Donkey Kong Country 2, scariest game ever?

Dux is not you · 05-27-2011, 11:29 PM

This game is damn disturbing.

It's also damn awesome.

**Cravdraa** · 05-27-2011, 11:46 PM

While, It's definately one of my favorite platformers of all time, and it does ooze atmosphere, how exactly is it scary?

Dux is not you · 05-28-2011, 01:38 AM

Well, there's the music.

There's the feeling that you're all alone, a tiny little monkey in a world full of lizards and bugs, silently haunting you as you progress through each level.

And there's the giant bee that comes out of nowhere, with a simultaneous sudden change in background music.

I'm traumatized.

Jere · 05-28-2011, 02:55 AM

Run rambi run can be nightmarefuel at it's finest but im over that now.

The third one is more scary in my oppinion, damned respawning knockas.

***Cosmonautical*** · 05-28-2011, 04:28 AM

First one creeped me out the most, with the rock krems. Those guys were so awesome, though.

**Valigarmander** · 05-28-2011, 08:24 AM

The part where you're playing as Rambi and are suddenly being chased by King Zing is pretty brick****ting, but other than that I can't think of anything really frightening from that game.

***Ace Mercury*** · 05-28-2011, 10:19 AM

There was that one level inside of a wooden ship? Where the water keeps going up and down, and your being chased by a big killer fish? That was pretty scary.

Aside: I like how you climb inside of a honeycomb and when you're climbing up the honey walls, every now and then they take a big lick of it.

Maximum Spider · 05-28-2011, 11:30 AM

How about Haunted Hall?

**Valigarmander** · 05-28-2011, 11:42 AM

Haunted Hall was too cool to be scary.

I remember the Gnawtys in those millstones that would chase you in DKC scared me as a kid. The Rockkrocs are still freaky. The ripsaw from DKC3 and Krosshair from DKC3 and especially DK64 are the only other frightening things that come to mind.

Dux is not you · 05-28-2011, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Valigarmander

Haunted Hall was too cool to be scary.

True.

But still, it's the game's ability to make you feel alone in the world. Resident Evil I can stand, I mean, the game is supposed to scare you anyway. But Donkey Kong? It's a platform game! With monkeys! It's supposed to be merry, not creepy. Is it just me?

1-up Salesman · 05-28-2011, 09:46 PM

No, it's not just you. Dude, I know exactly what you mean? I mean, it's not scary in the way that I'm frightened enough to not want to play, but the atmosphere can be quite eery at certain times. Wonderful game though.

Rainbow Dash · 05-28-2011, 10:01 PM

haunted hall is The Worst Level, sorry

Maximum Spider · 05-28-2011, 10:43 PM

Am I the only one here mildly creeped out by the bosses from the original?

There's just something about facing something bigger than you that comes out of nowhere.

Dux is not you · 05-29-2011, 08:59 AM

I wonder what it would be like if Mario had that kind of atmosphere.

CuccoLady · 05-30-2011, 06:26 PM

Lockjaw's Locker or whatever it's called is definitely creepy. Eerie music, dim lighting, giant scary fish.

Dux is not you · 05-30-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CuccoLady

Lockjaw's Locker or whatever it's called is definitely creepy. Eerie music, dim lighting, giant scary fish.

You mean the one with the angler fish that lights your way? Glimmer's Galleon.

Or maybe you mean Snapjaw, that piranha that lunges at you at unnecessary speed, meaning you can't even touch the water or you're dead. Then it's either Slime Climb (rigging level) or Clapper's Cavern (arctic level).

Either way, yes. Creepy as hell

**Valigarmander** · 05-30-2011, 07:13 PM

^^ Lockjaw's Locker is the fourth level in the game (the first one that takes place in the interior of the ship).

I'm assuming you mean Slime Climb, which is this one:

It's a lot easier when you're able to find the Invincibility Barrel.

Dux is not you · 05-30-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Valigarmander

^^ Lockjaw's Locker is the fourth level in the game (the first one that takes place in the interior of the ship).

I'm assuming you mean Slime Climb, which is this one:

[Finding all the secrets is] ~~a lot easier~~ possible only when you're able to find the Invincibility Barrels.

I hate those levels that press you to advance and leave you no freedom to explore.

1-up Salesman · 05-31-2011, 09:20 AM

Who else has been playing this lately?

Dux is not you · 05-31-2011, 09:48 AM

Me

I've been trying to find all the secrets by myself (easier than it sounds), but the DK Coin at Lava Lagoon and a number of other secrets proved impossible for me, and I had to use a guide.

05-27-2011, 11:29 PM	#1
Dux is not you Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Not Columbia Gender: Posts: 1,976 Thanks: 92 Thanked 113 Times in 74 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Donkey Kong Country 2, scariest game ever? This game is damn disturbing. It's also damn awesome.

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Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 661 Times in 403 Posts	While, It's definately one of my favorite platformers of all time, and it does ooze atmosphere, how exactly is it scary?

05-28-2011, 01:38 AM	#3
Dux is not you Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Not Columbia Gender: Posts: 1,976 Thanks: 92 Thanked 113 Times in 74 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Well, there's the music. There's the feeling that you're all alone, a tiny little monkey in a world full of lizards and bugs, silently haunting you as you progress through each level. And there's the giant bee that comes out of nowhere, with a simultaneous sudden change in background music. I'm traumatized.

05-28-2011, 02:55 AM	#4
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Run rambi run can be nightmarefuel at it's finest but im over that now. The third one is more scary in my oppinion, damned respawning knockas.

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*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	First one creeped me out the most, with the rock krems. Those guys were so awesome, though.

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	The part where you're playing as Rambi and are suddenly being chased by King Zing is pretty brick****ting, but other than that I can't think of anything really frightening from that game.

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*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	There was that one level inside of a wooden ship? Where the water keeps going up and down, and your being chased by a big killer fish? That was pretty scary. Aside: I like how you climb inside of a honeycomb and when you're climbing up the honey walls, every now and then they take a big lick of it.

05-28-2011, 11:30 AM	#8
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	How about Haunted Hall?

05-28-2011, 11:42 AM	#9
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Haunted Hall was too cool to be scary. I remember the Gnawtys in those millstones that would chase you in DKC scared me as a kid. The Rockkrocs are still freaky. The ripsaw from DKC3 and Krosshair from DKC3 and especially DK64 are the only other frightening things that come to mind.

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05-28-2011, 10:01 PM	#12
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Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	Am I the only one here mildly creeped out by the bosses from the original? There's just something about facing something bigger than you that comes out of nowhere.

05-29-2011, 08:59 AM	#14
Dux is not you Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Not Columbia Gender: Posts: 1,976 Thanks: 92 Thanked 113 Times in 74 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I wonder what it would be like if Mario had that kind of atmosphere.

05-30-2011, 06:26 PM	#15
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	Lockjaw's Locker or whatever it's called is definitely creepy. Eerie music, dim lighting, giant scary fish.

05-30-2011, 07:13 PM	#17
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^^ Lockjaw's Locker is the fourth level in the game (the first one that takes place in the interior of the ship). I'm assuming you mean Slime Climb, which is this one: It's a lot easier when you're able to find the Invincibility Barrel.

05-31-2011, 09:20 AM	#19
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05-31-2011, 09:48 AM	#20
Dux is not you Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Not Columbia Gender: Posts: 1,976 Thanks: 92 Thanked 113 Times in 74 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Me I've been trying to find all the secrets by myself (easier than it sounds), but the DK Coin at Lava Lagoon and a number of other secrets proved impossible for me, and I had to use a guide.