So How About Those DK Games?? - Page 5

Chop Chop Master Onion · 01-06-2008, 06:48 PM

It's usually very annoying. I'm not too fond of it.

Chunky Kong12345 · 01-06-2008, 07:08 PM

It's fun if you don't try to collect everything.

Just go watch the 9 hour 101% on SDA.

Rayman FREAK · 01-11-2008, 04:19 PM

Donkey Kong Country has been on my list of games-to-beat-that-I-gave-up-on-as-a-kid for a while now. I picked it up again yesterday, where I was at Really Gnawty's Rampage, and I just now beat K. Rool. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I remembered, but it was every bit as fun. The latter levels have some very inventive designs (the re-fueling platform comes to mind).

I think I know why I gave up on this game so long ago: the save system. Not so much the system, really, as the location of the save spots. There would never be a save at the beginning of a world (collection of levels), and you would always have to play through at least 3 levels before you could find one. This would mean that players had to fight end-world bosses before beginning a new world every time they couldn't get far enough in the world to save.

Fortunately, I found a way around fighting the boss every time. Beating a boss will put you on the DK Island map. From there, do NOT continue to the new world, but instead go back to the last one. Save there, go to Funky's Flights, and fly to the new world. You can do this if you die on the way to the next save. Granted, you still need to survive the first 3 or more levels of a world before you can save again. If you find a Funky's Flights before a Save point, however, you can use the strategy above to save somewhere else and return later; however, it'll still be at least 3 levels before even that option arises.

I'm glad to see that this annoyance was alleviated in DCK 2, which I just got for Virtual Console and am now beginning. It was much more of a pain than it should have been in the first game, especially to younger gamers. The games are still incredibly fun, and boast some incredible graphics, music, and level designs to boot. But man was DCK ever frustrating to me when I was 6!

Maximum Spider · 01-11-2008, 06:01 PM

lol, I'm listening to Funky's theme from DKC 1. It's a pretty generic, funky tune(Hence the guys name), with a small side of the cool instrumental mixed with techno Nintendo-Rare games are known for, as well as a cool HIYA!! added before it starts up again. A cool touch with the hiya is that once, it, ends with an "oomph" sound effect, and after the thechno instrumentals, along with a high pitched, loud "Whoo!" stuck in there. The song ends with HI-HI-HI-YA!! at the end. Then it starts over.

Great music, those DKC games. I prefer them to DK64.

Rayman FREAK · 01-12-2008, 12:02 AM

OC ReMix has some very good remixes from the DKC series. Some personal favorites include Industrial Fear (Fear Factory) by bLiNd, and BramblesInTheBreeze (Stickerbush Symphony) by Protricity.

HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid · 01-12-2008, 02:33 AM

The mine theme gets me nostalgic EVERY TIME once it gets into the main theme.

That is one of the greatest pieces EVER. Thus far; maybe there are other such awesome pieces later on.

At any rate, the DKC2 soundtrack is BEAUTIFUL. It's a FLIPPIN SHAME the mine theme isn't on the official soundtrack...

Rayman FREAK · 01-13-2008, 02:37 PM

About DK64: anybody remember this?

(starts @ 1:32)

Click to view video.

In case you don't know, you needed 50 coins in order to get the banana. SO EFFING FRUSTRATING! This guy makes it look easy, and even HE almost loses at the end!

Chop Chop Master Onion · 01-13-2008, 02:51 PM

Ah, on a related subject, I downloaded DKC2 on the Virtual Console yesterday. NOSTALGIA TRIIIIIIIIIP!!

I'd forgotten how much I'd loved that game.

DELICIOUS POISON · 01-15-2008, 03:37 AM

Welcome to the world of emulation.

Chop Chop Master Onion · 01-15-2008, 10:10 AM

Oh yeah, CC, I beat Slime Climb in two tries. I only died once because I slipped off one of the platforms and fell into the water. Well, it was much easier than I recall.

*rubs in faaaace*

Also, I'd forgotten how much I hate Krazy Kremland.

Rayman FREAK · 01-15-2008, 11:12 AM

Bramble Scramble is the devil.

Maximum Spider · 01-15-2008, 11:14 AM

Wait till you get to Gloomy Gulch. That place will give you NIGHTMARES!!!!

Chop Chop Master Onion · 01-15-2008, 11:49 AM

Gloomy Gulch was a piece of cake. Much easier than I remembered.

X-3 · 01-16-2008, 07:08 PM

Just downloaded the first.

Good game, but that mine cart level is a pain in the ass. I almost beat it once, but I JUST ran into a Kremling. And I only had Diddy left at that point. I was pissed.

But still, it's a very good game.

Rayman FREAK · 01-16-2008, 07:39 PM

I have a friend whose older brother got so pissed off playing the mine cart level that he tore the game out of the SNES and chucked it across the room. My friend was, unfortunately, walking in just then and wound up with a face full of cartridge. He was only like 7 or 8 at the time, and he started bawling. His brother rushed over to him, in shock at what he'd done, and tried to calm him down, but to no avail. Their dad came home right at this moment, and my friend's brother, knowing he was in for it, got pissed and yelled, "GRIFFIN, STOP CRYING!" I'm not sure how it all turned out after that, but I love that story.

HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid · 01-16-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valigarmander

Oh yeah, CC, I beat Slime Climb in two tries. I only died once because I slipped off one of the platforms and fell into the water. Well, it was much easier than I recall.

*rubs in faaaace*

Also, I'd forgotten how much I hate Krazy Kremland.

QUIET YOU.

X-3 · 01-16-2008, 08:16 PM

^^Hah, thankfully that'll never happen to me.

*Plays mine cart level, loses, and then throws Wii Remote at sister*

I have eaten my words. D:

Gnawty was a pretty gnarly(lol?)battle. Sure, you just had to jump, but it was FUN.

Rayman FREAK · 01-16-2008, 08:48 PM

If you liked Very Gnawty, chances are you'll enjoy most of the bosses, meaning that A) they are similarly fun, but B) they are similarly simple. Seriously, going back to DKC 1 after playing 2, the bosses seem absolutely primitive (save for maybe K. Rool).

Chop Chop Master Onion · 01-17-2008, 01:14 AM

Well, I just beat DKC2. The last few levels were a bitch, but now all I've left to do is beat the Lost World and get the last DK tokens.

As a side note, it's easy to miss a lot of the game's humor, especially from Cranky Kong. When he said he was going to go play Killer Instinct I lol'd.

Dr. Furball · 01-19-2008, 12:10 PM

I love the original DK Country, even more than the sequels. Could that be because it was one of the first games I ever played for any system? Maybe. Could it be because of the music? Possibly. In fact, I'm listening to Gang-Plank Galleon right now. Is it the sheer fun, level design, and challenge, combined with the incredible graphics and sound? Yeah, that's it.

It took me 13 years to complete it, but I enjoyed every second of it. I also downloaded Diddy's Kong Quest on Virtual Console and enjoyed it as well (If you think it's hard already, try playing it with a GameCube controller. Oy.) DKC3 was all right, but I could never get into DK64, I may have to play it again. And Nintendo really needs to make another DK platformer soon.

01-16-2008, 07:08 PM	#94
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01-06-2008, 06:48 PM	#81
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,957 Thanks: 981 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 13.98 Bank: 122,690.75 Total Points: 122,704.73 Donate	It's usually very annoying. I'm not too fond of it.

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01-11-2008, 04:19 PM	#83
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,025 Thanks: 88 Thanked 70 Times in 34 Posts Points: 9,788.77 Bank: 2,394.61 Total Points: 12,183.38 Donate	Donkey Kong Country has been on my list of games-to-beat-that-I-gave-up-on-as-a-kid for a while now. I picked it up again yesterday, where I was at Really Gnawty's Rampage, and I just now beat K. Rool. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I remembered, but it was every bit as fun. The latter levels have some very inventive designs (the re-fueling platform comes to mind). I think I know why I gave up on this game so long ago: the save system. Not so much the system, really, as the location of the save spots. There would never be a save at the beginning of a world (collection of levels), and you would always have to play through at least 3 levels before you could find one. This would mean that players had to fight end-world bosses before beginning a new world every time they couldn't get far enough in the world to save. Fortunately, I found a way around fighting the boss every time. Beating a boss will put you on the DK Island map. From there, do NOT continue to the new world, but instead go back to the last one. Save there, go to Funky's Flights, and fly to the new world. You can do this if you die on the way to the next save. Granted, you still need to survive the first 3 or more levels of a world before you can save again. If you find a Funky's Flights before a Save point, however, you can use the strategy above to save somewhere else and return later; however, it'll still be at least 3 levels before even that option arises. I'm glad to see that this annoyance was alleviated in DCK 2, which I just got for Virtual Console and am now beginning. It was much more of a pain than it should have been in the first game, especially to younger gamers. The games are still incredibly fun, and boast some incredible graphics, music, and level designs to boot. But man was DCK ever frustrating to me when I was 6!

01-11-2008, 06:01 PM	#84
Maximum Spider Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: You can kill WEEGEE (Or whatever) but you can't kill LUigi. Gender: Posts: 1,621 Thanks: 0 Thanked 82 Times in 61 Posts Points: 8,601.08 Bank: 1.67 Total Points: 8,602.75 Donate	lol, I'm listening to Funky's theme from DKC 1. It's a pretty generic, funky tune(Hence the guys name), with a small side of the cool instrumental mixed with techno Nintendo-Rare games are known for, as well as a cool HIYA!! added before it starts up again. A cool touch with the hiya is that once, it, ends with an "oomph" sound effect, and after the thechno instrumentals, along with a high pitched, loud "Whoo!" stuck in there. The song ends with HI-HI-HI-YA!! at the end. Then it starts over. Great music, those DKC games. I prefer them to DK64.

01-12-2008, 12:02 AM	#85
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,025 Thanks: 88 Thanked 70 Times in 34 Posts Points: 9,788.77 Bank: 2,394.61 Total Points: 12,183.38 Donate	OC ReMix has some very good remixes from the DKC series. Some personal favorites include Industrial Fear (Fear Factory) by bLiNd, and BramblesInTheBreeze (Stickerbush Symphony) by Protricity.

01-12-2008, 02:33 AM	#86
HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in a bag of potato chips. Potato chips of LOVE. Gender: Posts: 4,670 Thanks: 1,274 Thanked 415 Times in 346 Posts Points: 4,663.14 Bank: 149,596.47 Total Points: 154,259.61 Donate	The mine theme gets me nostalgic EVERY TIME once it gets into the main theme. That is one of the greatest pieces EVER. Thus far; maybe there are other such awesome pieces later on. At any rate, the DKC2 soundtrack is BEAUTIFUL. It's a FLIPPIN SHAME the mine theme isn't on the official soundtrack...

01-13-2008, 02:51 PM	#88
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,957 Thanks: 981 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 13.98 Bank: 122,690.75 Total Points: 122,704.73 Donate	Ah, on a related subject, I downloaded DKC2 on the Virtual Console yesterday. NOSTALGIA TRIIIIIIIIIP!! I'd forgotten how much I'd loved that game.

01-15-2008, 03:37 AM	#89
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01-15-2008, 10:10 AM	#90
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,957 Thanks: 981 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 13.98 Bank: 122,690.75 Total Points: 122,704.73 Donate	Oh yeah, CC, I beat Slime Climb in two tries. I only died once because I slipped off one of the platforms and fell into the water. Well, it was much easier than I recall. rubs in faaaace Also, I'd forgotten how much I hate Krazy Kremland.

01-15-2008, 11:12 AM	#91
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,025 Thanks: 88 Thanked 70 Times in 34 Posts Points: 9,788.77 Bank: 2,394.61 Total Points: 12,183.38 Donate	Bramble Scramble is the devil.

01-15-2008, 11:14 AM	#92
Maximum Spider Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: You can kill WEEGEE (Or whatever) but you can't kill LUigi. Gender: Posts: 1,621 Thanks: 0 Thanked 82 Times in 61 Posts Points: 8,601.08 Bank: 1.67 Total Points: 8,602.75 Donate	Wait till you get to Gloomy Gulch. That place will give you NIGHTMARES!!!!

01-15-2008, 11:49 AM	#93
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,957 Thanks: 981 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 13.98 Bank: 122,690.75 Total Points: 122,704.73 Donate	Gloomy Gulch was a piece of cake. Much easier than I remembered.

01-16-2008, 07:39 PM	#95
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,025 Thanks: 88 Thanked 70 Times in 34 Posts Points: 9,788.77 Bank: 2,394.61 Total Points: 12,183.38 Donate	I have a friend whose older brother got so pissed off playing the mine cart level that he tore the game out of the SNES and chucked it across the room. My friend was, unfortunately, walking in just then and wound up with a face full of cartridge. He was only like 7 or 8 at the time, and he started bawling. His brother rushed over to him, in shock at what he'd done, and tried to calm him down, but to no avail. Their dad came home right at this moment, and my friend's brother, knowing he was in for it, got pissed and yelled, "GRIFFIN, STOP CRYING!" I'm not sure how it all turned out after that, but I love that story.

01-16-2008, 08:16 PM	#97
X-3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Inside the dark soul of mankind. Gender: Posts: 9,983 Thanks: 358 Thanked 435 Times in 316 Posts Blog Entries: 5 Points: 17,246.64 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 17,246.64 Donate	^^Hah, thankfully that'll never happen to me. Plays mine cart level, loses, and then throws Wii Remote at sister I have eaten my words. D: Gnawty was a pretty gnarly(lol?)battle. Sure, you just had to jump, but it was FUN.

01-16-2008, 08:48 PM	#98
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,025 Thanks: 88 Thanked 70 Times in 34 Posts Points: 9,788.77 Bank: 2,394.61 Total Points: 12,183.38 Donate	If you liked Very Gnawty, chances are you'll enjoy most of the bosses, meaning that A) they are similarly fun, but B) they are similarly simple. Seriously, going back to DKC 1 after playing 2, the bosses seem absolutely primitive (save for maybe K. Rool).

01-17-2008, 01:14 AM	#99
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,957 Thanks: 981 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 13.98 Bank: 122,690.75 Total Points: 122,704.73 Donate	Well, I just beat DKC2. The last few levels were a bitch, but now all I've left to do is beat the Lost World and get the last DK tokens. As a side note, it's easy to miss a lot of the game's humor, especially from Cranky Kong. When he said he was going to go play Killer Instinct I lol'd.

01-19-2008, 12:10 PM	#100
Dr. Furball Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mad Science Academy, 12th Floor Gender: Posts: 622 Thanks: 64 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts Points: 161.11 Bank: 900.37 Total Points: 1,061.48 Donate	I love the original DK Country, even more than the sequels. Could that be because it was one of the first games I ever played for any system? Maybe. Could it be because of the music? Possibly. In fact, I'm listening to Gang-Plank Galleon right now. Is it the sheer fun, level design, and challenge, combined with the incredible graphics and sound? Yeah, that's it. It took me 13 years to complete it, but I enjoyed every second of it. I also downloaded Diddy's Kong Quest on Virtual Console and enjoyed it as well (If you think it's hard already, try playing it with a GameCube controller. Oy.) DKC3 was all right, but I could never get into DK64, I may have to play it again. And Nintendo really needs to make another DK platformer soon.