Author Topic: Best Donkey Kong design (Read 18760 times)

Silver Metaknight · « **on:** June 07, 2009, 02:50:44 PM »

What design of Donkey Kong do you prefer? His classic Nintendo style or his modern Rare design?

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2009, 02:54:23 PM »

Both are fine with me. He's Donkey Kong either way.

LuigiBros · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2009, 02:59:50 PM »

I love the Rare design compared to the Nintendo one. I just think modern looks better. I've never liked NES games designs.

nensondubois · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2009, 03:33:48 PM »

He was best in Mario Kart 64.

The Chef · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2009, 04:37:34 PM »

Rare's look. Specifically the way he looks in Brawl.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2009, 06:35:36 PM »

By "Nintendo", I pictured the DKJB DK, which is the DK.

The Chef · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2009, 08:16:05 PM »

NO.

IT IS NOT.

NOT AT ALL.

TOOTHY GRIN = FUGLY.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2009, 08:29:31 PM »

Oh yeah, I hate that stupid grin he does. So...I guess I like Rare Donkey Kong better.

I like Rare Donkey Kong's games better anyway. Rare Donkey Kong ftw.

Rao · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2009, 09:07:28 PM »

Quote from: ShadowBrain on June 07, 2009, 06:35:36 PM

By "Nintendo", I pictured the DKJB DK

Ditto, so therefor, I voted for Nintendo DK.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:11:57 AM »

Quote from: The Chef on June 07, 2009, 08:16:05 PM

TOOTHY GRIN = FUGLY.

Oh, right... well, besides that. I guess I was thinking more of physical structure and graphical appearance.

penguinwizard · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2009, 11:03:00 AM »

I don't know what the difference is, but I first came to like Donkey Kong in DKC, so I'm going with the Rare design.

Sqrt2 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:39:40 PM »

I'm going with the Rare design, because the toothy grin look is awful.

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:50:05 PM »

Nintendo Pre-Rare

Rare 1

Rare 2

Nintendo Post-Rare

Alternate Nintendo Post-Rare

The Chef · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:14:30 PM »

You forgot the myriad of Post-Rare images that show him with the butt-ugly TOOTHY GRIN.

Captain Jim · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2009, 08:00:23 PM »

Well, gorrilas do have teeth...

Anyway, I don't really like many of the new designs. The eye area bugs me so much. What has fur around their eyes when the rest of their face is bald?

The Chef · « **Reply #15 on:** June 08, 2009, 08:17:05 PM »

DK is an ape, not monkey. And neither apes nor monkeys have teeth that looks like mechanical gag choppers.

Captain Jim · « **Reply #16 on:** June 08, 2009, 08:20:36 PM »

And they don't have fur growing around their eyes when the rest of their face is bare.

Electric · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2009, 09:25:34 PM »

None of the designs bother me much, but if I would chose any as my favorite, It would be the DKC design. DK actually looks like he has hair.

Rao · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2009, 09:27:33 PM »

How is this ugly?

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2009, 08:46:42 AM »

Bigluigifan1.0 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2009, 09:21:19 AM »

I just mistook this for the "You Laugh, You Lose" topic because of that picture.

That said, I did indeed lose.

The Chef · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2009, 01:31:18 PM »

Quote from: Rao on June 08, 2009, 09:27:33 PM

How is this ugly?

Now tell me how it's NOT ugly.

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 09, 2009, 01:41:39 PM »

I think DK is ugly no matter how many subtle re-designs they do.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #23 on:** June 09, 2009, 02:03:45 PM »

I just think the smile makes him look lame. He's ugly either way.

EDIT: Fixed so no one else gets confused.

The Chef · « **Reply #24 on:** June 09, 2009, 02:27:31 PM »

At least he looks somewhat cool and mysterious with that ominous smirk he usually has in Rare's official artwork. Nintendo's artwork makes him look like a moron.

LuigiBros · « **Reply #25 on:** June 09, 2009, 02:29:36 PM »

Quote from: The Chef on June 09, 2009, 01:31:18 PM

Now tell me how it's NOT ugly.

That's ugly. But there's a difference between loose teeth and teeth in a not ugly monkey.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #26 on:** June 09, 2009, 03:07:18 PM »

His Brawl design is just plain awesome. He looks stern and focused, like a big mean gorilla should.

The Chef · « **Reply #27 on:** June 09, 2009, 03:30:20 PM »

But DK really isn't supposed to be mean, though. If anything, he's just a really intense fighter, being the protector of his island and all.

LuigiBros · « **Reply #28 on:** June 09, 2009, 03:31:28 PM »

Quote from: The Chef on June 09, 2009, 03:30:20 PM

But DK really isn't supposed to be mean, though. If anything, he's just a really intense fighter, being the protector of his island and all.

DK isn't mean at all. He's pretty nice actually. He's just strong and looks all muscly.

Captain Jim · « **Reply #29 on:** June 09, 2009, 04:50:17 PM »

Quote from: The Chef on June 09, 2009, 02:27:31 PM

At least he looks somewhat cool and mysterious with that ominous smirk

You lost me at cool and mysterious. DK is never any of those.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #30 on:** June 09, 2009, 04:53:26 PM »

Well, though I do admit I don't care for the dangerously rictus grin, it's tolerable compared to the toothless DK of CE7's last two examples.

Also, I "lost" on that albino ape as well, probably because (somehow) of Bigluigifan's post.

The Chef · « **Reply #31 on:** June 09, 2009, 06:20:03 PM »

I like the toothless look. It's Muppety. Besides, the only characters who have toothy grins in Rare's style are Funky and S****y, not DK.

Quote from: Captain Jim on June 09, 2009, 04:50:17 PM

You lost me at cool and mysterious. DK is never any of those.

Try actually liking DK. Then we'll talk.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #32 on:** June 09, 2009, 08:14:43 PM »

From the man who hates DK's best game.

The Chef · « **Reply #33 on:** June 09, 2009, 08:44:10 PM »

Game does not = Character/brand. I hate the game because it lacks any ties to said brand and portrays the character poorly.

Rao · « **Reply #34 on:** June 09, 2009, 09:05:04 PM »

(Most people don't care as long as it has awesome gameplay.)

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #35 on:** June 09, 2009, 09:08:40 PM »

What character???

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #36 on:** June 09, 2009, 09:14:18 PM »

God knows I'll get attacked for saying this but Donkey Kong 64 is DK's best game.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #37 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:35:17 AM »

God's right. I guess by process of elimination it could be considered to be in the top three or so DK games, but it's mostly just a Banjo-Kazooie-esque collectathon with all the things that go with it (irritating voice samples, frustrating boss battles, and one or two fairly off-putting elements that remind you Nintendo didn't really develop it). That's not to say I didn't enjoy it as a kid, though...

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #38 on:** June 10, 2009, 10:35:39 AM »

Banjo-Kazooie ****ing rocks though. That's why I like Donkey Kong 64 so much.

I mean...am I the only one who appreciates so-called collectathons?

The Chef · « **Reply #39 on:** June 10, 2009, 01:49:03 PM »

Quote from: Rao on June 09, 2009, 09:05:04 PM

(Most people don't care as long as it has awesome gameplay.)

Most people are stupid.

Then again, JB and the bongos weren't that much of a success, so there's a better example.

Silver Metaknight · « **Reply #40 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:43:57 PM »

The success of a game doesn't rely on quality as so much as advertisement or special effects. Look at games like Kingdom Hearts, they did so well because of advertisement, but the gameplay itself is a different story.

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #41 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:46:25 PM »

Silver Metaknight · « **Reply #42 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:53:22 PM »

What I mean by success is how many copies the game sold. I mean, look at great games like Earthbound, they didn't sell so well, but its still an awesome game, better than most games out today. In not saying that great games=bad sales or bad games=great sales, I'm saying that game quality=/=success of the game.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #43 on:** June 10, 2009, 03:36:05 PM »

No, that's not what you're saying, according to your post.

Silver Metaknight · « **Reply #44 on:** June 10, 2009, 03:44:13 PM »

I cleared the last post up.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #45 on:** June 10, 2009, 09:31:09 PM »

Good work.

Jake · « **Reply #46 on:** June 11, 2009, 11:52:42 AM »

Rare's design. It is, in my opinion, the coolest looking one probably because it was modeled on a real gorilla.

I wouldn't mind the toothy grin if it was more realistic and less creepy, like his grin in Brawl.

Plumber X · « **Reply #47 on:** June 20, 2009, 04:27:25 PM »

For me, it'll always be the DKC Donkey, but my version of Diddy is DKC2.

frostbite · « **Reply #48 on:** June 21, 2009, 02:08:13 PM »

This thread makes me miss Rare working for Nintendo. Maybe it'll happen again one day. I mean, Square seems to have mended their fences.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #49 on:** June 21, 2009, 03:36:03 PM »

Well, Microsoft owns Rare, so unless they go under...

Still, I miss Rare working for Nintendo too. Rare made some pretty kickass games back in the day like Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, etc.

EDIT: Doh. Sorry for the mistake.

nensondubois · « **Reply #50 on:** June 21, 2009, 04:21:40 PM »

Quote from: PaperLuigi on June 21, 2009, 03:36:03 PM

Well, Microsoft owns Nintendo, so unless they go under...

Still, I miss Rare working for Nintendo too. Rare made some pretty kickass games back in the day like Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, etc.

Wait... what?!? Not really

I miss Rare working with Nintendo also. Donkey Kong Country, Goldneye007 and Perfect Dark were good and now they just suck as a company. Maybe people should stop buying the new Rare games and tell them even though it probably won't bring them back in Nintendo's hands but it's still a funny idea.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #51 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:40:35 PM »

I bet they're kicking themselves in the face now that Nintendo's totally smoking Microsoft.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #52 on:** June 22, 2009, 10:15:57 AM »

Nintendo sold Rare, guys.

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #53 on:** June 22, 2009, 04:42:36 PM »

Rare seems to be happy where they are. I read an interview a few months back where a Rare guy was saying if they had still been with Nintendo they'd probably be being forced to work on Banjo-Kazooie 6 and not all the neat experiments they've been doing lately.

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #54 on:** June 22, 2009, 06:33:31 PM »

Quote from: PaperLuigi on June 09, 2009, 02:03:45 PM

I just think the smile makes him look stupid. He's ugly either way.

Quote from: The Chef on June 09, 2009, 02:27:31 PM

At least he looks somewhat cool and mysterious with that ominous smirk he usually has in Rare's official artwork. Nintendo's artwork makes him look like a moron.

Quote from: Shigeru Miyamoto

For Donkey Kong I wanted something to do with 'Kong' which kind of gives the idea of apes in Japanese and I came up with Donkey Kong because I heard that 'donkey' meant 'stupid' so I went with Donkey Kong. Unfortunately when I said that name to Nintendo of America nobody liked it and said that it didn't mean 'Stupid Ape' and they all laughed at me! But we went ahead with that name anyway.

Quote from: Shigeru Miyamoto

I heard that 'donkey' meant 'stupid' so I went with Donkey Kong.

Quote from: Shigeru Miyamoto

stupid

.

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #55 on:** June 22, 2009, 06:40:01 PM »

I wonder what life is like in the alternate universe where Miyamoto looked a few entries farther down in the thesaurus and named him Ass Monkey.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #56 on:** June 22, 2009, 06:51:42 PM »

Ugh...

LD, I know Donkey Kong is idiotic/unintelligent. I said "stupid" as in uncool and/or lame.

Plumber X · « **Reply #57 on:** June 22, 2009, 07:57:42 PM »

Quote from: CrossEyed7 on June 22, 2009, 06:40:01 PM

I wonder what life is like in the alternate universe where Miyamoto looked a few entries farther down in the thesaurus and named him Ass Monkey.

Or in Universe #12853 where Shiggy named him Sphincter Chimp?

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #58 on:** June 23, 2009, 11:13:42 AM »

Anus Ape.

Plumber X · « **Reply #59 on:** June 23, 2009, 04:02:02 PM »

Quote from: ShadowBrain on June 23, 2009, 11:13:42 AM

Anus Ape.

And Diddy is Asscrack Monkey

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #60 on:** June 23, 2009, 04:05:36 PM »

And this thread has gone to the ~~dogs~~ monkeys.

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #61 on:** June 23, 2009, 05:15:10 PM »

You know, it really only works with ass, since that's another word for donkey. Instead of coming up with other words for ass, you should either use synonyms of donkey or of stupid (i.e., Burro Kong or Dullard Kong).

Also, the point of my post with all the pictures a couple pages back was that there's two very different Nintendo designs of DK, and the current one is really quite similar to the Rare designs.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #62 on:** June 23, 2009, 10:30:51 PM »

Quote from: CrossEyed7 on June 23, 2009, 05:15:10 PM

You know, it really only works with ass, since that's another word for donkey. Instead of coming up with other words for ass, you should either use synonyms of donkey or of stupid (i.e., Burro Kong or Dullard Kong).

So that'd be a "no" on Colon Simian?

Also, though I know what it means, I literally don't think I've ever heard anyone use the word "dullard".

BP · « **Reply #63 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:43:32 AM »

The only difference I can see is... well, considering that the Kongs have retractable teeth in Brawl, nothing. Except their voices. I liked their voices in Donkey Kong 64 (I didn't play a lot of it but I do remember the voices). I just plain never liked the weird noises Donkey Kong made in Mario Kart (any) and I don't like monkey noises like those Diddy makes in Brawl. So whatever.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #64 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:39:50 PM »

^ DK Stares Into Your Soul

Anyway, I just thought of that scene with the, uh, monkey in Bruce Almighty.

Poll

Whats your favorite Donkey Kong design?

Author Topic: Best Donkey Kong design (Read 18760 times)