Can you Beat Donkey Kong 64 WITHOUT JUMPING OFF THE GROUND?

In this video I challenge myself to see if I can beat donkey kong 64 without jumping off the ground. This is not an A button challenge if you are looking for DK64 A button challenge videos RingRush has a second channel that document's all the a presses needed his channel is linked below. I really wanted to play Donkey Kong 64 again but play it in a different way. There are so many cool glitches in the game but they are mostly only useful for any percent runs. I made up this run for a fun challenge for myself to learn a lot of the clips/glitches in DK64 and to find out more about the game. This took me much longer then I expected and I'm glad in the result and how much I learned about the game playing it this way.
0:00 Explanation
1:13 Training Barrels Cranky
2:00 Jungle Japes
6:20 Banana Fairy
7:08 Angry Aztec
11:49 Gloomy Galleon
15:55 Fungi Forest
18:04 Frantic Factory Problem
19:45 Back to Aztec
21:17 Getting To Crystal Caves early
23:13 Frantic Factory
34:59 Jungle Japes 2
37:06 Angry Aztec 3
41:16 Gloomy Galleon 2
44:14 Fungi Forest 2
49:26 Crystal Caves 2
56:10 Creepy Castle
1:04:30 Hideout Helm
1:08:44 K. Rool Fight
Special thanks to Cheeseoman: For his Hideout helm start
• Hideout Helm Early
Special thanks to Ringrush (ABC Challenge)
• DK64 A Button Challeng...
Hideout helm start used
• Hideout Helm: Key, Fai...
This video was captured on actual N64 Nintendo 64 with a gv-usb-2
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#dk64
#challenge

[@omegahaxors3306]

DK: The Savior Lanky: The Bypass Tiny: The Waypoint Chunky: The Almost Diddy: The Deadweight

[@espurrseyes42]

So Diddy's just Nero from DMC5?

[@o-curtis-ulus]

Actually, there is a brief moment in time to where diddy is in the air when he cartwheels

[@TheAqualegend]

I must give respect for going all that way in and still being able to say no it's not, and uploading it.

[@MarioMastar]

The best challenge videos really do focus on the extreme limits of the game with effort to complete as much as possible without breaking the rule, or turning it to a minimum challenge. A lot of times it's more about finding the point or points where the challenge is near impossible that we'd never notice on a casual playthrough.

[@329link]

God I want a remake of this game. If only to see it keep a consistent framerate in creepy castle!

[@JuiceboxCE]

Play it via RetroArch on a Series Xbox, runs like a DREAM at higher resolution and 60fps!

[@ujkloin]

and keep all of the glitches (except helm medals "can never 101% the game file now" glitch since it both saves time and makes you well not able to never get 101%)

[@PapaGeorgio1337]

Finally, he's here for you It's the last member of the DK crew! This Kong's so strong, it isn't funny Can make a Kremling cry out for mummy Can pick up a boulder with relative ease Makes crushing rocks seem such a breeze He may move slow, he can't jump... well... he can't jump whatsoever.

[@Boccaccio1811]

but he's still one hell of a guy!

[@AtMr8MinutesIsReal]

AND THEN THERES CHUNKY he’s dead

[@Dex_Napalm]

He may move slow and fire pineapples, but that doesn't mean you can make fun of a cripple!

[@maxtruty]

did anyone else usually unlock tiny kong before lanky kong? i always would do that mostly because i liked her so much but I see here you unlocked lanky first

[@TheHaremReviewer]

Yep, I'm really confused as to why the game considers Tiny the fourth kong instead of Lanky. In Aztec Tiny is found in the first section of the level and Lanky is found later on in the second so I've always just unlocked Tiny since she was unlockable earlier on.

[@329link]

@@TheHaremReviewer I feel like tiny was intended early on to be obtained in frantic factory, with chunky being obtained in maybe gloomy galleon. The change was likely due to mad jack being fought by tiny, and the devs probably didn't want players to have to fight a boss with a character they only just got. It would explain the awkward pacing in how you get the characters and honestly I feel that those stages suit the characters better. That's just speculation though, so take it with a grain of salt.

[@intelligent1964]

Tiny legit appears before lanky

[@Anthonyvideogame]

I unlocked lanky before tiny but that was only because I didn’t know how to melt the ice where she was trapped. I figured it out though a month later. This was when I was 8 lol

[@VoidofNothing253]

In the enter to frantic factory, he used a “The Backwards Kong Jump”.

[@Sigmamale1289]

😂😂😂

[@VideoGameJNPoop]

Very Cool Pun

[@L0CA_Mari]

The BKJ Actually sounds really cool

[@DoctorMario606]

The BEST game ever, hands down.

[@v-gamer64]

26:59 "DONKEY, DONKEY, DON-KEY-KONG" *splat*

[@robertmorgan5979]

I laughed so hard at Diddy’s scream at 20:56 lol

[@Sonderasf]

You are massively underrated. Keep this up man!

[@oo4667]

never watched before but he just showed up in my recommended, hopefully for others too bcos this is quality stuff

[@TheChristianFangirl]

@@oo4667 That's why I'm here now!

[@obsidianchangeling5968]

So the new question is: How many jumps does it take to collect the remaining collectables?

[@Victor_Dedede]

I’m a simple man, I see lanky Kong I click on the video

[@Benobot99]

At the beginning, you can just go in the water, use C-Up to clip through a wall, and swim out of the area, bypassing the training barrels and Cranky.

[@DoctorMario606]

Those are mandatory, if you don't do them its impossible to grab barrels and vines won't appear.

[@flyguydev2008]

They enable the moves for the kongs. Skipping them wouldn't be ideal in a run like this

[@joedaviseggy69]

29:47 Wouldn't it be illegal to jump as Mario???

[@scatlinksean]

That's what I thought. I mean...it's Jumpman.

[@mr.boombox5021]

This is one of those comments where you think of it, only to find there was someone with the same realization 6 months before you.

[@appliedatoms7066]

@@mr.boombox5021 and then two months later someone like me comes along to realize the same thing.

[@joshjones7605]

Applied Atoms another two months later and here I am

[@joshjones7605]

One could argue that donkey Kong is pushing the jump button on the console since we’re controlling a video game in a video game 🤔

[@averypaledog]

this video has the saddest ending in anything i've seen

[@fabuloussuperstar588]

There's actually a way to kill the Fungi Forest boss without using Chunky, although I can't remember if you absolutely need to jump.

[@liambraithewaite6415]

If you have that kick rule for DK then it should also apply to Diddy since he is airborne for a nanosecond when doing cartwheels

[@goddesscarrie767]

lol, I thought the same thing.

[@agentgrove7243]

Same thing with tiny and Z-B. If he applied those two he could've gotten atleast 10 more bananas

[@scalesofleviathan9697]

Tiny can jump mid-air out of her Z + B move. If you combo this with her mid-air attack or Ponytail Twirl, it seems like you could get a lot more bananas.

[@Chibikage89]

I wouldn't call kick jumping a glitch. You can do the something similar in the Donkey Kong Country games and some things even require it.

[@iKickBullies]

yeah, this guy was breaking the rule with that one heavy because that was a mechanic rare intentionally did like that. It's like a trademark of the DK series

[@alfo2804]

@@iKickBullies It's not breaking the rules. A kick is performed with the B button and causes Donkey Kong to go airborne, meaning that jumping from that state is legal, as the only type of jump that isn't allowed is when the chosen kong is on the ground and the A button is pressed.

[@iKickBullies]

@@alfo2804 I guess you didn't understand that I agreed. I had DKC 1-3 growing up. I know the mechanics and even have used it. What I was saying is that it isn't a glitch

[@iKickBullies]

@@alfo2804 once it's an actual ability in the game and not a glitch, your literally creating rules lol

[@alfo2804]

@@iKickBullies Try again, and _read my comment_ this time.

[@levy9595]

You must have put in SO. MUCH. EFFORT into this challenge! I rarely subscribe to youtube channels, but you've earned it man, I hope your channel grows cause you deserve it!

[@damonrichardson1999]

You taught me a lot about the glitches and techniques I can use in this game. Recently, your Angry Aztec orange clip really helped me out in my glitch run!

[@CrickPhuntastisch]

how much mork for this video. impressive... i cant stop watching

[@Hacks4AllVideos]

That's sick dude!! I enjoyed this long experiment, great work Snooplax!

[@946]

great video! "Don...Don...Donkey Kong!"

[@Crazysteve779]

Yeaahhhhh

[@SexyJay]

You honestly did an amazing job with this video and the challenge, I’ll have to check out your other content :)

[@Lugmillord]

26:10 That's just hilarious.

[@igotno_username1739]

Just guessing- the answer is probably. No.

[@zimtak6418]

It was at least a somewhat more realistic goal of just not being able to jump off the ground, as opposed to not jumping at all.😅 It's still *VERY* impressive seeing just how far he got.😲🤯

[@Xarestrill]

That was interesting, I was really surprised how far you were able to get. Well done.

[@MattDearing]

Nice vid! I always appreciate more DK64 content to watch.

[@tylerm.5024]

Very cool this is so nostalgic of dk64 to me. Thank you for a great video even if it was pretty long.

[@pichu766]

So I know this video is a few years old, but if you complete dogodon quick in angry aztec it gives you the fungi forest key instead of the angry aztec key. With this you can reach creepy castle early and then unlock the kongs from that boss fight

[@ujkloin]

31:34 you can do that with a "moonkick" by jumping, (yes i think a kickjumping should work) right before landing press b and spam it to arial attack and interrupt it with a kick then go to the edge of the wall which has no collision and youre done its more "complicated?" i guess but its a lot easier

[@ashleyblack7419]

a shame in the end honestly but 3/5 of the phases are built around the barrels the only true jumpless phase is for Lanky as all the others require you to get off the ground. As for the doors, I think DK's tripple B combo gets your hitbox into the level loading zone as well so the rock shenennigans in creepy castle's lobby might be a wasted efford

[@Urriguler-mz2sx]

aww this vid was awesome dude its really to bad you cant beet it without jumping but you worked hard keep up the great work and make more vids!!!

[@thehypist2587]

The Banana Jingle syncs up so well with the splat at 27:00!

[@Akay4444444444444444]

You were so close to the end, I totally would've wanted a minimum jump switcheroo there.

[@dogeishappy2128]

Your pretty good at these videos keep it up

[@marnixmaximus3053]

this was insane

[@christopherhancock7225]

So I know I'm 7 months late to the game, but you can reach Castle by defeating Dogadon in Aztec and still get Key 5 to open Caves and Castle. To do this simply start the Dogadon fight in Aztec as DK, after the first five fireballs, place the TNT barrel slightly in front of the spawn point, step in front of the barrel and as Dogadon places his hand down after the finger point animation, he will damage you and himself on the same frame. This confuses the game and it tries to play the cutscene from Fungi, but you're in Aztec so DK grows giant and you receive Key 5. Castle as early as Aztec is possible

[@joshjones7605]

Do you have anywhere I can read about this/watch a video explanation? I’m trying to get to castle fairly early for my current play through, I wanted to unlock as many Kongs in castle as possible

[@leviloomis9402]

You have done a lot of work just to only have this many views you deserve more :) Good job

[@ujkloin]

40:27 rip one purple banana off

[@henryfreeman1256]

You could use oranges to damage boost into some of the lower barrels

[@confaffalator]

In Angry Aztec, you can actually get the Diddy GB on top of the temple by chimpy charging the last gong at an angle so it pushes you to the centre of the field, and you get carried up to the top of the temple when it rises.

[@liambraithewaite6415]

the rule with DK being able to jump is a bit extreme

[@sagacious03]

Compact, yet comprehensive! Or should I say, Kongpact, yet Kongprehensive? Lol, sorry. Anyway, I like this! Shame you couldn't finish the run, but good video, at least!

[@ujkloin]

18:29 DOGADONEQUICK TIME edit: the trick dogadonequick would have made that so much less complex lol since for some reason you can get the key in aztec by doing a weird trick

[@darkseidmcdonald2125]

Great work, very nice to see DK64 content like this!

[@LaurenLost]

why clip when you can I N F L A T E

[@themaskedman8377]

I'm in the thumbnail

[@Crazysteve779]

Nice

[@MacAndCheeseYum]

Finally, He's here for you. It's the last member of DK Crew. This Kongs so strong, it isn't funny. He can make a kremling, Cry out for mummy. He Can Pick Up A Boulder, With Relative Ease. Makes Crushing Rocks, Seem Such A Breeze. He may move slow, he can't jump high... No Point In Using Chunky To Jump. He Can't Jump High! He Not Supposed To Anyway! WHATS THE POINT IN JUMPING AS CHUNKY!!!

[@TwinBlasters]

If you clip out of the ropes during the K. Rool fight, it teleports you to the middle of the ring. I wonder if it'd be high enough to get in Diddy's barrel?

[@fabuloussuperstar588]

It is, if you're still wondering lol

[@fundifferus5423]

Dude you can just dash attack off a ledge as Diddy and jump after you're in mid air.

[@ujkloin]

18:04 the sm64 title song is always used when explaining things

[@FootballMoments]

The Pannenkoek reference was subtle, but I loved it. Only the real ones know 🤙

[@Crazysteve779]

You should do a dk64 vs banjo kazooie. It hasn't been done yet

[@azmodaus1647]

im wondering why didn't you use the quick kill on dogadon 2 to get key 5 in aztec and get to castle that way?

[@jaji666]

Slow-mo zoom ins are hilarious

[@SMWCEnjoirider]

Great watch while work has been slow. Sucks that it doesnt look like theres any way to get Diddy into that last barrel at the end. But even if you found a way to do that, isnt there still a Chunky barrel that you would have to get into after that?

[@VideojugadorIrritado]

31:10 You just jump?

[@Diddz]

the midair jump thing was what he did, but its hard to see since theres so much shit going on in that room on screen

[@joshjones7605]

Diddz' you’re probably right, but even at .5x speed it looks like he normal jumps

[@ujkloin]

18:33 dogadonequick formerly called "dogadonkey" can save it there to get the key as dk

[@mrcrensh3299]

i'm sure he didn't know it at the time, but if he did the quick kill in aztec instead of doing it normal first, it would have skipped many of the trouble shooting he had to do later on since it would have gotten him key 5

[@Toadiferous]

*Over an hour into the video* "So yeah you can't beat Donkey Kong 64 without jumping"

[@nnamdiekwueme4895]

best game right here

[@DIFFbros]

You can use DK to do a bonus barre and then collect with the appropriate kong

[@SplashtheOtter]

You could enter hideout helm to switch and exit to bananaport to get DK’s blueprint

[@keksidy]

You need to work on your thumbnails, this one has a severe lack of style and grace

[@officialromanhours]

But it does have a funny face

[@muvdafukupouttahere]

@@officialromanhours Can it handstand?

[@officialromanhours]

@@muvdafukupouttahere when it needs to

[@Borgar-qf5dj]

snas overtal can it stretch its arms out?

[@officialromanhours]

@@Borgar-qf5dj just for you

[@ZipplyZane]

You can at least get to the top of that Angry Aztec tower as Diddy. You Chimpy Charge facing away from the last gong and run really fast to get on top of the tower before it rises. Also, if you can change Kongs, does the boulder go back on the hole in Jungle Japes? If not, can you Simian Slam as Donkey, exit level, and come back as Chunky for his underground section?

[@sanstheskeleton6791]

Have you been resiting bits of the DK rap? Cause you are doing a good job as well

[@asra-5180]

Doesn't... kickjumping literally have "jumping" in the name?

[@Hacks4AllVideos]

True but it is supposed to be an attack that happens to raise the character

[@MrSamuellbou1]

@@Hacks4AllVideos but then he JUMPS right after, so... meh

[@asra-5180]

@@Hacks4AllVideos but he presses A after the attack...

[@iKickBullies]

@@asra-5180 yeah, but he's actually jumping. Rare always allows you to do a normal jump to cancel out of attacks. It's not a glitch or anything. It's a normal jump and it's nothing but that

[@MelancholyJoker19]

The rule applies for ONLY directly off the ground. If you're airborne already or in water, its ok

[@omegahaxors3306]

35:30 Decreasingly Verbose

[@dahboo2273]

How did you get Tiny’s blueprint in angry Aztec If the tunnel isn’t open?

[@ujkloin]

21:27 dude that looks hard since you need enough lag to boost you and not land on the slippery slope i could be wrong but the second part looks almost free but nerves

[@ujkloin]

TECHNICALLY you can do a skid by hold left/right and instanty pressing the opposite direction if you jump on the same frame you do that youll jump but the game still thinks you are skikdding on the ground and you can jump again cause of that and since it think youre on the ground and the jump again is in the air it technically would make this super easy

[@ujkloin]

except when you fail it

[@ujkloin]

or up/down

[@ujkloin]

skikdding

[@ujkloin]

it think

[@ujkloin]

11:53 you can do it with a ledge clip? its easier to face your back to him, jump backwards, (cuz of a weird glitch that makes you closer to it with that) and spam b to do his slap its easier with lanky obviously but yea he cant jump

[@ujkloin]

I AM ONCE AGAIN AN IDIOT AND YOU CANT JUMP BACKWARDS OOOP

[@FrankTheStud]

Couldn't you use tiny's Z-B jump she gives before hitting the ground as a way point for using her normal jump? Similar to DK's feet-kick?

[@x.a.n.a.9397]

3:46 runs over

[@reginald3874]

30:02 In level 3 of DK's Arcade, doesn't it require jumping from platform to platform? Good video either way. About 20 minutes into the video, I paused and said to myself that even if you somehow reached the final boss without jumping, you would still have to jump into Diddy's barrel, with no way of getting around it (same with Tiny and Chunky's parts of the boss fight).

[@fabuloussuperstar588]

I mean, if you even get there in the first place without jumping, I think we could consider that a win.

[@fabuloussuperstar588]

So as it turns out, if you clip out of bounds, you get immediately sent to the middle of the arena, which happens to be the exact place where the barrel is located for Diddy, Tiny, and Chunky, meaning you can do their fights without jumping.

[@romram7984]

​@Fabulous Superstar if only they knew about this year's ago, the video would have ended with no jumping possible

[@nidalumague4937]

DK.... Donkey Kong he's the leader of the bunch you know him well he's finally back to kick some tail his coconut gun. Can fire in spurts if he shoots ya its gonna hurt. He bigger,faster,and stronger too he's the first member of the DK crew huh.DK. Donkey Kong DK Donkey kong is here.This kongs got style.So listen up dudes she can shrink in size to suit her mood.Shes quick and nimble when she needs to be she float through the air.And climbs up trees if you her you'll not choose wrong with a skip and a hop she's one cool kong huh DK.Donkey kong he has no style he has no grace this kong.This kong has a funny face.He can handstand when he needs to and strech his arms out just for you.Inflate himself just like a balloon.This crazy kong just digs his tune huh DK. Donkey Kong DK.Donkey Kong is here he's back again and about time too and this time he's in the mood he can fly real real high with hes jetpacack on with his pistols out he's one tough kong he he'll make you smile when he plays his tune but kremlins beware cuase his after you huh DK. Donkey Kong huh finally his here for you it' the last member of the DK crew this kong's so strong he isnt funny can make a kremling cry out for mummy can pick up a boulder with relative ease makes crushing rock's seem such a breeze he may move slow.He can't jump high but this kong's one hell of a guy huh come on cranky take it to the fridge... wallnuts, peanuts, pineapple smells.Grapes, melons,oranges and coconut shells ahh yeah.

[@nidalumague4937]

Well guys if you like that please like and watch youtube you will see and type donkeykong rap okay

[@AntonHellsten]

I fucking love this :D

[@muvdafukupouttahere]

So apparently, breaking the "no jumping" rule also applies to the arcade machine, huh?

[@Chr0n0s38]

It's been a really long time since I've played DK64, but can't you clip into creepy castle early? I thought you could clip past that B. Locker using oranges. IIRC you have to jump up stairs to reach B. Locker, so if you need Lanky to get through, then this wouldn't help, but if Donkey can get past B. Locker then you could have unlocked all the Kongs before ever entering Jungle Japes, saving you the effort of clipping into crystal caves. After seeing the lobby again, maybe not. I still wonder if there's a way to get into the portal without using Chunky to move the boulder. If so, you could avoid having to ground pound the switch to free Chunky. That last Chunky banana might be obtainable too. The problem seems to be you lose just enough height when jumping to it from off the shore. Swim through the shore, to get underneath it. Then jump and grab it. Since you did the swim through shore glitch, you're still technically swimming so I'd argue it counts. I figured the K. Rool fight would be a problem. Unfortunately it renders the above kind of pointless (outside of just going until the boss fight).

[@ashleyblack7419]

I commented like 3 years agto but... you should definetly redo this run eventually, since there's no a few new glitches like Dogadone early which gives you fungi fors't boss key in Angry Aztec making some stuff was easier on you

[@Snooplax]

Yah it would be interesting to see how it changed

[@SamuraiTacos1]

crazy

[@shootingstar7101]

Wait a minute. To get the Nintendo coin, you obviously have to play the arcade Donkey Kong... ...But isn't it simply impossible to get Mario to the end of 75m without jumping off the ground? If you try falling off onto the moving platforms, Mario just plummets straight down and dies. You have to jump off the ground.

[@keylimepython641]

Mario is not a kong.

[@ninjin8048]

31:10 isnt that a jump

[@ujkloin]

12:00 ive never seen anyone use a ledge clip for b lockre skip

[@laurensprungl7722]

aww... so close...

[@RaffoPhantom]

Wait...kickjumping is a glitch? This really seems like an intentional mechanic. 34:24 couldn't you damage boost up there? (I feel like I can ask that question for a lot of missed bananas)

[@shelbyrice1014]

how can you pound switches without jumping,its jump and Z,you jumped on dks switches

[@MsDarkz123]

Jumping in the DK Arcade for the Nintendo Coin doesn't count?

[@julioornano8427]

So glitches, got it.....you got a kong whose attribute is twirling in the AIR!

[@diamondjub2318]

is it possible to beat Donkey Kong 64 by only hurting enemies with the COCONUT GUN, THAT FIRES IN SPURTS

[@greenamogus]

No. Why? Because if it shoots ya, it’s gonna hurt.

[@nicoderooij4912]

Huh

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

The one time DK is better than Diddy in terms of moveset

[@MrMeatyFan-pc7io]

Beat DK64 with Only Chunky Jumping

[@dicapriodelorean2888]

next you gotta see like if its possible to beat DK64 with only Donkey Kong

[@jacob3812]

It's not. Even if you could get all the way to the final boss using only donkey kong the final boss still requires you to play as all five kongs

[@nicoderooij4912]

No you cant beat dk 64 with only the leader off the bunch

[@Accrovideogames]

38:03 Was the "with relative ease" intended? I'm kind of bummed you didn't say it like in the song. By the way, isn't jumping off the ground as Mario cheating?

[@davidzorob]

@32:23 you done broke your rules.

[@jess648]

I’ve always wondered why DK64 is viewed with such disdain

[@GlasgowPhilosipher]

3:44 Diddy jumped. Challenge over!

[@LaurenLost]

a legal jump

[@nicoderooij4912]

Oh banna

[@usagi_tsuki]

54:40 you can't use your orange grenade to reach it?