DK appreciation thread.

Alright just a DK thread where we'd keep an eye out on any new DK game anouncements/rumors for the GC, Revo or DS. Because apperantly, a "No traditional DK game for GC?" thread automaticaly means "ZOMG JUNGLEBEAT SUCKS" =/

Anyway, a Revo DK would be interesting to see but last time I checked there haven't been any confirmations yet...

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Can this include appreciation for Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat?

Oh ho ho. Seriously though, Mario vs DK and DK: JB are the only DK games I remember enjoying. DKC was good, but it didn't stand out in my mind. DK was my least favorite Nintendo franchise until very recently (now it's AC and AW).
So yeah, appreciation. Yay.

Also, I predict in DK Rev: Vine swinging.


Edit: Mostly I'm pointing out the fact that DK64 sucked rancid ass.

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Originally Posted by HostileCreation

Can this include appreciation for Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat?

Yes, yes. yeesh.

Anyway, totally random but, It'd be neat if DK-Revo had these minigame levels where the camera's positioned behind DK, and you use the Revo controler to swing while dodging enemies and catching bananas...

Oh and I don't exactly remember. Did the little expansion cartridge thing for DK64 really make a difference?

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I loved DK64! Even if everyone else hated it. I loved the feel. It was a nice platforming game. It was in the same league as Super Mario 64 to me.

This is why I don't really have that much doubt that I'll like Donkey Kong Revolution. They most likely will try to make it so much better than DK64 that I'll be overjoyed with the game because I was content with the game everyone hated.

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Originally Posted by soniclover

I loved DK64! Even if everyone else hated it. I loved the feel. It was a nice platforming game. It was in the same league as Super Mario 64 to me.

This is why I don't really have that much doubt that I'll like Donkey Kong Revolution. They most likely will try to make it so much better than DK64 that I'll be overjoyed with the game because I was content with the game everyone hated.

DK64 is indeed a fine platform game....much better stil then any similar platform game that I've encountered on the PS2, XBOX (except for Conker) and the Gamecube (except for Mario Sunshine)!!!

It just suffered a bit, because of too many characters and things to collect.
That's also why the Banjo Kazooie games are superior, although they are both made by the same team of people!

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Originally Posted by HostileCreation

Can this include appreciation for Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat?

Oh ho ho. Seriously though, Mario vs DK and DK: JB are the only DK games I remember enjoying. DKC was good, but it didn't stand out in my mind. DK was my least favorite Nintendo franchise until very recently (now it's AC and AW).
So yeah, appreciation. Yay.

Also, I predict in DK Rev: Vine swinging.


Edit: Mostly I'm pointing out the fact that DK64 sucked rancid ass.

AC????? AW??????

Am I just out of the loop or does this guy need to start spelling words in their entirety.

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Well, I know AC stood for animal crossing.

I don't know what AW stands for.

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Gotta be Advance Wars.

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Yeah, Animal Crossing and Advance Wars.
I'm not saying either is a bad series, because they're not. I'm just not into them at all, so they're my least favorite Nintendo franchises.

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If there is a thread only for DK, then there should be : Link, Mario, Samus, ect.

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Originally Posted by Taegueki

If there is a thread only for DK, then there should be : Link, Mario, Samus, ect.

I wasn't aware of this crucial e-law, but why stop there? Zool, Bubsy, Commander Keen, Jill of the Jungle, Alex Kidd, the snail from the maze game hidden in the Master System, Chuck Rock, Zit, Rash, Pimple, Cool Spot all need appreciation threads in their own seperate appreciation sections. Do not pass go do not collect $200.

I was a big fan of the DKC games on SNES. It's cool how they've attempted to port them to various Game Boy systems over the years and failed miserably every time.

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I was going to post in that thread before I realised it was locked. It's quite logical as to why DK didn't get a platformer style adventure title on the Cube; Nintendo's IPs each cover a seperate genre. You've got Mario for the platformers, Zelda for the adventure/ quazi RPG, Metroid for the exploration/shooter etc. Having a 'DK128' doubles up on the Cube's library, so they find a niche for DK to cover. To an extent, Rare did compete against Nintendo's first party titles last generation. You don't want that for efficiency's sake.

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I always thought that DK had enough of it's own appeal and charm. Therefore, it didn't end up really going head to head against Mario. There's plenty of room for both of them.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I loved the first two DKC games, but I thought the third one was horrible. I loved the music from the first two DKC games (especially the 2nd), but I thought the third one was horrible. Wow, talk about deja vu.

I'm not a big fan of apes in general, so I never really paid much attention to the DK games, except for the aforementioned Country series and the Donkey Kong game for the GB (which looked awesome on the Super Game Boy). I just LOVE the DK theme used in Push Mode (Tetris DS), however, and the Kremlings did come out of the DK series, so I'm happy with that. Anthro crocs are always cool in my book.

The recent DK games now look a little too 'out there' for me, however.

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Originally Posted by Technophile

Because apperantly, a "No traditional DK game for GC?" thread automaticaly means "ZOMG JUNGLEBEAT SUCKS" =/

If you have something to say about my decision making then say it now.


Donkey Kong Country 2 was the best out of the DKC trilogy. I enjoyed the first one as well but three was just annoying.

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Originally Posted by a_rse_bandit

If you have something to say about my decision making then say it now.


Donkey Kong Country 2 was the best out of the DKC trilogy. I enjoyed the first one as well but three was just annoying.

Fair enough. I don't see why my previous thread was closed. There was no reason to treat it like a Jungle Beat bashing thread when all it suggested was a new traditional DK game.


Anyway, I didn't realize DK64 got such backlash. Especialy since, from what I remember, it pretty much recieved good reviews.

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Originally Posted by a_rse_bandit

Donkey Kong Country 2 was the best out of the DKC trilogy. I enjoyed the first one as well but three was just annoying.

Sometimes DKC3 didn't even seem like a game. It was just so boring. Sometimes I wondered why they would hurt the world with such a boring game.

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If there is a thread only for DK, then there should be : Link, Mario, Samus, ect.

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I think Donkey Kong COuntry 1 and 2 are some of the best games of all time. I love the railcart levels and the barrel vine levels. AHhh....good times. Now I have to go listen to Aquatic Ambiance

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Originally Posted by a_hoy_there

I wasn't aware of this crucial e-law, but why stop there? Zool, Bubsy, Commander Keen, Jill of the Jungle, Alex Kidd, the snail from the maze game hidden in the Master System, Chuck Rock, Zit, Rash, Pimple, Cool Spot all need appreciation threads in their own seperate appreciation sections. Do not pass go do not collect $200.

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I don't like Donkey Kong because he's furry and reminds me of King Kong. Plus, I was on the Megadrive crowd, so everything else felt so foreign. DK64? Only $129.95? Better put that on lay-by son, I'm dipping into my life savings! (Actually, I ended up lay-bying DK64 and then about eight years later I decided that I wasn't actually going to purchase it. Mainly because Donkey Kong's a furry. And I never had a life savings.)

Also, if this exists, I'd like a Cool Spot thread.

Because he's a cool spot.

Please? ;_;

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Originally Posted by Technophile

Fair enough. I don't see why my previous thread was closed. There was no reason to treat it like a Jungle Beat bashing thread when all it suggested was a new traditional DK game.

The way it was first worded and where it was going trickled down into a debate over Jungle Beat which we've done many times over and it always always sucks. I closed the thread because the scope of its original question of there being another DK game for cube is pretty much zilch making it pointless in addition to the crap it would have turned into. I told you that a general Donkey Kong (well DKC but whatever) discussion thread of past games and future games would be fine and you went and did that which was good, but you had to insert that little snide comment and thus here I am asking what the problem is.

Originally Posted by Technophile

Anyway, I didn't realize DK64 got such backlash. Especialy since, from what I remember, it pretty much recieved good reviews.

It was a massive and unreasonable collect-a-thon. Make 5 characters collect bananas from all over the fucking huge map in order to make the slightest progress. Not fun.

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It only got good reviews because by that point in the N64 lifespan games were releasd at a rate of 1 every 3 months. Reviewers were grateful to even turn the system on, for when they did memories of happier times engulfed them and everything was reviewed well.

Go back and play Banjo Tooie. Utter tripe.

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DKC 1 and 2 are classics. I own 2, but not 1. I've thought about picking it up several times. 2 is just such a larger game, with more variety, more secrets, etc. However, 1 just has a certain "feel" to it that appeals to me.

Taking turns playing through the levels in college was some of the most fun we had with games. People would spazz out when I would run through a level non-stop instead of being careful - it's just how I play.

I think the original DCK is an important game in the SNES library because it really heralded a completely new level of graphics. I wonder what a fully polygonal/shaded/etc. side-scrolling DKC would look like?

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Originally Posted by soniclover

Sometimes DKC3 didn't even seem like a game. It was just so boring. Sometimes I wondered why they would hurt the world with such a boring game.

I agree to a fault. Yes DKC3 was, at a lot of times boring, but I think that is in part to it being compared to how great DKC2 was. I did, however, appreciate some of the creativity and originality of some of the levels. Such as:

Lightning Look-Out
Rocket Run
Poisonous Pipeline

Not to mention how difficult they were.

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The biggest problem with the DKC gba versions were the music. They butchered it. I didn't believe it until I listened to a good quaility version of DKC2 Original soundtrack after hearing the GBA music. They couldn't really even do all of the good background effects in the music like the SNES one.

What was with DKC3 GBA's music though? They completely changed it. It wasn't at all as good as the SNES music. I guess maybe the DKC3 soundtrack was a little too complex to put on the GBA. They problably didn't even want to go through the hassle of it. Who made the music for DKC3 gba? Maybe it was still David Wise?

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Originally Posted by soniclover

Who made the music for DKC3 gba? Maybe it was still David Wise?

Yeah. For the GBA versions Dave Wise alone was the composer. For DKC3 for the SNES, Eveline Fischer assisted Dave.

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