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@GeekCritique 7 лет назад

This video is part of TGC's coverage of Donkey Kong Country games and spinoffs! Don't miss the rest of them: ru-vid.com/group/PLYoabN6QznuIx7X1DnZyPICinmO9podH9

@duellcollins7989 4 года назад

They need to update the first three games graphics to match tropical freeze and put them on the Switch. Also, they need to look at the fan made Donkey Kong Country 4 The Kongs Return. If they give it that Tropical Freeze graphic shine. I bet the will sell. Maybe not for sixty bones except for the Kongs Return. But at least forty bones a piece.

@Animefreak242 3 года назад

My dad loves Bramble Scramble and the race with Squawks. I'm partial to the carnival race. DKC2 is one of the only games on SNES that holds up.

@WizardClipAudio 7 лет назад

The programming magic they used in Bramble Scramble is basically why there's no intro video to DKC2 like the other DKC games. Let that sink in for a minute. The programmers felt that including a few extra intricate channels to a track that the SNES was not supposed to natively pull off for that level was more important than the opening presentation. That's awesome. That is art right there.

@Quonzer 3 года назад

Oh you mean Stickerbrush Symphony. Bramble Scramble is the name of a level.

@vertise 3 года назад

The music was also in bramble blast, an earlier level.

@tonysoprano4883 2 года назад

@@Quonzer Stickerbush*

@ThatOneVideoGamer 6 лет назад

Yo this video was awesome. Subbed. Keep up the great work.

@SilentSpringz 6 лет назад

Not a suprise That i Find you here. Waiting for urs but That can Be a while. Its also my fav game as a child and stil now. Music/gameplay the theme. Shame these days games are all just... Meh. Sure looks good but That the only thing mostly. Sorry talked to mutch XD 👍

@KodiakDad 5 лет назад

I was just thinking the same thing

@thingsiplay 5 лет назад

When The Completionist subbes you, you know it is a great work. Really good work here!

@Zipzeolocke 5 лет назад

I'm likely in the minority, but the first Donkey Kong Country was my personal favorite, I kind of like that it was more simplistic in design. No doubt DKC2 is great too though!

@stanstanstan2597 4 года назад

Nick eh, not that you’ll probably ever read this, but I guess this is for future people to read. Hello from May 2020. This is subjective, and completely up to personal opinion, but I have always believed that it’s a huge generalization that “games now are all bad”. I believe also that OUR OLD BUDDIES MICROSOFT >:( had a big part to play in that, what with the Mictotransactions, and cash-grabbiness. Plus the fact that they ran all of Rare’s IPs into the ground. I might be a bit baiased, since because of all the reasons above and more, Microsoft/EA is by far my least favorite company, but Sony, Indie devs, and Nintendo still have games that I consider to be amazing, sometimes artful. Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, etc from Sony, while Nintendo’s games, excluding the mobile games and some notable duds like Paper Mario Color Splash/Sticker Star, are all at least at the level (pun intended) of “good” in my eyes. Think of recent games like Mario Odyssey, Zelda Breath of the Wild, Smash Ultimate, and, somewhat pertaining to this video, DKC Tropical Freeze. These games are beautiful, engaging, fun, and do what they set out to do and more. And these are just a few examples out of hundreds, if not thousands! Over 35 years of game development experience can play to your strengths in the long run, y’know? While in my eyes, Microsoft tends to disappoint, the other parts of the industry more than make up for its failures. Even Indie games, like Undertale or Hollow Knight, for example. Both of these games are just completely amazing to me. So I dont really understand it when people say things like, “All Games after like 2000 are bad.” Like I said, there are undoubtably some low points in the industry as of late, but it can get to be high, as well! Wait, not like that!!! That did not sound PG!!!

@DKVine 9 лет назад

You know, we never really thought about Diddy's hero quest being a metaphor for Rare going on a similar journey with this game... but that really makes sense in a weird way. This is how amazing your videos are: There's literally not an hour in the day since 1995 where we don't think about this game, and you just made us think of it in a NEW WAY. That's absurd.

@TheOfficialDJSuperRaveman 7 лет назад

#DKVine And I can guarantee that you will also be in awe when you hear the amazing *Orchestra Remixes* that I have made of many themes from *Donkey Kong Country* and *Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest* check out my channel I have *100s* of *Game Music Remixes* on my channel I have *505 Game Music Remixes* uploaded at the moment that are remixes of game themes from over 60 titles that span many different systems. Please do check them out you won't be disappointed I promise you :)

@mctankies 7 лет назад

DK Vine It really does put old things into a new perspective.

@NoshuHyena 7 лет назад

When Stickerbrush started rolling, the tears started welling. David Wise is my primary inspiration for music. This game is a masterwork of art, in its entirety and in its composite parts. Every single background is sublime piece of art; I could just get lost in them. While DKC1 had this too, it was DKC2's slight push more towards surrealism that elevated it even further. And Wise's organic, primordially evocative music is the perfect compliment.

@HomeStudioBasics 6 лет назад

When I read your comment I didn't think it would happen to me. But then I pressed play and when it got to that part I did the same exact thing. There's just something about that song..

@halsaufschneider1446 7 лет назад

The Donkey Kong Country games have such a gorgeous and memorable soundtrack its insane. Easily THE best video game trilogy eva.

@williamwhite1036 2 года назад

The Ratchet and Clank and OG Sonic trilogies are good too.

@JakeRonYT 6 лет назад

According to Wikipedia, DKC2 is the best selling SNES game ever that was not bundled with the SNES console at some point. All 5 better selling games (in order: Super Mario World, Super Mario All-Stars, DKC1, Super Mario Kart and Street Fighter II: The World Warrior) were bundled with the console, very obviously boosting sales by a significant margin. To give you an even better idea of how much of an accomplishment that is: even Link to the Past (still considered one of the best Zelda games in the series by many) sold LESS copies than DKC2, and that game WAS bundled with the console at some point. This game is one of my two favorite SNES games ever. The only other game that comes close is Unirally/Uniracers, a superb game which sadly most people around me don't even know about due to the game's legal issues. (freaking Pixar...)

@RomantiqueTp 6 лет назад

Pretty sure Street Fighter 2 was only bundled with systems in a few European countries, where the SNES was nowhere as popular as it was in the US and Japan. No way it sold over 2 million more copies than DKC2 just because of that.

@rainman11985 6 лет назад

I remember seeing DKC2 SNES bundles in store.

@DabDabGoose 6 лет назад

In Australia my Snes was Bundled with DKC2

@Longball7611 4 года назад

I am a huge DKC2 fan and a Uniracers fan as well. I feel like nobody talks about Uniracers but I grew up playing both, and boy, the nostalgia trip just thinking about them is amazing!

@metallikat05 4 года назад

I played and finished DKC2 and Uniracers. Finding every DK coin in DKC2, and beating every tournament, including the hidden one, with every racer, on Uniracers. I absolutely LOVED those games.

@luixoluixo 7 лет назад

It's beautiful how passionate you talk about DK.

@KrisMcCauley 6 лет назад

Bramble Blast is my favorite score in video game history. I listen to it a few times a week while working. So glad you specifically mentioned this.

@STAVROS1801 6 лет назад

it truly is. dave wise went crazy on that one

@StewNWT 5 лет назад

Kris McCauley this and Corridors of Time for Chrono. Trigger along with the overworld theme from Secret of Mana

@mattyc.9332 5 лет назад

It is REALLY good. It makes me reflect on life for some reason when I hear it...lol.

@luliby2309 3 года назад

As someone else said, that song has a name, but they got it slightly wrong. It's called Stickerbush Symphony, not Stickerbrush. Think about it. It's the music for all the bramble levels. Brambles are bushes that stick you with their thorns, hence, Stickerbush. I have no idea what a Sticker-brush is. Maybe someone decorated their painting implement or made it spiky.

@legrandliseurtri7495 3 года назад

It's nice, but I prefer Mining melancholy&a couple other music in this game.

@Soldiertjj 9 лет назад

That background theme was magic

@Junomaster2006 8 лет назад

DK2 is one of my top 10 video games of all time.

@jjc4924 4 года назад

Mine too. Maybe in the top 5.

@Liquid0810 3 года назад

Top 5 hands down

@ConnerTheWaffle 9 лет назад

1:36 Kaptain Marvelous...I love it so much lol. Solid video as always man :)

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

ConnerTheWaffle Haha, I should have known you'd be the guy to recognize what I did there!

@RetroBreak 7 лет назад

The best platformer. The best music. Amazing game

@peaceandwealthseeker4504 5 лет назад

Let's Play Retro Games! I know I listen to the soundtrack of the first teoconstantly David wise is a mastermind

@CaveyMoth 5 лет назад

I hate that all the reviews say the soundtrack is too "gamey." To me, it's a LOT less gamey than DKC1's soundtrack. The songs stand out!

@tetermc 3 года назад

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Game's been made obsolete

@bandicootsauce4569 5 лет назад

Link: "Yoshi outranks me?" Yoshi: "That's Yoshi outranks me, SIR!"

@reloadpsi 4 года назад

It's so weird to think there was a time when Link just wasn't that relevant. Yoshi's Island and DKC2 were this perfect one-two punch of 2D platforming. Also Link would have a much harder time reaching those DK coins since his jumping ability has always been a tad limited, especially since by then everybody already didn't like Zelda II :P

@oraclesight8613 4 года назад

@@reloadpsi Yeah now a Zelda game is able to carry a console that doesn't have many launch titles , I mean the success of Breath of the Wild saved the Switch XD

@reloadpsi 4 года назад

@@oraclesight8613 Yep, gave it the running start it needed. I bought one last month and man, I didn't realise how much I was missing out.

@thesnatcher3616 3 года назад

@@oraclesight8613 Eh and Mario Odyssey. And that Tropical Freeze port. And the Mario Kart port. To be honest, that's all the switch really needed. It benefitted from the Wii U's failure.

@SwankyBox 8 лет назад

Great analysis! DKC2 was definitely a favorite of mine, and although I found most of the game dark and dreary, that's actually what I liked most about it in comparison to the others. Especially those creepy mine cart rides with the ghosts! Those terrified me as a kid!

@BigBoy257 3 года назад

Even the damn beehive is scary, despite its bright colors. Who would’ve thought honey dripping down the screen would make me so uncomfortable?!

@hamsand210 2 года назад

@@BigBoy257 or even that big bee chasing you!

@Swashbucklebuckle 7 лет назад

My eyes were filled with tears of nostalgia when watching this. I don't know but rewatching scenes from this game and listening to this incredible OST gives me the feels. It's my personal top favorite SNES game of all time. I also enjoyed other genres very much but DKC2 as a platformer really stood out. This game had it all. And I remember very clearly that I got stuck in Bramble Blast for at least 3 months, haha (which seemed like an eternity at the time, I was like 8 years old). Thanks for this video!

@deano5ish 8 лет назад

This is a master piece. Love this game, the music in it is unreal. Brings me back to my childhood every time I play this game. Great review 👍

@-KillaWatt- 5 лет назад

What Rare did during the end of the SNES through the 64 was similar to Pixar's golden era. During that time Rare could do no wrong. It was classic after another.

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

He's back again, and about time, too! And this time, he's crystallizing the ideals that will make Rareware one of the most revered and respected game developers in history. Oh, and he's in the mood.

@DefinitiveDubs 9 лет назад

HE... ok sorry. Great video as always.

@l--..--l-i3m 9 лет назад

In the mood for Ducktales?

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

Vkmies Haha, dude, i was on a panel for RU-vidrs (featuring people WAY bigger than me) at a convention last weekend, and someone asked about creepy or weird fans. I said I was happy to say I didn't have anyone like that. I just have an awesome guy who references DuckTales for every single video I do. xD

@l--..--l-i3m 9 лет назад

The Geek Critique Oh shit, I didn't know you had the chance to be a part of something like that. That's great. Is the panel on youtube? Will it be? I'd jerk it to someone referencing me and my bullshit on a panel.

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

Vkmies I know you would. xD Yeah, it was recorded by the convention organizers, and I'll be putting it up here as soon as I get it.

@DjGaza18 5 лет назад

I always find myself coming back to your Donkey Kong Country critiques. They are really good man and not many RU-vidrs have done it like you have. You take me back in time every time I watch them. The privilege of being a child in the 90s was truly great. It's insane to me that next year will mark the 90s was 30 years ago.

@caleblieurance1609 8 лет назад

9:28 Well, excuuuuse me, princess.

@DiogoDig70 7 лет назад

This is my favorite game ever. From level design to soundtrack... everything is genius, really.

@QuaintRiddleCharlie 9 лет назад

I really enjoyed your analysis of why Donkey Kong Country 2 is such a spectacular game. Even after all these years, I too still love the pacing, atmosphere, music, and challenge of Diddy's adventure. I look forward to hearing what you have to say about Donkey Kong Country 3!

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

QuaintRiddleCharlie I don't know if it'll be my next video, but I'll definitely have a lot to say on DKC3!

@Henrique.Souza0601 6 лет назад

This is a 3 years old video that I've been watching again and again since I've found it. Your analysis is so damn on point! And all the edition on the video, the background music changing every now and then fun it is to watch in general makes me amazed everytime. Keep up this amazing work!

@Shyyrn 7 лет назад

Kong Quest... ...Conquest... ...I've had this game for 11 years and I just understood that wordplay....

@XaneMyers 5 лет назад

I only caught on when the captions on this video said "conquest" instead of "Kong Quest".

@billtalker3843 5 лет назад

Same here brother. Same here...

@Anakunus 5 лет назад

"I can't believe how stupid you... er, I mean, hard luck."

@KrisMcCauley 6 лет назад

One of the best games of all time....

@RancidPunk138 5 лет назад

Fantastic video. No joke almost brought me to tears, my gosh the nostalgia. I'm 28 years old and this game was a huge part of my childhood and you captured my feelings about it perfectly in every way. Subbed.

@TBoneTony 7 лет назад

I first played this game funny enough at a friends place, he had a SNES and I was one of those poorer kids who only had a GameBoy because my parents never got me any consoles at the time during the 90s until I was old enough to save up for an N64 years later. So when I heard this game had a port on the Game Boy, I got that version and loved it even with its obvious flaws being a imperfect Game Boy version of an amazing SNES game. But I loved it both the SNES version (when I downloaded it via Wii's Virtual Console 10 years ago) and the amazing yet heavily flawed GameBoy version of this game. But I was a kid back then and I loved being able to play a game like this in the first place because I never had an SNES to begin with. So you can see why this game meant allot to me at least the GameBoy version was, and when I eventually played the SNES rom on the Wii's Virtual Console, I can happily say that memories flowed back to me playing this originally at a friends house all those years ago it was like remembering a school friend who I hardly ever saw after I grew up due to life issues and even falling out with them over things that happened during late elementary school. But I still never hated him, just felt sad that some things happened late in elementry school life that kinda hurt me in a way, but I never hated him at all because without him having an SNES and allowing me to play this game at his place, I may never had been able to know how awesome this game was and how excited I was a year later when it came out on the GameBoy system

@TinyGuy97 8 лет назад

For me, the Donkey Kong Country series are the best retro games of all time! The soundtrack sounds really good. It doesn't need to sound retro like Megaman or orchestrated like Skyrim. It sounds so unique and calm. DKC2 is the best platformer of all time!

@kts9086 6 лет назад

What a beautiful video. I can hear the love for this game in your voice. I was 5 years old when I got this game and I remember watching the sun set on K rool around 3 or 4 years later. I still remember the feeling of beating this game and this is and will always be my favourite video game. Thanks for the critique.

@BananaMana69 7 лет назад

My brother 102%ed this game in 4 hours exactly. I know that's not speed run time but to me it was so impressive. That was an amazing afternoon. This game is such a huge part of my family. It's the only video game my mom likes.

@loregasmic 4 года назад

I loved DKC2 so much. I remember being furious when I was like 7 years old that it was only 2nd best Game of the Year in Nintendo Power. I had an irrational hatred for the game that was 1st Place for weeks...until I played it. Then I understood, because that game just so happened to be Chrono fucking Trigger. 1995 was truly a time to be alive.

@jacobmonks3722 3 года назад

1991-1996 were some of the most magical times for gaming. I wish I could have been around to experience it. I can name so many of my favorite games that come from that era, and I didn't even play ANYTHING on those consoles until I was in high school. DKC trilogy, Mega Man X1-X3, Sonic 1, 2, 3&K, Super Castlevania IV, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Final Fantasy 4-6, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario 64...I could go on.

@Stephen-Fox 6 лет назад

I think the weird thing about how the graphics have aged for this trilogy for me is that the way it turned cgi into still images for sprite animation makes it 'read' more like claymation than early cgi, much to it's benefit.

@filmaticpictures9693 6 лет назад

Precisely. To me, that is why these games look so much better than DKC Returns. Though Returns is very clean and cartoony, the original trilogy captured a realistic look that surpassed today's average CGI. The lighting and textures create a unified atmosphere that ties everything into an excellently composed world. It doesn't seem like separate assets puzzled together, but rather one blended world.

@talondiwisch5206 5 лет назад

Huh?

@milescurtisnorwood9957 5 лет назад

That is true but the graphics and the animation for dkc trilogy from 94-96 were superior to anything at the time

@Almostblue_dl 9 лет назад

I was 6 when I played this in my cousins's SNES. The first game I ever played, and my favourite one. The whole DK series are really good, but DKC2 was the best game ever made for me.

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

Kevin Cortes I would've been 7 when I was first playing through this, but I'd have recently turned 8 when we got to K. Rool. Getting all the way to 102% took a lot longer than that, even.

@Legofps123 6 лет назад

When people say, "no game is perfect", i respond: DKC2

@LotarioRed 5 лет назад

Super Metroid is another perfect game

@mazingetter5965 5 лет назад

@@LotarioRed Super Metroid is anything but perfect, lol. Its wall jump is horrible and the controls aren't all that great.

@dwg3477 5 лет назад

Yet no one complains that you play as Yoshi in Super Mario World 2 or Wario in Super Mario Land 3. The game is Diddy's Kong Quest. It was never about playing as Donkey Kong, who has an inferior moveset anyway. @Starscream91

@dwg3477 5 лет назад

@Starscream91 manliness doesn't really factor into a move's quality but okay lol. His ground pound is barely ever used and is clunky. Diddy has great speed and Dixie has a float and can lift things with her hair, much cooler imo. Only real advantage DK has is killing Krushas. Plus the story of two kids going into enemy territory to save the leader is much more compelling, and Nintendo already did it in the arcade with DK Jr so it's not like rare was just being indulgent.

@becus3000 4 года назад

@@dwg3477 I agree with you almost word for word, though playing as DK as a 102% reward would have been pretty nice.

@autobot151 7 лет назад

Oh whoops I watched all of The Geek Critiques videos again

@Rhyaith 9 лет назад

This by far is my favorite game ever, I played it as a child. Beat it 102% multiple times... and I still loved this video hearing about it. Thanks for this! I love all the facts and everything!

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

Alyssa Bowman Haha, I actually played through it three entire times when I was getting footage and brainstorming. I got to K. Rool as fast as I could, then I collected everything and got 102%, then I did ANOTHER speedrun. You'd think I'd be sick of it, but nope, I played it some more just yesterday. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@amonterroso069 6 лет назад

"One of the greatest games ever and Rare, was just getting started" while the ending music is playing it gave me the chills. So many great games made by rare during that era... Awesome video this is my 3rd time watching it!!!

@the.bloodless.one1312 9 лет назад

My favorite video game of all time!!! Fantastic vid!!!

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

samusaran311 I knew you'd like it!

@the.bloodless.one1312 9 лет назад

The Geek Critique Hell yeah! Been looking forward to you covering DKC2 since I discovered your work a year back!!! Haha! Well worth the wait!!!!! Am I correct to assume DKC3 is next?

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

samusaran311 I can't promise it's next, but it will definitely be soon. I'm already playing through it.

@FletcherReedsRandomness 5 лет назад

Just about everything you said when wrapping up is almost exactly how I feel about Tropical Freeze. It's funny how the Retro Studios games line up with the Rare ones like that. Returns played it sort of safe and borrowed a lot from DKC1, while Tropical Freeze goes above and beyond to be its own thing and be the best it can be, just like DKC2.

@stanstanstan2597 3 года назад

EXACTLY! I thought that as well. Returns, to me, lacks quite a lot of identity compared to Tropical Freeze. I loved seeing the DKC worlds expanded and remade with new levels and enemies and such (plus a few new worlds that were entirely original) and the pathos of the game was good. But it borrowed SO much from its predecessors, that what little it did do differently identity-wise just isn’t enough to compensate. Tropical Freeze, like DKC2, is much more out-there and creative. All that’s left now is to hope that whatever else ends up happening with DKC, it doesn’t get a weird third entry that didn’t have as good of an atmosphere or music, and added a playable character with no substance that nobody likes, and just wasn’t really as good.

@wamlathrem 3 года назад

David Wise did an amazing job with this one.

@MrXavierRose 7 лет назад

Those graphics were insane for the mid 90's! We simply need to look back and see when gaming was in it's golden stage and how lucky we are that these games paved the way for many ways games could be played, made and how a game could FAIL as well.

@Midori_Hoshi 9 лет назад

How come this video doesn't have over a million views? You totally deserve it.

@devinmarbury4967 5 лет назад

This brought a tear to my eye. The great explanation,the music from the game incorporated with it all... wonderfully done.

@Melammu0 6 лет назад

This brings tears to my eyes as I miss this and wish to this day to still play it. Listen to the soundtrack every now and then as I drive or work.

@evangelus3289 4 года назад

I remember getting this game for Christmas when it came out. To this day it's still in my top three games ever!

@pongopeter3089 7 лет назад

DKC 2 was one of my best childhood memories and is still my most favorite SNES game of all time!

@kts9086 6 лет назад

here here

@Henrique.Souza0601 3 года назад

This video is PERFECT! 5 years and I keep coming back to it at least once a year. Couldn't agree more! You have just the skill to evoke nostalgia and make feelings pop out of nowhere. Keep up the great work!

@Henrique.Souza0601 3 года назад

And yes this is the best game ever to be released when you think about the limitations and overall fun while playing. IMO of course.

@Rhyaith 9 лет назад

I also play it at least a few times a year on my wii.

@TheMagicalPinata 7 лет назад

I play it in the Wii U... looks... interesting... on a 55" HD tv lol

@drfenderfunk 7 лет назад

This is the first critique of DKC2 I've read or watched that's really given the game its due. Usually either Super Metroid or Super Mario World get the title for greatest SNES side-scroller, but as great as they are, this game might just be even better.

@pensacolian211 6 лет назад

You must not have been looking very hard, because all I've ever heard is all out praise for DKC2.

@jacobmonks3722 5 лет назад

It's also not entirely accurate to even call Super Metroid a "sidescroller." You go up and down just as frequently as left and right, and the focus isn't really on getting to a destination as much as finding what each area has to offer.

@mrxlvcrft 4 года назад

Yeah. Your video about this game is the only one on RU-vid that does justice with this game. Rare's first trilogy of donkey Kong is the only three games I keep playing to this date, and their dedication shows it. Diddy's Kong Quest is the climax of the three with the 3rd being the low point (still not a bad game per se).... Your analysis is on point and the amount of info you bring is just right. From David Wise's superb work to the artstyle, you touch every relevant point that should be take into account when talking about this absurdly good game. Congratss

@orgywithpigs6 7 лет назад

I still love this game, even have some of it's music on my iPod, Jib Jig and Web Woods being particular favorites

@DrownedInExile 6 лет назад

10:57 "A giant googley-eyed spider" I LOL'ed at that. I only played this one in passing back in the day. Now I kinda want to give it another shot.

@dragonballradiant2744 3 года назад

This is the first game I ever played, and it pushed me to look at my autism in ways I never thought was possible. It made me think about multiple angles, and it really made me think hard to overcome challenges. I still remember defeating the secret world for the first time. I’ll never forget everything this game did for me for the rest of my life in. It helped an eight-year-old me. Now 30, and I still haven’t forgot this game and I never will

@DjGaza18 7 лет назад

easily my favorite DKC, and don't even get me started on the soundtrack

@Zenner5222 5 лет назад

I JUST GOT IT CONQUEST KONG QUEST everyone probably already knew that

@tibschris 7 лет назад

2:20 yeah Diddy's so committed to proving himself that he just starts juggling while the adults are talking

@DigiDysce 6 лет назад

I can't believe I just realized that "Diddy's Kong Quest" is the same as "Diddy's Conquest." This took me 22 years to see.

@stonecoggins107 6 лет назад

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the best game of all time. Am I saying that because Rare are absolute gaming geniuses, or just because I was 11 when I first played it? Probably 50-50. But it will always be the best.

@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 7 лет назад

This was truly a masterpiece. ..Best ... 2d.... platformer. ... Ever !

@stezo2k 7 лет назад

Recht_voor_zijn_raap best plaformer ever!

@BanjoSick 7 лет назад

it's great and much better than the first but Yoshi's Island kicks its butt when it comes to creativity, art style and level design.

@wozthescott2804 7 лет назад

Benjamin Decker And annoyance

@awesomezilla 5 лет назад

I like tropical freeze more

@Tylerdwds22 7 лет назад

Finally a worthy review of this legend. I think your review like this game was pretty remarkable man, everyone who played this game has a nostalgic fondness that goes beyond any other and the love of Bramble Scramble may need a video all to itself but this is the first time I've heard someone analyze it's haunting beauty and splendor. Thank you.

@shoogles_ 5 лет назад

The KREM de la KREM of action platformers?

@GeekCritique 5 лет назад

...man. Almost four years, and nobody else made that connection. Heck, I'm ashamed of myself for not noticing! Now I know how all those people who never realized that "Diddy's Kong Quest" is a play on words feel.

@Scott89878 7 лет назад

I did like how this game used every level theme three times. There was shipdecks, ship sails, ship interiors, lava levels, mine shafts, swamps, brambles, roller coasters, bee hives, haunted forests, ice stages, castle levels, and jungle levels in the lost world.

@retro_nintendom8493 3 года назад

thank you for convincing me to buy the game that has now become my favorite platformer of all time :D

@ld.criminal 6 лет назад

DKC2 is the only part of the trilogy which sets the adventure in the ENEMY's area. That's great!

@foltsdr 9 лет назад

Fantastic critique of the best game on the SNES and maybe ever. Def. my favorite ever. Will you be doing a video for DKC3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble? Many would disagree with me but I think it is ALMOST as good as DKC2.

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

Derek Folts I don't know if it'll be my next video, but yeah, I definitely need to hit DKC3 before too long.

@halg3625 Год назад

I grew up watching my daddy play Nintendo. When he got the first DK Country, it blew my mind. The second one almost stopped my heart. Even Mario never looked exactly like his box art. I agree it IS the perfect game. My Dad didn't want me or my brother playing though, because he was afraid we'd erase his data. But our granny would bring the Nintendo over to her house, so we could play while he was at work. Overcast skies usually depress me, but sometimes the atmosphere will be just right, it'll take me back to those happy days, when I'd watch my daddy play. I call days like that "Donkey Kong Days." After he died, 2 years ago, I thought, 'There will be no more Donkey Kong Days for me' and overcast skies will forever be just that. But time has passed and I've seen more Donkey Kong Days since then, and I can play those games with my own child now. Also, video game music can be so iconic, but Donkey Kong music is the ONLY game music I'd blast on my stereo and jam out to. Especially from the 2nd game. Before RU-vid, I had to buy an SNES, hook it up to my stereo, pop the game in, and pause it just to do that.

@christianjayluneta8780 4 года назад

Dude, the guy in Crancky's hero coins the one you don't know it was The Legend of Zelda.

@HighLanderPonyYT 6 лет назад

Protip/Did you know? If you're teamed up (picking up a teammate) you won't get stuck in honey on the ground and can walk around freely.

@NeoGamemaster 2 года назад

Oh what the hell. I first played DKC2 right around there mid 90s, then I started learning english around 2000 and by 2010 I had fully learned it and even started thinking in english. And only NOW I realize that "Diddy's Kong Quest" is a pun on Conquest. What the hell!

@dillpicks6466 6 лет назад

Still one of the greatest games ever made, no doubt. Soundtrack, playability, graphics and fun just perfect

@jaerdahl 6 лет назад

Currently playing DKC 1 on the SNES Classic. This video really got me hyped to play DKC 2!

@SuperCuttyBlackSow 6 лет назад

I feel the exact same way about the game one of my all time favorites. Expect I played it over and over with my dad until we beat it. Until I beat K Rool while he was at work right when he got home.

@jaredbond7908 4 года назад

Hell yes!! This game needs the credit it deserves. I always thought it was one of the best games ever. I remember I visited my cousin for a week, who had this and Mario RPG. My mom was mad because I did nothing but play those two the entire time... 😏 It still has a better sense of artistry than most games ever made. Although DKC was amazing, DKC2 was even better, for the very reasons that you said.

@TheWildSimmy Год назад

This video has made me look at this game in a whole new way...and it's probably my favorite game. To see this game in a whole new perspective really solidifies why this my favorite platformer of all time.

@zachdavis5854 2 года назад

This is such a great video and it captured how awesome dkc2 is and you weren't humble about how it stands the test of time and in the great Halls of video games this will be right up there with the Mario's, Zelda's, and master Chiefs

@Changetheling 6 лет назад

I never really caught up with DK games (finished the first one and barely played the second one but many years later), mostly because I started to focus (well, "obssess" actually) on Japanese manga, anime and videogames (Dragon Ball, Captain Tsubasa and Secret of Mana particularly). But OHBOY isn't David Wise a freaking genius or what. His Battletoads' score was no fluke at all, and he found I believe, the best western approach to make a compelling score specifically for games. I didn't know he did DKC's scores, but just hearing them here talks about how great his work was (and for people that played Snake, Rattle n' Roll, well... do DKC's scores "ring a bell"?). I'm really invested on revisiting the saga after watching this video. Just like your Metroid videos, great work man.

@wizawhat 3 года назад

I really found this video 5 years late huh... I have a unique history with this game. The first DKC was one of the first video games I ever remember playing, but I didn't know sequels existed for years and I didn't pick this one up until a friend challenged me to learn to speedrun it for a charity race we were planning years ago. One thing you said that really resonated with me is that this game strikes an amazing balance between allowing a high skilled played to blaze through levels with insane momentum, or encouraging a slower, more exploration focused pace. It made me realize that I've been playing one way while neglecting the other for years and it inspired me to begin my first 100% playthrough, I'm just starting Krazy Kremland and it's been so much fun I had to come back and comment on this video to thank you for shedding a light on this aspect of the game I was neglecting

@edwardota1991 4 года назад

Never knew this channel existed! Great stuff!!

@georgemp6013 5 лет назад

The perfect game doesn't exi...

@ganon_t99 5 лет назад

I loved this game as a kid!! This was one of my favorite games as a kid! The other donkey kong favorites of mine as a kid are donkey kong 64, diddy kong racing and donkey kong country returns!!

@brauliodiaz3925 6 лет назад

Donkey Kong Country 2 is the best game ever. No argument.

@samuraikarasu 8 лет назад

That Gokaiger reference earned you my nerdy sub.

@PlayerOneStart 6 лет назад

I just stumbled upon your channel and this was the first video that I just watched. Not only was this review very well written and executed, I found myself entertained in a world of nostalgia the entire time. Left a like and a sub. And I look forward to seeing more from you.

@no.mids.brando6458 9 лет назад

Wow how are you not huge I must say that I've only seen two of your videos and I'm already in love with your channel! It's a real shame how it's hard to grow in youtube these days.

@GeekCritique 9 лет назад

Brandon Alexander Yeah, no doubt... but hey, this time a year ago I had barely over 200 subscribers. It's like pushing a boulder up a hill. It's hard and slow and arduous, but once it gets there, and it starts picking up momentum, it'll fly. And considering the growing archive of quality videos I've got, I feel like I'm one big break away from getting over that hill. All it'd take is some large-ish gaming news site giving me some coverage...

@captaincanada3541 8 лет назад

I keep rewatching these DKC videos, I love em' keep it up!

@EcneBanjo 9 лет назад

Damn. This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on DKC2. I'm glad you feel as strongly about this game as I do. Rare's finest achievement imo. Music is unparalleled. And yes Dixie is awesome! My favorite platformer ever..

@HeffboomKonijn 3 года назад

Diddy kong 2 is by far my fave in the trilogy. its almost perfection (in comparison to say like super metroid) esp the music, omg the music intense and emotional. example: Mining Melancholy this game is a timeless classic

@2001mark 6 лет назад

Much better level design & breathtaking music make this one a masterpiece ahead of the first. I prefer playing as the more agile Diddy (for the first one too) + Dixie is a great 1A sidekick to get through challenging areas. Maybe my favourite game to defeat, it all feels so exhilarating. Pirate ship & mining levels are ridiculously amazing. Probably in my top 3 for the SNES. Surely in my top 5-10 all time gaming.

@saikuran 9 лет назад

Great video, Josh! Talk about a nostalgia trip. I was in a similar spot back in the day, it took me forever to beat this one but I managed to 102% it before DKC3 came out. I really wanna LP this now. Can't wait for Dixie's Double Trouble!

@philipg6432 7 лет назад

This game still stands as one of my favorites of all time, and like you I consider it an evergreen game that I play yearly. When your critique came to trying to find faults or nitpicks with the game, I also had a difficult time coming up with anything worth mentioning. Great critique, and I always like how manage you find some deeper symbolism in games that aren't inherently apparent.

@filmaticpictures9693 6 лет назад

Love this game. I've been playing through it with a friend recently and despite being difficult, it is a blast. Though I've always thought the Donkey Kong games had splendid graphics, it wasn't until now that I realize just how precise and excellently crafted the gameplay truly is-- even more so than Mario World (IMO). It'd be awesome to see Rare get ahold of their original pre-rendered assets (and models) and render them in HD sprites now. It would look amazing without the graphical limitations of the era. Thanks for making these videos, you do such an exceptional job.

@finaltheorygames1781 4 года назад

It really is one of the best platforming games of all time

@boxcutter8887 5 лет назад

Stickerbrush always hits me right in the feels and makes me crave my childhood back. So much melancholy and nostalgia.

@jdawg6389 5 лет назад

This game embodies my childhood as well as DC3, with the mini SNES I have the joy of playing them with my kids now, floods back so many good memories.

@primitivepatterns 3 года назад

i never noticed how dixie's hair forms the perfect shape of a banana when she's holding a barrel @3:10

@uhpenyen4291 Год назад

What I like about Mrs. Wrinkly Kong classroom is that she is very educated in literature. Reading and writing is her strong suit, but math on the other hand is a different story. The chalkboard shows multiplication, division, and addition which all have the wrong answer. As simple as addition and elementary it really shows that math is not her suit.

@nurk_barry 3 года назад

100% agree that this is an “evergreen” title, one of my all-time favorites. DKC trilogy is one of the series that cemented the SNES’s status as legendary.

@ilzaurusX4500 6 лет назад

I've played this game many times troughout some 15 years but seriously. This was the first time I found out about Winky the frog in Cranky's museum. It blew my mind.