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Donkey Kong Country returns...

carmofincarmofin Registered User regular
edited February 2011 in Games and Technology
I cant find the trailer anywhere yet, but still, did they really say this is coming out for the holidays? Ill be playing a new DKC for christmas? REALLY? My Wii library will soon be consisting almost entirely of 2D platformer games, good times...

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  • carmofincarmofin Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    trailer:
    http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-donkey-kong/101483

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Level design at least more interesting than the old games, and it isn't being made by Rare.
    Colour me cautiously interested as a result.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Was it just me or was there a severe lack of Kremlins in that trailer?
    Are the Kremlins and K.Rool property of Rare or something?

    Also, why does Donkey Kong need a sissy life meter now?

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Well, Kremlings trophy's and kremling related material popped up in SSBB, so I would be pretty sure that Nintendo owns the rights.

    It's possible the Kremlings are actually more "challenging" enemies, instead of the goomba equivalents. That said, most of the basic enemies look like they belong to the DK Jungle Beat world.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Nintendo owns every single bit of DKC. Kremlings were the goal keepers in both Mario Soccer titles.

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  • agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Jungle Beat looked better.
    Can't ask for a better graphics match than between EAD Tokyo and Retro though.

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  • RanadielRanadiel Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Looks awesome.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Sold.

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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I will probably get this as long as it doesn't suck. Only a couple of months ago my girlfriend hooked her SNES up and we played through the original DKC together.

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  • SeolSeol Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    If they keep all the original music? So sold.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy they made it 2d.

    Also that sunset stage looked awesome; as did the entire trailer.

    This will be a day one purchase, no questions.

    My only request is that they reuse the underwater theme from DKC.

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  • MarsMars Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Apparently I'm the only person on this board who finds this exciting mostly because of co-op.

    That said, co-op DKC unfunfunf(it better fucking be online)

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I've been humming the Donkey Kong theme all morning.
    Fuuuuuuuck. I'm going to have to get a Wii aren't I.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Mars wrote: »
    Apparently I'm the only person on this board who finds this exciting mostly because of co-op.

    That said, co-op DKC unfunfunf(it better fucking be online)

    Haha, for a sec all I read was "unfun unfun."

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  • TrusTrus Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    The DKC games are some of my favourite games of all time, AND it is being made by Retro one of the best Nintendo 2nd party game makers

    Day one purchase

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    DKC2 is my favorite game.

    Color me holyshityesyyesyesyesyesyesyes

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Trus wrote: »
    The DKC games are some of my favourite games of all time, AND it is being made by Retro one of the best Nintendo 2nd party game makers

    Day one purchase

    Retro is 100% first party. Owned entirely by Nintendo.

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Xenogears of Bore wrote: »
    Trus wrote: »
    The DKC games are some of my favourite games of all time, AND it is being made by Retro one of the best Nintendo 2nd party game makers

    Day one purchase

    Retro is 100% first party. Owned entirely by Nintendo.

    2nd party is just an unofficial term that non-developers use, to distinguish developers owned by a company.

    So usually, we talk about Nintendo R&D being 1st party, where Retro or GameFreak would be 2nd party.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Gamefreak is technically 3rd party, and the Pokemon Company is a joint venture with Nintendo owning a majority stake.

    Media Molecule is a good example of another first party satellite company.

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  • ParisInFlamesParisInFlames Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I went from this looks kind of cool but very "set path" to oh shit awesome when it went all silhouette.

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  • Squirrel RancherSquirrel Rancher Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    They better get David Wise on as composer.

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Squirrel Rancher wrote: »
    They better get David Wise on as composer.

    This is pivotal.

    I will try my hardest to resist a purchase if he isn't onboard.

    Granted it will fail, but I just won't enjoy myself as much.

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  • MarsMars Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I feel like the silhouette level will hurt my eyes.

    But it will be a good pain.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Because it is always appropriate when the subject of DKC comes up:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhvKCIfloSc

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  • cr0wcr0w Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2010
    I almost shit my pants when I saw the sunset level. Holy shit.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'd prefer more jungle beat, and I don't think the original games are that good, but I'm keeping my eye on this for sure, Retro are a great dev.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I don't care about the co-op at all to be honest.

    I actually enjoy NSMBW better alone than with others and while DKC is one of my favorite platformers of all time, I didn't care for the sequels at all even though people still tell me they were better.

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  • RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    What happened to all the exploration? :(

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    When was exploration an aspect of DKC?

    Well...except for DK64 but meh.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Oh my. My cousin is gonna freak her shit when I show her this, and she still hasn't quite gotten over NSMBWii.

    Game itself looks ballin'. Retro is good peoples.

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  • RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    It's been a while since I've played it, but I remember DKC2 having a lot of hidden stuff all over the place if you looked for it. This trailer makes the whole game look to be on rails.

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    cr0w wrote: »
    I almost shit my pants when I saw the sunset level. Holy shit.

    same.

    day one!

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    RainbowDespair wrote: »
    It's been a while since I've played it, but I remember DKC2 having a lot of hidden stuff all over the place if you looked for it. This trailer makes the whole game look to be on rails.

    Rainbow... C'mon! All of the DKC's have been on "rails".

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  • RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Well, looks like I need to fire up the Wii and refresh my memory.

    Do we know if this is a full retail title or a Wiiware title yet?

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  • Cameron_TalleyCameron_Talley Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    urahonky wrote: »
    RainbowDespair wrote: »
    It's been a while since I've played it, but I remember DKC2 having a lot of hidden stuff all over the place if you looked for it. This trailer makes the whole game look to be on rails.

    Rainbow... C'mon! All of the DKC's have been on "rails".

    Seriously, WTF are you talking about. I'm sure this will have plenty of hidden crap.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    RainbowDespair wrote: »
    Well, looks like I need to fire up the Wii and refresh my memory.

    Do we know if this is a full retail title or a Wiiware title yet?

    It's a full retail title.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    You know, something's that has bugged me for over a decade...

    Why didn't Donkey Kong Country 3 just do a team-up of Donkey Kong and Dixie Kong instead of creating that abomination known as Kiddy Kong? There really was no need to have Donkey Kong get kidnapped by the same guy for a second game in a row just so you could replace him with a character with an identical moveset except with added crying due to being an infant (and/or "special").
    Donkey Kong's name is in the title, why is he playing second banana to some chump that doesn't even have the DK initials?

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I dunno, but Kiddy wasn't the worst of DKC3's problems. That game just felt lazy and uninspired as hell, especially coming out from 2.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Lars wrote: »
    You know, something's that has bugged me for over a decade...

    Why didn't Donkey Kong Country 3 just do a team-up of Donkey Kong and Dixie Kong instead of creating that abomination known as Kiddy Kong? There really was no need to have Donkey Kong get kidnapped by the same guy for a second game in a row just so you could replace him with a character with an identical moveset except with added crying due to being an infant (and/or "special").
    Donkey Kong's name is in the title, why is he playing second banana to some chump that doesn't even have the DK initials?

    The start of the decline of Rare.

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  • Spectral SwallowSpectral Swallow Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    UncleSporky wrote: »
    Lars wrote: »
    You know, something's that has bugged me for over a decade...

    Why didn't Donkey Kong Country 3 just do a team-up of Donkey Kong and Dixie Kong instead of creating that abomination known as Kiddy Kong? There really was no need to have Donkey Kong get kidnapped by the same guy for a second game in a row just so you could replace him with a character with an identical moveset except with added crying due to being an infant (and/or "special").
    Donkey Kong's name is in the title, why is he playing second banana to some chump that doesn't even have the DK initials?

    The start of the decline of Rare.

    Really? I thought DK3 was one of the best. The bosses were fun (and not recycled, that I remember), the overworld with exploration had enough secrets to be fun, without being annoying, and the levels were WAY more varied than the previous 2 games (the high jump level, the lightning strike level, the race level). Sure Kiddy wasn't great, but the gameplay was ridiculously solid.

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