Bluster Kong: The Greatest Villain

Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at Bluster Kong. What do you mean this show isn't actually brilliant and underrated?
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Footage/Audio/Images Used:
"Play As Leo Luster In Mario 64 [RELEASE TRAILER]": • Play As Leo Luster In ...
"Donkey Kong Country Returns (Time Attack) 1-4 Sunset Shore in 00:46.65": • Donkey Kong Country Re...
"I'm Leo Luster - SiIvaGunner: King for Another Day": • GITCY: Gaming in the C...
"GITCY: Gaming in the Clinton Years #98: DONKEY KONG COUNTRY": • GITCY: Gaming in the C...
"Bluster Kong": www.deviantart.com/t-3000/art...
Smashtoons art: / 1125243462096281600
Bluster Kong Amiibo: dietdrfunk.tumblr.com/post/11...
"Funky Kong - Aluminum Foil Sculpture": www.deviantart.com/thefoilguy...
"Inktober #8: Bluster Kong": www.deviantart.com/danny-jay/...
DK Timeline: secretvideogamesecret.tumblr....

[@Easmodx]

I love how this keeps zig zagging between a genuinely good character analysis and blatant shitposting

[@blusterkong1996]

I remember one time I burped so hard that a chunk of beef came back up from the hamburger I ate that day, and that made me feel really powerful

[@MidoseitoAkage]

You are great.

[@madsceptictrooper6803]

The Legendary villain himself is here!

[@pootisspangle6636]

You caused a monopoly.

[@alextunneyware]

Indeed, a force to be reckoned with

[@vintheguy]

Communism

[@cannonballking7]

Bluster's so much of an evil villain that he could only be bested by a force of opposite proportions. Why eles do you think we never saw Leo Luster and Bluster in the same room together?

[@maverickhunterstupidiocy7779]

Come to think of it, at first glance the two do seem rather similar, don't you think? It's almost like... Nah, that'd be nonesense.

[@AAZ-yu5ss]

Leo luster could effortlessly obliterate that silver haired boy and his glorified illusion’s, hell he could even beat Goku and fight Kirby on equal grounds! And he only has to use his voice and presence to do so!!

[@reesewhittington6778]

@@AAZ-yu5ss wait can sephiroth inflict silence? cause if he can, he can neuter Leonardo the Lustrous. now, before you bring out the stakes, hear me out. he needs his voice to command, right? if cant speak, how can he enact his will on earth?

[@AAZ-yu5ss]

@@reesewhittington6778 Jenova is related to Sephiroth, and the former can cast silence in it’s third form. But even if Sephiroth could cast silence, Leo Luster more than compensates in his utter swag, hotness, and sheer physical might! He’d snap Sephiroth and his overcompensating sword in half as if it they were mere twig’s!

[@xavierbean5218]

​@Confused Memer `maybe Leo and Bluster are related? come to think of it, they have similar body hair color, siblings maybe?

[@spartankongcountry6799]

"Simply by singing how sneaky he is." This had me dying.

[@CoralCopperHead]

"Move, move, move, silently 'cross the battlefieeeeeeld~" "Elan, this is the _one specific example_ they give in the Player's Handbook of Bardic Inspiration _not working._" "Oh, right, sorry, I forgot..."

[@Mordecrox]

With catlike tread

[@Lukkak09]

Horror game characters should take notes.

[@emberthefox4951]

I've been officially convinced we need an HD remake or an official Bluster Kong.

[@jrechill1176]

We need DKC6: Bluster goes bananas

[@emberthefox4951]

@@jrechill1176 Definitely

[@kruncher_]

Bluster for Smash Ultimate

[@nadlecy2811]

He died in the coconut incident though

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

@@kruncher_ His final smash will be transforming into Leo Luster for 1 minute, zapping foes, which causes 300% damage, and likely the foe being launched off the stage.

[@BenjuKatchowee]

The god-like power of Leo Luster makes sense in lore if you look at what happens in Bad Hair Day where Donkey Kong's strength is apparently stored in the hair on his head

[@donutholebandit6212]

Yo its canon lore now

[@lucylu3342]

Donkey Kong with an afro is just god.

[@Espartanica]

@@lucylu3342 Donkey Ross

[@wingedbluj1674]

That's where Sephikong comes in

[@Espartanica]

@@wingedbluj1674 Sephy Kong, One Winged Ape

[@freshmadgod]

How is this an april fools joke this is the best DK analysis ever seen

[@eway44]

It wasn't even uploaded on April 1st

[@justanotherspookyskeleton]

@@eway44 the community post.

[@bagelgod946]

@@eway44 it was supposed to but then it became to ambitious.

[@goldcreeper7376]

To me that title still goes to Kong: a documentary (which you should definitely go watch if you haven't already)

[@ben737D]

Bruh, Bluster is so strong that the only weakness is himself

[@donkeykong5399]

And working

[@ironalchemist2213]

Yeah just like Okuyasu from part 4 Jojo xD

[@SquidwardTentacles-jl6me]

chunky kong is stronger

[@octobro915]

@@SquidwardTentacles-jl6mehe’s dead

[@jockdouglass3824]

​@@octobro915 D.K CHUNKYS DEAD HEY!

[@Tropical-Aes]

Bluster Kong is a genius, he invented capitalism, is the base of society, as he manufacturers every barrel, all forms of transportation, and every weapon the society uses, his demise would unironically send them back to before the stone age.

[@theeducatedfool]

This is one of the most fitting shows to binge during the pandemic, a limited cast of characters giving way to isolated madness.

[@awesomesmileyguy]

Especially when you get to the episode where everyone gets sick

[@SuperWiiBros08]

I never knew how amazing Bluster Kong is, I always saw him as a meme character, but now I'm more realized

[@prorocco6449]

Bluster gets a hairdo and literally becomes a will bending god

[@test4O4]

sigma grindset

[@tripplordofinconvenience9953]

E

[@SquidwardTentacles-jl6me]

i love bluster

[@That8Ball]

"BluSter KoNg INventeD CAPitaLisM" I laughed for some reason...

[@crocketlawnchair259]

I think you laughed because it’s hilarious

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

America: *STONKS.*

[@That8Ball]

@@krealyesitisbeta5642 lol

[@janko1]

funny capitalism

[@thundertits]

it's way funnier out of context

[@joshuasamplemusic]

According to the Nintendo Power guide for Donkey Kong 64, Candy Kong's two greatest loves are music and money. Who else has an unrivaled mastery in both of these other than... 𝓑 𝓛 𝓤 𝓢 𝓣 𝓔 𝓡 𝓚 𝓞 𝓝 𝓖

[@StevenVillman]

Donkey Kong is great at making music/singing as well there (though not nearly as much at making money).

[@wingedbluj1674]

@@StevenVillman so it seems the two were evenly matched... until the power of Leo Luster granted Bluster Kong the musical talent to woo Candy Kong.

[@EGRJ]

"I'm going to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism...Kong Island!" - Tim Kongy, CnC Red Alert 3

[@linksnivey1161]

The poor fool

[@axiocean1081]

Curry Kong

[@zeddyandshellette7668]

And then Along Came *Bluster Kong!*

[@scottmemelord6130]

@@zeddyandshellette7668 HE HURLED HIS STONKS

[@spindash64]

Kommand and Kongquer

[@jayheffronuzun6733]

I like to think this as canon because of how fun it is.

[@honord.1811]

People say this shouldn’t be an April Fools Joke, but they’re forgetting that this wasn’t uploaded on April Fools Day. Edit: Had to fix the word their to make it they’re and fit.

[@spenc4808]

yeah I had to check when it was uploaded because it really seems like an april fools vid to me

[@donkeykong5399]

King K. Rool, Bluster, and Skurvy are the holy trinity of antagonists through this glorious anime

[@CrimsonMoonM]

When I woke up today, I didn't expect to see Bluster Kong perform a literal Super Saiyan-style transformation into the Leo Luster that was inside of himself all along. The fact that that portion of this video was actually taken straight out of the show is kind of amazing.

[@majorghoul9017]

Dammit this actually makes Bluster sound well-done

[@vizzy61]

because he is?

[@erinseden]

Ya

[@aigeneratedwauigi2696]

How is he not?

[@jameslawrenson1208]

It's true though.

[@mondobe]

Hey, you're one day early for May Fools!

[@BoogerFart956]

Exactly.

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

based. incredibly based. this TV show is underrated as hell. designing for is the hero we needed all this time.

[@dykuvids6821]

I have a little cringe thing to say but I kind of like the show It's not as good as the other 80 and 90 video game shows I think sonic x and Kirby right back at ya ks better maybe more but something about donkey Kong country TV show maybe because my autism or the fact donkey Kong was the first game I play on the gba

[@FuryMcpurey]

@@dykuvids6821 Personally as a Sonic fan I don't even look back on Sonic X fondly. Mainly due to the fact that they either rushed through or skipped over some very impactful arcs, such as Adventure and Battle.

[@chriscanul4075]

I came into this video expecting a meme or satirical analysis of an antagonist in a poorly aged 90's sitcom painted with motion captured Nintendo characters, but this has completely and totally, without exaggeration, changed my worldview.

[@Deadflower20xx]

Tbh that's generous saying they're mocapped. The way they're animated I swear they're done completely without reference.

[@Connor_Kirkpatrick]

I lost it at “Bluster Kong invented capitalism” and never got it back

[@garbanzomeatball]

Haven’t watched this yet but I sincerely hope its unironic. Bluster is genuinely a really well written foil for DK

[@garbanzomeatball]

I was not disappointed

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

How is it that the video starts off as pretending, but becomes more and more genuine as it goes on? Oddity aside, the DKC show has a special place in my heart. It's actually a Canadian cartoon and I was able to watch it through On Demand; falling in love. While it's certainly aged and isn't that good, there's some real effort in it and the show can still be rather enjoyable. There's multiple moments of surprisingly good writing and characters such as DK, King K. Rool and Bluster himself are always entertaining. The voices in the cartoon have become the main voice many people hear in their heads when they think of the characters from the games. I can't help but think of the cartoon when someone mentions DKC. It's flawed, but it's certainly not trash. There's legitimently good things in this show and Bluster is one of them. He's always been. *Cementing how to design for the greatest villian*

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

These comments have revolted me to my utter KORE. How could the commenters of this great channel defile the sanctity of Bluster Kong's name by likening him to a cheap April 1st gag? Absolutely disgraceful.

[@overwatch3078]

Leo luster for smash

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

The only way this is an April Fool's video is if the joke is that this is no joke, and D4's being deadly serious.

[@HannahBanina]

*"Swanky Kong!"* _Why_ did that make me lose my shit?? 🤣

[@StevenVillman]

That's because Bluster Kong is *_loosely_* based on Swanky Kong.

[@Coid]

@@eyebrows3966 aren't they all?

[@Lemuel928]

But Swanky’s the cool chill guy,man.

[@AgentXRifle]

Did I just watch a 20 minute video about a side character from a show I keep thinking is a bad dream or an acid trip and start remembering the yellow VHS tape and watching it late night on Canadian TV waiting for my dad to come home after working overtime and being sad when he went straight to bed instead of seeing me? Yes, I did! You’re videos are hilarious!

[@basicallyirrelevant6920]

The Perfect Bully The Perfect Villain The Perfect Specimen and best of all THE PERFECT CAPITALIST WITH ACTUAL CHARACTER

[@FriendlyKobold]

Fun fact, Hearthstone has an achievement named Banana Slamma

[@zenpaca_p]

I will make my mario golf super rush predictions now. Bluster kong will be playable with his stage bluster barrel works, and for Bluster final smash ( or whatever mario star form or ice Luigi rush were called) he turns into leo luster cause man it hurts to be this hip.

[@killerawesomexx]

Bluster Kong is honestly a tier F kong. Leo Luster however... SSS tier.

[@biscuitboi3561]

It’s like going from magicarp to garidos

[@ryanm.8720]

@@biscuitboi3561 Or leveling Cosmog/Cosmoem up to level 53 and letting it evolve.

[@kirbythegameryt9364]

@@ryanm.8720 yeah, at least Magikarp can learn Tackle. Cosmog/Cosmoem don't learn any damaging moves until they evolve.

[@adamjackson2138]

Blister the Benevolent is God tier

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

Bluster is S+ Tier while Leo Luster was disqualified from the list for being too good and that it would be unfair to stack him against mortal men, hence the fact that he was in only one episode, since him being on screen for any bit longer, would destroy the very fabric of the world we live in.

[@MegiDolaDyne]

"Oh hey this video was pretty good, funny but made some solid and interesting points about capitalism in the world of Donkey Kong. Let's check the time left... 10 MORE MINUTES!?"

[@kaplooeygames8515]

My reaction exactly

[@TheVideoMaker1999]

Communism is way worse though, just gonna be honest

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

16:41 Ok, i agree with this tier list but I'd just want to bring up that Funky Kong is much more powerful in the games. He's basically a god tier given that he defeats K. Rool in 64, invented the barrel cannons (according to DKC1 and mario super sluggers), and is a weapons manufacturer who can swing a surfboard hard enough to hit a home run (the force of which would apparently cause a tornado, according to the math someone on tiktok did). Funky Kong in the games is easily the strongest, smartest and nicest character. However, I'm glad to see that you've picked up on Eddie the mean old Yeti's power to control timelines, though. I'm sure a lesser youtuber (like everybody who pans this cinematic masterpiece) would have let that slip by.

[@nainorotodox]

I think the strongest is Chunky Kong

[@TheShinyFeraligatr]

He's also top tier in Mario Kart Wii, rather famously, alongside Rosalina, who is pretty much outright stated to be an actual god.

[@warrior8034]

"What an excuse to cut my hand off" -Bluster Kong

[@Nonjola]

I'm not gonna lie, I actually want to see Bluster be an official part of the DKC series.

[@normanclatcher]

I'm glad he's a Smash Bros costume. Kinda.

[@austinstone8215]

I never thought I'd see someone appreciate this show as much as I do. I'm more of a K.Rool fan any day of the week but hey, opinions are opinions at the end of the day, and the phrase "diabolic sipping tea" coming from the mouth of a Kold-blooded Krocodile like him is truly something to think about. Love your videos as always!

[@TarvouldsQuest]

From Canada: You're Welcome.

[@BansheeNeet]

The part at the end where you compare the show to community theater, this is a comparison I’ve had in my head for so long that I can’t believe I hadn’t seen anyone else think of it until now. Glad to have someone out there who also appreciates this big mess of a show

[@RyomaHoshi22]

All I remember from the Donkey Kong Contry cartoon is "I shower you with coconut cream pie!"

[@LennyWhatever2]

to be honest i'd love to see a bluster kong boss fight in one of the games, and his second phase is him turning into leo luster

[@progamerkikorikov5182]

Leo Luster shouldn't appear in the game, or else the game wound be unbeatable

[@FuryMcpurey]

@@progamerkikorikov5182 The trick of the fight is to hit his hair with a buzz-saw to shave it off

[@progamerkikorikov5182]

​@@FuryMcpureyyou fool. You absolute Buffoon. You think you can shave his hair? The buzzsaw will ricochet, dingus

[@crimsononaut_in_space]

Imagine if bluster was in a DK game and he was the main villain or a boss

[@fitzgeraldsatori-gameplayi5552]

If only

[@motorwayt-s628]

We should’ve gotten bluster instead of the tiki heads in returns

[@crimsononaut_in_space]

@@motorwayt-s628 yeah I can imagine him hiring that chicken with all the machines to make robots And his end goal wouldn't be to enslave the islands animals and take over the world It probably to make a amusement park mixed in with a resort Bluster kong the face of capitalism

[@Oreli]

I'D KNOW THE KING FOR ANOTHER DAY LEO LUSTER REMIX ANYWHERE

[@mudshrooze]

So you convinced me of literally everything you said. By the way I actually enjoyed this show when I was a tiny man. Where does one go to see it?

[@Goombachi]

Season 1: kzbin.info/aero/PLyJA77GdW64ZGrfcO6X89Ve6OEwnoo0TE Season 2: kzbin.info/aero/PLyJA77GdW64bbT3RGtzOjcCxNWiy-U1qd

[@StevenVillman]

@@Goombachi I was going to say here that the proverbial Nintendo ninjas could/might take those KZbin videos down any day there; but, with us in seeing as the U.K.-based KZbin Channel ('Treehouse Direct UK') that's owned by Treehouse T.V. - a specialty-cable T.V. channel in Canada and (apparently) in the U.K. - had uploaded them to KZbin, they should be safe from being taken down from KZbin (aside from the Season 2, Episode 4 _Donkey Kong Country_ animated T.V. series episode KZbin video - that particular one had been marked as "private" for some reason).

[@ironwraith852]

there's a website called wco.tv you might be able to find it there. (You don't have to pay for it either.)

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

Anywhere on KZbin you can find high quality episodes of the show

[@nainorotodox]

"when I was a tiny man" You sounded like the heavy from TF2

[@Mister_Clean]

I loved the part where DK said "banana slamma" and banana slamma'd all over King K Rool

[@overwatch3078]

Thank you for spreading The word of Bluster Kong across the cyber world

[@FoxMan_FF]

Bluster Kong's head on Doug Walker is incredibly cursed and I love it.

[@HolyCross9]

Thank you SO MUCH for making this video! As a big fan of this show since childhood, I find it sad that several people rip this beloved cartoon to pieces instead of trying to find the positives in it like you did with analyzing the character of Bluster Kong.

[@arthurwindbot8339]

Don't let Bluster Kong's magnificence blind you from the fact that Cranky Kong and Candy Kong are the only characters that have eyebrows. Now THAT'S bananas!

[@blankblank6214]

i wish king k rool had his vioce from the show in smash

[@StevenVillman]

*_I know..._* right...?! However, Sakurai doesn't seem to want anthropomorphic animal characters to have human voices and use human speech in video games from the Super Smash Bros. video game franchise; so...

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

"LUNKHEADS!!" "YOU BUMBLING BABOON!"

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@StevenVillman *The Space Animals have joined the chat*

[@joniivee]

I can't believe Bluster ended racism.

[@am.bisonmain9077]

Why..... I LOVE IT AS A SHITPOST

[@zilch0]

Bluster the benevolent brings out an interesting facet of his character that I think many will relate upon. Faced with mortality, we all wonder what we'll leave behind, what legacy we'll have, and though his reasoning can be considered selfish, who doesn't want to be remembered?

[@justanothermook6348]

at this point i cant tell if this is a jokey memey video or a geniune dissection of what makes bluster so good

[@TheAustin1]

Bluster Kong is going to show up sooner or later in the Donkey Kong games complete with a new redesign

[@alextunneyware]

After watching this not long after a Punch Out boxer tier list, and seeing Donkey Kong ranked low because he wasn't portrayed as 'serious enough', I can now see how stupid it is to expect Donkey Kong be anything but goofy and loveable

[@PigBoy99]

"A unique form of children's entertainment" Donkey Kong Country walked so Bluey could run

[@user-zl4rc3xz8e]

This is the first time I've ever seen a video about the DKC cartoon that isn't just focusing on how BAD the show is because of the animation/music/etc. Thank you. ( I genuinely really like DKC and wish there could be more discussion on how it can be enjoyable despite it not being an objectively "good" cartoon. Lol )

[@user-zl4rc3xz8e]

@Dry Boi I agree, I think I mean more like... Not conventionally good since a lot of folks can't seem to get the enjoyment in that or don't want to take the time to.

[@TheWispGuy]

Imagine getting some "literally who" character like King K. Rool in Super Smash Bros. when we could've gotten Donkey Kong's greatest character, Bluster Kong, instead? #BlusterKongForSmash #BlusterWasRobbed Joking aside, this was certainly enjoyable to watch! Wasn't really sure what to expect when I clicked on this video.

[@iansirraven2151]

This show is one of the prime examples of something being so bad it's good, and I love it!

[@travishimebaugh8381]

Since the games let you resurrect dead Kongs from barrels does that technically mean Bluster's selling to the enemy?

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

Yeah basically

[@PDRNorrington]

This show brings me back memories and how my grandmother and I used to watch this show after monkey documentaries.

[@woos057]

So he's the reason Currency exists in the sequels

[@SuperGoomba10]

Man I should re-watch that show sometime. I don't think I've ever seen season 2.

[@woaddragon]

Damn that is surprising deep. Blusher long is all kind of awesome

[@michaelbullen3104]

Well, this video taught me something. Bluster is love. Bluster is life.

[@larrydupp3988]

Leo Luster is Bluster Kong summoning his Persona at his darkest hour

[@rigorgrynn4469]

Oh god, I had that VHS from the commercial as a kid. My grandparents knew I liked the Snes and N64 games and sent it. Damn, forgot that till now.

[@regimania2502]

2:00 Fantastic Gaming in the Clinton Years reference.

[@kingdisasterdracula2017]

Bluster Kong. The Kong with the most... Money? Bananas? He's rich. With some kind of currency. Only thing he doesn't have is swag.

[@samuelbott6104]

Leo Luster is just Bluster Kong with swag.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

In the words of Markiplier himself: "You don't need to look both ways when you got swaaaaaaaaaaaag." Granted he was later hit by a bus, but the sentiment is there.

[@common115]

This video has opened my eyes and mind, and now I see life in a different way.

[@nebbybrush9988]

This is the greatest video essay ever made

[@wobblewokgaming655]

I want Bluster Kong to be the antagonist of the next Donkey Kong Country game.

[@joshslater2426]

I’d be all up for Bluster Kong being an official character in the games. He could make an interesting game dynamic, as he could vary between helping you (e.g. giving you barrels) and harming you (e.g. putting a barrier in your path so he can save the day).

[@joshuagarcia1300]

the fact that this is not an april fools joke

[@snuggie1849]

Your reviews always expand my knowledge! Good review as always.

[@rootbourne4454]

This might be my new favorite video on this website.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Literally the second ever 3D animated TV series has the best character ever made in the entirety of fiction. 10/10.

[@ShadeMeadows]

He needs to be REAL AGAIN. HAILED AS A *GOD.*

[@brandonkeith628]

The thumbnail makes Bluster look more evil and intimidating than he ever actually was, and it reminds me of Andross as he appeared in Star Fox 64. In fact, if you put Cranky’s beard on him, he would look just like Andross.

[@quench9035]

Very appreciative of the Gaming in the Clinton Years acknowledgement. The statement is very apt for those who cannot see the true power of Bluster Kong.

[@ColtonDTV]

I think this was suppose to be satire but...I agree with this 100%, holy hell.

[@Threvlin]

This is the kind of hard hitting video essay I subscribe for.

[@crocketlawnchair259]

As an April Fool’s video, I appreciate you doing what I think is the best approach to the holiday, doing something silly and high effort instead of a mere prank shitpost. As an actual video essay, you managed to get me legitimately invested in fucking Bluster Kong.

[@egg_l0rd13]

this show NEEDS a reboot

[@grats-c6693]

Your videos always manage to bring me to tears somehow and I praise you for it. Keep up the quality video essays, man.

[@spikeynay7381]

7:49 10:51 This is gold

[@chrisbarone515]

*King K rool:* They didn't invite me. But It's not fair. Am I NOT more of a cunning enemy to Donkey Kong? 🥺🥺🥺😢😢😢😢

[@misterhighflyer2973]

That amiibo sent me, I can't even. The whole video, really. I can genuinely say I was on the verge of losing my breath for the greater part of this _masterpiece_ about Bluster Kong.

[@thedrewdog]

They should have incorporated Bluster into the game.

[@StevenVillman]

They *_kind of_* did just that *_*before*_* Bluster was even a thing - Swanky Kong - although the Kong character in the Donkey Kong Country video games was far, *_far, FAR_* less of a jerk than Bluster was in the cartoon show.

[@thedrewdog]

@@StevenVillman Swanky came off as more of a gameshow host/used car salesman type to me. Bluster was just an oily creepy, and it would have been interesting to see him working with the Kremlings.

[@whichcache2517]

From the way you explained it, Bluster Kong sounds a lot like the Donkey Kong equivalent to Sherr Khan from Talespin.

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

Lol I legit never saw those animation storyboards they look nice

[@Raguler]

Wait. So Bluster is responsible for the manufacturing of the barrels, like the barrels used in EVERY Donkey Kong game to date. That makes bluster not only the most important Donkey Kong Character, but the most important video game character of all time. Without barrels, Jumpman would have nothing to jump over. He'd just be Man, and nobody wants to play as MAN! Without Bluster, Jumpman (or Man now) would never gain the confidence to legal change his name to Super Mario Bros. and save video games forever. What would we talk about now, Rocks? Checkers? (boring). Praise Bluster for his gift to us. The world would be a much darker, less danker place without him. Thank you Bluster🥹

[@adriantimber4188]

Best outro I’ve ever heard

[@animatorbean3882]

this show is really underated

[@woodtsunami]

This video reintroduced me to this gem of a show from my childhood. So excited to watch it again! Thanks 😊

[@mewtwoish4673]

Donkey Kong in this show reminds me of Lightning in TD. Sha-bang

[@wingedbluj1674]

Bluster Kong got DK to sell him the frozen coconut business for 2 bananas... when each coconut cost 1 banana.

[@leaffinite3828]

I looked at the red bar and thought "oh im like 6 or 7 minutes in, this must be longer than i thought." Turns out i was only 2 min in, its just like that

[@ness682]

Man I really had a good time watching this video! Mad props to you!