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Title: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Jun 14 2010, 10:16 AM
http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1096857p1.html

Apparently, Retro Studios, the company behind the Metroid Prime series, is working on a long-awaited Donkey Kong platformer for the Wii. All I have to say, is that it's about freaking TIME. Other than Jungle Beat, we have NOT gotten a true Donkey Kong console platformer since Donkey Kong 64, which was nearly eleven years ago. I am BEYOND excited for this, I really am. Websites have been claiming, for the past five years at best, that a Donkey Kong platformer was going to show up at E3, and so far, it hasn't happened. However, I'm pretty sure that it's finally going to happen tomorrow, though.

Before anyone says that the above link is just a rumor, check out this (http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=126903) link.
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Jun 15 2010, 12:59 PM
...What? Could it be that I'm the only Donkey Kong fan on this forum? If so, then that might change after watching this trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAseFU9a2c8
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Yerix on Jun 15 2010, 07:32 PM
hell, i've beaten the SNES trilogy, i'm considering getting this
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Aug 17 2010, 12:48 PM
A release date has been confirmed:

http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=25032 (http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=25032)

It's scheduled for a November 21st release date, which is just six days before my birthday. How convenient.
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Sergei on Aug 17 2010, 04:21 PM
Kinda makes me want to go back and replay Donkey Kong Country (the first one)...
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Yerix on Aug 17 2010, 06:42 PM
you know, this may not be as big of a return, at least to the old-school traditionalists who grew up mainly on the SNES trilogy

retro themselves confirmed the absence of kremlings and underwater levels, and there's nothing on the DK crew and animal buddies as of yet
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Aug 17 2010, 07:48 PM
retro themselves confirmed the absence of kremlings and underwater levels
Regarding the Kremlings' supposed "absence"... I still think that there's a slight chance that King K. Rool may very well be the true mastermind behind the events of that game. Usually, no other villain is interested in Donkey Kong's banana hoard but him, and I highly doubt that anyone else would steal it if K. Rool wasn't behind it in some way, shape, or form. Sure, Retro Studios might have claimed that he wasn't in the game, but even "official" statements from the PR could turn out to be false.

For example, before Star Fox Adventures was released, a Nintendo and/or Rare employee claimed Falco was going to be absent from the game, but he ended up making an appearance later on in the game (and a rather important one, too). Also, last year, Cammie Dunaway or some other Nintendo representative claimed that there was going to be a "new final boss" in the New Play Control! version of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, and that turned out to be false. Lastly, the official Nintendo U.K. magazine claimed that Sonic the Hedgehog was a playble character in Super Mario Galaxy 2, along with a hidden "Green Hill Galaxy" stage (http://forums.kitsuneparadise.com/gaming-discussion/super-mario-galaxy-2/msg57618/#msg57618), and that turned out to be false, as well.

and there's nothing on the DK crew and animal buddies as of yet
Yeah, you're right about no Animal Buddies being shown in the trailer, but Retro Studios assured the fans that there's still a lot they have in store for the fanbase, and I'm pretty sure that's going to be one of them, along with the return of the supporting Kong cast.
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Yerix on Aug 18 2010, 07:17 AM
i'll just keep this simple:
retro said nothing on k. rool whatsoever, all retro told us his henchmen aren't returning...
for all we know he corrupted the tiki men into stealing the banana hoard for him or something
Title: Re: A new Donkey Kong platformer on the way?
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Sep 01 2010, 09:07 PM
The North American boxart has been revealed:

(https://kitsuria.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa193%2FSuperSonicYoshi%2F143765e.jpg&hash=308744b5f9060c7b6719359a1d5569580040adc6)
As you can see, this is undeniable proof that Rambi and the rest of the Animal Buddies are going to be present in the game. It's little things like this that make me begin to feel the same excitement from E3 all over again. I can't wait to see what else this game has in store for us.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Yerix on Sep 02 2010, 01:51 AM
to be honest, that dosen't look like rambi to me, more like some random rhino they slapped on the boxart, though it might as well be rambi
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Sep 02 2010, 03:13 PM
Are you sure about that?
(https://kitsuria.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mariowiki.com%2Fimages%2Fb%2Fb9%2FRambi_DK_Barrel_Blast.jpg&hash=fdd96c2c1f4503d8a13389a5e3a96911b36b88f2)
As far as I can tell, that's clearly Rambi. The only thing different about him is the facial expression.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Yerix on Sep 22 2010, 02:58 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y83z8e2isrI
RAMBI'S BACK
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Sep 22 2010, 03:12 PM
Yep, just as I thought. The rhino in that boxart was Rambi, after all. It's about time they've showed some new footage in this game, and that's just what I wanted to see. Somehow, Rambi's gameplay reminds me of the way Hoofer played in Jungle Beat, but I don't mind that too much. It still looks fun. I'm definitely looking forward to playing this when it's released within the new two months.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Oct 24 2010, 10:13 PM
Nintendo Power confirms that Cranky Kong's in the game. (http://www.dkvine.com/?p=1204) It's rumored that the rest of the supporting Kong cast won't be appearing, but I'm having a hard time believing that. In fact, I'm still not entirely convinced that the Kremlings aren't going to show up in some way, shape, or form.

Also, a new trailer (http://www.dkvine.com/?p=1219) is up.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Oct 27 2010, 08:19 PM
According to this (http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27491447) page, there's a rumor going around that:

King K. Rool is the true final boss of the game.

That piece of artwork looks very convincing, but at the same time, it seems to be drawn with a different style than the Donkey Kong, Diddy, and Cranky renders. So, in short, there's a chance that this could very well be fake, since RedLightStudios seemed to be the only person who has the piece of artwork (and happens to be an artist on top of it). I hope I'm wrong, though.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Oct 28 2010, 05:19 PM
Here's another new trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FccfWmAX_Ig). This game is just looking better and better. Oh, and regarding the rumor about K. Rool being in the game... I've recently found out that threads about that subject were getting deleted left and right at GameFAQs, supposedly at the request of a Retro Studios employee. Just keep in mind, though... Other rumor threads were left untouched. Since they keep going out of their way to delete this information, I'd say there's definitely some truth in it.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Yerix on Oct 28 2010, 07:27 PM
it's either:
1. the rumor is false, retro is having it get deleted so when the truth gets out that k. rool is nowhere to be found, not so many DKC traditionalists will degrade to an infantile mentality over the lack of crocodiles, causing game sales to not tank so hard.

2. the rumor is true, retro is trying to keep it secret, which is more or less of a lost cause now that the rumor is out to begin with.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Oct 29 2010, 03:50 PM
I have a strong feeling that's it's the latter. I mean, after all, it's not very hard to believe that some random group of enemies would come out of nowhere and steal Donkey Kong's banana hoard if K. Rool wasn't involved in some way, shape, or form. There's just no way. Also, there's a chance that Retro Studios originally wasn't going to add him, but they did so anyway, once they saw how many people were raging over the fact that K. Rool and the Kremlings weren't present.

Also, another gameplay trailer is up:

http://www.youtube.com/v/z_vjj4-CnTU?fs=1&hl=en_US
This game is just looking better and better. The gameplay just looks AMAZING. In fact, this game will probably give the first three games a run for their money.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Nov 12 2010, 06:00 PM
Here's a few new trailers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSRo2cNnyE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWW6mf0qBrA&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfbtyFCW1Gk&feature=player_embedded
Title: Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Post by: Mystical Ninja on Nov 23 2010, 05:16 PM
Well, my dad rented this game yesterday, and I've been playing it almost nonstop ever since. Gameplay-wise, Donkey Kong Country Returns is great. It was lots of fun, but at the same time, pretty challenging. It started off pretty easy, and got much harder in the later worlds. I didn't bother to use the Super Guide, though, because in my mind, it's "for weaklings" (no offense to anybody who used it; that's just my philosophy). I decided to complete these stages the old fashioned way, dying many times in the process.

Okay, now that I got the positive part out of the way, I'm going to go ahead and talk about the negative, and that is, of course, the lack of Kremlings, other Kong Family members, other Animal Buddies besides Rambi and Squawks, etc. Also, I've been browsing around the Donkey Kong Universe forum, and I just found someone who's completed the game and unlocked the Golden Temple. According to him, K. Rool is nowhere to be found in the game at all, period. So, all the theories I had about him being the true mastermind behind everything have just flown out the window. I am not even the least bit happy about this.

As a matter of fact, I'm going to go ahead and say it. I don't like the Tikis. At all. Not even a little bit. I didn't mind them too much at first. I tried to stay as positive as I possibly could, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how much of a complete slap in the face and/or kick in the nuts they are to the Kremling fanbase. Why Retro Studios decided to replace them with such bland, generic characters like the Tikis is beyond me. Honestly, what were they thinking? Why would they cast the Kremlings aside in a game that's supposed to have been the Donkey Kong Country series' triumphant comeback (after it had already happened once before in Jungle Beat)? The thing is, they KNEW how much people wanted the Kremlings to be there, and they just chose to blatantly disregard them. What's worse, is that one of the Retro Studios employees, in an interview, made some stupid comment along the lines of "Does K. Rool NEED to come back?" I tried not to take it seriously, but the more I thought about it, the more I just wanted to blow a fuse.

It's one thing for K. Rool to be left out of Brawl, but this, in my opinion, was completely inexcusable. Also, you just can't tell me that they couldn't have at least squeezed Candy and Funky in the game somewhere, even if the former were to just run a Challenge Shack, like in Donkey Kong Country (GBC), Jungle Climber, and Barrel Blast. I still can't figure out why they'd do something like this. What, were they trying to appeal to all those DKC-hating fanboys (such as the ones from IGN) who outright bashed the Kremlings and Kong Family members, just because they weren't made by Nintendo? If that's the case, then I guess these people apparently mattered more than the actual fanbase. I swear, it's like 2008 all over again, when Mega Man 9 was released. Donkey Kong Country Returns has shaped up to be almost as big of a disappointment as that game was.