Donkey Kong Country 3 | The Completionist

I have to admit something. I never played Donkey Kong Country 3 when it came out. I ignored it. I didn't see the familiar faces of the Kongs I knew and it kept me from trying the game. But now see what I think in my Donkey Kong Country 3 review!
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I never played Donkey Kong Country 3. I skipped it entirely as did most people when the familiar characters of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong were not playable in this game. Instead we had Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong as our dynamic duo in Donkey Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. And because of all this, a lot of people missed out on one of the refined games of the franchise (well, one of the most refined now that Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze is out). Visually this game is absolutely gorgeous, and you can clearly see Rareware leave their whimsical mark on it. I love all the character designs besides a few gripes about the bosses, but I never thought I'd get that into this game. I was worried that I wouldn't actually love a Donkey Kong Country game! What would I do with myself?! But after playing it on Super Beard Bros, I've come to really appreciate it. Except for the Kiddy Kong feet thing. What is that? It freaks me out and I'm not gonna drop it!
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[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

Who’s your favorite Donkey Kong Country series’ baddie and who’s your favorite boss?

[@dirediredocs]

The best boss has to be Kaptain K. Rool from the end of DKC2. The challenge of dodging all of those projectiles he sends your way just gives off a feeling of true mastery of the game. Everytime I fight that boss, I can't help but feel a sense of growth and closure over my journey through the game, which is what any great final boss should do.

[@petarvrdoljak3956]

Fnaf 6 episode??????

[@dreddbolt]

Excluding the end boss (too easy, Kaptain K. Rool is hecking amazing)... Kaboing (as well as his different iterations) and Kudgel from DKC2. I've always had a thing for jumping baddos and boss monsters. Foes that make use of the environment and/or force me to utilize the environment more tend to earn the top spot on my favorite baddo list.

[@Caladas]

There is something about the Lockyaws in DKC2, I quite lile those! Amd favorite boss King Zing Sting, easy!

[@dee-jayluig-jay5352]

kiddy kong is my favorite DKC Baddie

[@LordQuadros]

I actually have to disagree in regards to the bosses. I remember being refreshed by how few of them were just "bigger version of normal enemy."

[@Antimatter999]

None of them are, actually.

[@alienxotic5028]

@@Antimatter999 they are

[@michaelhockaday6474]

The first 2 DKC games do this too. So does Yoshi's Island

[@youtubeobserver]

@@michaelhockaday6474 Yoshi’s Island shouldn’t be included imo, those bosses are awesome and feel nothing like the enemies they take after

[@michaelhockaday6474]

@@youtubeobserver I agree

[@ZioBlader]

Not sure what makes you think DKC3-bosses have very basic designs, especially compared to 1 and 2. DKC1 had palette-swap-bosses, a giant version of regular bee-enemy, an oil drum... And DKC2's bosses continued the same trend (Krow appears technically twice, and Kudgel is literally a clone of Klubba) even though boss-stages were a little more memorable and imaginative overall. But one of the bosses was... a sword. And another was... yet another bee. DKC3's boss designs were a bit random and sometimes bizarre (although there's a story-explanation for all the mutated enemies, just like DKC2 had a thing for pirate- and ghost-themed enemies/bosses) but at least all of them were unique this time.

[@DrPepperFields]

Absolutely agree! DKC3 has the better bosses designs of the trilogy. I was reading the comments looking for someone who noted that.

[@ix8750]

Yeah I agree as well, the boss design was the best in the trilogy because they tried to make them fit the level design aesthetic and also bottom line DKC 3 doesn't have pallette swap bosses.

[@BlackenzieSmithe]

Fair enough, bosses like squirt and bleak didn't seem fully formed tho

[@stanstanstan2597]

But the retro games beat all three. Except for the lack of a K. Rool fight.

[@GrumpyMustard]

I agree, if anything DKC2 Bosses were a downgrade from 1 since almost all of them were just bigger sprites of common enemies or clones. 2 was still my favorite of the series and it's not like the bosses were terrible, but 3 had its uniqueness - like an actual "Boss" to a world, it was definitely an improvement.

[@k-leb4671]

0:10 "But then the franchise took an unexpected turn." Did it really, though? DKC2 has the main character of the previous game dropped in favor of making the previous sidekick the main character, with a new sidekick being added. It makes sense that the same would happen in DKC3.

[@mrtree1368]

Not to mention you still had dixie which is all that mattered lol

[@SempreQueVoceLerOsComentarium]

DKC4 Kiddy comes back a few months older and even more muscular to be the new protagonist and defeat K Rool

[@KevinJennissen]

11:47 Donkey Kong never had the ability to throw his smaller partner. The team-up move wasn't introduced until DKC2.

[@KevinJennissen]

@Shane Ranks I see where you're coming from, but he says "Kiddy Kong is similar to Donkey Kong in that he can..." When he says "in that," he is claiming the following ability is specifically the reason Kiddy Kong is similar to Donkey Kong. I will acknowledge this original comment I made is pretty pointless, but as nerd on the internet I struggle with the vanity-driven impulse to correct people.

[@GamingHistorian]

9:13 - I see you discovered the secret "Kiddy Kong Twerk" move

[@L33PL4Y]

lmfao Seriously that twerk video you did was the funniest April Fool's video you've done so far

[@PurpleStateOfficial]

@The ICE AGE He's the Goddamn Gaming Historian, his channel is legendary!

[@starscorpia4005]

Complains about the boss design when dkc1 had such stellar designs as: big beaver, big bee, big bird, barrel... I smell nostalgia blindness again.

[@zero1zerolast393]

Or the fun factor. I admit that DK 3 first boss, I don't care to look up his name, is more Orginal than the first game's bosses but does that mean it's fun? No, it does not. But the more fun ones are consider more Orginal

[@alienxotic5028]

@@zero1zerolast393 dkc bosses aren't any more fun than dkc3 ones.

[@brunomattos1130]

>weak boss design Have you ever seen Donkey Kong Country 1 bosses?

[@loneangel2234]

YEAH THEYRE ORIGINAL,THATS HOW THE ORIGINAL GAME SHOULD BE 😏😎

[@emdeda2018]

lone angel That has to be the most painful thing I’ve read

[@jurassicbacon]

How dare you

[@danielbueno8474]

ikr? In DKC 1, the first boss is the first enemy, only larger. The second boss is the hawk enemy, only larger. The third boss is the bee on it's most standard color, yellow, only larger. The fourth boss is the same as the first boss, only on a different color. The same can be said for the sixth boss. And of course, the most original of them all, boss #5: a giant version of that black bucket who throws other regular enemies at us.

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

Honestly DKC1 is too short and easy, but my guess is, the designers knew it would be worlds ahead all other SNES games and wanted to get it out to the public, then used the sequels to build up the challenges.

[@Gamesta100]

The DKC3 map is my all time favourite map. If I could have a holiday in any video game world I would pick DKC3's world.

[@DerAvanor]

As a former 103% speedrunner of this game this episode was espacially fun to watch! Well done, Jirard! :)

[@Spongeygirl14]

I love both Capcom's and Rare's bold decision to respectively kick Ryu and Ken and Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to curve to introduce new characters that would later define their series and what they had to offer to new players and hardcore players alike (Alex in Street Fighter 3 and Dixie Kong in Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3). My favorite enemy is Koin (they're harmless and are just holding a shield to block your attacks!) and my favorite boss is Bleak (you're having a snowball fight with an evil snowman! How cute!)

[@AJFX101]

*And then there's chunky!* he's dead.

[@SuperPlaytendo]

AJskii DK! Chunky’s dead DK! Now the song is over

[@Blueflag04]

Chunky is dead now for next character

[@chrisbeach423]

Chunky was Kiddy Kong's dad lolllllll jk

[@supermachocarpaccio1199]

Oh man, Cranky’s dead too!

[@Chris-lp5fv]

I love that video!

[@RetroSonya]

I loved Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! I was the best of the three, in my opinion! The music was also very well done!

[@rogerklotz7737]

Sonya Marlene Me too. David Wise is a genius and even Drake used one of these tracks as a sample. It’s an almost perfect game.

[@lcuffy9890]

Agreed

[@jacksonw6742]

The music isn't as good as the other two, but it is still really good and is hated on way too much. Eveline Fischer is really talented. I also agree that it is the best of the original trilogy. In fact, I'd argue each DKC game was better than the last.

[@raskolnikov6443]

@@jacksonw6742 I don’t think the soundtrack comes even close to 1-2.

[@alexaliota961]

Saw the notification and thought it was dkc 2, almost had a heart attack

[@hyperam4594]

Alex Aliota same

[@DaFro3713]

Save the heart attack for when he does Final Fantasy 6, that'll be the second to last episode

[@fusionman29]

Good to know my brain also sees Donkey Kong Country and fills in the 2 and panic.

[@DrRank]

He should actually do that! And maybe he should point out the fact that it wasn't perfect and needed improvement in one particular area that was already fixed in DKC1 and was fixed again in DKC3: saving. Now, all three games require you to visit a Save Station to save. Pretty standard practice for platformers of the era. But in DKC2, after using any given Save Station once, Wrinkly charges you 2 Banana Coins to use it again! And she doesn't even remember that you had other Coins to spend after that! It's a scam, I tell ya!

[@zachzap9987]

Dr. Rank They don’t want it because Jirard said the last video he’ll make of The Completionist. FF6 is the second to last

[@reloadpsi]

In my opinion, DKC2 had the best level design, but DKC3 had the best 100% completion goals.

[@bastianlagos4662]

@Orin Smith estas en lo cierto

[@wyattoleff5278]

@Orin Smithi completed dkc and played some of dkc2 and I’d say i disagree since i thought dkc1 had some wacky unfair difficulty. haven’t completed dkc2 tho so maybe my opinions will change.

[@StewNWT]

I did like all the cool collectables and completionist stuff, but the SOUNDTRACK absolutely killed it for me. DKC3's ost is just so bad

[@Trillyana]

21:36 "Diddy Kong's Quest" I too am one of the people who thought it was called that my whole life, but it's actually Diddy's Kong Quest.

[@rogerklotz7737]

It’s just because of the wordplay with conquest. It’s really irritating. Because it’s also his second name. A Kong quest doesn’t make too much sense otherwise anyways.

[@JohnGuyJohn]

@@rogerklotz7737 He's questing for a Kong - specifically Donkey. But I agree, it's a little irritating.

[@gabrielcardoso32]

That Katawa Shojo theme @18:16 gave me si much nostalgia, gotta replay it now, thanks.

[@skuarf]

I absolutely adore this game and i believe IMHO that it is slightly better than the first DKC despite its shortcomings (not having a proper indentity compared to 1 & 2 and being sometimes overly ambitious with its content and "sidequests", also the OST is not quite as strong overall). DKC 2 is still the best in every way.

[@usaskjock]

And you would be wrong. DKC 1 is better

[@StewNWT]

agreed. It's the soundtrack that really lets the game down. Jirard is WAY too kind here in this review on the soundtrack. Evelyn can't compare with Wise

[@ld.criminal]

Shouldn't be judged without giving it a try. I personally didn't want to get deep into at first too, primarily because of Kiddy, and the fact that not Donkey, nor even Diddy, were playable this time around. Back when I got into the trilogy as a kid, I got REALLY attached to Donkey and Diddy, especially Donkey. I didn't get to like DKC2 or DKC3 that much due to the fact that Donkey wasn't playable, and it was even worse when it came to DKC3, but when I tried them out, they surpassed DKC1 in my list, even DKC3 itself. I LOVE this game, nearly as much as DKC2. It's generally not as challenging as DKC2, but still another masterpiece that no DKC fan should miss out.

[@chrisbeach423]

This game gets alot of hate, it has one of the most beautiful asthetics on the SNES. Soundtrack is underrated to, just because it's not as good as the previous 2 DKC games. Glad to see Jirard complete it!

[@usaskjock]

Um the soundtrack is not underrated. It just. Plain sucks. Yes it sounds even worse compared with the first two, but even without that, it’s just awful

[@bubbythebear6891]

@@usaskjock The world map theme? Cascade Caper? Nuts and Bolts? The final boss theme? Good stuff there man. I'd take a few more upbeat tracks, but the good ones are really good. I'd recommend looking up the remasters that make the soundtrack studio quality. They are amazing!

[@usaskjock]

@@bubbythebear6891 There may be 2 or 3 not bad tracks but they don't compare to thebrilliance and ambience of David Wise's compositions AND the remainder of the soundtrack was actively grating to the ears

[@bubbythebear6891]

@@usaskjock I guess it's just a matter of taste. I of course wouldn't say that most of the tracks are better than DKC2, but that's a REALLY high bar. I could see where some people would get irritated with the soundtrack. It's very heavy on the bass, too much for it's own good.

[@usaskjock]

@@bubbythebear6891 I don't mind the bass at all, but it's the instrument choice, the lack of melody, and overall lack of atmosphere that the compositions fail to create that for me is lesser than its predecessors. I have the exact same criticism of Suikoden 2's soundtrack compared with Suikoden 1, the latter of whose soundtrack is far superior

[@tannerprice2018]

4:46 ....dammit Jirard, now I want to see a Completionist episode on a Shantae game.

[@TheKingOfVillains2]

Tanner Price YES!!!

[@train4292]

He actually never done Shantae before, now I want him too do it

[@ShadowkingSonic]

Bonus points if it's the world's most expensive copy of Shantae (the $10k one from the 4th game's kickstarter)

[@C24U_]

Was that the one that didn't use sprite animation?

[@KitsyX]

Probably better to get the original Shantae on 3DS instead.

[@Caladas]

Oh I'm soooo happy you liked it! :D :D

[@sebbyh9764]

Dixie was legit my fave to play, she's easily the most versatile

[@srirachaflash]

Hot damn I love DKC3. My favorite of the series

[@williamwhite2568]

Jose Gaitan DKC2 for me

[@travisdk84]

same

[@HelloBrothersGaming]

SAME MY DUDE!!

[@robertbriggs6658]

It's also my favorite. I love everything about it.

[@kong-zu1lh]

Me too!

[@AvelierPlays]

DKC3 was the only in the series I owned back in the SNES days, it is also my favorite of the trilogy. I got it on christmas 1996 and my brother and me enjoyed playing through it, exploring the game world and finding its secrets. Im not sure why people gave this one a pass and kind of hate it, its the most unique and refined in my opinion.

[@jackjean9717]

Did he review the donkey kong 64?

[@PomumCultor]

Is that Breathlessly from Katawa Shoujo at 18:17 ??? I have so many good memories with this game, hope you'll do an episode about that one one day!

[@nickk3077]

Dixie Kong...with a beard...

[@Dilemma009]

thanks for the DK content. can't get enough nostalgia with this franchise. my fav

[@TheGunmanChannel]

This is the only game I've 105% ed

[@Cellyestial]

Crash Bandicoot Warped has 105% too 🤔

[@Longma1]

He probably didn't complete that one. ;) (or did you, Gunman?)

[@cgnfake6721]

@@Longma1 you are not friends with that guy, warrior

[@travismcnasty51]

Ripto's Rage goes to 115%

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

@@cgnfake6721 Oh god forbid he talk to someone he's not friends with.

[@miamimagicians]

More visual better music and more fun than virtually every PS1 and N64 Platformer of that year

[@alexmcneill6445]

People seem to dislike the third game. I LOVE it. It was my Christmas gift alongside the Game Boy Advance SP when I was like 5. This may not be the version I was looking for, but thank you Jirard for reviewing DKC3! I love this game, always have, always will (I prefer the GBA version than the SNES because of the music. Not to say that the SNES ver. has crap music b/c it doesn't, but it's nostalgia, y'know~?)

[@John-bj1zx]

Ribit, I'm hoping they do a bonus video or two on Beard Bros to play the extra levels in the GBA version.

[@manimanistatue]

The GBA version's OST is great, I agree

[@Longma1]

Same for me, just have SNES and GBA switch places. (SNEStalgia for this dude.) ^o^/) Oh, and change out Christmas with Birthday, and 5 with 10, and I had a SNES already. (And sorry David Wise, but the GBA hardware kinda gets in the way of your amazing compositions for me on that version.)

[@jaymehiggins0690]

Kiddy>Dixie>Diddy>Donkey I always loved his footed pajamas and that only the most experienced of players can master his roll.

[@stanstanstan2597]

What sort of evil demon has possessed your brain you poor soul Ok but seriously what is up with this ranking

[@BeerByTheNumbers]

Dear Nintendo, Please make a Lanky Kong Solo Game -BBTN

[@bengoodwin2141]

Beer By The Numbers lanky Kong and walluigi team up to beat kiddy kong?

[@pokejoseph]

HE HAS NO STYLE

[@lukejohnston3117]

HE HAS A COCONUT GUN

[@pokejoseph]

THIS KONG IS A FUCKING DISGRACE

[@MasterStacona]

E3 announcement... LANKY KONG IS NOW A PLAYABLE CHARACTER IN ARMS!!

[@benjamin_burke]

One thing you didn't mention that I absolutely loved about this game: hidden stuff was everywhere. If you ever thought to yourself, "I wonder what's back in this corner," the development team had crammed at least some invisible banana bunches in every level. This incentivized exploration. Even if you didn't find the B Barrel you were looking for, you still got some kind of reward. This is opposed to 1 and 2, where oftentimes you would go to explore some corner or throw your partner up high and you would just reach a dead end.

[@jlindsa]

4:50 "I love the Rare games" *Shows all Rare's games prior to leaving Nintendo. 😂

[@stanstanstan2597]

Well that’s the only good era of Rare. Look at their post-Microsoft career. Conked Live and Reloaded, Nuts and Bolts, etc weren’t faithful to the original games at all.

[@denimchicken104]

Tristan McQuern nuts and bolts was underrated dammit! I’ll die defending that game. It was a damn good time! Viva piniata was actually good too, aside from being spoken to like you’re 5 years old in the game.

[@citizenstrife]

This video was worth it just for the breakdown of Kiddy Kong

[@CheebscastCheebs]

Its gonna be sad when Jirard ends the show with the DKC2 review. I hope that isnt for a while, despite my want for a full review of DKC2

[@BrendanJSmith]

If he doesn't give it a "Complete It" then I'll lose all hope in humanity.

[@ainsleybowstead28]

I think the reason this entry isn't so well known is because it came out in late '96, when Americans were getting a shiny new N64 for Christmas. Here in the UK the 64 wasn't out until March '97, so I got to enjoy DKC3 for Christmas. And it is my absolute favourite 2D platformer ever. Good job on the video!

[@JoMaisBure10]

Come on, Jirard. Don't chicken out on completing tropical freeze 😉

[@Malus1531]

Playing it now, great game. Those K levels are evil though.

[@rogerklotz7737]

Lucas ain’t it ?

[@stanstanstan2597]

IT IS AMAZING It’s the only game that was able to get me into conpletionism, luring me in with its collectathoniness, beautiful visuals and locales, and the PHENOMENAL music, here’s looking at you Bopopolis. When i finally watch the Completionist episode on it, I myself will be complete.

[@TwinBlasters]

This is the first and only video I've seen from you, and while I personally feel that you're a little too flashy with transitions, merch-pushing, and the intro, I appreciate that you've shed light on this game. Your favorite game of all time is DKC 2, and mine is actually this one. It is fantastic, and much more metaphorically, "colorful" than the other two

[@maddestmike5791]

I love Bealcha because of how silly the overall boss idea is. XD

[@heroic_teddy]

As a guy who has never really checked out this channel, I started by watching the Paper Mario video... then I picked another... then another.... and now I've began a marathon of watching all of the channel's videos!! Just wanted to say that these videos are well done and entertaining!

[@Seantendo]

You ignored it?! That's like ignoring The White Album because you think it won't live up to Sgt Pepper!

[@irvyne6111]

Nice work! Dixie's Double Trouble is my favourite in the series. Love it!

[@GetMadz]

please do tropical freeze!! :0

[@Fi___]

And he never did...

[@Blaze1703]

It makes me so happy to see someone else love DKC 2 as much as me! That is my absolute favorite game of all time too with 3 being a close second. The whole series is my favorite series. It makes me so happy you gave this game a try

[@1995Jamar]

Insert “end of The Completionist” comment here. FFVI happens before DKC2.

[@TheDUDE101GOOD]

So many good memories. I keep coming back to this game. It’s sad to know that they can never recreate something like this again.

[@joeslickback]

You're Killing Me Smalls I mean Khalil, so close to you know which DKC. On a side note, I feel like I'm one of the few who liked the original DKC3 ost.

[@robertbriggs6658]

joeslickback I think it's fantastic. I didn't like the GBA soundtrack much.

[@CommandPost]

The bosses in DKC1 where just big versions of the baddies. I'd argue the bosses in this game are the most original in the trilogy.

[@L33PL4Y]

This game is so underappreciated. It's so chill~.

[@raskolnikov6443]

Most say it’s good but like many others I do think the first 2 are better.

[@crocodileman94]

Finally someone who like this game better than the first one! Guess we're even for that Spyro 3 video now.

[@SuperAnimeFever]

I will forever wait until he reviews Dark Cloud.

[@KD-hw5gs]

MLP_StarBreaker dark cloud 2*

[@KitCloud1]

That might be worse than Hyrule Warriors or BotW, not that it wouldn't be awesome.

[@AnimaMandala]

Hey Kiddy Kong! Maggie Simpson called. She wants her onesie back. It's literally the only piece of clothing she owns!

[@gb6710]

DKC3 is my favorite of the trilogy.

[@henryshaw296]

My brother and I went back and fully completed this game together and boy every time I think back to this game It brings a tear to my eye. Glad you finally played it Jirard

[@OfficialDarce]

This video is totally Big Million.

[@crazydave1292]

The SNES did not die. It retired as a decorated veteran and even to this day still lives on in the form game boy advance remakes, emulators, Nintendo shops, reboots, homebrews, and even sometimes on phones. The SNES just keeps on kicking

[@tokyozombe]

HA my friends called me crazy when i ranked dkc series 2, 3, 1. but the beard knows!

[@BigHead2615]

But another thing I will say, this is one of my favorite video games on the SNES. For me with the trilogy, it's DKC 2 > DKC 3 > DKC 1, and I have a LOT of love and nostalgia with the first one, so that should say something.

[@BooliumNor]

Speaking of Rare games, can you do Battletoads Double Dragon? NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, it doesn’t mater, unless you want to completely all of them, I don’t know why, but the NES is my favorite version to play, even though there is a SNES version (One of my favorite rare games)

[@pokemonboy59832]

To Be Honest, I love all of the DKC series but My most favorite is DKC3, why because when I was a kid, my cousin had some SNES games on the SNES Emulator and I tried out DKC3 first, (even though I did played DKC on the real SNES system first but this one was amazing to me) and I was fascinated by it so that's why it's my favorite. :)

[@HarryIndeed]

*BOOTY BIRD*

[@hansweiss469]

#Bootybird

[@F1RSTN4M3BUNCHOFNUMB3RS]

Booty bird booty bird booty bird BOOTY BIRD

[@Aflay1]

gucci gang gucci gang guuci gang

[@andyanajonseph9399]

It's REALLY great to see people appreciate DKC3 more and more. Although I prefer it over DKC2, but I still LOVE it either way. It's not only become my favorite in the trilogy but my new all-time favorite game, it oddly feels like the sequel to Super Mario World I always wanted.

[@angelmares8601]

To me this was the best one

[@zqvyg5479]

This game is really special to me. I used to play all the snes dkc games with grandma when I was a kid. She passed away last year and I still have her old snes and all these games. So donkey Kong will always be my favorite snes series.

[@dawnsbuneary]

You can put codes in this game?! I never knew that, and this game was and is close to my heart and has been for pretty much my WHOLE LIFE!!

[@carterjames8829]

You do have a point about the bosses. I didn't get all the way through the game, but Bleak and Kaos were the only bosses I liked. I have been told the Barbos is one of the worst in the entire series, and the K. Rool fights never seemed fun.

[@David-dz1cb]

I unironically love the first stage's music- its so calming, bouncy, and just suits the boardwalk so utterly perfectly. And I don't hate Kiddy either, never really understood why everyone does; sure he looks a bit silly, but gameplay wise he's no different to DK, and I love the added throw maneuvers you can do. DKC3 has my favorite music and world map in the series too :) It's like the Pacific Northwest but even better.

[@usaskjock]

DKC3’s soundtrack is your favourite?!?? How many times were you dropped on your head as a child?

[@skc4188]

@@usaskjock Dude, just stop. You clearly have an axe to grind against the game. But replying negatively to nearly every person who does like the game is obnoxious. Did the game kill your cat or something?

[@usaskjock]

@@skc4188 it just wasn't good. Deal with it

[@skc4188]

@@usaskjock Dang, you're so full of yourself. You should take fewer red pills, it's for your own well-being

[@gamenetic6426]

"I've never played Donkey Kong 3" - Heretic

[@kakarotyung7056]

It's treason then

[@PyroSirBrad]

"But not every game has to be a revolution, they can just be evolutions" If you got a writer you need to pay him extra for that or if you do that on your own you need to reward yourself for that. Go to the place you like a lot and eat, sure it may be expensive but you did good work today. C'mon! You know you miss that colorful atmosphere. You earned it!

[@Athomass]

I love Kiddie Kong!! DKC3 was always my favourite of the series.. I know I am in the minority for that though!

[@jordanvachon6924]

really like the beard bros to completiosnist transition here , felt very descriptive of how you played the game .

[@BSBINC1]

I saw Dixie and had a minor heart attack think oh my god it’s the end... But i read that title 😅😅

[@The_Mandylorian]

BSBINC1 what do you mean, the end?

[@tyketyke]

Furious Hunter Jirard said that when he ends The Completionist, the last episode will be on DKC2

[@Kakarotta17]

Blake-Great just wait until Final Fantasy 6, that’s gonna be second to last

[@BennoLenno]

7:47 - 7:57 - By far the best moment in all of The completionist

[@misterspeed118]

Yes

[@HybridAngelZero]

Yay! I'm so glad you ended up loving this game, Jirard! It's my favorite in the series and it means a lot to me personally

[@lautaroyin]

My favourite dkc game...and one of my favourite youtuber?

[@julianoferreiradelima]

This is actually my favourite DKC game =) It's so beautiful and really really fun to play.

[@ZipplyZane]

Surprised there was no mention of two things: 1. The fan theory is that Kiddie Kong grew up to become Chunky Kong, given how strong Chunky is and his similar design. Add in Tiny, who was Dixie's cousin and substitute, and that gets in all the previous Kongs, plus one new one. 2. That Donkey Kong was originally going to be in this game, but they were worried he'd overshadow Dixie. So they invented a new character who played similarly, but was younger than Dixie so she could more clearly be in charge. I'm also interested in what you think of the remake for GBA. It seems to have changed a lot from what I've seen. It seems to me that they removed the throwing games.

[@samwurdemann2637]

To quote a lost soul... Ahem... *BEARS*

[@matthewrascoe8690]

BEARS!

[@Hollow_Phoenix]

Sad to see you have such a Genwunner attitude towards this great game, but still glad you gave it a go and had a blast doing so. Personally I loved this game waaaay above its predecessors; I loved those games to bits, and when I recieved this game as a Christmas present as a tiny child, I was blown away. It took everything that I loved about the previous games and roided it up. The prettier and slightly cleaner graphics, the adorable protagonists, the vast and varied levels, enemies and bosses.... as I said, every aspect, capitalised on. This is the first I've heard that a different team made it, as it so perfectly fitted with its predecessors. Watching this gave me insane nostalgia from my time playing this (on Game Boy, if I recall correctly?), so I'll be on the lookout for a hardcopy, else I'll just grab a rom. I completed this game as a dumbass kid, hopefully I can do so as a dumbass adult. Last notes, I personally see Kiddy as a sort of 'pug' character; something that looks and acts stupid enough to be adorable. Also, while the Koins weren't hugely inspired, I found them a welcome change from simply another floating coin to collect.

[@beefknuckles]

Single toe? The onesie is ill-fitting and it's fabric at the end of his foot lol...

[@WanderingHobbit12]

Diddy and Dixie were my favorites of the kongs from this series. DKC2 is my favorite. One of my old friends made fun of me for knowing the buddy names when this series is my childhood.

[@danathurmond4340]

Kiddy Kong is cute!!

[@artrojas4732]

I agree with you. For me, DKC2 is the best game ever. But I've played DKC3 and I don't have the same feeling and vibes of the previous one. Maybe if the music had been better, my perspective on the game would have been different, because in DKC2 it was all about the music I think.

[@Darkenixx]

Are you kidding? The bosses in dkc 3 are the best! And Wrinkly plays the N64 btw ;).

[@ShadwSonic]

7:45 As humorous as that image is, there's a fan game in the works called DKC4, and they did NOT remove Dixie to keep the pattern... instead, they brought in every one of the four DKC protagonists as player characters, complete with custom instruments to play at the end goals.

[@Eldelastrufas]

Hey Jirard, you know you can zoom out right?

[@whiteemerald_6802]

*Weak boss designs? Are you kidding me? The boss designs were great. The boss designs were not weak! I will admit the spider boss is unoriginal so you have a point there. But a monster barrel and a spiky looking sea monster aren't considered weak designs.* The bosses in dkc3 were great. Anyone who thinks otherwise are tripping. Lawls!!! 😂😂😂

[@Part_Time_Fox]

10:15 *BEARS* BUH BUH BUH BEARS!

[@jacksonjack7838]

I never understood how that was a joke or funny at all. Throwback to the annoying days.

[@CaptainBardiel]

BUT BEARDMAN!!!

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Thanks for the reminder of why the the new game+ episodes are better than the first run through which were removed from the channel. A pain in the butt for Jirard to do but it cuts out the worst part of the early episodes.

[@Thalesperes]

I knew someone would make the joke lol 😂😂😂

[@junior472399]

Thalesperes same, I was like "oh my God, there must be a comment saying "BEAR" "

[@LonkinPork]

I had all three DKC games on SNES as a kid. When I was 5, #2 went missing, then #1 when I was 8, and I still have #3 and replay it once in a while with slight sadness in my nostalgic heart.

[@AzureExia]

complete pong or tetris

[@makyx4303]

would be a nice april fools video

[@WhoWatchesVideos]

Sneaking some Katawa Shoujo OST in there, are we? Great visual novel. For those who are curious, the song's called "Breathlessly" and it's played during the "goodbye SNES" bit at 18:17. It's actually one of the less interesting tracks in the game.

[@Poruasecas]

For a second I thought it was Donkey Kong Country 2 and I got scared...

[@williamwhite2568]

Poruasecas Scared what for?

[@chrisjfinlay]

Jirard has stated that DKC2 will be the final ever episode of the Completionist. Once he decides to hang up his beard, that's the video he'll do.

[@williamwhite2568]

Lumario I love that game as much as he does

[@Footballfansblue]

William White Yeah, DKC 2 is fantastic. It's probably my 2nd favorite game.

[@theivoryguy2476]

@Parzival8910 Once he does that episode, he better use the true ending scene for the thumbnail.

[@BlaineEvans]

KZbin just recommended this to me. I know it's almost a year old video, but I had to comment because I'm stoked you finally did this game. It's the first game I ever "100-percented" (103%, right?). I haven't watched it yet but will. Had to click the link from the recommended feed when I saw it, but I'm currently working on my last star coin in NSMBUD.

[@stevenn1940]

Nice episode! ...Still eagerly awaiting persona 5.

[@uhacharly81]

Chrona Trigger eagerly awaiting battletoads

[@stevenn1940]

Death Superstar, I don't know about battletoads, but he already said he's working on persona 5. That was 5 months ago.

[@isturbo1984]

playing that right now. damn, its a fine game.

[@Dilemma009]

I love to see nintendo make a "SNES Remix" some newer content from the 16 bit era.

[@BloodPump]

DKC2 is better but DKC3 is fantastic. Woah, the bosses in dkc3 are at least not as crappy as the ones in the first game!

[@Thundicry]

I’ve had donkey Kong country 3 for years and I’m just now finding out kiddy Kong can bounce on water...

[@SuperKlaptrap]

Dang didn't know Jirard had a foot fetish

[@stanstanstan2597]

Very mature of you buddy