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My headcanon is that arcade DK is modern DK. Cranky is his father or grandfather and DK Jr. is his son (who just hasn't had any adventures in a while).
This is a tangent, but speaking of DKR, I'd love a Hot Top Volcano or Spaceport Alpha stage in Smash.
A beat-em-up is such a good idea. We need more modern quality beat-em-ups and DK is a great match. So great, in fact, that I'd be scared it would do too well and they'd stop making traditional Country games.
To be fair, Hyrule Warrior already eixsts, and it should had been the perfect proof that many Zelda characters are capable fighters, that's why Nintendo's decision to not bring them to Smash bros is clear enough. Same for ARMS and Kirby dream friends.
Cute! She nailed Kiddy's floppy pajamas. Can we also share this?
It's also a shame we don't have them in Smash (Eclipse of the Sun, Silent Guardians, Skyloft, Twilight Field and Wind Waker's medley and more are all BOPS), but that and the lack Hyrule Warriors' spirits and anything makes me think Koei Tecmo shares the rights of the game's content and Nintendo didn't bother to negotiate its use.
That atmosphere there with them standing on the rock looking into the sunset and the ocean looks so much like the Smash grounds all the characters stand on when they're all together. I know this was before Smash existed, but I hope Dixie appears in Smash like this one day with the rest of the roster.
From the tweet, it also baffles me. Dixie Kong could have been an easy echo fighter for Diddy Kong but like... why she's just a spirit? Dixie Kong deserves better, honestly.
Ehh..... I actually prefer the situation we are in now than that, thank you.
No problem XD
Dark Samus is very unique in her games and is important to the whole Prime trilogy, but she got in as a Echo instead while Dixie Kong didn't get nothing. Why is that? Well, Sakurai probably sees that Dixie Kong is too unique and would prefer to make her into a semi-clone like Isabelle or a unique fighter if he decides to ever add her to the roster. Plus he probably knows how important Dixie Kong is being the co-protagonist of DKC2 and the main protagonist of DKC3 her own game. Basically, I think he knows she is beyond Echo material and is worthy to be her own unique fighter.
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You never replied to the challenge you published on Discord (Beat the entire DK Isle on Hard Mode with solo DK) so I'm just going to post this right here:
I think these two had the right idea.
I think the main problem with Candy is really her face, she just looks like Homer Simpson lol
Look at this fanart
It's not nearly as much of an eyesore because it tones down the ape-like features of her face.
THATS AMAZING!!! You actually did it and EVEN BEAT FREDRIK! HUGE props to you Dukemon! Great f***ing job! THIS is going to the thread's title!Oof, DKC3 is a beefy game. I needed a break before finishing everything and get the true ending, it has so many things to collect that is almost like a collectathon in 2D, you better have your notepad ready for those last Banana Bird puzzles LMAO.
A neat detail I never noticed before is how the levels on Krematoa all get the red filter that appears in the overworld after you lift Knautilus from the water, I wonder how many people actually knew that (Because who would ever want to replay those levels after beating them?).
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Listening to this bopper and being reminded of how Dixie was the star of her own game at one point just remind me...
I don't get it either. Despite DKC3 being consider among many to be the weakest game in the trilogy, it sold enough units to make it into the top 10 best selling SNES games along with it's predecessors. I can't think of any video game trilogy besides DKC that has all 3 of it's games in the top 10 best selling for a console. Nintendo specifically NoJ I honestly think turns a blind eye with DKC as a whole and kind of pretends sometimes classic/arcade DK is the only DK games that exist.
It's not surprising honestly. DK and Diddy also don't get nearly enough credit.
Thank you!! I'm never doing 6-K with in hard mode with solo DK ever again.... I think I found the absolutely hardest DK level in history xD. Fredrik is actually very easy if you know how to land on his back consistenly.
Sonic is up there in the Genesis / Megadrive top, but DKC managed that in the end of the console's lifetime (Even beyond that with DKC3 coming out after N64 and Super Mario 64). Which is even more impressive. I think Nintendo keeps treating DK like that nowadays because they basically killed the series with inactivity and dumb spin offs in the 2000s and now think no one cares about it (Ding dong 6.5 million for Returns, 4 million for Tropical Freeze and
's ballot movement, they are wrong)."As one of the most prominent and popular characters in one of Nintendo's biggest juggernaut series (the Donkey Kong series dwarfs many of Nintendo's other big properties such as Kirby, Yoshi and Fire Emblem when it comes to sales — look it up) it's really a headscratcher how Dixie Kong has continued to be overlook for Smash Bros. inclusion. "
I wish you were right man, but I don't think Ultimate will be Dixie's time. I don't think Nintendo and Sakurai see her as a priority right now."As one of the most prominent and popular characters in one of Nintendo's biggest juggernaut series (the Donkey Kong series dwarfs many of Nintendo's other big properties such as Kirby, Yoshi and Fire Emblem when it comes to sales — look it up) it's really a headscratcher how Dixie Kong has continued to be overlook for Smash Bros. inclusion. "
"You can't make the argument that she lacks the potential for a fun moveset either since she engages foes mainly using her prized ponytail and there's no other fighter in all of Smash who battles using their own hair. "
"Since Nintendo has been increasingly paying their dues to the Donkey Kong series, a historically quite neglected franchise in Super Smash Bros., it seems like Dixie might have a very real shot to be added this time around. I know that not just me, but numerous fans all across the world are waiting with bated breath. "
Comments are even better. This one is my spirit animal."As one of the most prominent and popular characters in one of Nintendo's biggest juggernaut series (the Donkey Kong series dwarfs many of Nintendo's other big properties such as Kirby, Yoshi and Fire Emblem when it comes to sales — look it up) it's really a headscratcher how Dixie Kong has continued to be overlook for Smash Bros. inclusion. "
"You can't make the argument that she lacks the potential for a fun moveset either since she engages foes mainly using her prized ponytail and there's no other fighter in all of Smash who battles using their own hair. "
"Since Nintendo has been increasingly paying their dues to the Donkey Kong series, a historically quite neglected franchise in Super Smash Bros., it seems like Dixie might have a very real shot to be added this time around. I know that not just me, but numerous fans all across the world are waiting with bated breath. "
) Dixie final smash could be the Banana Bird Queen. Put some respect on Dixie Kongs name insert Birdman meme "
Bro I got a wiimote off Amazon and tried 6-K again last Friday.... Literally lost all 99 of my balloons and then some. Furthest I got to was that final slide, and that level's a nightmare. Every platform is basically an obstacle because of the ice physics; we basically gotta run through a gauntlet with Luigi's traction and DKC weightiness on a stage that's constantly shifting and swaying. Without any powerups. God damn you made it look so easy, but I don't blame you for never wanting to solo it with DK again. Cranky makes it look like a joke, but this stage is DK's kryptonite.
If they didn't know what to do with the franchise, Returns and Tropical Freeze would've never happened. Neither would DK and Diddy crossover so frequently with Mario through cameo games.
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They definitely didn't know what they were doing with it during the GCN era where Rare was gone, hence all the oddball peg climbing/bongo games.
I wonder why PAON never gave a shot to a normal 2D platfomer and just conformed with spin offs, GBA and DS were perfect to that. They sure had the right ideas and knew people wanted a normal DK platformer. Maybe I should try Jungle Climber, I didn't like King of Swing, but I heard the sequel improved a lot.
It's funny how Hard Mode 6-K still took me less tries than the 30 minutes-long monstrosity the ex-DKC devs made as the final level of their new game xD (Someday I will beat that thing without bees).
Good to know. Before last Friday, I haven't played Tropical Freeze in a year and a half so I forgot some things about it, but now I just beat Fredrik again and I'm jumping back into Slippy Spikes. I'll have proof up soon.
Why did they make retro Mario's hat and overalls orange instead of red?! I'd rock that outfit all the time in Mario Odyssey if it weren't for that!
I'd rather have Dixie than not have Dixie, personally. If Chrom and Ken can be echoes, I've no doubt Dixie could be an echo and still retain her classic moves and personality.
Yeah.... with Smash Ultimate being the best selling fighting game of all time. There's really no guarantee we'll ever get an install base this large again, especially since they most likely won't be able to bring back all the characters. I'll take Chrom-ified or Ken-ified echo Dixie over no Dixie anyday, just so she can get the exposure she deserves to 15 million people, over waiting for a future game that is uncertain to even have her in anyways or reach the same success. If there is no new DKC game to promote in the near future, than that is her best shot.
If he knew how important she was, he would have added her already, especially given the finality nature of Ultimate and how it feels like the magnum opus of the series. The fact that it's taken this long suggests he doesn't view her as very important, heartbreaking as it is.