Why is Donkey Kong Country such a great series?

Why is Donkey Kong Country such a great series?

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>Tfw I owned the GBC version of DKC for 20 years now
>Still have been playing it occasionally to the point I know how to exploit it's glitches

I'm honestly thinking about speedrunning the version before some guy who grew up on SNES takes my record time.

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You’re delusional. DKC is a fucking relic that plays and sounds like shit

Literal bottom tier Nintendo franchise

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It's a step above your average platformer in terms of difficulty and level design, coupled with the visual style and music and you have a solid series that not only stands out but takes time to perfect and polish.

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>you're a giant fucking ape
>die if something taps you

I grew up with the remakes.

I dunno, go for it user

Pretty good games, kinda standard on the platforming but throws in some interesting things like animal buddies and levels with gimmicks. The sound, the graphics, good stuff.
Dixie best Kong.

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DK is a relic from the age of 90's tude. Tropical Freeze (despite being an alright game) sold like butt.

2 > 1 > 3 > returns = tropical freeze

I agree

Dixie not for lewds though

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I-if Diddy has a bellybutton so deep and moist then does Dixie?

It eventually broke a million, which for the Wii U is respectable. He's certainly an answer to the Sonic tude, like the deluge of mascot platformers that tried to copy it, but DK didn't date itself honestly, it just made DK a bit more of a hedonist that likes being lazy and listening to music while Cranky was a smart ass about how games were better in his day.

2>TF>3>1>Returns

All 5 are great in my eyes though, Returns just has problems with the blowing mechanic and identity issues.

smooth controls, enough secrets if you want to 100%, that ost-eeeeeeeee, background aesthetics. overall, some of the comfiest games out there

You're not even trying.

Why'd you give him attention, dum-dum?

I actually think Dixie Kong's Double Trouble gets too overlooked at times.

someone post the dixie handstand gif

Dixie a cute. Candy is for lewd.

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Based Rare.

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Rare truly did not give a single fuck.

Dixie #1

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Her and Tawna from Crash need to fuck.

Agreed

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Favorite song, game, animal buddy?

I want this aesthetic to come back.

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There's something magical about the promo art from the original trilogy.

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>user why do you hate the wii DKC games

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The levels are far, far more creative in Tropical Freeze than anything in the NSMB series.

Stickerbrush Symphony too good.
DKC3, grew up with it.
Squawks by far. You can fly, you can shoot, the best.

>creative
>most levels are just automated cinematic shit

What happened to Tiny?

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They do the 'level getting destroyed' gimmick a few too many times, but the levels never get automated, sans the minekart and rocket barrel stages, which aren't super frequent.

I still think DKC2 is the pinnacle, but Tropical Freeze is a solid second and I wouldn't call it automated at all.

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Next title needs a darker, earthier palette. The point of DKC was that it was realistic in the sense of the visuals and tone. You couldn't do Kremland or even the entirety of DKC2 today.

I agree. I love the new games, but they don't touch the atmosphere of the classic titles at all, not by a long shot. Even the last world of Tropical Freeze, which is a step up from everything else in the Returns series, falls short.

Bump

FUCK it's so good.

That's not a bump, this is a bump.

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Quite the redesign for some reason.

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