Johnny vs. Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, & 3 

That's probably the most eerie ending a Johnny Vs. video has ever had.

God, the long pause after "I'm just glad I can finally stop worrying about collecting shit" had me rolling

As a kid and to this day I love the variety the trilogy gave: The first one felt like a fun road trip. The second was a dark Don Bluth film. The third felt like a vacation in North Murica.

That ending of this video.....I'm so sorry, John. We feel your pain.

I've waited so long for this moment

There is no better feeling than sitting down with a plate of food and seeing a new Johnny VS.

Finally, someone who gives DKC3 the recognition it deserves.

9:58 I so hope this sound continues to be used in future reviews as a running gag~😂

"Why. Why did you take so long to review this game?" Johnny: Mmm, Monke.

Donkey Kong Country 2 is my childhood. I still remember seeing the commercial in my parents room before going out for breakfast and asking them to buy it for me. They did so that weekend. Good memories.

Seeing John randomly smoke weed will never not make me laugh from how out of left field it is

Completing DKC3 105% was one of my favorite playthroughs of the whole trilogy. I feel DKC3 has such well-designed levels that going for those secrets without a guide is very doable, and is more in line with how the modern games treat hidden collectibles and bonuses. Going for full completion while playing in the hardest mode is a challenge, but a it's a fun one.

Glad to know you enjoyed 3! Maybe this will make more people appreciate it a bit more

Never thought Johnny would be a fellow DKC3 enjoyer, a great surprise

The comedy was on point in this video, every "FUCK" joke with the characters taking damaging had me on the floor laughing; I love DKC and the gameboy adaptations, great video!

31:48 Johnny smoking what I presume to be a blunt, is the best thing I’ve ever seen, I love role models from my childhood getting blazed😎😂😂

God you really have just gotten funnier over the years haven't you, Johnny?

DKC3 is super underrated. Glad to see it getting praise for a change

There’s one thing i’ve noticed few years ago.. In the first DKC, you fight King K.Rool on a Ship. In second game, you fight him in high tech (somewhat) airship (If you don’t count Real Final battle on lost world). In Third game, you fight him in a castle. So you fight KING in the 1st game, PIRATE in 2nd game, and SCIENTIST in 3rd game.

31:48 that made my day 😂

Refreshing to see DKC3 getting some well deserved recognition.

DKC 3 is so underrated man. It's got so much excellent variety and creative ideas

Other Kong features 10:28 Animal Buddies 11:08 Good old days? 12:55 DKC 13:34 DKC2 23:07 DKC3 29:58

So wild that these three games released on a yearly basis, especially given the arduous process of rendering its sprites. Really puts into perspective how much game development has ballooned in scope these days.

As much as I love DK64, I can definitely see drunk Johnny making a return when he reviews it

Back in my school days, I'd bring my GBA along with DKC 1-3 just so I could plug in my headphones and listen to the soundtrack. Even on a GBA, the music was just that good.

One of my earliest memories in gaming overall was playing the original DKC on a rented SNES as a little kid, then with the ZSNES emulator in the very early 2000's, and the sequels and their respective GBA ports followed suit years later (even owned the first 2 ports). And one of my first ventures into RU-vid was also looking up 101/2/5% video guides of the whole trilogy. Thanks to those old videos that might've long since been lost to time, I pretty much memorized the route to fully complete all 3 games. Anyway, the DKC games are lifelong staples which are always a blast to play and watch. And I hope Johnny also reviews the Retro Studios entries since they're also great. Also, the trilogy needs to also have a PC decompilation (just like SM64 and ALTTP) soon for them to have their own Render 96-like makeover and Jammin' Sam Miller's restored soundtrack.

Finally, there's justice for DKC3. I always thought this game had the most refined design of the 3.

Oh no, that ending felt like a teaser for the inevitable DK64 or I'm looking to hard into that thought lol. Anyways, I'm actually glad you enjoyed DKC3. I don't hear that a lot so that was shocking. I always say if you gonna play the DKC games, play the trilogy as a whole whenever someone asks me where to begin.

I''ve been watching Johnny for years and 31:48 is still the most blessed frame i've ever paused on

Eveline Fischer also did great work on the first game too, including both level themes for the forest and ice worlds, the temple theme and the iconic world map theme.

20:52 I would like to mention that Eveline Fisher and Robert Beanland also composed tracks for DKC1. Standouts from Eveline: Treetop Rock, Forest Frenzy and Ice Cave Chant Robin Beanland only did Funky's Fugue (it bops).

I can't wait for the Returns series. I love the Returns series so much and I legitimately believe they are some of the best platformers of the 21st century

Those graphics and music truly were mind boggling back then and still hold up all those years later. Crazy to think that all three games came out on the same console with DKC3 really pushing the limits of the SNES.

The Donkey Kong Country games has had such a long of enjoyment for me ever since I played them in the 90s. And the games are always great to up back in and replay over and over again. I feel that these games will still be fun to play in the future as well.

Man, I can't believe after all these years you finally did the DKC SNES Trilogy, which just so happens to be some of my favorite games of all-time. Awesome job, Johnny!!!

The Donkey Kong Country trilogy was a great sendoff for the SNES, as it offered challenging platforming in each game, while also achieving the pinnacle of 2D gaming, could lay off on the overabundance of collecting stuff though.

As someone who grew up playing and loving this series of games, I'm glad you had such a good time with them. All I will say for the next game in the DK series is "Take your time with collecting all the things.".

It's hilarious that you never noticed Dixie's hair resembling a banana, because I thought it WAS a giant banana for many of my childhood years.

I’m so very happy Johnny is doing this marathon because Donkey Kong is my favorite fictional character! 😁

4:30 slight correction/extra info Rare also wanted to study Gorilla's to see how they move so they could use that for reference while animating DK's running, but realize a proper Gorilla run wouldn't exactly work for their game, so they instead decided to use horses as a reference, hence why Donkey Kong's limbs go way farther out than they should while he runs.

This franchise is so dang good, I love all three games, 3 especially as that was my very first DKC game. Everything about this trilogy is perfect to me.

With 1000 comments, I’m sure someone’s already mentioned this, but in DKC2 there’s a secret you can do in the very first level that gives you every Kremkoin. I don’t think it counts towards your save file percentage, but it guarantees that you can play through the secret world. It’s great for repeat playthroughs.

12:50 Squawks isn’t shooting eggs, he’s shooting nuts, much like the big Necky boss fights from the first game.

DKC3 is one of my favorite platformers ever so it’s really nice to see more people warming up to it over the years

I managed to play like the DKC series during after I've played Melee since it was when I started to experience the DK chars. Felt very happy after playing them

4:35 had me snorting while pinching the bridge of my nose, thank you John

Fun Fact: In Donkey Kong Country 1, you actually can kill enemies in the underwater levels. Though, you have to really go out of your way to do so. If you explode a DK barrel at the same time a killable enemy is aligned with it, you will kill that enemy in the process. Incredibly niche useless, but I just thought it was funny to share.

These are games that conjure vivid memories. I remember where I was when I first played them, who I was with, how I felt about things at the time. I don't just think about the fun I had with these games, but of times when surrounded by people I loved, and of those no longer here. That's why we say games are art because they can summon such an emotional response. Love these games, all of them. Good vid

I never really understood the name changes between the three, but there is something unique about K. Rool's personas that kind of comes full circle as of the third game. In the first, he starts out as King K. Rool, on the PIRATE ship Gangplank Galleon. ...but he's CAPTAIN K. Rool in the second, commanding from the Flying Kroc, which looks more appropriately suited to the likes of a mad scientist. But the third game, Baron K. Roolenstien is holed up in a castle...probably more fit for a King. Pretty interesting if you think about it, in my opinion.

My favorite RU-vidr reviewing my favorite game of all time. I've beaten DKC more times than I can count. DKC was the first game I can ever remember playing at 5 years old. DKC 2 and 3 took me 23 years to beat but I quite enjoy them all the same, but DKC 1 will always remain as my favorite video game of all time.

Mining Melacholy and Hot Top Bop are cheek clappers.

DKC2 is one of my favorite games of all time. But I also really like DKC3, I honestly think it is a bit underrated, a lot of people talk of it as sort of a black sheep in the series. But the beauty of this trilogy is that it is so consistent and so good that there is a lot of division with which what game is on top and what is on the bottom. I would personally put DKC on the bottom or just about DKC returns if we count all country games. As a side note, I do recommend giving the Donkey Kong Land series a try, they are of course watered down DKC games, but they all have mostly original level designs, even if a lot of repeated themes. And I think they are among the best platformers on the gameboy.

I feel the exact same way about DKC3. I didn't sit down and seriously play it till a few tears ago and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. That was right after a full play through of DKC2 which was a lot more frustrating than I remembered.

DKC1: Jungle theme DKC2: Pirate theme DKC3: Mechanical theme

I miss when DKC characters appeared more frequently in Mario spin-offs. Now we’re lucky to even have Diddy appear.

Donkey Kong has the BEST video game music of all time, bar none!

I remember growing up playing DKC when I was 6 and it was a lifetime experience for me playing it for the first time. To this day, it is still my favorite game. Donkey Kong was my favorite character to play as beside Diddy Kong. The levels and atmosphere of DK world were astounding. This game was Super Mario Bros of the 90s. Thanks for reviving my childhood memory of this game, Johnny.

Earthworm Jim and DKC having beef is the funniest shit I’ve heard in a while

SomeCallMeJohnny is one of the creators that I would watch the whole video including the sponsor at the beginning as they are brilliant and funny.

DKC3 will always be my favorite of the trilogy, the SNES OST is fantastic and I like how just a bit more free-form the game is.

35:50 That cold dead stare of silence is all you need to know about what he's gotta do next.

3 is the best of the series imo, it feels right, sounds right, and has the best levels. 1 and 2 are great in their own ways but 3 always felt like a grand finale.

That Squaks child support joke made me spew my coffee and laugh on the floor for a solid minute

Very glad that you decided to cover all three Donkey Kong Country games, Johnny. I really do believe all three of these games are some of the most solid platformers out there, each with their own charms despite building on the same formula as each other. This can be seen in thematic alone; Donkey Kong Country focuses more on the beauty of nature with a big emphasis on very natural looking environments, Donkey Kong Country 2 cuts loose a little and gets more cartoony but it does still have a pretty realism to it, Donkey Kong Country 3 is perhaps the most cartoony and zany of the three but it still feels grounded in reality. It balances a Herculean task of making the games look realistic and pretty, but not letting that get in the way of the fact that this is about some monkeys and gorillas grabbing bananas on their way to beat up an alligator that plays dress-up every game. I adore every facet of all three of these games...uh, aside from some frustrating levels like some of the Lost World levels in DKC2, the Krematoa levels in DKC3, and Lightning Lookout.

34:01 That caught me off guard.😂

That final stare says it all...we're getting the big one

Getting 3 on Christmas morning is always a good memory for me as a young kid. Good to see the love.

These games were what my sister and I used to play when my mentally Ill mom sort of abandoned us for days at a time. Bittersweet memories. And the soundtrack is the best by far.

I was at a video game music concert in Toronto a while back where a big band played a swing version of Jungle Hijinks. It was incredible. The water stage music, Aquatic Ambience, from DKC1 will forever be my favorite track though. It just takes me back to the weekends I played through the games with my best friend (who is sadly no longer among us) when we were little. I love these games so much. The only other game that comes close to tugging at my heart strings with its music like that is Secret of Mana.

This was such a nostalgic trip, cheers for making this video, LOVED it.

The DKC series is what got me into video games in the first place since they came out on the Super Nintendo. I was so excited to see this video. My favourite track is the one that plays is the haunted forest stage from DKC2. Listen to it a lot especially during the Halloween period.

My favorite music track from these games is Fear Factory from DKC1. It's dark, foreboding and really tense, but it has that beautiful, serene moment near the end where you can just take a little breather. It's nice. Also, thanks for the heads up on that music restoration channel. There's some good stuff in there.

"Nothing can hurt me anymore." That fucking got me lol

Haha, love hearing about Johnny's Ecco the Dolphin trauma popping up in other games

Firiun's art style for your avatar looks really nice, I especially love the shading on it, and the new thumbnail art looks great too. It's really nice to see your content improving, in this case with some help from someone. All that said these news have been really exciting, Firiun's so generous to help you out.

I adore Donkey Kong Country 2, I remember having a fun time with it on New 3DS. Heck, I completed it 102% on both the New 3DS and Switch. Also I knew he was tempting fate at the end

Isn't the lore that DK in DK Country IS the older DK Jr. while Cranky Kong is the OG Donkey kong?

DKC for atmosphere DKC 2 for Presentation DKC 3 for Musical variety

I can't wait for his review of Donkey Kong 64 It's one of my all-time childhood favorites!

Donkey Kong is incredibly special to me, it was one of the first games I remember playing with my dad and having a fucking blast with…two being my favourite of the three ❤ Thank you for the review Jonny, been a fan of your videos for ages - keep up the good work my friend 👊😎

I love all three games, though DKC2 is my absolute favorite. That being said, they're all masterpieces. It took a little bit for DKC3 to grow on me, but it's a great time. Fun fact - the highest completion for DKC3 is 105%. You have to enter TUFST in the cheat menu to unlock the highest difficulty. You play with no checkpoints and little to no DK Barrels. Dare you get 105%, Johnny?

I really love how you’ve evolved as a reviewer over the past 10+ years, how you’ve come to still love the games you have a nostalgic attachment for, but still have the ability to point out their flaws while being able to appreciate the other games you may not as be as well-versed in. Good stuff as always!

Great video Johnny. Donkey Kong is one of my most cherished franchises and I’m glad you were able to experience the fun and adventures

I see what you did there at the end. You're totally foreshadowing... Donkey Kong Land 1, 2, and 3 on the Super Game Boy. Also the Game Boy Color, in the case of DKL3 in Japan. Those games are (mostly) original adventures, and definitely worth a quick video. It's also worth mentioning that the Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong _Country_ 3 had its soundtrack completely replaced, for some reason.

Man for the longest time I felt like I was the only one who actually preferred DKC 3 over 2.

The part with DK and diddy missing in each subsequent games makes me realize K. Rool was a genius. A villain that actually tried to remove the main hero that stopped him previously only for their friends to stop them. That'd be like if Eggman captured sonic and tails only to have Amy stop his entire army

Hell yeah, been waiting for this review forever! The first time I played DKC1 was on the GBC and thought it was fine, but then I played the SNES version and that was the one for me! I even got a physical copy of DKC2 a few years ago! The point is, Donkey Kong Country is one of my favourite childhood games, and I can't get enough of it!

This was a fantastic video, I never play the trilogy when it came out but It was a blast when I play them on switch, and after this video, I want to play them again, thanks Johhny

"I'm just glad I can stop worrying about collecting shit." "So we're finally here performing for you..."

22:19 I can't wait to check out his channel. I do love Aquatic Ambiance.

18:35 wait, DKC 1 was supposed to be harder? This game still kicks my ass!

THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME Also need to know where that sound clip at 7:46 is from

Johnny: "I'm just glad I can rest from collecting shit..." DK64: "WHO HAS SPOKEN THE FORBIDDEN WORDS?!"

In DKC2, there's a neat little trick you can do in the very first level that will net you 75 Kremcoins (if you don't care about finding all of the Bonus Stages nor 102% completion).

These games are truly amazing, especially DKC 2. These will forever be some of my favourite platformers of all time.

I prefer DKC1's soundtrack, but Jib Jig from DKC2 is a fantastic song. One of my favorites.

I'll never forget the day when I found out 'Diddy' is slang for little in the local dialect. It certainly took me by surprise, but mostly because it's in MY local dialect :p

34:01 cracked me right up. This was another excellent look into a series that made its mark on the SNES.

Never thought I would see the day Johnny talks about donkey Kong country