Donkey Kong 64: A Collection of Personality

I made myself known as the Donkey Kong master back in the day. Tips on bosses, banana locations, winning trivia night I was your man. Donkey Kong 64 was his first 3D adventure and was one of the earliest videos on my channel. It's been a long time coming, let's jump into my Donkey Kong 64 review and save the island from King K Rool.
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[@RojoTrueShinobi]

As a kid my mom quite literally told me I couldn’t play Donkey Kong 64 because it was “broken” so I never tried it but in reality she just wanted to complete it at 100% without me deleting or messing up shit and years later I finally understood why lmao

[@shaggyd9431]

Datz great lol

[@TazTheYellow]

I mean, your mom *technically* wasn't wrong . . .

[@seandobbins2231]

Yeah, the game is broken in many ways, so many glitches and stuff that can be both helpful and frustrating when trying to complete it. Entire save files can erase themselves at times, just for them to return upon reset.

[@dimitriydzyuba218]

Did she manage to complete it? 😅

[@ShadowEclipse777]

Understandable since I accidentally nuked my dad's Banjo-Tooie file when I was like 6

[@rolandofeliciano6006]

When you realize the first 120 games are Jirard's Banana Hoard and it was taken from him and now he has it back again.

[@sssturvy650]

WE HAVE NEW LORE

[@animalxing8697]

yo that's pretty fucking apt

[@Twilight17Petkoton]

Yeah the last 120 episode is awful game Sonic 06 good music with 2 cool moments and rest it broken controls and having empty of nothingness on completing it.

[@FlamingKong]

And its about time too

[@devong1838]

@@Twilight17Petkoton he is speaking the language of the gods

[@walteracevedo5105]

"949 Banana Coins" That ONE Rainbow Coin: "After 10,000 years, I'm free!"

[@Truman5555]

Soooooooooooooo, he didn't complete it?

[@prestonmaster4356]

He didn’t technically meet his own criteria, but banana coins aren’t required for 101% completion.

[@Peebs]

All the kids in my school loved the DK rap.

[@potassiumnitrate420]

The Smash Bros. remix butchered it. R.I.P. Lanky Kong

[@kylegarrett2429]

All my homies loved the DK rap.

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

All the homies on the school bus loved the rap.

[@andrewsmith4581]

@@potassiumnitrate420 I agree

[@Pizza7478]

The DK Rap is the only good rap song. Change my mind. Or actually, please don't. Most rap can't even rightly be called music.

[@elmilkmann]

I can’t believe I laughed so hard just at “OK”

[@invisibilly1946]

Don't you mean oookay

[@proantagonist5042]

That scared me as a kid tho

[@BoyYuKrazy]

How on EARTH could anyone hate the DK rap

[@robertzarfas9556]

To paraphrase the the first epistle of John: “that’s how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are. Anyone who does not love the DK rap is not a child of God”

[@Ray_2112]

I was also surprised to hear about that now 22 years later. People are strange.

[@L33PL4Y]

Because it's horrifically, embarrassingly cringey. I showed it to a close friend who'd never seen it just last week and he was in physical pain sitting through it. It's so, SO, *S O* bad.

[@ZipplyZane]

Some people have not learned to embrace corny, campy wholesomeness, instead seeing it as cringeworthy.

[@spacegeneral8630]

It's a cool product of its time but it gets fucking grating when it's played 1000000000 times from unoriginal memes

[@canisdivinus6218]

You know what I love about this channel? He's so unabashedly nerdy. No fluff, no facade, just a nerd who has a passion. It's refreshing

[@maddoggnick96]

I’m glad he’s re-completed DK64, but I’m wondering when he’ll complete Tropical Freeze? EDIT: The day this uploaded, Jirard got out of surgery. Much love Jirard. I hope you feel better soon ❤️

[@wariodude128]

Oh yeah, he talked about that in an update video. Here's hoping he recovers and is back to his bearded self. Not very often you hear about a condition with the words blue and rubber in it.

[@Neogears1312]

I didn’t know he needed an operation.

[@crunchproductions2276]

@@wariodude128 wait is tropical freeze game 400?

[@wariodude128]

@@crunchproductions2276 No idea. I just know the name of the condition has rubber and blue in it.

[@mudkipp64]

@@wariodude128 Pics

[@FriskyD.]

He actually did it He knew the words, and joined in too I've never been more proud

[@viewaskew7741]

amazing, absolutely amazing (sarcasm)

[@richardthepastamancer6619]

Jirard focusing his inner Monke to avenge Kong's defeat by the tiny hands of big nuke lizard.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Thanks for the spoiler

[@richardthepastamancer6619]

@@Christopher-md7tf who says it's a spoiler?

[@Christopher-md7tf]

@@richardthepastamancer6619 seems like it

[@richardthepastamancer6619]

@@Christopher-md7tf it's not

[@Christopher-md7tf]

@@richardthepastamancer6619 ok, I'll believe you for now 😉

[@Rassmaster]

This is my favorite game of all time. Played the hell out of it as a kid and got 101% twice. The characters are so memorable. Its a shame how Lanky, Chunky and Tiny seem to be forgotten.

[@trumpisaclown7280]

Wow!! Congratulations. I quit about 1/3 through

[@Rassmaster]

@@trumpisaclown7280 I know its alot and its not a perfect game by any stretch. Id probably make some other design choices for some areas/collectables but as a Kid i was fascinated with the exploration this game has to offer as well as the characters.

[@NoxWyatt]

Hey, at least Lanky and Tiny got to make appearances in later games during the 2000’s. Chunky’s one and only appearance is in DK64. Guess Chunky really is dead, isn’t he?

[@patronboy777]

What I heard was that those kings never came back to other titles was because they were created by Rareware employees, therefore making them “spin off” characters in a Nintendo owned franchise. So once Nintendo sold their share in Rare they also gave the rights to those characters away since Rareware was a 2nd party Nintendo development company.

[@legoworld246]

@@patronboy777 Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, K. Rool were all created by rare and they still show up nowadays in various forms. The reason these guys stopped showing up is probably the same reason Kiddy Kong didn't show up again. They're unpopular and/or redundant characters.

[@TheApjansen]

RARE was really knocking those games out of the ballpark back in the day.🦍🍌

[@supermariofan03]

Even though the N64 couldn’t compete with the PlayStation, it would have sold even worse if it weren’t for Rare.

[@ultimategamer2669]

@@supermariofan03 Well, at least it didn't have loading screens every single level and the cartridges were much more durable. I mean, let's be real here, the only reason the playstation was more successful was because the games were much cheaper than the cartridges and WAAAY cheaper if you pirated them. The playstation had some pretty good games (Metal Gear and Symphony of the Night to name a few) and better sound quality though, I'll give it that.

[@kbftengus7930]

The fact that jirard managed to complete this twice makes me question his sanity

[@saintfisuto1072]

That's what made you question his sanity. Not anything else.

[@rolandofeliciano6006]

@@saintfisuto1072 he doesn't have the list yet.

[@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx]

yeah, comment if you’ve done that

[@1986Martinez]

Or, he just doesn't have a life (like me).

[@TheRedGuy]

This game really isn't hard to complete at all.

[@Memelord2020]

So they’re finally here Performing for you If you know the words You can join in too

[@saintfisuto1072]

Put your hands together if you wanna clap. As we take you through this monkey rap.

[@TitaniaBird]

This crazy dude agreed to say All these words We get along Like bears and birds ...Wait...

[@tacos5682]

@@saintfisuto1072 DK Donkey Kong

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

@@tacos5682 he's the leader of the bunch, you know him well. he's finally back, to kick some tail!

[@benjamincounter7099]

His coconut gun It fires in spurts If he shoots ya It’s Gonna Hurt

[@NickSchoenfeld]

Imagine if Zelda had 5 different colors of Korok seeds (totaling 4,500), that were only obtainable by 5 different characters in the same world.

[@JayStack5]

Sounds great to me, but I’ll probably be in the minority.

[@enot2140]

I don't think that the scope is comparable. Finding koroks in BoTW is way tougher just due to them actually being blended into the world by design. Also DK64 has a very simple geometric level design bc of hardware limitations that makes it easy to look for the collectables. It is still a lot of unnecessary padding, obviously.

[@Ray_2112]

It's not as bad as it sounds. (DK64) All 900 Koroks however...no, thanks.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

It wouldn't even be much of an issue if you could just swap characters on the fly, but so much of this game is just running into a collectible you cannot collect or a switch you cannot press as your current character, backtracking to the Kong barrel to switch to the character you need, and then backtracking AGAIN to the first spot. It's just not fun. And so many of the Kong's abilities are superfluous and make the game unnecessarily convoluted, because all they amount to in the end is another version of pressing a character-specific switch to progress.

[@BonsaiPop]

That intro was fantastic lol

[@charlienelson9062]

When's that dorohedoro vid gonna drop‼⁉️

[@bobafett4265]

Yeah glad that Jirard brought back more skits in his videos, especially the part where he established the elephant in the room, the overwhelming amount of collectibles that DK64 is infamous for, where Jirard keeps collecting everything to the point of collecting trash, oh boy...

[@ToadPlayer64]

Jirard's completing my favourite game of all time? Instant watch.

[@8thLife]

As a major Hip Hop head I personally think the DK Rap is incredible. The subtle switch up on the production for every Kong & their personality shining through for each of their verses is great. It definitely harkens back to classic 80's Run DMC/Beastie Boys style of Rap, which brings the cheese factor in full effect [especially if you are younger and listening to it for the first time in the 2000's] but that's part of it's charm!

[@joshn2664]

I love DK64 so much. I know it has it's issues but it's just so much fun to me and that's all that matters.

[@AZero887]

I loved this game as a kid, i think it was the kongs personality that did it, they were just so likeable

[@samthebfg]

There should be more videos appreciating Donkey Kong 64. I remember being excited for this more than any other game at the millennium. Say what you like about the collectibles, you can’t deny Rare’s efforts in making this an impressive game of its time, jam packed with colourful levels and cool content.

[@jackhousden3678]

This game gets way too much flack now. I think the variety of characters, for the time, was impressive and the bananas (main collectable) are implemented around them are done well.

[@Absolewtly]

I agree, I honestly bought the Jungle Green N64 Bundle recently solely for this game, it was my first Console I ever had, and this game meant so much to my childhood.

[@twoshoedtommy8054]

"I am DK. I wake up. Look in the mirror--all I see is DK." - Grant Kirkhope

[@hobbs678]

949 isn't the total number of Banana Coins in the game, I must sadly inform Jirard. There are 977. There's a hidden Rainbow Coin in Fungi Forest that brings the total to 974, and there are three out of bounds hidden ones. The hidden Rainbow Coin is hiding in the grass, in between a mushroom and the Tag Barrel by the Mill/Water Wheel area. It was discovered in 2016.

[@joshuawinegar2583]

RIP my man. I knew that final count wasn't right.

[@hobbs678]

I mean, it's okay missing out on something you cannot actually see, took 17 years and a computer program to find. Once you know it's there it's pretty obvious because the Kongs suddenly change height when they go over the dirt mound..... but the show is The Completionist and he was going for all the coins... Hate to be that guy but it's not yet completed.

[@cobyhalverson7832]

@@hobbs678 honestly crazy it took so long. I mean, it makes sense why, but its crazy that not a single person thought to use that move there until just within the last 5 years.

[@JakobeOG]

@@hobbs678 all he has to do is go on that save file and get the missing coins, then its complete lol

[@hobbs678]

@@JakobeOG Hey I'm just saying go finish that journey he set out on. Let the The Completionist really complete.

[@KingConnor523]

I love DK64, really feel it’s either a love it or hate it game; the good old days of Rareware and N64. Really overdue for a sequel, a remake and more representation from the characters introduced in the game.

[@jonahabenhaim1223]

as much as I'd want to play it I'm simply overwhelmed by the amount of collectables

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

DK64 was the start of Rare's slide into terrible games honestly. While some of their other titles aged like fine wine or cheese, DK64 aged like a diarrhea out in the sun tbh

[@kooperthrockmorton7869]

This was what pushed me into loving video games. This was my introduction into not only story based video games but an introduction into what video games could be. I wouldnt be the person I am today if it wasnt for this game

[@Mythki11er]

Jirard is a video game warrior! A monk, he has ascended this realm and is actually pixelated but very, very high resolution

[@OctopusHermit]

Replayed it last year, got 101%, and LOVED it! The characters, worlds, and soundtrack are all top-notch!~

[@PixxelTrixx]

I did not know Toga Jirard was something I needed in my life 🙏

[@adsventuresome7511]

Ngl I get Buda vibes from that image.

[@supermariofan03]

Completing this game is a massive chore…but at the same time it’s addicting because I love the world and the Rareware charm.

[@mushrambokinniku4900]

My favorite game of all time. Absolute gem. Best soudtrack ever.

[@dillongeorge5866]

Still freakin amazing that so much from this specific game was referenced in Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and King K. Rool’s moveset in Smash

[@shutupsprinkles]

DONKEY KONG 64 IS MY FAVORITE GAAAAAME! * fangirl squeal *

[@elvyralani]

Jirard, what do you get for all the banana coins?

[@chestbumphero]

Okay I know Jirard played his history about the controller as kind of a sarcastic manner, but that is a really cool bit of completionist trivia. Flows back to the love to DKC2 in some ways

[@K12211992]

This is still one of my favorite 3D platformers as well. I would love a remaster/port to the Switch with how well it still holds up.

[@iateitguy903]

Collectathons weren't really my thing growing up, but now that I'm older and got into some metroidvanias I think I get the appeal. Getting into games like that without a guide and trying to find everything the game has to offer just by exploring is definitely something I can appreciate in the age of the internet.

[@hylianchampion8867]

That "OK" at the beginning was perfect (so much nostalgia from one word lol). Thanks for doing a video on my favorite childhood game!

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

You don't really need to backtrack that much. Just do a run of the game, and then do a second run in which you sweep the stages with everything unlocked. I only say this cos the video kinda sounded like you kept going back and forth as you progressed trying to get everything in one run, which is just inefficient really

[@Fi___]

Yep

[@brnk2]

Still poorly designed though

[@DoctorMario606]

@@brnk2 Not as bad as people make it out to be

[@MrDiana1706]

I mean, he was right in many design choices. I still think the game has a lot of good things done that make it stand out, but I couldn't help but feel a headache while feeling like I had chores to do with some collectables. I feel this game would do great as a 5 multiplayer game, and with new minigames instead of repeated ones, along with interconnected worlds like Sunshine

[@th3bear01]

The only times you would really need to back track to a previous level is after you get all the kongs (around the 3rd level so you only need to go back to two levels) and for like one golden banana that requires a ability from the level after it. If you focus on doing one kong at a time and only switch when you need to for opening a path for a different kong or when you got everything for that kong it's not nearly as bad as he makes it sound

[@ShaneJackson1985]

I love that Mad Jack sounds like a cross between Joker from DC and Donald Duck from Disney.

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

A game needing an expansion pak on N64 where you change between various forms of Monkey's, to use their unique abilities and musical instruments to solve puzzles, defeat bosses, and save fairies..... You're playing Majora's Mask with Monkeys!

[@hunterbates9539]

Man I’ll never forget getting the DK64 Nintendo bundle when I was a kid! I sunk many many hours into this game and to this day it is still one of my all time favorites!! Oh how I wish for an HD remake!!

[@blondmop92]

Me seeing the Notification: OK!

[@nezuminora9528]

"Yellow means 'go', green means 'whoa, slow down', and red means 'where the heck did you get that banana?'"

[@MarcusBarkac]

My favorite game of all time, this is an episode I’ll be rewatching over and over.

[@flyingfist4203]

~AND THEN THERE'S CHUNKY!~ He's dead...

[@exceedcharge1]

DK! CHUNKYS DEAD!

[@chaosstarkiller5947]

Bro, you didn't even die on the spinning spiked ice maze in the Crystal Caves? Impressive!

[@Griffnix]

There's a, you guessed it, glitch that makes it super easy. Just play your instrument when you go in and it stops spinning..

[@chaosstarkiller5947]

@@Griffnix Interesting, never knew that. Thanks for the fun fact!

[@BitterMillenial]

@@Griffnix All these years and I never new that!!!

[@Ray_2112]

@@Griffnix that's great, I hate that maze. Now I just hope I remember this when I play the game again...^^

[@pzykotix]

As much hell as this game gets(admittedly for good reason), I love this game. It's one of my all time favorites. No other game brings on more nostalgia for me and to this day I enjoy playing it.

[@Ninten007]

This game will always be a treasure to me. But I can’t tell you how crushed I was when during a long awaited replay I only got a golden banana for beating “Donkey Kong.” Realizing I had to do it again for the Nintendo coin just about killed me.

[@coreymyers5321]

This game is both the high and low point of collect-a-thon games. So much to do, too much to do.

[@austins.2495]

N64 days were the best days of my life

[@BigBoiDaKid]

got stuck on this game so many times as a kid. The collecting was brutal. Especially when you enter the fortress. I got lost so many times in there lol

[@thecanadianfood]

If I ever play Donkey Kong 64 for a third time, I am absolutely completing it for a third time. Screw your finish it rating, I will always complete it entirely regardless of how many times I play it. I love every aspect of Donkey Kong 64.

[@meatygeorgie8854]

DK Rap is like an advanced society that we haven't discovered yet

[@cvanims]

I never got into this game, but I used to watch my friend play it almost every day, and we NEVER skipped the DK Rap. :)

[@animeartist888]

Ah yes, two men (or other gender) of culture

[@psytron939]

Im so rooting for a remaster or another DK64 like game!! It was truly great.

[@marks9082]

one of my most favourite titles from the N64 era, really miss playing this as a kid. I spent hours on it. Really hope they drop it on the switch online service

[@CrashMcCloudX29]

I remember listening to the DK Rap when I was 9 and my mom got mega offended with even the smallest of cuss words being used in it lol.

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

heaven forbid anyone say the h-word! just buggin', my family was basically the same. now that I'm older, my parents and I swear in front of each other all the time 🤣🤣

[@carternoble6469]

DK64 is by far in my top two games for the N64. Anytime I feel like pulling out the system, it’s to play this or Paper Mario.

[@Pizza7478]

Most people would call it Heresy, but I actually enjoyed DK 64 far more than Super Mario 64. Just... SO. MUCH. CHARACTER. The fact that we never again had a 3D DK along these lines is a travesty that truly needs to be fixed with the Switch, as it would be a great console to bring it back on.

[@rob5541]

I love your gruff "okay" in the beginning haha. Great job as always man. Huge fan

[@BitterMillenial]

Man I love this game to pieces growing up. As I got older it saddened me to see how much people seemed to dislike it. I always got so much enjoyment how large the worlds were at the time and the collectathon method just made me explore every nook and cranny of the worlds so the collectables were never too much for me. I also loved having to play as five different kongs each with their own abilities and power ups (though why make Tiny and not bring Dixie in for the game?). The bosses are also a lot of fun. The mine-kart sections and barrel blast sections with DK are also so much fun. I also like how you don't have to worry about drowning in the water in this game; say what you will but I think I would have hated Gloomy Galleon if I had to worry about air. My only gripe about the game is the need for those Rareware and Nintendo coins to get the final key to get to the final boss. I could gt the Rareware just fine but I always struggled with the original DK arcade game. I replayed the game in 2009, 10 years after the release of the game, and I was finally able to beat it to get that Nintendo coin and beat the game.

[@1MyNickname1]

I think the reason why collecting is so great in this world is because the attention to detail in literally ever single aspect which you just can't get enough of. The music is just perfect everywhere. Every character feels unique, even the enemies all are very unique. And every environment is different. And then what I like most is the challenging aspects of the game, because you just know which things are hard and if you beat them you feel great.

[@McAir12]

Was in the middle of watching his metroid prime video when this came up, love your videos man!

[@quag311]

He’s the best dude. Huge plays.

[@triggeredcat120]

DK rap is still fire and perfectly encapsulates all five Kongs and that’s where a lot of people missed the point of. I remember seeing the commercial prior to seeing Pokémon: The First Movie and my 8, 9 year old self was super stoked.

[@practicalpisces]

"Only a *Tiny* fraction is needed to progress." I see what you did there, my good man.

[@patrickboylston5270]

One of my favorite games of all time, new to the show and I’ve been dying to hear the review! Love it

[@bukkij40]

Imagine Jirard trying to do a collectathon of all dog tags In Metal gear solid 2

[@syrelian]

God thats so many fucking playthroughs

[@masterofyugioh1000]

The beauty of such collectathons is in always having something to do, you beat the game but still want to mess around in the world without starting a new game, trying to do it all in a limited time kills it

[@stalkermike]

I remember getting this game with the N64 bundle. I loved this game and that beginning song I found myself humming and singing for months if not years afterwards. I remember playing through it for a second time when my now ex wife told me it reminded her of banjo kazooie which I had never played at that point. Thank you for redoing these games Jirard, I loved the original episodes but I find revisiting old things can give us a new perspective on things. I know I'm getting to this late but I still love that you're doing it. I never completely finished this game. I couldn't do one banana in the desert world. Always meant to go back to it to finish it and never did.

[@ppleakage2785]

Donkey Kong 64 has the greatest song known to man The DK RAP

[@richardbayen3665]

And then there's Chunky, he's dead DK Chunkys dead

[@RaffoPhantom]

I am currently in the process of recompleting DK64 myself and I absolutely agree with you. The charme and personality of this game are to this day through the roof but completing it, or honestly even playing it, is getting tiresome at some point. I still love it because like you I honestly worshiped this game as a kid but I can still acknowledge its flaws.

[@jonnyA0112]

I've watched this back to back like 4 times. Takes me back to the good ol days. I went crazy over kong 64. Thought I may have been one of the only ones from back in the day that played til I watched this. I gotta dig it out now and replay

[@imnotdegamer364]

That intro is literally me. Been waiting for this one, this is going to be a blast!

[@ddeters07]

Best use of “OK!”

[@Weblman668]

Hearing that overworld music conjures a lot of nostalgia. Don't think I ever made it past 70% completion, or even beat the final boss. But kids are kids. Thanks for your hard work Gerard. Have a banana. They have a lot of potassium for energy.

[@jsj0520]

Super Mario 64 May have been my first game ever, but to this day DK64 is my favorite collectathon of all time. I love the artstyle, the personality of the writing, how clearing each world feels like solving a puzzle one piece at a time with each character, the atmosphere of each world is so unique with the music, and just the overall game feel. I’ve never 100% completed it but I have played it over and over again. It’s the one game I genuinely want a remake for.

[@truzzy]

I saw the notification and got so nervous that it was Donkey Kong Country 2.

[@dominicyeomans8107]

I thought that too. I was like “no, he would have a “this is the end, let’s talk about it,” right...RIGHT?!?!”

[@aorikarras9825]

Cranky was actually auditioning for the Gamecube, there is a dolphin in the scene

[@rndmguy001]

I'm glad that you took the time to yell at us, but had the foresight to make a reference out of it with the DK "OK!". Very nice Jirard.

[@recklessalexis6178]

Great vid, Jirard! The green N64 bundle for this game was one of the best Xmas gifts I remember getting as a kid. Fun fact: Grant Kirkhope did the voice for DK, especially the funny groan that always cracks me up while getting shot out of a barrel

[@tcroosevelt]

Still get a little scared any time I see dk

[@thepenguinboi8679]

Watch the DK show, you'll get nightmares

[@rolandofeliciano6006]

@@thepenguinboi8679 no, he means on this channel.

[@thepenguinboi8679]

@@rolandofeliciano6006 oh right

[@thegreendragon5390]

@@thepenguinboi8679 Jirard has stated on Record that Donkey Kong County 2 will be the final episode of the Completionist. Some fans do not wish for that day to come.

[@thepenguinboi8679]

@@thegreendragon5390 oh yeah I know that. I also don't want that day to come either. Sorry,I just completely misread the comment lol.

[@fedetrex]

Maybe I’m biased because this was my favorite game throughout all of my childhood and it’s still up there now, but there is no game that deserves an hd remake more than this one. Why did Microsoft buy Rare 😖

[@Thea1d2r3i4a5n6]

this is a real good video, the nanner bit gave me a second wind i needed. i dont usually watch long videos like this but just for you, bro!

[@mr.crushick4541]

Duuude, I love your channel so much. Thank for your dedication and all the hard work you're doing!

[@ManicallyMetal]

DK64 is still the best donkey Kong game for me, I’m still hoping for another 3D adventure

[@Jason-ir5ig]

The multiplayer in this game was pretty fun as well!

[@TheCreepypro]

glad to finally see you get to this game which holds many fond memories for many of us from the dk rap to all the crazy things you had to collect and crazy moves you could do boy was this game fun especially back in the day

[@Degdreams]

Me: The games and paraphernalia in the background changed. That's a harsh continuity error Jirard. Jirard: It was done on purpose.

[@Cazra-VaporwaveWitch]

The only thing that has ever prevented me from entirely completing this game is the Beaver Bother bonus game. -__-

[@ChronoSquare]

Isn't it insane how years later missed collectibles were found in this game+

[@ultimategamer2669]

Imagine the cheer fury you would feel if you thought you finally completed it 100% and then sold the game to someone else only to find out you missed one sneaky raibow coin...

[@MasterFallenHero]

Was the intro a callback to the Mario Allstars pack ? That gag was my favorite from the old show and what got me hooked before I got to "know" you. The "but beardman" joke was charming and fun but I'm glad to have grown with the channel and see you're still doing the content you did in new and exciting ways. You guys rock.

[@Sjono]

DK64: “You recompleted me. Why?” Jirard: “Mmm, monke.”

[@dbzlucky7462]

I didn't even get a notification, this is just a blessing from the gods

[@Dipshit_The_Clown]

Divorce joke strong in the beginning, great vid 🤘

[@alucard2057]

This is my favorite video from you in a long time. I can feel the energy for the game.

[@BigHead2615]

I see that Donkey Kong Country TV show VHS tape behind your right shoulder! I must have rented that tape a dozen times as a kid.

[@Morgil27]

The bonus ending wasn't auditions for this game; it was an audition for a non-existant GameCube sequel. If you look closely, the sign has the word "auditions" plastered over a picture of a dolphin, and Dolphin was the in-development code name for the GameCube.

[@Pizza7478]

That's the first time I've heard of such a thing, and now I cry from being denied such glory.

[@Morgil27]

@@Pizza7478 I thought it was pretty obvious from the big dolphin sign at the beginning of it.

[@triggeredcat120]

Thanks man. Now I have the big sad.

[@guthriebarrett]

Who else thinks Retro Studios should make a successor to this game similar to the DKC Returns games

[@nickk3077]

Yeah, 3D Donkey Kong has too much potential for just one game!

[@Crybaby-Media]

I can’t believe people don’t like this game. It’s honestly my favourite n64 game

[@ChaosCorpse4tube]

Jirard, what you've mentioned about completion in collect-a-thons, and how you've changed as you've aged is something that hits close to home. I complete games too myself; ranging from Disgaea to The Binding of Isaac, from Katamari Damacy to A Hat in Time. But for many, many years now, I've been apprehensive in my approach to games based on their completion criteria and missable content or trophies. It even got so bad at one point that I save scummed to save the first NPC in danger once you got your first gun in Fallout: New Vegas. Needless to say, I am my own worst enemy for actually getting proper enjoyment and engagement in games anymore now. I think a lot of that stemmed from spending a few years after high school as a full time game tester having to go through that repetition that was test cases. That was the setup, and then I got my PS3. Trophies became my addiction. Oh, this game has missable content? Better find a spoiler free walkthrough, and follow along pausing after every event to double check that nothing missable just opened up. (Note: This was most notably present in JRPGs that took well over 60 hours to finish, and I did not want to do a repeat run if I could help it.) Does the game have difficulty settings that require "getting good" to extreme extents? Well, nope! ...or use an alt account to try it out. I mean, yes, I spent well over 2300 hours in a Disgaea game, taking a super buff network shared base character, adding DLC content onto it, and briefly revived the distribution of said character all in order for me to use them as a means to duplicate said character enough times as to act as bases for every class in the game following a plan I had built several spreadsheets covering. And yes, getting achievements with the Lost in Binding of Isaac prior to holy mantle was an absolute challenge. But, I really can only do so much anymore now. For a while, despite my clumsiness with the spoken word and general social anxiety, I actually considered making a real KZbin account and starting a sort of antithesis to your channel. One where I try my best to play games blind, and be OK with missing things. Maybe find and support a network of like minded gamers who have truly turned their hobbies of games into (non-profit) work. Been at least 7 years since that thought occured to me, and I'm just as bad as I was then, if not worse. Still want to enjoy video games, but it is more an addiction than a hobby anymore, so really, I couldn't speak as an advocate in the public, having never found that answer myself. So, extremely long winded post behind me, here's a question. Have you ever thought about just playing something blind outside of something you'd consider posting to Beard Bros.? And if you'd already done so, sorry for not checking beforehand.