, but also the first time Retro Studios worked on DKC.
the cannon sections with the barrel blasting barrel to barrel is insane to watch. the perfect shots......
Humans can do perfect shots consistently too as there's a .1 window where the cannon will rotate to face the direction it shoots you in and you can press 2/A at any time during that period without losing a frame
@@minusonetwelfth nice. that's pretty awesome. in terms of games at least :D our parents are probably like "why do you care about that stuff, bobby?" they just don't understand our generation XD
its crazy how tas can beat ur childhood in an hour but in actual gaming it takes like almost 3-5 days
And that's just the base game if you include collectables.
Almost forgot this was uploaded to TASVideos. Great job again Random the Sonic Master!
*Kong has been turbocharged, I repeat, Kong has been turbocharged.*
DKC Returns is honestly one of the few games I would not have anticipated allowing you to go this fast after seeing the typical rolling speed in the original DKC trilogy.
Surprising upload. Nice new strats and playarounds. Overal relaxing footage to let the mind wander.
Love watching tases of random games I’ve never played
1:00:31 G&W cameo
never noticed that while playing
I noticed it the very first time I made it to that level, back when the game was still new, late-2010… Mr. Game & Watch was my favorite unlockable character in both Melee and Brawl back then, so his design was very easy to recognize, for me anyways
Wow
In Tropical Freeze, there are 2 Metroid cameos that are surprisingly detailed
20:50 HOLY SHIT THAT COMBO WAS RIDICULOUS
Bruh, wtf, you're an absolute unit. Wish i had this level of skills.
I find it funny the fastest possible way to do the bosses is to one punch man it
Banana slamma!
I miss this game series 😭
Omg i remember playing the 3ds version of this
Back then i was stupid and used assist mode for basically everything from the first boos onwards.
I did do world 9 tho (yes, even 9-9, WHICH TOOK ME WEEKS)
Wow, I remember when I tried searching for a TAS of this game like 4 years ago and no results appeared, only normal speedruns.
1:08:15 Music Madness ❤️😍
This Video Aged Well
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Will Be Our King Next Year
BrewBeans punched out his own door! What makes any of them have a chance with this maniac!?!? Lol
You know I have to wonder with all the DK games out there is there a fan made interpretation of what DK Island may look like or which game has the best interpretation of the island?
What? It’s like In Every dk and in some Mario kart games and they all consistently look the same
@@moosesues8887 no they don't? The original DKC trilogy had the island in the shape of his head with snow-capped mountains, then 64 got rid of the mountains, and Returns onward completely got rid of his face from the island.
@@FrahdChikun they look the same enough I don’t care
@@moosesues8887 bruh
1:00:31-1:00:34 🔁 vibes. The jumps are the beat
And game and watch in the background
i love donkey kong i wish monkeys were real
Cool! Another Wii TAS!
Yesterday - maybe I'll download the the rom
Today seeing this vid- yeah I'ma download the rom
Imagine pirating a game you don't own🤡🤡
@@Noiser2092 imagine? Oh I'm livin' it man.
Based, i hope you have a blast playing it, this game is amazing
Now I want a DKCR HD port...
"BRONKEY HONG"
How grandparents said they got to school
34:21 i think he broke the music
Mole train phase 1
But the real question is: What medals would he have gotten on time trials of each level? :D
Well that’s actually a really good question, for one reason: you always start without diddy in time trials, so routing would be pretty different
Mind Blown 🤯 Speedrun
Me hubiera gustado que Nintendo le hubiera dado mas atencion a esta saga y sacara mas juegos de DK asi como hace con Mario
All I got to say is those loading times.
When DK eats Sonic the hedgehog:
Speedy monke game. Monkeeeeeeee. Vegeta why?!
Going bananas in HD!
DKC Returns and Tropical Freeze needs Switch ports.
...uhhhhhh...Tropical Freeze *already* has a Switch port... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
another lazy overpriced port? am good with emulation dude
Need sequels* Really fun games, and I appreciate the extra challenge over Nintendo's other 2D platformers.
I wonder what's the TAS max hits on the boss is.
It will forever be 22. TAS or not.
@@KananIsMyBae Cool, I wonder if I got that before. I can't remember, it's been so long hahah. Is the max hits 22 in Tropical Dong, too?
Tropical… what now?
@@dimentio1030 Expand Dong 2: Tropical Dong HD
The tiki sounds like an old man at 1:04
30:28 My favorite part
Lol plays how i used to play the original snes game after beating it several times
Do 100 percent please ?
1:11:30 Crossover vs. Robot Legged Chicken
ROPPYHAWWW
Any work on a 100% tas? That would be awesome to watch.
There's been some small stuff in the works but nothing big yet, will probably take a while till there's a 100% TAS (making optimized tases with dolphin is also really hard atm)
Mini Land mayhem would be interesting to pu a twist on TBH
why tf he have to fly like that in the rocket levels
Nice
10/10
1:05:29 dk moving his arm like a cat
Who here played this game on there 3DS when they where a kid (i did and completed it)
57:17 thugly
playing DKC without collecting everything is missing all the fun.
Except the main goal here is to reach the final boss, the only collectable that matters most of the time are Banana Coins for Golden Keys.
Everything else (bananas, balloons, KONG tiles, and puzzle pieces) in the optimal route is completely optional.
he may have missed the fun (subjective) but you missed the point of the TAS
It’s fine tho cause it’s a tas-bot playing
Jaiden?
When NNN Ends: 1:25:43
44:49 mangoruby
there already was a faster TAS of 1:24:54
during the first recording of this tas i completely forgot that the normal framerate for ntsc consoles is 59,94 instead of 60 & passed the incorrect time on to TheRandomMaster. that's where the 6 second "time loss" comes from
@@pew6534 oh i see
This is the 1:24:54 one. Since it starts from complete scratch, there are more frames added.
12:23
Me finding who asked:
Ugh...Muncher Marathon...
I remember back in day id use the damage buffers and free jumps you get from old donky kongs to just fly through a level. This is tas but man i thought i were i cheesing it. Never seen this game.
I wish wish wish it were a 100% though, id love to see what all those locked levels were. Good job though