cb81a5 No.15438568
Playing through the games, the franchise is pretty enjoyable. The original DKC trilogy is pretty solid, yet more challenging than the Mario games of their era. DK64 is my favorite game of the series, though it overdid with the collectithon and backtracking. The Retro Studios games are pretty good, though DKCR kinda lacked but is still solid while Tropical Freeze is when Retro finally got the feel for the franchise. I personally wish that DK64 gets a remake by Retro or Retro making a new DK game that's an open 3D platformer instead of another 2D platform country game. Anyway, discuss the series.
27110a No.15438576
Did anyone play DK king of swing? it's a silly looking game, but interesting to play.
cb81a5 No.15438584
>>15438576
I looked at the videos, it looks fun. I wish I had a chance to play it, I only ever played the main series platformers.
e7aa60 No.15438589
I beat the original DKC a while ago and it's a pretty solid platformer, but didn't follow up on the series. Should I keep going on chronological order?
27110a No.15438593
>>15438584
There is also this game that never made it out of Japan, i haven't played it, but there is a translation for it.
967aea No.15438598
>>15438589
DKC2 is to DKC as Empire Strikes Back is to Star Wars.
5a72b3 No.15438604
>>15438598
Never seen Star Wars, mind explaining it in human terms? I assume you mean it's a significant improvement.
5db129 No.15438605
>>15438593
Nigger that's just Donkey Kong Land 3
2826c7 No.15438615
>>15438604
Yes, play Diddy's Kong Quest, it's very good and is a strict improvement in almost every metric. The third game is worth a play, as well, but doesn't quite top the second in my opinion.
cb81a5 No.15438620
>>15438605
Donkey Kong Land is visually impressive for what the gameboy was capable of.
3cca2d No.15438643
>>15438589
DKC2 is a substantial improvement of the formula.
DKC3 relies on gimmicky levels too much.
27110a No.15438694
>>15438605
Yes, but the GBC version of it wasn't released outside of japan.
7ee10a No.15438853
>>15438589
>Mfw a DK main
>Mfw madly in love with Rosalina
>Mfw this gif
392d2a No.15438869
>>15438568
Not a dong game, but I'm really looking forward to K. Rool in Smash. He looks like he plays as a short range Dedede.
>>15438661
OOOOHHH, BANANA.
bfb842 No.15438875
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2eceaf No.15438886
Is TF accurately emulated yet?
5d7eb1 No.15438916
>>15438875
>>15438869
Not nearly as lewd as this.
e37790 No.15439339
What a coincidence, I've recently decided on playing through the entire DKC trilogy for Fall, seemed like a series with fitting vibes, especially DKC3 in which the setting reminds me a lot of where I live in the Midwest. Plus I have a lot of memories about playing DKC with cousins at Thanksgiving. I plan on finishing by late September / early October and then I'll be set on playing more horror / spooky games. I'm about halfway through DKC2 and now I remember what it's like to have real fun with video games again. Seriously, we're talking top level favorite game material. DKC1 was kind of boring in my opinion, it had it's moments, but there was little variety. It's like a Diet equivalent, you wouldn't prefer it, but you'll drink it if it's there for some flavor.
When do you think we could be getting a third game in the Returns trilogy? And what kind of theme could it have compared to the other games? I wouldn't mind a revamp of the theme DKC3 had, really comfy looking in my opinion. And I wouldn't mind a new villain like the other Returns games are doing, but I wish Nintendo would do more with K.Rool and the Kremlings. Or Crocodile Isle and the Northern Kremisphere
>>15438568
I never liked DK64 all too much, I could never power myself through to complete it. I'm more of a fan of Banjo-Kazooie.
>>15438589
Yes, absolutely. DKC2 is an absolute treat.
>>15438869
Candy Kong's hair has always bothered me in a weird sort of way. Besides, Dixie is cuter
724fc5 No.15439383
2 always felt like an edgy romhack to me
3 feels like a better sequel to me, I just don't like the enemy redesigns
e37790 No.15439530
>>15439383
Care to explain why? I felt 2 is when the Donkey Kong Country series really established an identity for itself and for Rare. It brought more life, consistency, characters, and world with it. It doesn't feel like a game, but an actual adventure.
63a64d No.15439539
have a 60 fps vid of Dong's gameplay
cb81a5 No.15439712
>>15438643
Supposedly DKC3 was handled by Rare's B team.
cc4092 No.15439718
>>15439530
I like DK more than Mario, so it's a shame it only had one 3D platformer.
4a3be9 No.15439732
>>15438875
I want to fuck the fairy.
e37790 No.15439749
>>15439718
How would you go about making another 3D Donkey Kong game? Same as Donkey Kong 64 or more Donkey Kong Country-esque with your typical banana coins and whatnot to collect or more like Mario 3D World where you get to the end of a stage? I'd opt for something more like the original games where you can go to the end of a stage, but with collectibles hidden around to fully complete it and unlock more levels. I wish Lanky Kong could be given a slight redesign and included more, Chunky's already perfect. I hate Tiny Kong though, both designs of her.
538fb6 No.15439751
>>15439732
i want to peel off her dress and split her legs and asscheeks.
cb81a5 No.15439770
You know, instead of Fire Emblem Warriors, they could have made Donkey Kong Warriors.
7e7d06 No.15439782
>>15439770
That would be an excuse to make all kongs and the banana fairy playable. I just want another Diddy Kong racing, just replace the Rare characters with characters from the DK series.
5a72b3 No.15439790
>>15439782
That was sort of supposed to happen, but it turned into Banjo Pilot instead, since they got bought out by Microsoft.
e37790 No.15439798
>>15439770
I'm not saying that concept wouldn't work, but I'm not sure if it would fit well within the Donkey Kong universe.
>>15439782
>another diddy kong racing
This. All around, this. I'm sorely disappointed Donkey Kong Racing was cancelled. Would've loved the idea of riding the animal buddies in races and whatnot, and hopefully it could come back if Retro or other devs are interested. Although I feel a couple of the Kongs might need redesigns or slight tweaks to fit the overall aesthetic presentation of the entire Kong Family.
Sometimes I feel Nintendo doesn't realize how truly big Donkey Kong is or means to people, same goes for most of their other IPs. I could easily do without a Zelda or Kirby every odd year or so.
cb81a5 No.15439807
>>15439798
DK Warriors could work, though weapons like the ones in DK64 would be usable. As for racing, it's a shame Nintendo doesn't realize how big DK truly is. I'm frustrated that Diddy and Funky weren't in Mario Kart 8 and instead the game just have alternative versions of Mario, Koopalings and the bullshit Pink-Gold Peach.
538fb6 No.15439811
>>15439790
>rare is bought by microsoft
>instead of cancelling the game or continuing to develop a game featuring characters nintendo still owns they opt to change them out for characters nintendo no longer owns
7e7d06 No.15439813
>>15439807
The irony is that MK8 was the only game in the series where the DK track was faithful to the DK games. It was amusing that the DK Mountain in Double Dash had trees with eyes and a mountain with a face as if it was more of a Mario Course than a DK one and the themes of these tracks weren't DK themes.
538fb6 No.15439815
>>15439811
>nintendo ever owning the characters.
well you know what i mean, that microsoft now owns.
49fb51 No.15439819
>>15439811
just because a game is on nintendo does not mean nintendo owns them.
c235b9 No.15439823
>>15438853
Why would you still want to see her getting getting APED? Because regardless of you maining DK, it still doesn't bode well for you as the one with interest.
cb81a5 No.15439829
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>15439819
This. Amusingly when Microsoft bought Rare, they thought they got the Donkey Kong series because of the games they've seen developed and were going to be developed under Rare's name. Microsoft was disappointed that Nintendo owns it and Rare was just doing contract work for them.
538fb6 No.15439833
>>15439823
i guess as a dk main its easier to self insert.
>>15439829
i cant imagine the administration didnt know that. microsoft is in the upper echelon of the illuminati
81048d No.15439843
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>>15439782
Diddy Kong Racing was Rare's Mario Kart. Without Rare, it's just Mario Kart.
Now what would be cool is if they resurrected the canceled Donkey Kong Racing that was in development for the gamecube, where all of the vehicles were replaced with animals, and it was all a lot more DKC themed.
e37790 No.15439845
>>15439807
Don't get me started on Mario Kart.
>7 Koopalings
>5 Babbys
>5 Clone Characters
>6 Non Bing Bing Wahoo
Effectively 23 worthless characters.
Meanwhile-
>Wiggler cut
>Funky cut
>Diddy cut
>Birdo cut
>Petey Piranha cut
>ROB cut
And on top of that there's so many more interesting characters they could've worked with-
>Dixie Kong
>King K. Rool
>Nabbit
>E. Gadd
>Pianta
>Magikoopa / Kamek
>Hammer Bro
Etc, etc.
And then there's SmashFags wanting Mario Kart to have open borders and include other Nintendo characters.
>>15439829
>video related
Geez, I'm glad Donkey Kong got redesigned. I wonder if Nintendo seeming to ignore Donkey Kong in the mid-2000s was due to Rare redesigning him and then them being bought out.
81048d No.15439851
>>15439829
Is that a rom hack, or just a video?
cb81a5 No.15439858
>>15439845
I wonder what Nintendo was fucking thinking with that roster and cutting out more unique characters like Rob & Diddy for shit like Pink-Gold Peach and Tanuki Mario. Ever since Link, Inkling and AC characters got in, I've also seen smashfags ask for a Super Smash Kart or something like "Nintendo all-star racing".
>>15439851
Video editing, he replaced the sprites from a gameplay video with the ones he made.
538fb6 No.15439861
>>15439845
>non bing bing wahoo
dont you talk shit about squid girl her spats are a smorgasbord of ass and we got this absolute gem out of her being in the game
e37790 No.15439865
>>15439861
Doesn't mean they belong in Mario Kart. I personally dislike the Inklings and wish Nintendo would quit fucking shoving them everywhere.
820605 No.15439874
>>15439845
>not liking the Koopalings
Were you born after Scrappy Doo Bowser Jr. replaced them or do you just have irredeemably shit taste?
e37790 No.15439882
>>15439874
I've never liked samey characters. I didn't really understand they were the same enemies from Super Mario Bros. 3 in Super Mario World when I played it as a kid, so they never really stuck out to me all that much.
cb81a5 No.15439884
>>15439861
I wanna bang inklings too.
>>15439882
In other words, too many clone characters.
538fb6 No.15439893
>>15439865
well okay, but i wouldnt count mario kart and smash bros as everywhere. especially not smash bros since thats the point of the series.
107656 No.15440048
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The DKC games are fucking great, 2 being one of my favorite games of all time. I haven't played SNES 3 yet, I played the GBA version of 3. GBA3 is neat, despite being a little rushed. David wise came back for it, and the music's comfy as fuck. The game itself is good, but it is a little too gimmicky and getting the banana birds is a pain in the ass.
DKCR is good, but not nearly as good as the first two. I haven't played tropical freeze yet.
538fb6 No.15440106
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>>15440048
definitely fire up the dong freeze when you need to play jump game or want a soundtrack thats gonna stick with you for years.
724fc5 No.15440117
>>15439530
Dunno, it feels less polished to me.
This along with the edgy darker theme clashing with some colorful-ass assets and no more slow kong, only young quick guys(while Dixie is much less useful than Diddy since he's so much faster.) makes me feel like it's too "tryhard".
It's a good game, with solid level design, super fun to play, but it just looks like fanfic material to me.
e14a3e No.15440244
Donkey Kong? More like Dongkey Kong lol.
27110a No.15442068
Why did they call him Donkey?
538fb6 No.15442093
>>15442068
supposedly they originally came up with the name thinking dk was stubborn as a mule. as for the current dk, i suppose hes just named after grampa.
ff7d07 No.15442270
>>15438869
Enjoy your AIDS, degenerate.
724fc5 No.15442296
>>15442270
>he doesn't know
c34803 No.15442300
>>15439782
Playable banana fairy, or playable banana fairy QUEEN? Keep in mind, the queen is a giantess.
cb81a5 No.15442304
>>15442296
I thought anons prefer Tiny or Candy.
a32fe8 No.15442317
>>15442300
Queen would be treated like the Great Fairy in Hyrule Warriors.
c34803 No.15442321
>>15442317
Would you let her put your banana in a bottle?
a32fe8 No.15442336
f098d3 No.15443224
DKC2 still one of the best 2D platformers for me.
>>15438853
degenerate ape
>>15442068
To my understanding Miyamoto thought Donkey meant "stupid"
2eceaf No.15443440
>>15443224
>鈍気 donke means stupid in Japanese
>Kong is derived from congo, as in Congoids.
<donkey kong literally means "retarded nigger"
cb81a5 No.15443487
I missed it when Grant Kirkhope was DK's voice actor. The current guy voicing DK sounds like Scooby Doo, he also voiced Ganondorf.
50bf2b No.15443575
>>15439845
Speaking of babbys, looks like DK's baby version is a total abomination. It's just so fucking ugly, I can't even look at it for too long. Also,
>no Baby Waluigi
First no Smash invite, and now no babby version either. Yet Rosalina, who was created later than him, has both. Life must suck for the pitiful Waluigi cuck.
74c579 No.15443621
How did you guys feel about this?
>fleshes out DK Arcade and acts as callback to DK94 and DK Land
>one of the few direct references to another series in the Mario universe
>literal concrete jungle
77472b No.15443656
>>15443575
Yosher is the best bab tho
81048d No.15444252
>>15442068
Engrish for "stubborn ape", basically.
81048d No.15444262
>>15443621
It bothers me that the regular humans aren't in the same art style as Pauline.
e37790 No.15444290
>>15444262
Nintendo dropped the ball in a couple places in Mario Odyssey in my opinion. Who are these humans? Where did they come from? Why is their city a floating island? How did they get there? How was it built? Etc, etc. Basic questions you should ask when world building, but Nintendo seems to think only in gameplay sense and their explanation is that "They're there to contrast with how cartoony Mario is."
If I could've, I would've hired the guy who redesigned Donkey Kong to come up with some human designs that match his and Mario's style. If not, I'd still have them designed to resemble Donkey Kong in the way that humans resemble apes.
This also had me think of a question. In the Mario world, was Donkey Kong named after New Donk City or New Donk City named after Donkey Kong?
81048d No.15444293
>>15444290
>"They're there to contrast with how cartoony Mario is."
And I can live with that, but then there's Pauline.
e37790 No.15444329
>>15444293
Because it's Nintendo tradition to leave something halfassed or frustrating. Their logic is on a whole different level than our own. I would've attempted to have them match Pauline or even the original Donkey Kong arcade designs. And if Pauline were to still look different I'd have her say something "I haven't looked the same since I visited you in the Mushroom Kingdom" or something similar, implying it's a side effect of the magic there. At least something to explain it.
Speaking of the original Donkey Kong arcade games, I'm disappointed Stanley isn't in New Donk City considering how easy it would've been to implement him there. I know there's really no reason for him to come back, but it would've been a nice reference. Could've had a moon mission where you have to control him with Cappy and have to keep bugs away from the city gardens or similar.
Mario Odyssey was disappointing as a whole, mechanically, it's a good game. But it's worlds, design, and challenges are lacking.
6f16a7 No.15444549
Why do people keep saying that DK64 is a shit game? Game has its faults but it's fun as hell and lengthy for a 3D collectathon
Also it's better than Tropical Freeze
ae2695 No.15444561
>>15444290
Its pretty fucking obvious. New Donk City is Mario's hometown the place he is from. That way he can still be from the same world that has the Mushroom Kingdom and still be that world's version of a New Yorker.
New Donk city invented for Odyssey to clear up the confusion caused by Yoshi's Island and Mario Land 2 (apparently Mario owns a small island or some shit as well.)
397c9a No.15444582
>>15444329
It's a freaking mario game. It doesn't, and has never needed logical explanations for shit. You're retarded and need to hang.
63a64d No.15444653
>>15444601
>>15444290
Meant to talk on that last one. Basically, what my main problem is with Odyssey is that most of the locals have the same problem that Galaxy has where the area is suspended above a void. While a few places don't do it (Ice place, resort, lost island, lake) most places do, but they at least play with it. The Wooded Kingdom, for example, has it, but it plays with it in the void is actually a doorway to the Dark forest and the Cap kingdom has the fog around it and the cap ships. The problem is that the others, like the luncheon kingdom and most others, hover above a void of death.
I detest the "void" design as it makes the place feel more like a toy set instead of the "worlds" they should be. Even the goddamn mushroom kingdom suffers from this and it makes it feel smaller and more remote than if it was surrounded by high walls.
On another note, more Dong musical numbers. It's a sin this dude didn't get anymore work after his talent here.
576ed3 No.15444771
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>>15444601
>>15444653
The singing from the TV show was top-tier shit and I can unironically listen to it.
>we will never get a DKC idol game
74c579 No.15444826
>>15444329
I was hoping Stanley would be the leader of Steam Gardens
4da4e5 No.15444940
f098d3 No.15444970
>>15443487
What I liked about Mario vs. Donkey is that it had both the old weird DK noises (pre-DK64) incorporated with the Grant Kirkhope/Rare voice and it fit well. I don't hate the new voice but yeah there are some parts where it's scoob.
>>15444549
I made the mistake of playing Banjo Kazzoie/Tooie before DK64 so when I got to it I didn't get a great impression and honestly couldn't finish it.
d5ca0e No.15445560
I love all the DKC games, but Donkey Kong on the Gameboy is where it's at!
bfb842 No.15445642
>>15445560
Donkey Kong or Donkey Kong Land?
219c32 No.15445915
>>15439749
Always felt DK should do more to set itself apart from Mario. It's a franchise about rape apes so I'm kinda surprised it's never had a brawler-type game. Something like Wario World but with more platforming, and you can switch between several Kongs like in DK64, but at any point.
>>15443487
I prefer when it's just realistic ape screeching.
2ff648 No.15445930
>>15445915
>Always felt DK should do more to set itself apart from Mario
Its different enough from Mario by being a purer platformer and not feeling braindead or soulless.
219c32 No.15445939
>>15445930
Can't argue with that.
>>15444549
It has its moments but it's all bogged down with a layer of tedium. Half the "challenges" are just menial tasks that involve very little fighting or platforming. Often you're just running from A to B with no way to spice it up, and enemies along the way can't even slow you down. The end boss is actually the best part of the game imo, a lot of games have disappointing finales but Rare always put soul into theirs.
2ff648 No.15445972
Also
>>15445915
>It's a franchise about rape apes so I'm kinda surprised it's never had a brawler-type game
Have you played Jungle Beat?
219c32 No.15446003
>>15445972
I always assumed it was only a rhythm game. Come to think of it I don't know why I just ignored it for so long.
11811d No.15446030
>>15438568
I don't care what anyone says, those shoes are ABAP.
bfb842 No.15446039
>>15446003
Donkey Konga is a rythm game (series). Jungle Beat is a Platformer that you can use the bongo controller for.
d8a6e1 No.15446049
Donkey Kong Land 1 & 2 were really fucking good
bfb842 No.15446120
>>15446049
DKL1's music was great.
f4f9eb No.15446143
>>15445043
Aren't both Lankey & the Mankey Kongs orangutans? Why wasn't Lankey a reject?
8b31c1 No.15446158
>>15446030
The fuck nigga?? You think these pussy ass nintendo kicks are ballin..
This right here this is ABAP you dumb fuck
820605 No.15448009
>>15446143
Lanky is a race-traitor who didnt join the orangutan uprising and instead stayed with the gorillas and chimps.
cb81a5 No.15448171
>>15448009
That's pretty deep.
6af66c No.15448242
so, how many of you actually got the nintendo coin in DK64without a gameshark?
385c48 No.15450147
>>15448242
I remember spending one weekend in a loop of farming yellow banana coins and dying on 75m in the arcade cabinet, until finally getting it.
Getting the Rareware Coin in Jetpac was simpler, but way more fun.
dfd85a No.15450181
>>15448242
The Original DK kicked my ass for the longest time, but I managed it.
71c982 No.15457570
Anyone saw the 80s Donkey Kong cartoon?
c1c6e0 No.15457906
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>>15440244
Why is it only Donkey's dong is the thing everyone's interested in? There's a whole cast to go over.
e37790 No.15463883
Recently finished DKC2, now I think I'll complete it 100%. I can't seem to find too many secrets in the water levels, they're dickishly hidden behind false barriers. Any tips?
I'm contemplating playing through DKC3 alongside trying to 100% DKC2.
5e2ff0 No.15465310
Playing Jungle Climber on the DS ATM - it's pretty cool.
77472b No.15465337
>>15463883
I mightbe able to help from memory. Whatre you missing on dkc2?
DKC3 is full of gimmick levels and frustration, but its still solid
c79770 No.15465364
>>15439865
>Dislikes Inklings.
What are you? Gay?
5cfa41 No.15465687
It is disturbing how many underage children post on /v/
d5ca0e No.15465824
9699c6 No.15465844
5cfa41 No.15465909
>>15465844
I bet you would
bfb842 No.15466024
>the Kongs are whitewashed apes
e37790 No.15466817
>>15465337
Getting Kremkoins / Bonus Rooms in the water levels, I hate that most of them are hidden by secret paths disguised as solid blocks. I'd hate to cheat and look up a walkthrough or guide, but I'm getting close to it, because I can't seem to find any logical reasoning to the placement of these rooms in the water levels.
>DKC3 is full of gimmick levels
Everyone keeps saying this, but what does that mean? Both DKC1 and DKC2 had levels with mechanics that were only used once, so how is it any different? If anything, that makes it sound more fun
057b41 No.15467658
>>15466817
They say that because each level has something distinct about it, or at least most do past lake orangutanga. My main beef is how lame and unnecessary kiddy is.
More important than that though, is tropical freeze any good? I hated how returns had that stupid blow mechanic and a much shorter roll, along with the enemies not feeling as well designed as the previous sets (crab claws being the most minor indicator of spikes possible for one example).
ccad88 No.15468680
Never played a kong game. Could someone post link to get the games & emulators needed to play them in pc?
543d03 No.15478201
>>15468680
Try the share thread.
0ef3f2 No.15483802
>>15438576
I did, it's average at best.
f06f8a No.15493413
>>15466024
>able to build tools
>apes
1a5d98 No.15494148
>Early Era
<Donkey Kong
<Donkey Kong Jr.
<Donkey Kong 3
<Some Game and Watch shit
<Donkey Kong '94
<Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Pretty solid, especially for the time. I like Jr. more than the original, but 3 almost feels like a Game and Watch game itself. Donkey Kong '94 is a great puzzle platformer that emphasizes platforming over puzzles, which most of the genre does the opposite.
>Rare Era
<Donkey Kong Country 1-3
<Donkey Kong Land 1-3
<Donkey Kong 64
<Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2 are two of the best games ever made. 3 is good but not as. 64 is a piece of shit. I think Diddy Kong Racing is actually better than Mario Kart 64.
>Back to Japan Era
<Mario vs Donkey Kong
<Mario vs Donkey Kong 2-whatever it is now
<Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
<Donkey Konga 1-3
<DK King of Swing
<DK Jungle Climber
<Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Jungle Beat is easily my favorite Japanese developed Donkey Kong and creates a whimsical fantasy world I'm sad we never revisited. The first Mario vs Donkey Kong acts like a sequel to Donkey Kong '94 and is even better. The second game on turns the series into braindead lemmings clones that all suck. Donkey Konga and Barrel Blast are ok, I guess. King of Swing and Jungle Climber are actually spiritual successors to Clu Clu Land and aren't bad but nothing special either. It's also worth mentioning Rare made pretty good remakes of the Country trilogy on GBA and a not great remake of Diddy Kong Racing on DS.
>Retro Era
<Donkey Kong Country Returns
<Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Returns is a fun but flawed experience and Tropical Freeze is where Retro really shows the know what they are doing. I hope to see a third game in the new series.
f098d3 No.15500440
>>15494148
Donkey Kong '94, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 1, DKC 1-3, Donkey Kong Country Returns & Tropical Freeze are the must plays of this list. Everything else is give or take but if you are limited in what games to play and not play and need a short list you'll get the fullest experience with these games.
e37790 No.15507277
Finished DKC2 100%, now onto DKC3. I'm really enjoying the atmosphere and aesthetic of DKC3 so far, more so than 1 or 2. I don't mind Kiddy Kong as much either, although I wish if he were to comeback he'd have a redesign. He does feel kind of out of place though and I have a hard time imaging what his motivations are. I can understand why Dixie would want to rescue Donkey and Diddy, but Kiddy's a baby, what's his reasoning?
Also fuck Chainlink Chamber in particular, that DK coin is outright unfair and unintuitive.
c33d0e No.15507319
>>15507277
Kiddy is just along for the ride I guess, also I fucking hate controlling that fate ass of his bouncing on the water is fun though
I used to like DKC3 the most out of the trilogy, but I think that's because it was the one I played first. 2 is the best one if I had to choose
e37790 No.15507429
>>15507319
>Kiddy is just along for the ride I guess
Doesn't really make sense as to why he's playable then. I mean, when you take a hit as Dixie Kong, you switch to playing solo as Kiddy, so it never really made sense as to why he has motivation to go solo I guess. I don't mind Kiddy Kong much, he just doesn't feel like he fits. If he was bumped up a bit in age to be more like 3 or so and given a design to match, I think it could work. Also if they explained his reasoning for helping other than just being there. Like if Donkey Kong was also his Uncle or if he had a "full of himself" Scrappy Doo-like personality.
I think DKC3 has a lot going for it so far, it's definitely not as bad as others make it out to be.
>>15494148
>I hope to see a third game in the new series.
What do you think it would be like or how it should be like? Donkey Kong Country games have always had really good theming.
>DKC1 and Returns
Typical Jungle Vibes
>DKC2
Pirate / Goonies-esque Vibes
>DKC3
Industrial / Horror Vibes
>Tropical Freeze
Winter / Lost-esque Vibes
What kind of themes should the next game have?
c33d0e No.15507502
>>15507429
Well, Kiddy is Dixie's cousin, and on second thought why would a toddler need reasoning for going on an adventure? That being said, he does feel out of place. Nevertheless I have good memories of the game, it does get a lot more hate than I think it deserves.
5b9d20 No.15507852
>>15507429
>If he was bumped up a bit in age to be more like 3 or so and given a design to match, I think it could work.
Chunky Kong was actually Kiddy's older brother, so that could kinda work?
e37790 No.15508019
>>15507852
I'm aware of that, and that's why I think their design should more similarly match. There was a rumor that Chunky and Tiny were originally supposed to be Kiddy and Dixie but Rare thought they should only use characters from the original Donkey Kong Country or use new ones. Which is also why default Kritters were back and King K. Rool didn't have a persona until the end. That rumor may also explain why Lanky is a fan favorite. He wasn't a copy of any character and was his own thing. But I actually like Chunky too and Tiny is the only Kong I hate outright, I can't stand either of her designs.
Would be cool if all the Kongs made a comeback though, even if they were only NPCs. Except for Tiny, Tiny was a mistake.
74c579 No.15508075
>>15444290
>>15444262
>>15444329
Turns out they were going to do cartoony designs originally, but the city would've been more Mario-themed in general rather than DK
e37790 No.15508109
>>15508075
Life is suffer.
>tfw no mario bros pipe area to explore
>tfw no (possibly satellaview) space shuttle
538fb6 No.15508289
>>15508075
i woulda been down for a cartoony style, but if everyone were marios and luigis itd have a totally different vibe to it
74c579 No.15508792
>>15508109
I think the sewers part of New Donk was meant to be a direct connection to Mario Bros Arcade since it's filled with pipes but I get what you mean. Would've been cool to revisit Mario's old plumbing business and find a hidden pipe that lead to the Mushroom Kingdom like the painting in Luncheon
241394 No.15514601
>>15508075
That sounded better.
cb81a5 No.15514765
>>15508075
It probably wouldn't have gotten as much attention. The trailer had so many views because of the oddity and contrast of Mario exploring a realistic city.
f098d3 No.15515836
>>15514765
This. It got a lot of buzz in the first place because of the Sonic Adventure vibes.
That said in hindsight, I do wish the humans were more proportional to Mario and Pauline. But I'm very glad it wasn't the usual Mushroom Kingdom aesthetic Mario place, much more glad it was the old Donkey Kong Big City/Big Ape City. I've waited ages for a Classic Donkey Kong reference in a big Mario title and finally got it.
5d8fb0 No.15515860
Everyone shit's on 3 but it has one thing over the first two: it looks way better visually for some strange reason.
f098d3 No.15519747
>>15516071
Still one of the best Gameboy games to this day and an example of how to do a proper remake, my only surprise was how short it was now that I'm older. I didn't expect to beat the entire game in a few hours in one sitting.
e37790 No.15526785
Fuck all the haters, Donkey Kong Country 3 was amazing. Sure, it's not as similar to 2, but it has it's own strengths and charms to make up for it. You can call the levels "gimmicky" but it didn't feel so, they can't be that easily described. It fit the tone of the game, it was sporadic and chaotic hence Kaos. Adding to the chaos is the frantic design of the levels. You're expected to learn a new mechanic quickly or have little to no time to think much about things. The game is constantly pushing you along, making it feel a bit more ominous. In DKC2, you knew Donkey Kong was kidnapped and was being held ransom, he could be brought back. In DKC3 all you know is that both Diddy and Donkey Kong are missing, you don't know what happened to them. Sure, the Kremlings are there, but there's more sense of dread. They all seemed unhinged and less organized than they were in 2, as they don't wear clothes anymore and appear more grotesque. And sure the theming isn't as strong as in 2, but in a way, it applies it's own theme to the entire game.
Each game is great in their own regards, there's no use arguing one game over the other when they all do different things well.
83a712 No.15526793
>>15526785
I haven't played it in years but I enjoyed the hell out of it when I did and am inclined to agree.
edf466 No.15526797
The best thing about the DKC games was how butthurt Miyamoto was about them.
f098d3 No.15528597
>>15526797
People keep saying this is fake news, even Miyamoto denying that was what he meant, but re-reading the interview still screams of butthurt to me. They say it was a mistranslation but I've never seen anyone provide an actual translation, just saying it was mistranslated and Miyamoto going back saying it was not true and that he worked very closely with DKC (which I do believe regardless).
I get Miyamoto being butthurt. Nintendo kept pressuring him to use the graphics like DKC (which aged terribly) over Yoshi's Island (which aged beautifully), and he finally snapped.
dc5566 No.15528602
>>15519747
>I didn't expect to beat the entire game in a few hours in one sitting.
That's really how a ton of old games are. I don't mind it, makes replays actually fun.
e37790 No.15528686
>>15528597
>DKC (which aged terribly)
>Yoshi's Island (which aged beautifully)
I tend to disagree, I think DKC's graphics hold up well especially in comparison to the 3D models they were based off of. Sonic Adventure 1 would be a game I think of for graphics that haven't aged well. And a game like Kirby's Dreamland 3 is one where I think the graphics have aged spectacularly well.
I hear the mistranslation or the original quote was supposed to go something along the lines of "Donkey Kong Country proves graphics is what pushes games further rather than gameplay." And it was supposed to be a jab at companies like Sega who kept pushing for add-ons like the 32X and Sega CD. That's who he was really upset with. It seems downright stupid to speak strong negative opinions about a game you're producing.
84e256 No.15528701
>>15528597
He's certainly not wrong,miyamoto does have some wisdom about him
057b41 No.15529048
>>15528686
>It seems downright stupid to speak strong negative opinions about a game you're producing.
Shitty shiggy is a notorious egomaniac and couldn't stand the fact that a few limes used one of his characters to make a better platformer than he ever could. For another example of said egomania, see the star fox zero debacle and how he still hates majora's mask.
3103af No.15529087
>>15507277
>>15507319
Maybe he wants to marry Dixie.
538fb6 No.15530007
>>15528597
yoshis island did age well.
pre rendered 3d is a bit of an acquired taste i guess. plenty of games i like tend to use it but it kind of bugged me the first time i saw it.
the backgrounds are pretty gorgeous but the sprites look less graceful in comparison, however it looks WAY better in motion so i never notice when i play it.
i think its really cool that factorio decided to go with the look.
77472b No.15531380
>>15530007
In my /agdg/ puzzle game, I'm using backgrounds that were free to use stock photos, but with reduced resolution and limited color palette. Gotta get that early 2000's aesthetic
5d3749 No.15531400
How does the original compare to Tropical Freeze?
77472b No.15531574
>>15531400
I feel like you'd be comparing apples to oranges. The bonus rooms in the new DK games are just "collect all the bananas really fast" to get the token. DKC1 was just extra bananas for lives, DKC2 had challenges with gimmicks to earn the tokens, which was more varied and fun.
The platforming is legitimately challenging, especially if you try to speedrun or do the time trials, you'll notice the levels are designed in a subtle way to facilitate it. The design is really good.
219c32 No.15532098
>>15526785
DKC3 has a unique atmosphere, mainly thanks to its music, but also the environments. It feels like a nostalgic backwoods adventure, through some rustic rural country that's been unknown to the outside until now.
77472b No.15532105
>>15532098
>Rural pine forests and chilly areas
It's Canada
4fdb0b No.15532131
DK'94 > DKC > DKC2 > DKCR > DKRacing > DKC3 > DKjr > DK'81> DK64 > MvDK > DK3
Currently playing through DKTF and while I like the level design I am finding the boss fights to be a bit too much trial and error alongside rote memorization for my liking.