Pretty cool to see the evolution of modern Donkey Kong while also seeing the growing sophistication, editing, and writing of the channel in the same video.
Its surprisingly a good way to start a video game retrospective. Like its not something you can argue against and puts you in the right mood to really take in the rest of the video. -He should keep doing it but maybe that's just me! lol :P-
The old DKC critiques were comfort videos for me while I was in high school, can't imagine how many times I must have fallen asleep to them. Hope all is well with you Josh!
15:14 it's funny that you used Myst as example of "graphics over gameplay" where pretty much every modern walking sim - and a bunch of adventure and puzzle games - take great inspiration from Myst.
@@GeekCritique Oh yeah, haha, its ok. I am definitely impressed in the improvement your channel took in recent years. You definitely went from a Typical UA-cam Review Man to one of the better serious critics on the platform.
I cannot express just how happy it makes me that I don't have to search all of these out individually anymore. I'm such a huge Donkey Kong nerd and I come back and watch this entire series of yours every few months.
I lot of people don’t realize the brilliance of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, and even fewer people realize that its the direct predecessor to Super Mario Galaxy, considered to be one of the greatest games of all time. Jungle Beat was meant to be a Donkey Kong game, not a Donkey Kong COUNTRY game, because people often forget that there were Donkey Kong projects being worked on outside of Rare at this time, namely Mario Versus Donkey Kong on the GBA! Jungle Beat is different, it’s wacky, and it’s unabashedly true to itself. Unlike something such as Donkey Kong Country Returns, the game doesn’t have the looming shadow of Rare games in the background, because it’s trying to be something entirely new rather than recapturing a concept people already liked from three existing games. It gives a fresh new take on Donkey Kong that’s more similar to his michevious but well meaning persona from the arcade trilogy and the handheld Donkey Kong games like DK94’, and establishes a bunch of new foes for DK to take on, because again, this isn’t a Country game, its a Donkey Kong one. I’m glad with Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong expansion, Jungle Beat gets a few fun callbacks here and there, because at the end of the day it’s one of the most fun and experimental games that has ever starred Donkey Kong himself! It has all the tactile, action packed gameplay that the 3D Mario team has been known for in recent years, all while giving something fresh to DK that really has yet to be mashed in terms of sheer wackiness. Plus, if you don’t like the Bongo controller, the game was rereleased on the Wii with widescreen and extra content! Everybody wins!
Funny af to see the tropical freeze vids no man sky comment now with context that no man’s sky actually did the impossible(massive respect to the devs)
Hey man, I’m ashamed to say all this, because it feels like pity bait but… My dad passed away yesterday and me and my family are devastated. I have a day of travel tomorrow, and I was wondering if there’s a way I could download this video in good quality to watch it in the airplane to keep my mind off of the stuff that still makes me break apart. It’s the perfect length (my flight is about 4hrs long) and it would help me a lot. I don’t know how to download it and I don’t want to do it if you’d prefer I don’t.
Okay, sorry if you got a reply a few minutes ago, I checked the download and it didn't have sound! But this one should work! Please let me know if you run into any issues with it, and thanks for reaching out! I hope it helps a little. :) mega.nz/file/NVxD3DYR#1pEyeEskjCkFsf3VpHQkV0zRnUltLm1whcEh5t7u9r8
@@GeekCritique Oh man thank you so much, I know it’s dumb, it’s just a video, but right now unless I’m doing something I instantly get into a bad place and I was dreading the flight so much! You have no idea how much this means to me, thank you infinitely much for you kindness!
@@GeekCritique Hey man, it’s me again! Just wanted to thank you again. Your video made the trip bearable. Now the worst has come to pass, and it’s just a matter of learning to live with the loss, but I just wanted to say that it really moved me that you went above and beyond for a random internet stranger. Thanks again man. I’ll never forget it.
No prob! And yeah, it's almost 4am here, but hey, that's what a lot of people use these compilations for, right? Have a good evening, or wherever it is where you are! :D
When I saw the word modern in the title I got confused, even more so when I saw you have every one of your DK reviews on here. As when I think modern DK I think of Returns or Tropical Freeze...maybe the stuff after the Rare buyout if I'm being generous. Then I thought about it a bit more...and then I was like "OH! THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS!" Like my mind doesn't even consciously register anything that came before DK1 to be a part of the same series due to the newer games presenting themselves completely differently and being made by developers that aren't even in the same country (Ha!) as the old games! It probably doesn't help that I don't really consider the "classic" DK games to really be much of a series but rather just a collection of what's essentially the same game with slight tweaks/updates to keep the original game's spirit intact. It would be like if you referred to the game "Mario Bros." as "Classic Mario". Like sure your not wrong, but is that really the best way to categorize "Modern Mario" from "Classic Mario"? Oh gosh! We're having the "Is this considered a retro game?" discussion all over again! -Don't you see now what happens when you try to use words to categorize/describe things?!- Anyways...yeah...cool DK retrospectives and all! lol :P
@@Alienrun if DK jr math is that distracting to you, just remove it from my comment and my point still stands. I know you're joking around but I'm serious. classic DK was an actual series with _very_ different (maybe a little too different) games, not "the same game with slight tweaks/updates". that is just wrong lol and I honestly don't know where you got that idea from.
@@jclkaytwo I should clarify that I already knew what you said before you told me. Yeah I know its not literately the exact same game, as the Game Boy game specifically has its own story mode after the you beat what's a similar recreation of the original game. I suppose that I was overgeneralizing, as I never went out of my way to play them myself. I do know though that back during the 80s and early 90s it was very common to port games over to other consoles/handhelds. Like yeah...I know the megaman games for the game boy aren't exactly the same as the NES counterparts, but the core idea isn't too different either. That's sort of what I was getting at with the classic DK thing. Hopefully that makes sense! :D
@@Alienrun I understand what you are getting at but it's just wildly inaccurate. even going by your example of DK for game boy, that game has nearly 100 original levels compared to the arcade game's 4, and it has a puzzle game twist. and aside from that one example, which by itself is a stretch, that's the only time the arcade DK game's concept was ever revisited. DK jr is a sequel with a new gameplay hook, and DK3 is just a different genre entirely. there is nothing that supports your claim here, and that comparison to mega man is just insane lol. if anything, classic DK was the exact _opposite_ of mega man.
Man I need Miyamotos job. You got a promising game in development? Why not use one of our established characters instead? Groundbreaking, innovative, genius!
Only by rewatching the first episode here did I realize that you...intentionally or otherwise...kept the motif of saying "Nintendo/Sega were winning" at the end of your first Sonic and DK retrospectives. Actually...given that they both start the same way...this had to be intentional! I'm surprised I haven't picked up on this until now! But really trying to immerse the audience into the console wars seems like it was probably a good idea back then! lol :P
He is right either way. Before SEGA released Sonic and started their delightfully aggresive marketing campaign, the Genesis had trouble finding its feet in the US market against the allmighty yet technically inferior NES. After that they frequently outsold even the SNES until the tailend of 94. SEGA let itself stretch thin supporting the Genesis, the SEGA Cd and the 32X, and lost a chunk of good will in the process. In 95 they abandoned the Genesis in favor of the Saturn and left the 16bit market to Nintendo. DK1 & 2 showed up both times in the perfect moment, stealing SEGAs crown even before the Playstation utterly destroyed the Saturn.
You know looking at the DK buyout era videos and DKC3 Redux review in the same video really makes it clear that DK Vine's DKC3 propaganda (Which is 1000% true btw DKC3 is extremely underrated) worked on Josh and now he is enlightened. Hyle and Chad might have lost the battle in 2016 but they won the war.
At least DK64 gets talked about. People say the game has not aged well and I think people also say gives collectathon a bad name, but I still wish it was on The Switch.
Ive always been exposed to Nintendo and their classic platformers due to my older brother and random brazilian youtubers, so ive known Donkey Kong Country was cool, but i only became a FAN of the series after stumbling upon these videos of yours, they really helped me develop a strong admiration for this series and ever since i gave them another shot based on your analysis i fell in love with the games and characters
At 37 years old, nearly 30 years after its release, I've just now realized that Diddy's Kong Quest is a play on 'conquest'. Also DK 3 is the best in the series, this is a hill Im willing to die on 🤣🤣🤣
Donkey Kongpilation would be such a good title for an anniversary/all-stars style compilation. I would prefer full-blown remakes of the trilogy, but it'll never happen 😭
2:45:34 Heh, truncated. Or, trunk-ated. Intentional or not, it’s a pun that Ellie won’t forget… …because she’s an elephant. Thank you for joining my TED comment. Please continue watching the awesome video.
My headcanon is that (due to Cranky being the original DK) Jumpman is the father of Mario and Luigi. We even see a young DK and Mario in Yoshi's Island. It makes perfect sense, and I'm going with that even if Nintendo says that's not the case. It even explains why Jumpman Mario isn't a plumber, and Mario Mario is.
3:22:41 That's actually one of my only problems with DKC3. That the Kongs are given dialogue. This never happens in any other game where DK appears. It kind of goes against my idea of the Kongs as silent but expressive heroes. The most complex dialogue DK has ever had was *"yeauh"* and *"okey"*
Huh. So if Picard would have told tactical to, "Fire at Will" while telling helm to "Dodge the pew pews" instead of pretending to fight a 19th Century navel battle in space, the Enterprise would have won. Removing the rocks from the overhead compartment would have also been a smart move, or at least Riker thinks so.
Am I the only one seeing a "meta" angle in DKC Returns? Basically making the enemy the DK bongos that destroyed the series? In the course of the game, you destroy all of the bongos and bring DK and friends back.
maybe not made by Retro but i still want a Dual Screen Metroid that uses the 3D Gameplay of Other M with the Visors on the GamePad also is funny that you appreciated Kaos' design more in the original review where you "missed the point in favor of confirming your own bias"
I feel like Nintendo is missing the boat with DKC. They should be releasing titles alongside the "Returns" games with the 16-bit graphics. You can throw in modern touches that the SNES couldn't do, ala Sonic Mania. These would clean up as digital only titles
This should be good to listen to during work Though I am curious are there any more re-reviews you plan to do? I think I like them more than normal reviews
I rented donkey Kong country 1 and beat it in 2 days. Rented donkey Kong country 2 and beat it in 4 days. (Rental fees be damned) Good games but I'm glad I didnt pay the price tag of 70 bucks for em. Yes Snes carts that were new were 70 bucks where I lived in 1994.
I have to admit that in the first half hour, I thought "oh here we go, another fan swooning over a game series." I gave it a few more minutes. Then you started talking heart to heart regarding the kinetics in 3. You finally made it click for me how to explain what is wrong with DKC 3. The kinetics, how it plays differently in regards to where the focus in the gameplay lies et cetera. I still don't hate it, either, but it doesn't have the same dopamine return like the first two. DKC1 is my personal favourite. I prefer the atmosphere and how direct and lagless the Diddy controls are.
Biggest problem, as a 90s kid, returns felt like dkc3. Too cartoony. I personally think soundtrack is the most important thing about a game. Or at least as equal to gameplay.
You review is lame on DK 64, game is huge and you cover it in so few time. I respect if you do not like it but you should have covered it better to have a full view of the game.
Agreed, if I redo another DK video, it'll probably be that one. This was the early days of the channel, and I was experimenting with shorter videos I could release more frequently, which is why DK64, DKL, and Diddy Kong Racing were so short.
Lol, "BaSeD oN sKiLl MaStErY" like Sonic. Right, because only those games require skill. Not that baby-friendly Mario series. Watch Mario speed runners more before you decide to tell us what requires skill. I can lollygag through any DK or Sonic level, too. Also, the bonus stages of all the DKC games are super fun, not annoying. I'd never avoid those; Sonic games interrupt the flow of the levels ALL THE TIME for bonus stages, yet all you do is laud Sonic level design, lol.
The moment DK punched the moon, I knew Retro did not understand what made DKC so cool. I questioned the pig and a few other things as I played, but the moon was the last straw. I haven't touched a DK game since. I have zero interest in any Retro DK game now, old or new. I realize Rare is no longer Rare, so I won't be a purist and say they have to come back. I do not, however, enjoy how this game feels or presents itself. DKC returned in name only.
Try Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair, it had a lot of who was rare make it and it’s a lot like the old DKC games in terms of gameplay. The first yooka laylee was a weak banjo kazooie type game that’s getting a remake which might fix a lot of things, too. I don’t dislike retros donkey Kong but I do see the disconnect.
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NAVIGATION!
0:00 - DKC1
15:38 - DKC2
28:43 - DKC3
42:58 - Donkey Kong Land
47:35 - Diddy Kong Racing
53:33 - DK64
1:03:26 - DK Rap-Up
1:27:36 - DKC Returns
2:03:41 - DKC Tropical Freeze
2:33:13 - DKC3 Redux
This video is almost specifically targetted at me as someone who sleeps to old TGC videos.
same, just added it to my sleep therapy playlist
Pretty cool to see the evolution of modern Donkey Kong while also seeing the growing sophistication, editing, and writing of the channel in the same video.
1:32:00 I wonder if Tiki Tribe was a jab at the "Bongo era" of Donkey Kong. They're literally musical instruments who take over DK Island.
"back before sudden flashing lights were considered a problem" *proceeds to suddenly flash a light a bunch of times without warning*
Love an excuse to rewatch one of my favorite youtubers videos
THIS is a video game.
A hallmark of early TGC!
Its surprisingly a good way to start a video game retrospective. Like its not something you can argue against and puts you in the right mood to really take in the rest of the video. -He should keep doing it but maybe that's just me! lol :P-
I prefer the movie it's based on
The old DKC critiques were comfort videos for me while I was in high school, can't imagine how many times I must have fallen asleep to them. Hope all is well with you Josh!
15:14 it's funny that you used Myst as example of "graphics over gameplay" where pretty much every modern walking sim - and a bunch of adventure and puzzle games - take great inspiration from Myst.
I had a bad habit of being overly-dismissive of games/genres that didn't appeal to me in the early days.
@@GeekCritique Oh yeah, haha, its ok. I am definitely impressed in the improvement your channel took in recent years. You definitely went from a Typical UA-cam Review Man to one of the better serious critics on the platform.
"The capacitors went bad in my Trinitron. RIP." Literally, the easiest and most inexpensive components to repliace.
I cannot express just how happy it makes me that I don't have to search all of these out individually anymore. I'm such a huge Donkey Kong nerd and I come back and watch this entire series of yours every few months.
i was so stoked for donkey kong racing. I was beyond excited when that trailer came out. I'm still mad about that getting canceled,.
At least you're not alone!
Perfect timing! I was just getting hyped about the upcoming Switch port of DKC Returns! Thanks for compiling these. Happy Halloween 🎃
I lot of people don’t realize the brilliance of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, and even fewer people realize that its the direct predecessor to Super Mario Galaxy, considered to be one of the greatest games of all time.
Jungle Beat was meant to be a Donkey Kong game, not a Donkey Kong COUNTRY game, because people often forget that there were Donkey Kong projects being worked on outside of Rare at this time, namely Mario Versus Donkey Kong on the GBA!
Jungle Beat is different, it’s wacky, and it’s unabashedly true to itself.
Unlike something such as Donkey Kong Country Returns, the game doesn’t have the looming shadow of Rare games in the background, because it’s trying to be something entirely new rather than recapturing a concept people already liked from three existing games.
It gives a fresh new take on Donkey Kong that’s more similar to his michevious but well meaning persona from the arcade trilogy and the handheld Donkey Kong games like DK94’, and establishes a bunch of new foes for DK to take on, because again, this isn’t a Country game, its a Donkey Kong one.
I’m glad with Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong expansion, Jungle Beat gets a few fun callbacks here and there, because at the end of the day it’s one of the most fun and experimental games that has ever starred Donkey Kong himself!
It has all the tactile, action packed gameplay that the 3D Mario team has been known for in recent years, all while giving something fresh to DK that really has yet to be mashed in terms of sheer wackiness.
Plus, if you don’t like the Bongo controller, the game was rereleased on the Wii with widescreen and extra content! Everybody wins!
Funny af to see the tropical freeze vids no man sky comment now with context that no man’s sky actually did the impossible(massive respect to the devs)
Your assessment and script were such a joy to listen to! Great essay love this channel
Hey man, I’m ashamed to say all this, because it feels like pity bait but… My dad passed away yesterday and me and my family are devastated. I have a day of travel tomorrow, and I was wondering if there’s a way I could download this video in good quality to watch it in the airplane to keep my mind off of the stuff that still makes me break apart.
It’s the perfect length (my flight is about 4hrs long) and it would help me a lot. I don’t know how to download it and I don’t want to do it if you’d prefer I don’t.
First things first, I'm very sorry for your loss. Second things second, of course you can! What are you going to watch it on? Is an mp4 file okay?
@ Hey man, thanks so much for the reply and the kind words
Ill just watch it on my phone I reckon so I think mp4 should work no problem :)
Okay, sorry if you got a reply a few minutes ago, I checked the download and it didn't have sound! But this one should work! Please let me know if you run into any issues with it, and thanks for reaching out! I hope it helps a little. :)
mega.nz/file/NVxD3DYR#1pEyeEskjCkFsf3VpHQkV0zRnUltLm1whcEh5t7u9r8
@@GeekCritique Oh man thank you so much, I know it’s dumb, it’s just a video, but right now unless I’m doing something I instantly get into a bad place and I was dreading the flight so much!
You have no idea how much this means to me, thank you infinitely much for you kindness!
@@GeekCritique Hey man, it’s me again!
Just wanted to thank you again. Your video made the trip bearable. Now the worst has come to pass, and it’s just a matter of learning to live with the loss, but I just wanted to say that it really moved me that you went above and beyond for a random internet stranger.
Thanks again man. I’ll never forget it.
10 mins ago?? Glad I was up so late! Gonna use this for background sound, thanks Josh!
No prob! And yeah, it's almost 4am here, but hey, that's what a lot of people use these compilations for, right? Have a good evening, or wherever it is where you are! :D
DKC2 is pure magic
When I saw the word modern in the title I got confused, even more so when I saw you have every one of your DK reviews on here. As when I think modern DK I think of Returns or Tropical Freeze...maybe the stuff after the Rare buyout if I'm being generous. Then I thought about it a bit more...and then I was like "OH! THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS!"
Like my mind doesn't even consciously register anything that came before DK1 to be a part of the same series due to the newer games presenting themselves completely differently and being made by developers that aren't even in the same country (Ha!) as the old games! It probably doesn't help that I don't really consider the "classic" DK games to really be much of a series but rather just a collection of what's essentially the same game with slight tweaks/updates to keep the original game's spirit intact.
It would be like if you referred to the game "Mario Bros." as "Classic Mario". Like sure your not wrong, but is that really the best way to categorize "Modern Mario" from "Classic Mario"?
Oh gosh! We're having the "Is this considered a retro game?" discussion all over again! -Don't you see now what happens when you try to use words to categorize/describe things?!-
Anyways...yeah...cool DK retrospectives and all! lol :P
nah, classic DK was definitely a series. donkey kong, DK jr, DK jr math, DK3, and DK for game boy were all very different games.
@@jclkaytwo I can't believe I skipped out on DK jr Math! I should get on that ASAP! :O
@@Alienrun if DK jr math is that distracting to you, just remove it from my comment and my point still stands.
I know you're joking around but I'm serious. classic DK was an actual series with _very_ different (maybe a little too different) games, not "the same game with slight tweaks/updates". that is just wrong lol and I honestly don't know where you got that idea from.
@@jclkaytwo I should clarify that I already knew what you said before you told me. Yeah I know its not literately the exact same game, as the Game Boy game specifically has its own story mode after the you beat what's a similar recreation of the original game. I suppose that I was overgeneralizing, as I never went out of my way to play them myself.
I do know though that back during the 80s and early 90s it was very common to port games over to other consoles/handhelds. Like yeah...I know the megaman games for the game boy aren't exactly the same as the NES counterparts, but the core idea isn't too different either. That's sort of what I was getting at with the classic DK thing. Hopefully that makes sense! :D
@@Alienrun I understand what you are getting at but it's just wildly inaccurate. even going by your example of DK for game boy, that game has nearly 100 original levels compared to the arcade game's 4, and it has a puzzle game twist. and aside from that one example, which by itself is a stretch, that's the only time the arcade DK game's concept was ever revisited. DK jr is a sequel with a new gameplay hook, and DK3 is just a different genre entirely. there is nothing that supports your claim here, and that comparison to mega man is just insane lol. if anything, classic DK was the exact _opposite_ of mega man.
This will make listening to these old videos at work so much easier!
Man I need Miyamotos job. You got a promising game in development? Why not use one of our established characters instead? Groundbreaking, innovative, genius!
I just watched this series yesterday, well let's do it again
Only by rewatching the first episode here did I realize that you...intentionally or otherwise...kept the motif of saying "Nintendo/Sega were winning" at the end of your first Sonic and DK retrospectives. Actually...given that they both start the same way...this had to be intentional!
I'm surprised I haven't picked up on this until now! But really trying to immerse the audience into the console wars seems like it was probably a good idea back then! lol :P
He is right either way. Before SEGA released Sonic and started their delightfully aggresive marketing campaign, the Genesis had trouble finding its feet in the US market against the allmighty yet technically inferior NES.
After that they frequently outsold even the SNES until the tailend of 94. SEGA let itself stretch thin supporting the Genesis, the SEGA Cd and the 32X, and lost a chunk of good will in the process. In 95 they abandoned the Genesis in favor of the Saturn and left the 16bit market to Nintendo.
DK1 & 2 showed up both times in the perfect moment, stealing SEGAs crown even before the Playstation utterly destroyed the Saturn.
An excellent compilation of excellent videos of an excellent series
Could you imagine the full scaled 3D models without being rendered down on a console like the Switch? Maybe that should be the DKC remake
This is now basically "I finished a Videogame", but for Donkey Kong! (And I'm here for it :D Good sleep ahead)
What a great way to end the year!, another splashwave video🔥
Wow that was unexpected! Time for a rewatch lmao
You know looking at the DK buyout era videos and DKC3 Redux review in the same video really makes it clear that DK Vine's DKC3 propaganda (Which is 1000% true btw DKC3 is extremely underrated) worked on Josh and now he is enlightened. Hyle and Chad might have lost the battle in 2016 but they won the war.
For some reason I reeeeeally love DK64... :D :D
At least DK64 gets talked about. People say the game has not aged well and I think people also say gives collectathon a bad name, but I still wish it was on The Switch.
Ive always been exposed to Nintendo and their classic platformers due to my older brother and random brazilian youtubers, so ive known Donkey Kong Country was cool, but i only became a FAN of the series after stumbling upon these videos of yours, they really helped me develop a strong admiration for this series and ever since i gave them another shot based on your analysis i fell in love with the games and characters
This was a treat to watch at 3am 😂
Man, you must've had it at 100x speed if you're already done!
Was a nice surprise tho
@@GeekCritique nah lol, but I did skip the smaller sections since I didn’t really care for it, but I stuck through 80% of it lol
Somehow I caught this at fourteen seconds l o l
At 37 years old, nearly 30 years after its release, I've just now realized that Diddy's Kong Quest is a play on 'conquest'. Also DK 3 is the best in the series, this is a hill Im willing to die on 🤣🤣🤣
Donkey Kongpilation would be such a good title for an anniversary/all-stars style compilation. I would prefer full-blown remakes of the trilogy, but it'll never happen 😭
Ah I've got nothing but fond memories of dk64 as a 90s baby that's probably nostalgia taking over but I'm always down for some dk64
That's a DK Vine approved title right there
2:45:34 Heh, truncated. Or, trunk-ated. Intentional or not, it’s a pun that Ellie won’t forget…
…because she’s an elephant.
Thank you for joining my TED comment. Please continue watching the awesome video.
My headcanon is that (due to Cranky being the original DK) Jumpman is the father of Mario and Luigi. We even see a young DK and Mario in Yoshi's Island. It makes perfect sense, and I'm going with that even if Nintendo says that's not the case. It even explains why Jumpman Mario isn't a plumber, and Mario Mario is.
3:22:41 That's actually one of my only problems with DKC3. That the Kongs are given dialogue. This never happens in any other game where DK appears. It kind of goes against my idea of the Kongs as silent but expressive heroes. The most complex dialogue DK has ever had was *"yeauh"* and *"okey"*
I still don't understand people's nitpicks about DK3. It was a fine progression of the series.
Tropical freeze is up there with Rayman Legends and Maybe Mario Wonder and Mario 3 as my favorite platforms ever.
Sounding like KingK! 🎉
Huh. So if Picard would have told tactical to, "Fire at Will" while telling helm to "Dodge the pew pews" instead of pretending to fight a 19th Century navel battle in space, the Enterprise would have won. Removing the rocks from the overhead compartment would have also been a smart move, or at least Riker thinks so.
Myst was amazing. And is very well remembered.
Am I the only one seeing a "meta" angle in DKC Returns? Basically making the enemy the DK bongos that destroyed the series? In the course of the game, you destroy all of the bongos and bring DK and friends back.
DK64 would be an interesting game to go back to, with the Tag Anywhere and DK64 randomiser mods.
maybe not made by Retro but i still want a Dual Screen Metroid that uses the 3D Gameplay of Other M with the Visors on the GamePad
also is funny that you appreciated Kaos' design more in the original review where you "missed the point in favor of confirming your own bias"
I feel like Nintendo is missing the boat with DKC. They should be releasing titles alongside the "Returns" games with the 16-bit graphics. You can throw in modern touches that the SNES couldn't do, ala Sonic Mania. These would clean up as digital only titles
I’m still sad that Diddy and Dixie appeared in more games than Donkey.
6:02 I like the cartoon look funny enough, feels more 90s
Amazing video :D
OK, I give up. What was the little new thing you added?
Oh boy 3 AM!
Today I learned why it's called "Donkey punching"
Awesome video this is great
This should be good to listen to during work
Though I am curious are there any more re-reviews you plan to do? I think I like them more than normal reviews
Diddy Kong Racing was so much better than MK64
I hope you do a review for Rita's Rewind. I know you'd have a lot to say on it.
Jungle Beat was Fing amazing, and I'm not hearing anyone.
J-jon tron. My childhood....is it you. Are you young and peak again?
The DKC trilogy is the best.
DKC Returns and TF are more of the same.
Also the best
God bless David wise.
I think DKC 3 is the best always have. still love all of them tho.
hey, i'll clear this up for you; donkey konga got a sequel because it was Peak.
Hope you don't find too many things to KONGplain about.
I rented donkey Kong country 1 and beat it in 2 days. Rented donkey Kong country 2 and beat it in 4 days. (Rental fees be damned)
Good games but I'm glad I didnt pay the price tag of 70 bucks for em.
Yes Snes carts that were new were 70 bucks where I lived in 1994.
I have to admit that in the first half hour, I thought "oh here we go, another fan swooning over a game series."
I gave it a few more minutes.
Then you started talking heart to heart regarding the kinetics in 3.
You finally made it click for me how to explain what is wrong with DKC 3. The kinetics, how it plays differently in regards to where the focus in the gameplay lies et cetera.
I still don't hate it, either, but it doesn't have the same dopamine return like the first two.
DKC1 is my personal favourite. I prefer the atmosphere and how direct and lagless the Diddy controls are.
Is this big old words because the voice sounds just like him
15:22 Donkey Kong Love Shack
Come on man DK64 was peak
Oh, what's her name?! I DIED
Biggest problem, as a 90s kid, returns felt like dkc3. Too cartoony. I personally think soundtrack is the most important thing about a game. Or at least as equal to gameplay.
I wish David Wise were my father
Real gamers make 3 hour videos on genshin impact and raid shadow legends
Am I the only one who thinks tropical freeze is just ok lol
You review is lame on DK 64, game is huge and you cover it in so few time. I respect if you do not like it but you should have covered it better to have a full view of the game.
Agreed, if I redo another DK video, it'll probably be that one. This was the early days of the channel, and I was experimenting with shorter videos I could release more frequently, which is why DK64, DKL, and Diddy Kong Racing were so short.
Nintendo has always competed with quality games rather than with superior hardware. Not to say that hardware was ever bad.
fuck yeah
Hell yes!!!
Nice
first
I came for DK64
Wii U > Wii
I said what i said.
Your slander of Candy is unacceptable and I can no longer support this channel.
Glorified 90's recognized by you but you have to give negative points for Candy being a pinup girl? Stop being lame.
Lol, "BaSeD oN sKiLl MaStErY" like Sonic. Right, because only those games require skill. Not that baby-friendly Mario series. Watch Mario speed runners more before you decide to tell us what requires skill. I can lollygag through any DK or Sonic level, too. Also, the bonus stages of all the DKC games are super fun, not annoying. I'd never avoid those; Sonic games interrupt the flow of the levels ALL THE TIME for bonus stages, yet all you do is laud Sonic level design, lol.
I hated the Return series with their long ass levels and stupid musical instruments and polar bear enemies.
L take
Okay
The moment DK punched the moon, I knew Retro did not understand what made DKC so cool. I questioned the pig and a few other things as I played, but the moon was the last straw. I haven't touched a DK game since. I have zero interest in any Retro DK game now, old or new. I realize Rare is no longer Rare, so I won't be a purist and say they have to come back. I do not, however, enjoy how this game feels or presents itself. DKC returned in name only.
Try Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair, it had a lot of who was rare make it and it’s a lot like the old DKC games in terms of gameplay. The first yooka laylee was a weak banjo kazooie type game that’s getting a remake which might fix a lot of things, too. I don’t dislike retros donkey Kong but I do see the disconnect.