Where will the apes and monkeys go?

09-20-2002, 11:31 PM

Now that Rare is gone, who should recieve the Donkey Kong franchise? Should Nintendo attempt making their own Donkey Kong adventure game? And what about the Rare Donkey Kong model?

09-21-2002, 06:13 AM

Probably either Sega or Namco, being that they are the ones being trusted with all their big games...

Sega: F-zero

Namco: Starfox

F-ZERO_X · 09-21-2002, 08:32 AM

WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!
F-ZERO IS FROM NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SEGA IS NOT GOIN TO STOLE F-ZERO TO NINTENDO!

09-21-2002, 12:04 PM

Sega is working on F-Zero. Sega cant ever take that away. The Dk Series would probably go to another company of Nintendos o say, Slicon Knights or Retro Studios. Maybe even HAL Laboratory. Don't worry, they'll think of something.

09-21-2002, 03:31 PM

Acording to latest news on CNN Nintendo will develop the next DK proyect internally and they are going to keep all the rigths to the Kong family (but sadly no Banjo)

09-21-2002, 11:25 PM

Hopefully they won't screw it up like they did in SSB.

09-22-2002, 11:27 AM

Hmm. Well, at least they aren't tossing the Kong family aside and sticking DK in a construction site, again. For some reason, knowing Nintendo, we'll probably see Rare's DK in pre-Rare DK situations.

[ September 22, 2002, 11:28 AM: Message edited by: SF GET ]

11-24-2002, 03:00 AM

Well they're working on DK Plus right now with Donkey Kong going through a construction site. DK in pre Rare DK situations. Sounds like Zelda.

So who would be best for the job?

Heres my take from what was listed:

Nintendo, who else, they will probably do something interesting with it. But it will likely not happen since Nintendo is more focus with other things like Mario, Zelda and Pokemon.

Sega, they will probably do a good job.

Namco, they have been around for a while, and are probably the best for the job.

Hal, because of SSBM. But considering how they handled their franchises, it probably shouldn't go to them. Kirby 64 wasn't all it should have been and Earthbound 64 never made it.

Retro, I don't know after Metroid became FPV, I can't imagine playing DK GCN in First Person.

Silicon Knights, they're more of the dark horror game dev.

Feel free to correct me.

Matthius · 11-25-2002, 07:48 PM

Well, i think dk 64 was horrible. i loved it on snes. i think they should make a GREAT GRAPHIC dk but have it be 2D. Man, that would be sweet

11-26-2002, 04:16 PM

DK64 was medicore, it just had too much mini game repeats and not enough of the DKC atomsphere. It was more collecting than exploring.

11-27-2002, 05:13 PM

The problem with all those type of games is, it's one small area where you can jump in different things into different worlds. That was allright for Mario 64 because it was their first attempt at a 3d game, but enough is enough. It's time for a giant 3d world. Something more along the lines of Zelda.

11-28-2002, 05:32 AM

I think a 2D side scroller should be left for GBA.

One giant 3D world is pretty hard to pull off on N64. DK64 was as big as cart size go so it had a few slow downs. Only a few n64 games reached DK64's size, Banjo Tooie and Majora's Mask are the only ones I can think of.

But going from area to area would have worked. In DKC you just walked into a cave and exit out the other side, which could work well for DKGCN, except that would take a long to time to back track, unless they include something like Funky's Flight.

09-20-2002, 11:31 PM	#1
Strong Kong Donkey Kong Guest Posts: n/a	Now that Rare is gone, who should recieve the Donkey Kong franchise? Should Nintendo attempt making their own Donkey Kong adventure game? And what about the Rare Donkey Kong model?

09-21-2002, 06:13 AM	#2
sk8punkbl Guest Posts: n/a	Probably either Sega or Namco, being that they are the ones being trusted with all their big games... Sega: F-zero Namco: Starfox

09-21-2002, 08:32 AM	#3
F-ZERO_X Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nowhere Posts: 1,120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!! F-ZERO IS FROM NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEGA IS NOT GOIN TO STOLE F-ZERO TO NINTENDO!

09-21-2002, 12:04 PM	#4
Kirb-E Guest Posts: n/a	Sega is working on F-Zero. Sega cant ever take that away. The Dk Series would probably go to another company of Nintendos o say, Slicon Knights or Retro Studios. Maybe even HAL Laboratory. Don't worry, they'll think of something.

09-21-2002, 03:31 PM	#5
Dracorus Guest Posts: n/a	Acording to latest news on CNN Nintendo will develop the next DK proyect internally and they are going to keep all the rigths to the Kong family (but sadly no Banjo)

09-21-2002, 11:25 PM	#6
Strong Kong Donkey Kong Guest Posts: n/a	Hopefully they won't screw it up like they did in SSB.

09-22-2002, 11:27 AM	#7
Silver Face Guest Posts: n/a	Hmm. Well, at least they aren't tossing the Kong family aside and sticking DK in a construction site, again. For some reason, knowing Nintendo, we'll probably see Rare's DK in pre-Rare DK situations. [ September 22, 2002, 11:28 AM: Message edited by: SF GET ]

11-24-2002, 03:00 AM	#8
Strong Kong Donkey Kong Guest Posts: n/a	Well they're working on DK Plus right now with Donkey Kong going through a construction site. DK in pre Rare DK situations. Sounds like Zelda. So who would be best for the job? Heres my take from what was listed: Nintendo, who else, they will probably do something interesting with it. But it will likely not happen since Nintendo is more focus with other things like Mario, Zelda and Pokemon. Sega, they will probably do a good job. Namco, they have been around for a while, and are probably the best for the job. Hal, because of SSBM. But considering how they handled their franchises, it probably shouldn't go to them. Kirby 64 wasn't all it should have been and Earthbound 64 never made it. Retro, I don't know after Metroid became FPV, I can't imagine playing DK GCN in First Person. Silicon Knights, they're more of the dark horror game dev. Feel free to correct me.

11-25-2002, 07:48 PM	#9
Matthius Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Crapville Posts: 1,400 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, i think dk 64 was horrible. i loved it on snes. i think they should make a GREAT GRAPHIC dk but have it be 2D. Man, that would be sweet

11-26-2002, 04:16 PM	#10
Strong Kong Donkey Kong Guest Posts: n/a	DK64 was medicore, it just had too much mini game repeats and not enough of the DKC atomsphere. It was more collecting than exploring.

11-27-2002, 05:13 PM	#11
Bodacious Guest Posts: n/a	The problem with all those type of games is, it's one small area where you can jump in different things into different worlds. That was allright for Mario 64 because it was their first attempt at a 3d game, but enough is enough. It's time for a giant 3d world. Something more along the lines of Zelda.

11-28-2002, 05:32 AM	#12
Strong Kong Donkey Kong Guest Posts: n/a	I think a 2D side scroller should be left for GBA. One giant 3D world is pretty hard to pull off on N64. DK64 was as big as cart size go so it had a few slow downs. Only a few n64 games reached DK64's size, Banjo Tooie and Majora's Mask are the only ones I can think of. But going from area to area would have worked. In DKC you just walked into a cave and exit out the other side, which could work well for DKGCN, except that would take a long to time to back track, unless they include something like Funky's Flight.