Big part of my childhood here. Brings back so many good memories, especially with my mom. Hearing the music and level sounds just takes me back to a better time in life. Life was carefree and fun. I'll never forget those days.
Rare was indeed an incredible second party software developer for Nintendo. Chris and Tim Stamper were geniuses when they came up with the technology to create this game :D amazingly talented human beings. edit: replaced 'third party' for 'second party' because I was mistaken
long time ago I read in an article that in early 1994 Nintendo got some financial troubles, when this game was released it was an entire success and allowed them to continue developing the N64.
@@justinhughes3518 What?!?!?!? Now u r exaggerate Wii have good graphics and NO ONE game sucks in graphics like this maybe like a GameCube but saying the Wii has the same graphics as the SNES is something stupid
A los 8 años jugaba este juego con mi hermano .. hoy tengo 32 y él murió .. pero su recuerdo sigue intacto, sobre todo con esta obra maestra, musical, gráficamente y sus personajes. Sin duda lo mejor donkey Kong❤️
Jugaba con mi hermano también este juego cuando eramos niños ahora tenemos la misma edad, gracias a Dios aún vivos los 2 pero algún día todos nos iremos y conversaremos todos juntos sobre estos juegos y los trucos y la clave de las 50 vidas 😃
@@RaFOHarOV tu y tu hermano deben jugar al Donkey kong country tropical Freeze es el Donkey kong country moderno de la actualidad lo van a disfrutar mucho
Oh, it wasn't my Childhood, but this of my eldest Son, who was born 1985. But I loved this game too, Only, my little Son was really better. :( :) This game, and Zelda, on SNES, wonderful. Greetings from Germany!
We all have that game that brings us back. When I got the SUPER NES Flashback, I found more than one game I realized I never lost my affection for. Just curious Chris. How long did it take you to beat "Donkey Kong Country?" It can get really hard!
Have you guys noticed that water levels in Nintendo games are always good? Like NSMB DS, DKC, Super Mario 64 just to name a few have very calm and cool themes.
I remember getting this game in the sixth grade. That was such a difficult school year for me. I was bullied every day mercilessly, my teacher had a nervous breakdown and left the school before thanksgiving, and she was replaced by an absolute idiot. I would come home from another bad day, and once I finished my homework, put this game on and everything was ok. Such a great game, that was really an escape for me when I needed it.
I relate to you in a lot of ways as this was one of my most played games on SNES and aside from a teacher getting a nervous breakdown and being replaced everything else feels identical. I can't believe I turn 23 in just 9 days, hope you are still doing well to this day!
It was in the right time. We are just ahead of time now so it seems like that looking back. Games have been out for years at this point (2023) over 30 years
but I’m gen z so I didn’t grow up with the snes but back in 2020 I found a interest in retro gaming so I bought a nes classic and also played snes games on Nintendo switch and now I have a collection of retro games
I miss competing with my older brother to have the longer turn. He's been dead 18 years now, and playing this game with him is one of the best memories I have of spending time with him as a kid.
Man, I remember playing this in the late 90's and thinking the graphics were the best in the world. For it being made in '94 they really are great graphics. I miss playing this game so much.
A fantastic game that gave me many wonderful moments and memories. I remember like yesterday that Christmas Eve in 1994 when you opened the Christmas present containing this game. From the first second you stepped into this magical world, you were hooked. Donkey Kong Country and Zelda: A Link to the Past are the two game titles that touched me the most and still does 😊
Best days of gaming, got this when it came out, around Nov/dec 1994! Was way ahead of its time, gave the snes a massive jump, that music in atmosphere in the swimming level! 🔥Was like playing a game on a 32 bit system!
The 90s were the golden age of gaming. Everything great about gaming today was laid out and perfected during the 90s. Though a lot of the stupendous 2D games (like this one) tend to get overshadowed by the incredible 3D games such as Super Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time. But despite the fact that 3D games encompass nearly every game today, 2D games still have their place. It’s like the theme of a game that is centered around guns. No matter how much it may be, there is always room for some kind of blade.
I love Donkey Kong Country. The graphics were mindblowing and the soundtrack was ahead of its time. I think the level design often gets underappreciated. You can tell the designers put a lot of thought into every nook and cranny. I‘m a big fan of the minecart sections of the game. I‘ve decided to make my own Indie Game based on those minecart sections. Let‘s see how it goes.
I remember my ex used to play it cause when I brought the super nes back then this game came with so, she used to play all the time while I was at work and she would tell me how far she had gotten. She did beat the game though.
For a game that came out in 93/94 the soundtrack is very futuristic sounding to me. The bonus level music sounds kind of similar to some music you’d hear on the super Mario bros wii game. The graphics are very impressive too for a game from the early 90s. While I was team sega back then, my cousins had a Nintendo so my sister and I would visit them to play DK or Mario and they’d come to our house for Sonic and Ms Pac-Man lol. Now I’m 31 and team PlayStation all the way
It gives the impression of it being rendered with 3d models in real time, but it's not. It's just sprites that are rendered from 3d models. And I don't even think the model files are stored on the cartridge, just the final sprites. The models were originally rendered by Nintendo or Rare and the sprites written into the game's ROM when it was compiled.
Donkey Kong Country will always have a place in my heart. It was the first game I owned. It came with my SNES that i got for Xmas. 3 months later, for my birthday I got Zelda: Link to the Past. Which I now have multiple walls dedicated to! These 2 games make me love RPG and Platforming Games.
As a Nintendo fanboy back then, I felt this game single-handedly took down Genesis. The fully rendered graphics, the soundtrack, and overall gameplay simply couldn't be achieved on Genesis (that's not to say that Genesis didn't have its own great games). DKC is an all-time classic!
one of the most mystifying feelings ive had recently was having that music play really low on my phone as i was trying to sleep and the window was slightly open so it kinda sounded like the music was coming from outside
Man I remember 1995 being in the 5th grade, inviting over my friend who lived 3 houses over if hes want to play some Donkey Kong. No smartphones, social media just hanging out with childhood friends that lived in your neighborhood. It was a great time to be a kid
As someone who was born in 2004, that sounds like a time to be alive. I sometimes wish it were to be like as how you described now in current days. Simplistic and very fun. Nowadays, it's all about social media. It's a hassle and very unfortunate.
@@satantcor1546 I done away with my social media accounts 2 years ago, I feel a lot better from doing so. Forget spending £10000 on a PS5 Download a snes emulator and play the games we grew up with.
The graphics along with the music was the best part with Donkey kong country. The background view in each level alone is an incredible work of art. The beauty of the deep djungle, the sandy ocean sea floors, the cold shimmering crystal icy caverns. The music is stunning and perfectly balanced. Quiet and moody at times to let the feelings grasp, still paced enough to enhance your adrenaline rushes. The music alone can remind you why this game holds a special place in your heart, Donkey kong is yours and our's unforgettable childhood memories.
I only casually played this game as a kid, it wasn't a huge part of my childhood, but for some reason I keep coming back to it as an adult. It means more to me now than it did then.
Ah, what a classic. A gaming god, too, finding all the hidden areas, and completing all the levels without dying. By the time you broke the maximum counter, I tallied how many more extra lives you obtained: 84.
No remastering, just as it was... In 4:3, same wonderful audio and clay-like graphics. I own a SNES (Super Famicon) so I'm chasing down DKC2 and 3. I can get them for ≈ 35$ USD a piece.
I wish they had saved all the original renders that the game's visuals were made from, would be really cool to play a version of the games that just used all the original renders uncompressed.
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I thought that, as a Moroccan, I was the only one who feels nostalgic for these beautiful periods that I went through in my childhood, but the American people also share the same feeling with us, frankly I want to cry here, I watch this game especially the music, I don’t know why maybe because life no longer has a taste, greetings To you from Morocco.
Hey, I agree, we live in such a strange world, I felt it way too often, that the world lost a bit of taste, but keep the hope, sometimes you need to find a way to bring back the taste to life, like Ann Frank had said: Think of all the beauty around you, and be happy :-)
I'm only 13 and I got to grow up on original mario and donkey Kong on snes and a ps2 my life then was so much better then today and now I realise those moments are now.. gone and I just wanna go back and live life over and over again playing that same dk game everyday and no worries of school or anything just a great dad I love you dad and always will just promise me one thing tho that you'll never stop believing in yourself and and trying everyday I know it may be hard but just please do... Please
@@isabellecaissie7425 thank you very much, after a long suffering with this life which is becoming more and more complicated day by day, I found that I had to sacrifice, When I say sacrifice, it means above all patience for the hurt of the others, to obtain happiness here in this life and most important in the next life, and for that there is only one way to achieve this goal, thank you
@@matrixreloaded3612 thank you very much, after a long suffering with this life which is becoming more and more complicated day by day, I found that I had to sacrifice, When I say sacrifice, it means above all patience for the hurt of the others, to obtain happiness here in this life and most important in the next life, and for that there is only one way to achieve this goal, thank you
I remember playing this game day and night. Sooooo fun. I remember i got stuck with Bee Boss. I couldn't sleep for days, and didn't know how to beat such boss. One day i woke up around 1am, locked my door, and started playing this level with volume down. I did it, i beat that bitch. Then i went to sleep LOL.
The art of this video game is amazing, everything is pixelated art but the lights, the environments seem 3D. In addition to the music that makes a very good combination. I follow it and I will continue playing it, I love it, and now more than because I never got to have 99 lives XD
This is the best Donkey Kong Country longplay on RU-vid. I really wish all longplayers put as much effort in making thorough, high-quality videos like this.
The graphics along with the music was the best part with Donkey kong country. The background view in each level alone is an incredible work of art. The beauty of the deep djungle, the sandy ocean sea floors, the cold shimmering crystal icy caverns. The music is stunning and perfectly balanced. Quiet and moody at times to let the feelings grasp, still paced enough to enhance your adrenaline rushes. The music alone can remind you why this game holds a special place in your heart, Donkey kong is yours and our's unforgettable childhood memories.
This was the game that made the SNES to finally prevail over the Genesis and remain popular well into the PS1/N64 era. Quite possibly one of the greatest SNES games of all-time and easily in my personal top 10. The graphics, gameplay, music, etc. was well-made! I'm glad to say that I own this game on the Original SNES and the SNES Mini (built-in), because it is just that good!
Dude, that game was released in november 1994. Also in november 1994, the SEGA Saturn was released, SEGA's 2nd CD-based console, and after the 32-Bit-addon 32x it was SEGA's first real 32-Bit-console. .... Be honest: SEGA was on the next level already. The N64 didnt see the world before 1996 and couldnt keep up with Saturn and Playstation, it looks terrible ist most cases. When in 1998 SEGA's Dreamcast was released, the N64-games looked absolutely outdated, the Dreamcast had PC-standards at that time. I remember playing the N64 when it was brandnew and I couldnt believe how bad it was, although it was just released. Donkey Kong looked good, yes, but very late. And the SEGA Genesis did wipe the floor with the SNES with its CD-addon already, I just say "Final Fight CD".
Donkey Kong Country fue el primer videojuego con graficos 3D de la historia. fue revolucionario. Este videojuego cambio la historia, marco un antes y un despues en la historia de los videojuegos.
@LITTLE: Actually according to the instruction-manual of this videogame the "Donkey Kong" that fought Mario in the "Donkey Kong" videogame-arcade game was "Cranky Kong" in this game; ie. Donkey Kong senior. The "Donkey Kong" that is the main[/titular] character of this videogame is Donkey Kong junior, his biological son. In the videogame "Donkey Kong Country 2" you get to meet Wrinkly Kong, who is his mom and Donkey Kong senior's (ie. "Cranky Kong" 's) wife.
Brings back so many great memories from my childhood. Imagine beating this game with all of the secrets too without a strategy guide or the internet? That was me in my pre-teens. The music still holds up too.
I know this is a quick run but there were lots of hidden bananas under the “lumps” 😊 I used to play this as a 5-9 year old and still have muscle memory when I play today at 33. Such a beautiful timeless game
It’s so amazing to see how all of our lives have been touched so deeply from this game. At the time I was just playing something because I was a kid but the memories that I have are priceless.
Before my 6th birthday, my dad asked me what present do I want? Being just a kid at the time, I didn't really know what I wanted. So my dad asked 'What about that Donkey Kong game?' . . . . . . . . . Thanks dad!
@@Thespeedrap DKC II is one of the most challenging side scrollers of the era; perhaps THE most challenging. To this day I still get stuck on certain levels - a testament to the game's enduring greatness and lasting legacy.
@@HomeStudioBasics I agree I remember my cousin and I we had a hard time playing the lava segment which is suck that's why I stopped playing it and weht with 3 and back to 1 again.
What happens when you combine a Japanese machine, cutting edge computers, and British talent? You get not one, but an entire trio of masterfully crafted 2D Action-Platformers.
Slipslide Ride is so pretty and well designed in my opinion(yes I like all the designs for maps but the music was pretty relaxing as well with the course)
My friends older brother had a SNES, we played this all the time as kids. For the record I was born 8 years after this game came out, just got lucky to have access to it still
Ah, it's refreshing to be able to watch a playthrough where we can immerse in the full visual and audio experience of the game. Too many channels make the mistake of thinking we want to see their blank expression and chat spam taking up half the screen as they drone a monotonous commentary on.
As a child I remember seeing DKC on display at Costco, then Price Club, a few months after its release. The graphics were like nothing I'd ever seen before at the time. Nowadays nothing graphics-wise impresses me quite like that did.
Brings back memories whenever I play this, used to play on the original Super Nintendo console when I was like maybe 8 or 9, now I'm 19 yrs old, I'm playing this on nintendo switch
I've had a craving to revisit this game, so this playthrough was a fantastic way to indulge my nostalgia :) The DKC games were fantastic and a huge part of my childhood, it was great to watch you play through it
1:44:12 não, mas essa transição da música alegre para mais agitada é um marco, meus senhores. Amo a parte também em que dar a entender que é o fim, mas ele ressuscita kakaka lembro de me estressar nessa parte. Quando consegui zerar fiquei bastante triste, pois o jogo foi tão bom e eu queria mais. Melhor jogo que já joguei
I have a story to tell that's both tragic and a little weird involving my Donkey Kong Country cartridge. I played the hell out of this game when I was a kid on my SNES back in the day and I loved it. one day I was alone, sitting on my parents' bed just looking at the cartridge admiring the label art or whatever. Idr exactly what happened next but somehow it fell down the part of the bed where you put the pillows. I looked all over the bed to find the game but it was gone. Like just vanished into thin air lol. I tried to find it one last time before we moved out of that house but it never popped up again. Still love this game though.
This game was literally the first game I ever played. I was 4 years old and my cousin gave me her Game Boy, and this was the only game on it. I played this game for hours at a time. I have since lost my game boy and it breaks my heart 😪. The nostalgia of the music reminds me of simpler times.
É um baita jogo com certeza, o meu prefirido na jogabilidade é o terceiro, e pelos personagens é o segundo, mas esse foi o que eu mais joguei quando tinha SNES, e agora jogando com o emulador, estou em plena dificuldade em passar o mundo do gelo, o 4º mundo, tu manja demais de DK com certeza pra zerar em tão pouco tempo, muito boa a gameplay.
I absolutely love this game. It's by far one of my favorites, and I just can't get enough of it! I mean, call me nostalgia-blind, but I swear, they just don't make games like this anymore.
As good as donkey kong country returns was it doesn't exactly have the same feel as the originals. Maybe I'm just nostalgia blind but the weight that you got when you bounced of a enemy in this game has not been replicated.
There is a part of me that is enjoying watching how easy this game seems. Then there is the rest of me remembering playing this as a kid and is equal parts impressed & depressed at how easy you make this seem ^_^ You're awesome! Enjoying every playthrough you've posted!
